highest minutes per game in a season in nba playoffs in the last 10 years with a minimum 5 games played

Between June 5, 2015 and June 5, 2025, LeBron James has the most minutes per game with 5+ games played in a single NBA playoff run with 45.7 minutes per game in the 2015 NBA Finals.

Interpreted as:
highest minutes per game by a player in a season in NBA playoffs in the last 10 years with a minimum 5 games played
NAME MPG GP SEASON TM 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 LeBron James
L. James
45.7
5
2014-15
CLE CLE
34.2
14.4
9.4
1.6
0.6
12.0
31.6
38.0
2.2
6.8
32.4
8.0
11.4
70.2
46.7
2.2
12.2
3.4
229
171
72
47
8
3
17
17
-22
2 Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
44.6
6
2023-24
PHI PHI
29.8
5.2
6.8
0.8
0.3
11.0
23.0
47.8
3.7
9.2
40.0
4.2
4.7
89.3
59.5
0.2
5.0
2.2
267
179
31
41
5
2
13
16
-8
3 Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
43.4
6
2021-22
TOR TOR
22.8
7.2
5.8
1.2
1.0
8.5
17.8
47.7
0.7
2.8
23.5
5.2
6.0
86.1
55.8
1.3
5.8
2.2
260
137
43
35
7
6
13
24
-41
4 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
42.5
5
2014-15
GSW GSW
26.0
5.4
6.0
1.8
0.2
8.8
20.4
43.1
4.6
11.8
39.0
3.8
4.4
86.4
58.2
1.0
4.4
4.8
212
130
27
30
9
1
24
12
+48
5 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42.3
11
2022-23
PHX PHX
29.0
8.7
5.5
0.8
1.4
9.7
20.4
47.8
1.5
4.6
33.3
8.0
8.7
91.7
59.9
0.6
8.1
3.5
466
319
96
61
9
15
39
29
-5
6 Josh Hart
J. Hart
42.1
13
2023-24
NYK NYK
14.5
11.5
4.5
1.0
0.8
5.1
11.5
44.0
1.7
4.5
37.3
2.7
3.7
72.9
55.2
2.8
8.7
2.6
548
189
150
59
13
10
34
41
-45
7 LeBron James
L. James
41.9
22
2017-18
CLE CLE
34.0
9.1
9.0
1.4
1.0
12.5
23.2
53.9
1.8
5.2
34.2
7.2
9.7
74.6
61.9
1.4
7.7
4.3
922
748
200
198
30
23
94
52
-22
8 Paul George
P. George
41.9
6
2017-18
OKC OKC
24.7
6.0
2.7
1.3
0.7
8.2
20.0
40.8
3.2
8.7
36.5
5.2
6.0
86.1
54.5
0.7
5.3
4.0
251
148
36
16
8
4
24
17
-22
9 Devin Booker
D. Booker
41.7
11
2022-23
PHX PHX
33.7
4.8
7.2
1.7
0.8
12.8
21.9
58.5
2.8
5.5
50.8
5.3
6.1
86.6
68.6
1.1
3.7
2.9
459
371
53
79
19
9
32
37
-37
10 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
41.6
5
2023-24
LAL LAL
27.8
15.6
4.0
0.4
1.6
11.8
18.6
63.4
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.8
66.5
3.0
12.6
2.2
208
139
78
20
2
8
11
19
-9
11 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
41.6
5
2024-25
LAL LAL
30.2
7.0
5.8
1.0
0.6
9.4
20.8
45.2
3.2
9.2
34.8
8.2
9.2
89.1
60.8
0.4
6.6
4.0
208
151
35
29
5
3
20
16
-24
12 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
41.4
6
2023-24
PHI PHI
33.0
10.8
5.7
1.2
1.5
9.8
22.2
44.4
2.2
6.5
33.3
11.2
13.0
85.9
59.2
3.2
7.7
4.2
248
198
65
34
7
9
25
20
+46
13 LeBron James
L. James
41.3
18
2016-17
CLE CLE
32.8
9.1
7.8
1.9
1.3
12.1
21.3
56.5
2.4
5.9
41.1
6.3
9.0
69.8
64.9
1.1
8.1
4.0
744
591
164
141
35
23
72
43
+195
14 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
41.3
14
2024-25
DEN DEN
21.8
4.9
5.2
1.2
0.8
7.9
17.9
44.4
2.4
6.9
35.4
3.5
4.0
87.5
55.5
0.6
4.2
3.1
578
305
68
73
17
11
44
31
+30
15 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
41.3
6
2020-21
POR POR
34.3
4.3
10.2
1.0
0.7
10.3
22.3
46.3
5.8
13.0
44.9
7.8
8.3
94.0
66.0
0.2
4.2
2.2
248
206
26
61
6
4
13
9
+27
16 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
41.3
5
2022-23
CLE CLE
23.2
5.0
7.2
2.0
0.6
9.0
20.8
43.3
2.6
9.0
28.9
2.6
3.6
72.2
51.8
0.6
4.4
3.8
207
116
25
36
10
3
19
14
-9
17 Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
41.3
6
2024-25
DET DET
25.0
8.3
8.7
1.8
1.3
9.2
21.5
42.6
0.8
4.7
17.9
5.8
7.0
83.3
50.9
1.0
7.3
5.3
248
150
50
52
11
8
32
20
+9
18 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
41.0
24
2021-22
BOS BOS
25.6
6.7
6.2
1.2
0.9
8.4
19.7
42.6
3.2
8.2
39.3
5.7
7.1
80.0
56.2
1.0
5.7
4.2
983
615
161
148
29
21
100
72
+108
19 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
40.9
22
2023-24
DAL DAL
28.9
9.5
8.1
1.9
0.4
10.2
22.9
44.6
3.1
9.6
32.2
5.3
7.0
76.5
55.6
0.7
8.7
4.1
900
635
208
178
41
8
90
56
+97
20 Paul George
P. George
40.9
19
2020-21
LAC LAC
26.9
9.6
5.4
1.0
0.5
8.7
19.7
44.1
2.7
8.0
33.6
6.8
8.1
84.4
57.8
0.9
8.7
3.5
776
511
183
102
19
10
67
59
+73
21 LeBron James
L. James
40.8
5
2023-24
LAL LAL
27.8
6.8
8.8
2.4
1.0
11.2
19.8
56.6
2.0
5.2
38.5
3.4
4.6
73.9
63.7
0.8
6.0
3.8
204
139
34
44
12
5
19
11
-11
22 Paul George
P. George
40.8
5
2018-19
OKC OKC
28.6
8.6
3.6
1.4
0.2
8.8
20.2
43.6
3.0
9.4
31.9
8.0
9.8
81.6
58.3
1.2
7.4
4.2
204
143
43
18
7
1
21
21
+3
23 LeBron James
L. James
40.7
5
2024-25
LAL LAL
25.4
9.0
5.6
2.0
1.8
8.6
17.6
48.9
2.0
5.6
35.7
6.2
8.0
77.5
60.1
2.4
6.6
2.6
204
127
45
28
10
9
13
8
-41
24 DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
40.7
5
2021-22
CHI CHI
20.8
5.4
4.8
1.8
0.4
7.8
19.0
41.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
5.2
6.0
86.7
48.1
0.2
5.2
2.2
203
104
27
24
9
2
11
12
-65
25 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
40.6
16
2018-19
POR POR
26.9
4.8
6.6
1.7
0.3
8.6
20.6
41.8
3.7
9.9
37.3
5.9
7.1
83.3
56.6
0.5
4.3
3.8
650
430
76
106
27
5
60
40
-13
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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Last Game
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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM