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Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and the Top 20 Playoff Performances (Points) in NBA History
Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki, 2011 NBA Finals (Getty)
Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have scored a total of 561, 498 and 476 points this postseason (through Game 5 of the 2011 NBA Finals).
Those are some high totals, especially considering we may see a seven-game series here. Dirk will make this list again and possibly Dwyane: the top 20 playoff performances, in terms of points, in NBA history. Thanks to basketball-reference.com, my source.
Nowitzki and Wade are already on the list – they netted 620 and 654 points respectively in the 2006 NBA Finals.
| 1. | Michael Jordan | 759 | 1992 | Chicago Bulls | Finals MVP | |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 725 | 1995 | Houston Rockets | Finals MVP | |
| 3. | Allen Iverson | 723 | 2001 | Philadelphia 76ers | Shaquille O’Neal was Finals MVP | |
| 4. | Shaquille O’Neal | 707 | 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | Finals MVP | |
| 5. | Kobe Bryant | 695 | 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers | Finals MVP | |
| 6. | Michael Jordan | 680 | 1998 | Chicago Bulls | Finals MVP | |
| 7. | Kobe Bryant | 671 | 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers | Finals MVP | |
| 8. | Michael Jordan | 666 | 1993 | Chicago Bulls | Finals MVP | |
| 9. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 664 | 1994 | Houston Rockets | Finals MVP | |
| 10. | Dwyane Wade | 654 | 2006 | Miami Heat | Finals MVP | |
| 11. | Charles Barkley | 638 | 1993 | Phoenix Suns | Michael Jordan was Finals MVP | |
| 12. | Kobe Bryant | 633 | 2008 | Los Angeles Lakers | Paul Pierce was Finals MVP | |
| 13. | Larry Bird | 632 | 1984 | Boston Celtics | Finals MVP | |
| 14. | Larry Bird | 622 | 1987 | Boston Celtics | Magic Johnson was Finals MVP | |
| 15. | Dirk Nowitzki | 620 | 2006 | Dallas Mavericks | Dwyane Wade was Finals MVP | |
| 16. | Tim Duncan | 593 | 2003 | San Antonio Spurs | Finals MVP | |
| 17. | Michael Jordan | 591 | 1989 | Chicago Bulls | Joe Dumars was Finals MVP | |
| 18. | Michael Jordan | 590 | 1997 | Chicago Bulls | Finals MVP | |
| 19. | Michael Jordan | 587 | 1990 | Chicago Bulls | Isiah Thomas was Finals MVP | |
| 20. | Moses Malone | 562 | 1981 | Houston Rockets | Cedric Maxwell was Finals MVP | |
| Jerry West | 562 | 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers | Willis Reed was Finals MVP | ||
