highest player efficiency rating in a playoff year with minimum 500 points

LeBron James has the highest PER with 500+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with a 32.2 rating in 2017-18.

	NAME	PER	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	32.2	748	2017-18	CLE	22	41.9	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	200	198	30	23	94	52	-22
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	529	1990-91	CHI	17	40.5	31.1	6.4	8.4	2.4	1.4	11.6	22.1	52.4	0.6	1.5	38.5	7.4	8.7	84.5	60.0	1.1	5.3	2.5	689	108	142	40	23	43	53
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.7	587	1989-90	CHI	16	42.1	36.7	7.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	13.7	26.6	51.4	1.0	3.1	32.0	8.3	9.9	83.6	59.2	1.5	5.7	3.5	674	115	109	45	14	56	54
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31.2	600	2022-23	DEN	20	39.5	30.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	269	190	21	20	70	69	+169
5	LeBron James L. James	31	548	2013-14	MIA	20	38.2	27.4	7.1	4.8	1.8	0.6	9.6	17.0	56.5	1.8	4.3	40.7	6.5	8.0	80.6	66.8	0.7	6.4	3.1	763	141	95	36	11	61	46	+60
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.5	707	1999-00	LAL	23	43.5	30.7	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	12.4	22.0	56.6	0.0	0.0		5.9	12.9	45.6	55.6	5.2	10.3	2.4	1,000	355	71	13	55	56	67	+115
7	LeBron James L. James	30.3	697	2011-12	MIA	23	42.7	30.3	9.7	5.6	1.9	0.7	10.9	21.8	50.0	1.0	3.7	25.9	7.5	10.2	73.9	57.6	2.3	7.4	3.5	983	224	129	43	16	81	47	+199
8	LeBron James L. James	30.2	580	2019-20	LAL	21	36.3	27.6	10.8	8.8	1.2	0.9	10.2	18.2	56.0	2.1	5.7	37.0	5.1	7.1	72.0	64.7	1.3	9.4	4.0	762	226	184	26	18	84	40	+165
9	LeBron James L. James	30.1	591	2016-17	CLE	18	41.3	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	164	141	35	23	72	43	+195
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30.1	666	1992-93	CHI	19	41.2	35.1	6.7	6.0	2.1	0.9	13.2	27.8	47.5	1.5	3.8	38.9	7.2	8.9	80.5	55.3	1.7	5.1	2.4	783	128	114	39	17	45	58
11	LeBron James L. James	30	552	2015-16	CLE	21	39.1	26.3	9.5	7.6	2.3	1.3	10.4	19.9	52.5	1.5	4.5	34.0	3.9	5.9	66.1	58.5	2.0	7.5	3.6	822	200	160	49	27	75	54	+209
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.9	591	1988-89	CHI	17	42.2	34.8	7.0	7.6	2.5	0.8	11.7	22.9	51.0	0.6	2.1	28.6	10.8	13.5	79.9	60.2	1.5	5.5	4.0	718	119	130	42	13	68	65
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	29.7	582	2019-20	LAL	21	36.6	27.7	9.7	3.5	1.2	1.4	9.8	17.1	57.1	1.1	2.9	38.3	7.1	8.5	83.2	66.5	2.6	7.1	2.5	769	204	73	26	30	53	56	+184
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	28.4	593	2002-03	SAS	24	42.5	24.7	15.4	5.3	0.6	3.3	9.1	17.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.5	9.7	67.7	57.7	4.0	11.4	3.2	1,021	369	127	15	79	76	78	+181
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.3	515	1973-74	MIL	16	47.4	32.2	15.8	4.9	1.3	2.4	14.0	25.1	55.7				4.2	5.7	73.6	58.3	4.2	11.6		758	253	78	20	39		41
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.3	541	2001-02	LAL	19	40.8	28.5	12.6	2.8	0.5	2.5	10.7	20.2	52.9	0.0	0.0		7.1	10.9	64.9	56.9	3.5	9.1	3.3	776	239	54	10	48	62	62	+118
17	LeBron James L. James	28.1	596	2012-13	MIA	23	41.7	25.9	8.4	6.6	1.8	0.8	9.2	18.8	49.1	1.6	4.2	37.5	5.9	7.6	77.7	58.5	1.6	6.8	3.0	960	193	152	41	18	70	43	+132
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.1	680	1997-98	CHI	21	41.5	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	107	74	32	12	45	47	+158
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	27.9	732	2018-19	TOR	24	39.1	30.5	9.1	3.9	1.7	0.7	10.1	20.7	49.0	2.3	6.0	37.9	8.0	9.0	88.4	61.9	2.3	6.8	3.1	939	218	94	40	17	74	56	+156
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.7	664	1993-94	HOU	23	43.0	28.9	11.0	4.3	1.7	4.0	11.6	22.3	51.9	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.6	7.0	79.5	56.8	2.4	8.7	3.6	989	254	98	40	92	83	82
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	27.7	634	2020-21	MIL	21	38.0	30.2	12.8	5.1	1.0	1.2	11.9	20.9	56.9	0.6	3.3	18.6	5.8	9.8	58.7	59.9	2.8	10.0	3.0	799	269	108	21	25	64	61	+130
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.5	570	2011-12	OKC	20	41.9	28.5	7.4	3.7	1.5	1.2	9.9	19.2	51.7	2.1	5.5	37.3	6.7	7.7	86.4	63.2	0.7	6.8	3.2	837	148	74	29	24	63	51	+70
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27.4	502	1961-62	LAL	13	43.9	38.6	17.7	3.6			14.3	32.7	43.8				10.0	12.9	77.4	50.3				571	230	47				45
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.2	759	1991-92	CHI	22	41.8	34.5	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	13.2	26.4	49.9	0.8	2.0	38.6	7.4	8.6	85.7	57.1	1.7	4.5	3.7	920	137	127	44	16	81	62
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.1	590	1996-97	CHI	19	42.3	31.1	7.9	4.8	1.6	0.9	11.9	26.2	45.6	0.7	3.5	19.4	6.5	7.8	83.1	52.4	2.2	5.7	2.6	804	150	91	30	17	49	46	+136

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21.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Allen

APG

6.3

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

7th

DRTG

113.5

15th

NETRTG

3.5

11th

3P%

36.9

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	PHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

5 - 2

117

Final

112

Cavaliers

4 - 3

Mon 2 Nov 2026

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PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

30.0

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.9

Dunn

2.8

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.5

Curry

TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

Gafford

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

122.1

121.4

120.9

119.2

117.1

DRtg Rankings

102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.7

108.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

9.2

Tank Leaderboard

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FanDuel Points Leaders

439.7

Dončić

399.5

Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

467

Dončić

394

Antetokounmpo

387.3

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.3

Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.3

Murray

37.4

Maxey

37.0

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.87

Dončić

1.77

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

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7-1

6-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-6

2-5

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	5	.286	4.5
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	4	.200	4.5
13	Clippers	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5