highest minutes per game in the nba playoffs minimum 100 games played

Wilt Chamberlain played the most minutes per game in the playoffs when playing 100+ games with 47.2 minutes per game.

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highest minutes per game by a player in the NBA playoffs minimum 100 games played
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 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
3 Larry Bird
L. Bird
42.0
164
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41.8
179
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
5 Jerry West
J. West
41.3
153
29.1
5.6
6.3
0.0
0.0
10.6
22.6
46.9
7.9
9.8
80.5
54.1
0.0
2.0
6,321
4,457
855
970
0
0
451
6 LeBron James
L. James
41.3
292
28.4
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
12,062
8,289
2,628
2,095
493
284
1,047
663
+1270
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41.1
134
27.0
12.9
4.0
10.4
23.6
43.9
6.3
8.2
77.1
49.7
5,510
3,623
1,724
541
435
8 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
9 Karl Malone
K. Malone
41.0
193
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
10 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
40.7
145
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,895
3,663
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
11 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
40.5
170
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.8
47.7
2.2
6.1
35.6
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.2
6,893
4,985
1,327
709
172
204
550
427
+643
12 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
39.9
172
22.0
6.9
4.8
1.1
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.6
5.1
6.1
83.6
49.8
1.5
3.8
6,860
3,776
1,186
825
60
16
527
13 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
39.7
190
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
3,701
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
14 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
15 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
39.4
123
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.2
16.0
51.3
0.5
2.0
25.5
6.1
8.5
71.7
58.4
4.1
8.7
2.9
4,849
2,833
1,582
482
193
108
353
408
+1
16 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
39.3
220
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
5,640
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
17 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
39.0
121
24.3
8.2
4.9
1.2
0.9
8.1
18.5
43.9
2.4
6.9
34.8
5.6
6.7
84.1
56.6
1.0
7.2
2.9
4,725
2,936
989
592
143
106
352
318
+489
18 Paul George
P. George
39.0
114
21.2
7.5
4.1
1.5
0.5
6.8
16.2
42.3
2.4
6.9
35.2
5.1
6.2
82.6
56.1
0.9
6.6
3.1
4,444
2,416
854
473
172
62
354
376
+174
19 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
39.0
208
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
20 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
38.9
180
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
6,994
3,116
781
1,006
247
113
480
575
21 Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
38.8
130
19.8
3.9
3.6
0.9
0.2
7.3
16.5
43.9
0.5
1.6
34.0
4.7
5.5
86.0
52.2
1.2
2.7
2.7
5,039
2,571
506
467
122
24
348
401
+415
22 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
38.5
158
12.9
6.7
8.0
1.9
0.3
4.6
11.7
39.1
1.5
4.6
32.2
2.3
3.0
78.1
49.8
1.4
5.3
2.8
6,088
2,043
1,058
1,263
302
52
450
348
+110
23 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
38.5
107
18.6
5.0
8.6
6.4
18.4
34.4
5.9
7.4
80.1
42.9
4,120
1,990
531
925
306
24 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
38.4
145
20.4
6.9
6.1
1.9
0.7
7.4
16.6
44.7
1.0
3.4
28.8
4.6
5.9
78.7
53.2
2.5
4.4
2.7
5,572
2,963
1,002
891
278
108
397
486
+52
25 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
38.0
111
20.4
4.7
8.9
2.1
0.3
7.4
16.8
44.1
0.7
2.1
34.6
4.8
6.2
76.9
52.0
1.2
3.5
3.3
4,216
2,261
524
987
234
38
369
363
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ORTG

115.9

12th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.2

14th

3P%

36.6

14th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
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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
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM