highest nba player efficiency rating 1998 playoffs minimum 20 minutes per game

Shaquille O'Neal had the highest PER in the 1998 playoffs with 20.0+ minutes per game, with a 31 rating.

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highest NBA player efficiency rating by a player 1998 playoffs minimum 20 minutes per game

	NAME	PER	MPG	SEASON	TM	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	31	38.5	1997-98	LAL	13	30.5	10.2	2.9	0.5	2.6	12.2	19.8	61.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.2	50.3	60.4	3.7	6.5	3.3	501	396	132	38	7	34	43	41	+32
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.1	41.5	1997-98	CHI	21	32.4	5.1	3.5	1.5	0.6	11.6	25.0	46.2	0.6	2.0	30.2	8.6	10.6	81.2	54.5	1.6	3.5	2.1	872	680	107	74	32	12	45	47	+158
3	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	25.9	38.0	1997-98	CLE	4	26.0	10.3	2.0	1.3	1.0	8.3	17.8	46.5	0.0	0.0		9.5	11.3	84.4	57.3	4.0	6.3	4.0	152	104	41	8	5	4	16	12	-20
4	Steve Smith S. Smith	24.2	40.0	1997-98	ATL	4	24.8	2.8	2.3	0.5	0.8	9.8	17.0	57.4	2.5	5.0	50.0	2.8	4.0	68.8	66.0	0.5	2.3	1.3	160	99	11	9	2	3	5	17	+5
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	24.2	39.8	1997-98	UTA	20	26.3	10.9	3.4	1.1	1.0	9.9	21.0	47.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.5	8.3	78.8	53.4	2.4	8.5	3.0	795	526	217	68	22	20	60	69	+48
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.1	39.2	1997-98	SAS	9	19.4	14.1	2.6	1.2	3.3	6.3	14.9	42.5	0.0	0.0		6.8	10.7	63.5	49.6	4.6	9.6	2.8	353	175	127	23	11	30	25	28	+52
7	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	23.1	34.5	1997-98	MIA	4	19.3	8.5	1.3	0.8	2.5	7.3	14.0	51.8	0.0	0.0		4.8	7.3	65.5	56.0	2.5	6.0	2.0	138	77	34	5	3	10	8	18	+10
8	Gary Payton G. Payton	23	42.8	1997-98	SEA	10	24.0	3.4	7.0	1.8	0.1	8.7	18.3	47.5	1.9	5.0	38.0	4.7	5.0	94.0	58.5	0.9	2.5	2.6	428	240	34	70	18	1	26	31	-8
9	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	21.7	44.4	1997-98	MIA	5	26.0	3.4	6.6	1.2	0.0	8.4	18.8	44.7	3.4	7.8	43.6	5.8	7.4	78.4	58.9	0.6	2.8	3.6	222	130	17	33	6	0	18	9	-12
10	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	21.6	33.7	1997-98	SEA	10	13.4	5.7	3.6	1.8	0.1	4.1	8.8	46.6	1.7	4.3	39.5	3.5	4.0	87.5	63.4	1.7	4.0	0.9	337	134	57	36	18	1	9	24	-18
11	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	21.1	38.3	1997-98	ATL	4	14.8	5.0	8.3	2.3	0.3	5.5	13.3	41.5	2.0	6.8	29.6	1.8	3.0	58.3	50.6	1.5	3.5	2.3	153	59	20	33	9	1	9	8	+7
12	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	20.7	36.8	1997-98	PHX	4	17.8	13.3	1.0	0.5	1.5	7.8	16.3	47.7	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.5	64.3	49.9	4.5	8.8	1.3	147	71	53	4	2	6	5	12	-25
13	Eddie Jones E. Jones	20.6	36.6	1997-98	LAL	13	17.0	3.9	2.5	2.0	1.6	5.3	11.4	46.6	1.5	3.7	41.7	4.8	5.8	82.9	60.9	0.9	3.0	1.3	476	221	51	32	26	21	17	37	+14
14	John Starks J. Starks	20.5	31.4	1997-98	NYK	10	16.4	4.0	2.3	1.6	0.1	5.9	12.5	47.2	2.5	5.9	42.4	2.1	2.4	87.5	60.5	0.4	3.6	1.1	314	164	40	23	16	1	11	35	+25
15	Walt Williams W. Williams	20.5	25.5	1997-98	POR	4	13.3	3.5	2.3	0.3	0.0	4.3	7.8	54.8	2.0	3.8	53.3	2.8	3.5	78.6	71.3	0.8	2.8	0.3	102	53	14	9	1	0	1	18	-3
16	Chris Gatling C. Gatling	20.4	27.0	1997-98	NJN	3	15.3	3.3	0.7	0.7	0.7	6.3	12.7	50.0	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.0	66.7	53.1	2.0	1.3	1.0	81	46	10	2	2	2	3	9	-30
17	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20.4	41.6	1997-98	SAS	9	20.7	9.0	1.9	0.6	2.6	8.1	15.6	52.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.7	66.7	55.9	2.2	6.8	2.8	374	186	81	17	5	23	25	24	+16
