The 42 Club

ESPN's Bill Simmons list of NBA players who played at least 13 playoff games and averaged 42-plus points, rebounds and assists combined during one a playoff run (since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976):

Michael Jordan (6 times): 49.4 ('89); 50.7 ('90); 45.9 ('91); 46.5 ('92); 47.8 ('93); 43.8 ('97)
Shaquille O'Neal (4X): 43.6 ('98); 49.2 ('00); 49.0 ('01); 43.9 ('02)
Larry Bird (4X): 42.0 ('81); 44.4 ('84); 43.4 ('86); 44.2 ('87)
Moses Malone (2X): 43.0 ('81); 43.3 ('83)
Magic Johnson (2X): 43.8 ('86); 42.5 ('91)
Karl Malone (2X): 43.0 ('92); 42.9 ('94)
Hakeem Olajuwon (2X): 44.2 ('94); 47.8 ('95)
Tim Duncan (2X): 42.7 ('01); 45.4 ('03)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1X): 47.1 ('80)
Charles Barkley (1X): 44.5 ('93)
Kobe Bryant (1X): 42.8 ('01)
Allen Iverson (1X): 43.7 ('01)
Kevin Garnett (1X): 44.0 ('04)
LeBron James (1X): 44.7 ('06)

Quite a list.

Are there any players who are gonna crack The 42 Club this season? Take a look:

After nine games:
LeBron James - 34.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.9 assists. Total = 50.9!!!

After 12 games, Carmelo Anthony is at 39.5. With 14 games, Kobe Bryant is at 38.1.