NBA Players with 40+ Point Games in the 1977 Playoffs

Players who scored 40 or more points the most times in the 1977 Playoffs. Summary of players with at least one performace of this kind and a full list with all the 40+ games by date.

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Who had the most 40+ point games in the 1977 Playoffs?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 5 games of 40 or more points, more than anybody else in the 1977 NBA Playoffs. This also means that he scored at least 40 in 45.5% of the 11 games he played.

Most 40+ Point Games

5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Los Angeles Lakers)

A total of 124 players scored points in the 1977 Playoffs and among them 6 players scored 40 or more points in a game at least once. While 2 of them scored 40 or more multiple times, the other 4 did it just once. Between those 6 players, they total 11 of such individual performances.

40+ Point Games by Player - 1977 Playoffs

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Rk
Player
(Team)
40+ Point Games
Games
played
40+
%
Points Details
40-4950-5960-6970+
1
(Lakers)
5 11 45.55---
2
(Warriors)
2 10 20.02---
3
(76ers)
1 19 5.31---
(Rockets)
1 12 8.31---
(Nuggets)
1 6 16.71---
(Celtics)
1 9 11.11---
Total: 11 Points Details

40+ Point Games by Date - 1977 Playoffs

(games in descending order by date)

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Date
Player
(Team)
Pts
W/L Game
1977-06-05
(76ers)
40
L
107-109 @ Trail Blazers
1977-05-08
(Lakers)
40
L
97-99 vs. Trail Blazers
1977-05-01
(Lakers)
43
L
106-115 @ Warriors
1977-04-29
(Rockets)
40
W
123-115 vs. Bullets
1977-04-29
(Celtics)
40
W
113-108 vs. 76ers
1977-04-29
(Lakers)
45
W
112-105 vs. Warriors
1977-04-26
(Lakers)
41
L
103-114 @ Warriors
1977-04-24
(Warriors)
40
W
109-105 vs. Lakers
1977-04-24
(Nuggets)
40
L
106-110 @ Trail Blazers
1977-04-22
(Lakers)
40
W
95-86 vs. Warriors
Date
Player
(Team)
Pts
W/L Game
1977-04-20
(Warriors)
40
L
106-115 @ Lakers