highest nba player efficiency rating 2008 playoffs minimum 20 minutes per game

Chris Paul had the best PER in the 2008 playoffs with 20.0+ minutes per game, with a 30.7 rating.

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highest NBA player efficiency rating by a player 2008 playoffs minimum 20 minutes per game
NAMEPERMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
30.7
40.5
2007-08
12
24.1
4.9
11.3
2.3
0.2
9.3
18.4
50.2
0.4
1.8
23.8
5.2
6.6
78.5
56.5
1.3
3.6
1.8
486
289
59
135
28
2
22
43
+57
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
26.3
42.2
2007-08
5
26.8
12.0
4.0
0.2
1.4
8.6
18.2
47.3
1.2
3.6
33.3
8.4
10.4
80.8
58.8
2.0
10.0
2.0
211
134
60
20
1
7
10
13
-36
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25
41.1
2007-08
21
30.1
5.7
5.6
1.7
0.4
10.6
22.0
47.9
1.5
5.0
30.2
7.5
9.2
80.9
57.7
0.9
4.8
3.3
863
633
119
117
35
8
70
59
+64
4Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
24.4
41.2
2007-08
6
27.0
8.2
6.8
1.5
0.8
10.3
24.3
42.5
0.8
4.0
20.8
5.5
8.8
62.3
47.8
1.2
7.0
3.0
247
162
49
41
9
5
18
8
+4
5LeBron James
L. James
24.3
42.5
2007-08
13
28.2
7.8
7.6
1.8
1.3
8.7
21.2
41.1
1.4
5.4
25.7
9.4
12.8
73.1
52.5
1.2
6.6
4.2
552
366
102
99
23
17
54
33
+66
6Dwight Howard
D. Howard
23.2
42.1
2007-08
10
18.9
15.8
0.9
0.8
3.4
7.2
12.4
58.1
0.0
0.0
4.5
8.3
54.2
58.9
6.0
9.8
3.2
421
189
158
9
8
34
32
38
+32
7Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
23
39.8
2007-08
5
24.0
9.0
3.6
1.6
0.4
8.4
17.8
47.2
0.2
1.4
14.3
7.0
8.4
83.3
55.8
4.0
5.0
2.6
199
120
45
18
8
2
13
19
-39
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23
38.0
2007-08
26
20.4
10.5
3.3
1.3
1.1
8.3
16.8
49.5
0.1
0.3
25.0
3.6
4.5
81.0
54.2
2.8
7.8
2.1
987
530
274
87
35
29
55
74
+186
9JR Smith
JR Smith
22.8
27.0
2007-08
4
18.3
1.8
1.8
1.0
0.0
5.8
10.8
53.5
1.8
5.5
31.8
5.0
6.0
83.3
68.1
0.3
1.5
1.3
108
73
7
7
4
0
5
12
-16
10Brandon Bass
B. Bass
22.1
26.6
2007-08
5
11.6
6.8
0.4
0.6
0.6
3.4
7.2
47.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.8
5.0
96.0
61.7
4.0
2.8
0.6
133
58
34
2
3
3
3
12
-14
11Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.9
39.2
2007-08
17
20.2
14.5
3.3
0.9
2.1
7.9
17.7
44.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
4.2
6.8
62.6
48.8
3.6
10.9
2.4
666
343
247
56
15
35
41
41
+1
12Jose Calderon
J. Calderon
21.7
24.0
2007-08
5
11.8
3.6
7.0
0.2
0.0
4.4
10.0
44.0
2.0
4.2
47.6
1.0
1.0
100.0
56.5
0.8
2.8
1.2
120
59
18
35
1
0
6
15
-2
13Deron Williams
D. Williams
21.6
42.8
2007-08
12
21.6
3.6
10.0
0.6
0.3
7.5
15.3
49.2
2.3
4.7
50.0
4.3
5.5
77.3
61.1
1.3
2.3
3.1
513
259
43
120
7
4
37
35
+1
14David West
D. West
21.6
40.4
2007-08
12
21.2
8.5
2.8
1.1
1.9
8.5
18.3
46.6
0.1
0.2
50.0
4.1
4.6
89.1
52.2
1.8
6.8
1.8
485
254
102
34
13
23
21
32
+33
15Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
20.8
32.0
2007-08
15
16.1
2.9
5.5
0.8
0.1
4.6
11.5
40.1
1.6
4.3
37.5
5.3
6.3
83.2
56.4
0.4
2.5
1.3
480
241
44
83
12
1
20
32
+27
16Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
20
38.6
2007-08
17
21.6
4.2
3.9
1.4
0.5
7.9
16.8
47.0
0.5
1.5
30.8
5.4
5.9
91.1
55.9
1.1
3.1
2.8
656
368
72
67
23
9
48
48
+71
17Tony Parker
T. Parker
19.9
38.5
2007-08
17
22.4
3.7
6.1
0.9
0.1
8.9
18.0
49.7
0.4
1.2
35.0
4.1
5.5
75.3
54.9
0.6
3.1
2.9
654
381
63
103
16
1
50
37
-4
18Brendan Haywood
B. Haywood
19.7
29.7
2007-08
6
12.0
6.7
0.8
0.7
1.5
4.3
7.3
59.1
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.2
80.0
65.5
2.2
4.5
1.0
178
72
40
5
4
9
6
25
-9
19Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
18.9
39.8
2007-08
21
16.9
9.3
4.0
0.5
1.9
6.7
12.7
53.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
69.2
56.8
2.6
6.7
2.1
836
354
195
83
11
40
44
60
+82
20Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
18.9
40.8
2007-08
5
23.2
9.0
0.4
1.4
2.4
9.6
19.8
48.5
0.2
0.8
25.0
3.8
6.0
63.3
51.7
3.0
6.0
2.8
204
116
45
2
7
12
14
19
+16
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
18.9
30.0
2007-08
5
15.2
9.2
1.0
1.0
2.6
4.4
10.0
44.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
12.8
50.0
48.6
2.6
6.6
1.8
150
76
46
5
5
13
9
21
+15
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
18.7
39.5
2007-08
4
24.5
3.0
4.5
1.0
0.3
9.0
20.8
43.4
0.8
3.5
21.4
5.8
8.3
69.7
50.2
1.0
2.0
1.8
158
98
12
18
4
1
7
3
-44
23Jason Kapono
J. Kapono
18.6
30.4
2007-08
5
15.6
2.6
0.8
0.4
0.0
6.2
10.6
58.5
2.6
4.8
54.2
0.6
0.8
75.0
71.2
0.4
2.2
0.4
152
78
13
4
2
0
2
9
+12
24Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
18.3
41.7
2007-08
10
19.5
7.2
3.4
1.1
0.5
7.1
16.3
43.6
2.1
6.8
30.9
3.2
3.9
82.1
54.1
2.4
4.8
2.3
417
195
72
34
11
5
23
18
+31
25Jameer Nelson
J. Nelson
18.2
33.3
2007-08
10
16.2
4.1
4.7
0.3
0.2
5.7
11.3
50.4
2.0
4.1
48.8
2.8
3.7
75.7
62.7
0.4
3.7
2.1
333
162
41
47
3
2
21
43
+24
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