Continuing their dominant regular seasons, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul and LeBron James are having the three most terrific individual playoff performances while a pair of Lakers trail close behind the youngsters.

Using our Floor Impact Counter metric, which players have performed at the highest statistical levels during the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs?

Player: Per Game FIC (Total FIC)

1. Dwight Howard: 25.0 (125)
2. Chris Paul: 24.2 (121)
3. LeBron James: 23.9 (145)
4. Pau Gasol: 21.5 (86)
5. Dirk Nowitzki: 21.1 (105)
6. Kobe Bryant: 20.8 (83)
7. Tim Duncan: 20.1 (101)
8. Tracy McGrady: 17.4 (104)
9. Rashard Lewis: 17.2 (86)
10. Kevin Garnett: 17.2 (103)
11. Tony Parker: 16.7 (84)
12. David West: 16.4 (82)
13. Chris Bosh: 16.4 (82)
14. Deron Williams: 15.1 (91)
15. Al Horford: 13.7 (82)
16. Hedo Turkoglu: 13.7 (68)
17. Antawn Jamison: 13.5 (81)
18. Jason Kidd: 13.1 (66)
19. Amare Stoudemire: 13.1 (66)
20. Mehmet Okur: 12.9 (77)
21. Lamar Odom: 12.8 (51)
22. Tayshaun Prince: 12.8 (77)
23. Rajon Rondo: 12.8 (77)
24. Josh Smith: 12.7 (76)
25. Marcus Camby: 12.6 (51)