18	John Stockton J. Stockton	20	29.8	1997-98	UTA	20	11.1	3.0	7.8	1.6	0.2	4.1	8.2	49.4	0.5	1.3	34.6	2.6	3.6	71.8	56.9	0.8	2.2	2.4	596	222	60	155	31	3	48	54	+2
19	Rik Smits R. Smits	19.6	29.8	1997-98	IND	16	16.6	5.3	1.3	0.5	0.9	6.6	13.1	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.4	4.0	85.9	55.9	1.1	4.3	1.3	476	265	85	20	8	14	21	67	+41
20	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	19.5	38.0	1997-98	SAS	9	17.3	1.4	6.1	1.0	0.0	6.8	11.2	60.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	5.7	66.7	63.2	0.3	1.1	2.3	342	156	13	55	9	0	21	27	+56
21	Vin Baker V. Baker	19.5	37.1	1997-98	SEA	10	15.8	9.4	1.8	1.8	1.5	7.1	13.4	53.0	0.0	0.0		1.6	3.8	42.1	52.4	4.1	5.3	2.2	371	158	94	18	18	15	22	38	-4
22	Brian Grant B. Grant	19.5	33.8	1997-98	POR	4	13.3	10.8	1.5	1.0	0.8	4.8	9.0	52.8	0.0	0.0		3.8	4.5	83.3	60.3	4.5	6.3	1.3	135	53	43	6	4	3	5	20	+1
23	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	19.5	39.8	1997-98	CHI	21	16.8	7.1	5.2	2.1	1.0	5.8	14.0	41.5	0.9	3.8	22.8	4.3	6.4	67.9	50.0	2.3	4.8	2.4	836	353	150	110	45	20	51	66	+117
24	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	19.1	41.7	1997-98	NJN	3	18.3	2.7	8.3	2.0	0.0	7.7	14.7	52.3	0.7	1.7	40.0	2.3	3.3	70.0	56.8	0.3	2.3	4.3	125	55	8	25	6	0	13	5	-10
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	18.8	38.0	1997-98	HOU	5	20.4	10.8	2.4	1.0	3.2	7.8	19.8	39.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.8	6.6	72.7	44.9	1.8	9.0	2.6	190	102	54	12	5	16	13	18	-42

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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

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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

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33.5

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31.1

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Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

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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

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3.8

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3.4

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TS% Leaders

68.8

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67.4

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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111.3

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113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.1

6.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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38.0

Dončić

36.1

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38.0

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37.4

Thompson

36.4

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1.78

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1.61

Dončić

1.52

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1.90

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1.71

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36-46

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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
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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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
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Shaquille O'Neal had the highest PER in the 1998 playoffs with 20.0+ minutes per game, with a 31 rating.

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