highest player efficiency rating in a playoff year with minimum 750 minutes

LeBron James has the highest PER with 750+ minutes played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 32.2 rating in 2017-18.

	NAME	PER	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	32.2	922	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	748	200	198	30	23	94	52	-22
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31.2	789	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	600	269	190	21	20	70	69	+169
3	LeBron James L. James	31	763	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	548	141	95	36	11	61	46	+60
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.5	1,000	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	707	355	71	13	55	56	67	+115
5	LeBron James L. James	30.3	983	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	697	224	129	43	16	81	47	+199
6	LeBron James L. James	30.2	762	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	580	226	184	26	18	84	40	+165
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30.1	783	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	666	128	114	39	17	45	58
8	LeBron James L. James	30	822	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	552	200	160	49	27	75	54	+209
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	29.7	769	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	582	204	73	26	30	53	56	+184
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	28.4	1,021	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	593	369	127	15	79	76	78	+181
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.3	758	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		515	253	78	20	39		41
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.3	776	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	541	239	54	10	48	62	62	+118
13	LeBron James L. James	28.1	960	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	596	193	152	41	18	70	43	+132
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.1	872	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	680	107	74	32	12	45	47	+158
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	27.9	939	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	732	218	94	40	17	74	56	+156
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.7	989	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	664	254	98	40	92	83	82
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	27.7	799	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	634	269	108	21	25	64	61	+130
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.5	837	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	570	148	74	29	24	63	51	+70
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.2	920	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	759	137	127	44	16	81	62
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.1	804	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	590	150	91	30	17	49	46	+136
21	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	26.9	959	2005-06	MIA	23	41.7	28.4	5.9	5.7	2.2	1.1	9.5	19.2	49.7	0.6	1.6	37.8	8.8	10.9	80.8	59.3	1.2	4.7	3.9	654	135	132	51	26	90	71	+134
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26.8	940	2008-09	LAL	23	40.9	30.2	5.3	5.5	1.7	0.9	10.5	23.0	45.7	1.6	4.6	34.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	56.4	0.8	4.5	2.6	695	123	126	38	21	59	59	+181
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	26.8	983	2005-06	DAL	23	42.7	27.0	11.7	2.9	1.1	0.6	8.5	18.2	46.8	1.0	2.9	34.3	8.9	10.0	89.5	59.6	2.0	9.6	2.1	620	268	67	25	14	49	64	+108
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.7	929	1994-95	HOU	22	42.2	33.0	10.3	4.5	1.2	2.8	13.9	26.2	53.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.0	7.4	68.1	56.0	2.0	8.3	3.1	725	227	98	26	62	69	95
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	26.3	828	2010-11	MIA	21	39.4	24.5	7.1	4.4	1.6	1.3	8.6	17.8	48.5	0.7	2.5	26.9	6.6	8.5	77.7	57.0	2.0	5.1	3.0	515	150	92	34	28	64	53	+46

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

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

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

LeBron James has the highest PER with 750+ minutes played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 32.2 rating in 2017-18.

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5.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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28.8

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11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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