How difficult is it to score 30+ in 8 consecutive games in the playoffs? Only 4 people in NBA history have done it, James is on the list

As the new MVP of this season, Alexander showed his unsolvable scoring ability. Although he struggled in the playoffs, his condition has become better and better as the series deepens. Therefore, Alexander once scored 30+ in five consecutive games. However, in G3 against the Timberwolves, Alexander's record was ended. As of now, only four players in NBA history have scored 30+ in eight consecutive games in the playoffs. So let's see who they are!

4. James (1 time)

As the most accomplished superstar in NBA history, James, who entered the league in 2003, has played in the NBA for 22 seasons, and his playing style has also undergone too many changes during this period. Because of this, when it comes to James' true peak, there are many different opinions from outside fans. Some people may say that it was in 2012 and 2013. At that time, he won MVP+FMVP for two consecutive years, and some fans may say that it was in 2018. That year, James scored 40+ and 2 buzzer-beating wins, so he also won the nickname "Thanos James".

However, it has to be said that even James, who has many fans, his performance is still underestimated in many cases, such as the 2016-2017 season. After winning the championship in 2016, 32-year-old James seemed to have evolved again. This year, he averaged 26+8+8 for the first time in the regular season, and his shooting percentage was 54.8%. In the playoffs, James even started the "all-out James" mode. He averaged 32.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in the entire playoffs, and his shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage were as high as 56.5% and 41.1% respectively. During the 18 games that James played at full attendance during the period, he scored 30+ in 14 games, and he basically played very efficiently, so he only had 2 games that year and shot less than 50% of the field goal percentage. Starting from the first round of G3 scoring 41+13+12 against the Pacers, James later achieved a 30+ record in eight consecutive games. During that period, he averaged 35.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. With his crazy performance, the Cavaliers also had no defeat in these 8 games.

It is worth mentioning that after this record was ended by the Celtics, James soon regained his form. In the G5 series, he scored 35 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block to help the team successfully advance to the finals. In the end, he played a 30+ triple-double average against the Warriors, but the Universe Warrior was too unsolvable at that time. Even though James scored the first-man level output in the league, the Cavaliers were still swept 1-4 by their gentlemen.

3.Jabbar (1 time)

As the former NBA historical scoring champion, Jabbar's ability in this area is also unquestionable. Even in the playoffs, he can still be regarded as one of the best scorers in NBA history. In his playoff career, Jabbar has scored 30+ in five consecutive games, and the personal record that best demonstrates his personal ability in these three times is even the personal record set in his rookie season.

Jabbar, who was able to play a super dominant position when he first entered the NBA, even if he played in the playoffs for the first time, at the age of 22, he could still perform better than the regular season. That year, Jabbar averaged 35.2 points, 16.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 56.7%. Except for the last game of the Knicks, he scored 27 points and 11 rebounds, he scored 30+ in all the remaining nine games, which shows his exaggerated scoring ability.

In these 9 games, Jabbar scored 30+ double-double in seven games, including super data such as 36 points and 20 rebounds, 46 points and 25 rebounds, and 33 points and 31 rebounds in a single game. In G2 against the Knicks, Jabbar also showed his passing ability. In that game, he scored 38 points, 23 rebounds and 11 assists, but unfortunately the team still lost the game.

2. Elgin Baylor (2 times)

Baylor, who led the team to the finals many times in his career, has a strong playoff resume. He averaged more than 30 points per game for four consecutive years. Among them, in the 1962 playoffs, Miller averaged 38.6 points, 17.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, among which averaged points and rebounds were the highest personal records in his playoff career. In this year's playoffs, he also became the only player in NBA history to score more than 30 games in 11 consecutive games.

When G2 against the Pistons "only" scored 29 points and 13 rebounds, Baylor completely turned on the full-strength mode, so since then, his single-game score in the playoffs this year has never been less than 30+. In these 11 games, Baylor also scored 40+ many times, and the craziest game was facing the Celtics' G5. He played in the game for 48 minutes and scored 61 points and 22 rebounds.

Immediately afterwards, Baylor scored 30+ in eight consecutive games, during which time he averaged 35.8 points and 14.8 rebounds per game. His best performance this year was that he faced the Celtics' G6 in the finals, scoring 43 points and 20 rebounds. Unfortunately, they lost to their opponents in this round of the series.

1. Jordan (2 times)

The first in the playoff career average (33.4 points) Jordan, who was the first in history, set a single-game score record of 63 points in a single game when he was a sophomore rookie. His average score in the playoffs has never been lower than 30+. Although Jordan did not score 30+ in eight consecutive games in the playoffs in a single season, he achieved this feat in the 1987-1988 playoffs and 1993-1995 playoffs.

After averaging 43.7 points in the first round of 1987, Jordan led the team to the playoffs again in 1988, and he scored 30+ in the first five games, and he scored 50 and 55 points in the first round of G1 and G2 respectively. Later in the 1993 playoffs, in the series against the Suns, Jordan scored no less than 30 points, and averaged more than 40 points per game. However, since Jordan retired once, he entered the playoffs again in 1995. When he returned to this field, he scored 48 points in his first game, and then G2 scored another 32 points, which was the second time he achieved 40+ in eight consecutive playoff games.