Top NBA Playoff Performers of the 1970's

Continuing our series of top playoff performers through NBA history we now present the 1970's.  

From a team perspective the '70s provided a nice variety of champions.  The NBA crowned eight different teams as champs during the decade with only the Knicks and Celtics winning twice.  This was a nice change of pace as the Boston Celtics had just collected ten rings in the previous eleven seasons.

On an individual basis two guys accounted for six of the league playoff leading scoring totals during the decade, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Frazier.

Top NBA Playoff Performers of the 1970's 

ranked by NET Points   

	Playoffs	Team	Games	NET POINTS	Points/Game
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1970	MIL	10	63	35
Jerry West	1970	LAL	18	51	31
Wilt Chamberlain	1970	LAL	18	21	22
Walt Frazier	1971	NYK	12	34	23
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1971	MIL	14	33	27
Jon McGlocklin	1971	MIL	14	25	15
Walt Bellamy	1971	ATL	5	22	21
Happy Hairston	1971	LAL	12	18	17
Walt Frazier	1972	NYK	16	57	24
Jerry Lucas	1972	NYK	16	28	19
Don Nelson	1972	BOS	11	25	13
Wilt Chamberlain	1972	LAL	15	24	15
Steve Kuberski	1972	BOS	11	24	12

	Playoffs	Team	Games	NET POINTS	Points/Game
Walt Frazier	1973	NYK	17	40	22
Earl Monroe	1973	NYK	16	26	16
Wilt Chamberlain	1973	LAL	17	18	10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1974	MIL	16	73	32
Chet Walker	1974	CHI	11	36	21
John Havlicek	1974	BOS	18	32	27
Walt Frazier	1974	NYK	12	23	23
Rudy Tomjanovich	1975	HOU	8	35	23
Don Nelson	1975	BOS	11	34	15
Phil Chenier	1975	WSB	17	32	24
Chet Walker	1975	CHI	13	31	18
Wes Unseld	1975	WSB	17	25	11
Bob Lanier	1976	DET	9	41	26
Paul Westphal	1976	PHO	19	37	21
Phil Smith	1976	GSW	13	32	24
Tom Burleson	1976	SEA	6	30	21
Don Nelson	1976	BOS	18	26	9
	Playoffs	Team	Games	NET POINTS	Points/Game
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1977	LAL	11	86	35
Julius Erving	1977	PHI	19	69	27
Doug Collins	1977	PHI	19	65	22
Bob Gross	1977	POR	19	58	14
Maurice Lucas	1977	POR	19	43	21
Dave Twardzik	1977	POR	14	34	11
Steve Mix	1978	PHI	10	35	14
Marques Johnson	1978	MIL	9	35	24
George Gervin	1978	SAS	6	32	33
Bobby Jones	1978	DEN	13	30	13
Alex English	1978	MIL	9	29	13
George Gervin	1979	SAS	14	59	29
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1979	LAL	8	49	29
Walter Davis	1979	PHO	15	46	22
Adrian Dantley	1979	LAL	8	29	18
Julius Erving	1979	PHI	9	28	25

Italics indicates annual leader

Bold indicates decade record

*Thanks to the Basketball-Reference Play Index

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