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var arr = [
{
    "player" : "Andre Drummond",
    "team" : "Detroit Pistons",
    "ppg" : "15.4",
    "rpg" : "11.6",
    "apg" : "2.4",
    "bpg" : "1.6",
    "spg" : "0.8",
    "3pg" : "0.1"
},
{
    "player" : "Anthony Davis",
    "team" : "New Orleans Pelicans",
    "ppg" : "16.4",
    "rpg" : "13.6",
    "apg" : "2.6",
    "bpg" : "3.5",
    "spg" : "1.2",
    "3pg" : "0.1"
},
{
    "player" : "Carmelo Anthony",
    "team" : "New York Knicks",
    "ppg" : "27.4",
    "rpg" : "5.4",
    "apg" : "4.5",
    "bpg" : "1.1",
    "spg" : "1.5",
    "3pg" : "1.6"
}
]

function getMax(arr, prop) {
    var max;
    for (var i=0 ; i<arr.length ; i++) {
        if (!max || parseInt(arr[i][prop]) > parseInt(max[prop]))
            max = arr[i];
    }
    return max;
}

var maxPpg = getMax(arr, "ppg");
console.log("Top scorer: " + maxPpg.player + " - " + maxPpg.team);