centers with the most minutes per game playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most career minutes per game by a center in the playoffs with 47.2 minutes per game.

	NAME	MPG	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47.2	160	22.5	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,607	3,913	673				412
2	Eddie Miller E. Miller	46.5	2	16.5	18.0	2.5			6.5	17.0	38.2				3.5	8.0	43.8	40.2				93	33	36	5				9
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	46.3	6	25.8	13.8	0.8			10.0	19.0	52.6				5.8	8.8	66.0	56.4				278	155	83	5				21
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	45.4	165	16.2	24.9	4.7			6.1	14.2	43.0				4.0	6.7	60.3	47.4				7,497	2,673	4,104	770				546
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	43.8	13	27.7	12.6	1.9	1.8	1.5	9.1	20.3	44.7	1.8	3.3	53.5	7.8	8.9	87.1	57.1	2.3	10.3	2.2	569	360	164	25	23	19	28	43	-5
6	Shawn Marion S. Marion	42.5	20	20.4	11.7	1.6	1.9	1.2	8.2	16.7	48.9	1.1	3.5	31.4	3.0	3.4	88.1	56.1	2.9	8.8	1.1	849	407	233	31	37	23	22	65	+46
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	42.3	89	18.9	14.4	3.7	1.2	0.9	8.2	18.3	45.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.4	3.3	74.4	48.0	3.7	10.4	0.9	3,768	1,684	1,285	333	78	56	8	398
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	42.2	46	18.5	14.8	3.0			7.0	14.9	47.1				4.4	6.9	64.2	51.5				1,939	850	680	136				160
9	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	41.1	119	10.6	14.9	3.8	0.8	0.7	4.3	8.7	49.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	3.2	60.8	52.1	3.9	9.4	1.8	4,889	1,260	1,777	453	67	55	69	371
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	40.4	94	22.1	13.8	1.4	0.9	1.6	8.0	16.7	47.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.1	8.0	76.2	54.7	5.4	8.4	2.6	3,796	2,077	1,295	136	84	151	215	244
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	39.6	145	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
12	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	39.3	103	8.6	12.9	1.5	1.8	2.3	3.3	6.9	47.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	4.7	42.6	47.9	4.0	8.9	1.2	4,044	882	1,332	154	187	232	126	257	+386
13	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	39.1	15	19.0	10.1	3.8	0.9	0.7	6.9	13.1	52.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.3	6.9	76.7	58.8	3.8	6.3	4.3	586	285	151	57	14	11	65	54
14	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	39.0	41	19.1	10.2	3.3	0.7	1.0	6.7	12.9	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.5	75.6	58.8	2.2	8.0	2.4	1,600	782	419	137	27	40	98	113
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	38.4	100	27.4	12.4	7.7	1.2	0.9	10.3	19.9	52.0	1.7	4.6	37.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	60.8	3.0	9.4	3.3	3,837	2,735	1,238	769	122	87	334	335	+124
16	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	38.1	15	20.7	10.2	1.5	0.9	1.7	8.2	15.1	54.2				4.3	5.7	75.6	58.7	3.0	7.2		572	311	153	23	13	26		54
17	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	37.5	13	20.6	11.1	5.0	1.8	0.8	8.1	17.7	45.7	0.3	1.2	25.0	4.2	6.3	65.9	50.4	3.2	7.8	2.5	488	268	144	65	24	11	33	47	+30
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	37.5	216	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
19	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	37.5	139	20.2	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.1	0.2	34.8	4.3	6.0	71.8	51.7	2.4	7.9	2.5	5,207	2,813	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	+8
20	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	37.4	12	13.6	8.0	2.0	0.6	1.3	4.9	9.8	50.0	0.3	0.8	40.0	3.4	3.9	87.2	58.8	2.4	5.6	1.4	449	163	96	24	7	16	17	36	+33
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37.3	237	24.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	5,762	2,481	767	189	476	447	797
22	Steve Stipanovich S. Stipanovich	37.3	4	13.8	7.5	0.8	0.8	0.5	5.3	9.5	55.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.3	4.8	68.4	59.3	1.8	5.8	1.0	149	55	30	3	3	2	4	14
23	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	37.2	63	17.0	11.0	1.6			6.3	13.6	46.6				4.3	5.9	73.8	52.5				2,345	1,071	696	98				267
24	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	37.0	29	9.4	9.9	5.0	1.9	1.5	3.7	9.2	40.1	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.0	2.6	77.6	45.6	2.3	7.6	2.9	1,074	274	287	144	56	44	66	113
25	Brad Lohaus B. Lohaus	36.8	4	9.5	6.8	1.3	2.0	2.3	4.0	10.0	40.0	1.5	4.0	37.5	0.0	0.0		47.5	1.0	5.8	2.3	147	38	27	5	8	9	9	17

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most career minutes per game by a center in the playoffs with 47.2 minutes per game.

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33.5

8.0

8.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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