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Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers) (695)
Shaquille O'Neal led the 2002 playoffs with 541 points, not 695.
Full reasoning
The listed point total is too high. Basketball-Reference’s 2002 playoff leaders page shows PTS: Shaquille O'Neal (541), and its player totals table lists O'Neal with 541 points in 19 playoff games. StatMuse independently reports the same total: 541 points in the 2002 playoffs. So O'Neal was the scoring leader, but the correct total was 541, not 695.
3 sources
- Most Total Points 2002 Playoffs | StatMuse
Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points in the 2002 playoffs, with 541 points.
- 2002 NBA Playoffs Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
2002 Playoff Leaders : PTS : Shaquille O'Neal (541) TRB : Shaquille O'Neal (239) AST : Jason Kidd (182) WS : Shaquille O'Neal (3.8)
- 2002 NBA Playoffs Stats: Totals | Basketball-Reference.com
Player Totals ... Shaquille O'Neal ... LAL ... G 19 ... PTS 541.
The total number of playoff games was 70, including the NBA Finals.
The 2002 NBA playoffs had 71 games, not 70.
Full reasoning
Basketball-Reference’s 2002 playoff summary lists every series and its length. Counting those series gives 71 total games: first round 34 games, conference semifinals 20, conference finals 13, and NBA Finals 4 (34 + 20 + 13 + 4 = 71). The full 2002 playoff schedule page also lists games from April 20, 2002 through June 12, 2002, matching a 71-game postseason rather than 70.
2 sources
- 2002 NBA Playoffs Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
Playoff Series Table: Finals Los Angeles Lakers over New Jersey Nets (4-0) ... Eastern Conference Finals New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics (4-2) ... Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings (4-3) ... Eastern Conference Semifinals Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons (4-1) ... New Jersey Nets over Charlotte Hornets (4-1) ... Western Conference Semifinals Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs (4-1) ... Sacramento Kings over Dallas Mavericks (4-1) ... plus first-round series of 3-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1, and 3-2.
- 2002 NBA Playoffs Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com
Playoffs Schedule Table ... Sat, Apr 20, 2002 ... Indiana Pacers 89 New Jersey Nets 83 ... Wed, Jun 12, 2002 ... Los Angeles Lakers 113 New Jersey Nets 107. The page lists the complete game-by-game 2002 playoff schedule and results.