highest player efficiency rating in a playoff year with minimum 983 minutes

Shaquille O'Neal has the highest PER with 983+ minutes played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 30.5 rating in 1999-00.

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Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52 · postseason

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	24.9	1,026	1992-93	PHX	24	42.8	26.6	13.6	4.3	1.6	1.0	9.6	20.1	47.7	0.4	1.9	22.2	7.0	9.1	77.1	55.2	3.9	9.7	2.1	638	326	102	39	25	50	73
7	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23	987	2007-08	BOS	26	38.0	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	530	274	87	35	29	55	74	+186
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	22.5	1,016	2000-01	PHI	22	46.2	32.9	4.7	6.1	2.4	0.3	11.7	30.0	38.9	2.2	6.5	33.8	7.3	9.5	77.4	48.0	0.7	4.0	2.9	723	104	134	52	7	63	55	+1
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	21.8	1,015	1986-87	BOS	23	44.1	27.0	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	9.4	19.7	47.6	0.6	1.8	34.1	7.7	8.4	91.2	57.7	1.8	8.3	3.1	622	231	165	27	19	71	55
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	20.6	1,032	1993-94	NYK	25	41.3	21.9	11.7	2.6	1.3	3.0	8.4	19.2	43.7	0.2	0.4	36.4	4.9	6.5	75.5	49.5	3.5	8.2	3.3	547	293	65	32	76	83	94
11	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	20	985	2004-05	DET	25	39.4	18.7	4.3	6.5	1.0	0.2	5.8	13.6	42.8	1.8	5.0	34.9	5.3	6.0	89.3	57.7	0.9	3.4	2.0	467	108	162	25	5	49	71	+114
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	17.6	983	2021-22	BOS	24	41.0	25.6	6.7	6.2	1.2	0.9	8.4	19.7	42.6	3.2	8.2	39.3	5.7	7.1	80.0	56.2	1.0	5.7	4.2	615	161	148	29	21	100	72	+108
13	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	17.4	990	2007-08	BOS	26	38.1	19.7	5.0	4.6	1.1	0.3	6.3	14.2	44.1	1.7	4.6	36.1	5.5	6.8	80.2	57.0	0.8	4.2	3.2	511	129	119	28	8	82	90	+135
14	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	16.9	986	2008-09	ORL	24	41.1	19.0	6.4	2.9	1.0	0.5	6.5	14.5	44.8	2.2	5.5	39.4	3.8	4.8	78.4	57.0	1.2	5.2	2.1	455	153	70	25	13	50	50	+49
15	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	15.9	992	1993-94	NYK	25	39.7	13.2	11.7	2.4	1.4	0.2	5.0	10.5	47.7	0.0	0.0		3.2	4.1	77.5	53.6	4.6	7.0	2.6	329	292	59	35	5	65	87
16	Ray Allen R. Allen	14.9	987	2007-08	BOS	26	38.0	15.6	3.8	2.7	0.9	0.3	5.1	12.0	42.8	2.1	5.3	39.6	3.2	3.5	91.3	57.6	1.0	2.8	1.5	405	98	71	24	8	38	63	+152
17	Tayshaun Prince T. Prince	13.8	1,023	2004-05	DET	25	40.9	13.4	6.3	3.3	1.0	0.4	5.3	12.3	43.3	0.9	2.4	36.7	1.9	2.4	80.0	50.4	2.2	4.1	1.5	336	158	83	26	9	37	50	+133
18	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	13.7	1,079	2004-05	DET	25	43.2	20.0	4.3	4.3	0.8	0.1	7.9	17.5	45.3	0.4	1.4	29.4	3.8	4.8	79.8	51.2	1.2	3.1	3.1	501	108	107	21	3	78	79	+114
19	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	13.5	1,071	1992-93	PHX	24	44.6	15.4	5.8	3.7	1.4	1.2	5.6	13.0	43.1	2.3	5.7	39.4	2.0	2.9	69.6	54.2	1.2	4.6	1.3	370	140	88	33	28	32	57

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Team Leaders

PPG

39.3

Dončić

RPG

10.8

Kessler

APG

7.9

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.4

1st

DRTG

114.7

18th

NETRTG

7.7

8th

3P%

38.4

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

10 - 2

124

Final

114

Hawks

7 - 5

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Shaquille O'Neal has the highest PER with 983+ minutes played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 30.5 rating in 1999-00.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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13.6

12.8

9.1

8.8

8.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

4.4

2.5

2.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

73.4

73.0

72.2

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

694.7

639.1

535.1

675.3

673.5

559

39.9

36.5

36.4

37.1

36.9

36.5

2.12

1.76

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