highest minutes played for a single game in a nba game as 12th season in the playoffs

John Havlicek played the most minutes by a player in a playoff game in his 12th playoff, with 58 minutes on the court in Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals against the Suns.

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highest minutes played by a player for a single game in a NBA game as 12th season in the playoffs
NAME MIN DATE TM OPP PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
58
6/4/1976
BOS BOS
vs
PHX PHX
22
9
8
0
0
8
19
42.1
6
7
85.7
49.8
5
4
2
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
5/5/1972
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
12
24
3
5
11
45.5
2
5
40.0
45.5
5
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
53
4/30/1968
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
22
25
5
8
20
40.0
6
9
66.7
45.9
3
4 James Harden
J. Harden
53
6/19/2021
BKN BKN
vs
MIL MIL
22
9
9
1
1
5
17
29.4
2
12
16.7
10
10
100.0
51.4
1
8
4
3
-4
5 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
50
6/7/1991
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
22
6
10
2
0
7
15
46.7
0
2
0.0
8
9
88.9
58.0
1
5
5
2
6 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
49
5/2/2002
IND IND
@
NJN NJN
31
2
4
1
1
10
23
43.5
6
14
42.9
5
6
83.3
60.5
0
2
3
1
-12
7 Karl Malone
K. Malone
49
5/12/1997
UTA UTA
vs
LAL LAL
32
20
3
1
0
9
21
42.9
0
0
14
18
77.8
55.3
5
15
1
2
+7
8 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
49
6/11/2009
LAL LAL
@
ORL ORL
32
7
8
1
1
11
31
35.5
2
6
33.3
8
8
100.0
46.3
1
6
3
3
+11
9 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
49
6/7/2009
LAL LAL
vs
ORL ORL
29
4
8
2
0
10
22
45.5
1
4
25.0
8
10
80.0
54.9
0
4
7
2
+2
10 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
48
5/13/1999
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
37
13
4
1
1
12
27
44.4
3
5
60.0
10
12
83.3
57.3
5
8
2
4
+14
11 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
48
6/7/1995
HOU HOU
@
ORL ORL
23
11
7
1
1
7
19
36.8
1
6
16.7
8
8
100.0
51.1
4
7
1
3
12 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
48
6/12/1991
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
16
11
20
1
0
4
12
33.3
2
6
33.3
6
6
100.0
54.6
4
7
6
0
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
5/3/1972
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
26
20
1
9
10
90.0
8
11
72.7
87.6
4
14 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
4/30/1972
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
23
24
4
10
19
52.6
3
7
42.9
52.1
3
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
4/22/1972
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
20
24
2
8
12
66.7
4
7
57.1
66.3
3
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
4/12/1972
LAL LAL
vs
MIL MIL
11
17
4
3
5
60.0
5
13
38.5
51.3
3
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
4/4/1972
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
8
31
8
4
6
66.7
0
3
0.0
54.6
4
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
4/2/1972
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
16
14
0
6
12
50.0
4
6
66.7
54.6
5
19 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
3/30/1972
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
24
21
2
9
14
64.3
6
9
66.7
66.8
2
20 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
3/28/1972
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
10
17
6
3
3
100.0
4
8
50.0
76.7
0
21 Bill Russell
B. Russell
48
4/28/1968
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
11
22
6
2
7
28.6
7
19
36.8
35.8
5
22 Bill Russell
B. Russell
48
4/26/1968
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
25
16
9
9
16
56.3
7
10
70.0
61.3
3
23 Bill Russell
B. Russell
48
4/24/1968
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
15
24
5
5
13
38.5
5
6
83.3
48.0
4
24 Bill Russell
B. Russell
48
4/21/1968
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
19
25
3
5
16
31.3
9
14
64.3
42.9
4
25 Bill Russell
B. Russell
48
4/19/1968
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
12
26
5
4
6
66.7
4
10
40.0
57.7
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1975 playoffs.

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36.8

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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
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BOS Celtics

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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
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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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
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Pacers Pacers
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.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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Pistons Pistons
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38
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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
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