highest playoff per 36 minutes ppg nba

LeBron James has put up 28.8 points per game in the playoffs when playing 36+ minutes in his career.

Interpreted as:
highest playoff per 36 or more minutes ppg by a player NBA
NAMEPPGMINGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
28.8
10,939
257
42.6
9.2
7.3
1.7
1.0
10.3
21.1
48.9
1.6
5.0
32.0
6.6
8.9
74.3
57.7
1.6
7.6
3.6
7,411
2,373
1,866
427
262
934
590
+785
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
28.4
7,518
176
42.7
5.6
5.2
1.5
0.6
10.2
22.7
44.9
1.4
4.3
33.2
6.5
8.0
81.7
54.1
1.2
4.5
3.1
4,992
992
910
266
113
550
540
+455
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.7
7,099
167
42.5
11.3
3.2
1.4
0.8
9.3
20.2
46.2
0.0
0.2
17.1
7.0
9.4
74.4
52.8
2.8
8.5
2.9
4,296
1,881
539
231
127
483
585
+177
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.9
7,084
167
42.4
6.5
5.8
2.1
0.9
12.4
25.5
48.7
0.8
2.5
31.9
8.3
10.0
83.0
56.7
1.7
4.8
3.2
5,666
1,078
964
354
154
527
520
+270
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
18.7
7,006
168
41.7
8.1
5.3
2.0
0.9
6.8
15.6
43.7
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
5.6
72.7
51.8
2.4
5.7
3.0
3,134
1,358
891
343
154
510
554
+188
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.7
6,657
161
41.3
12.8
3.4
0.8
2.6
9.0
17.8
50.4
0.0
0.2
13.8
5.8
8.5
67.7
55.1
3.6
9.2
2.8
3,817
2,067
548
128
417
455
473
+565
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.6
6,392
148
43.2
10.5
6.7
9.1
19.3
47.2
0.5
1.5
33.9
5.8
6.5
89.2
55.4
3,635
1,559
997
434
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20.1
6,385
153
41.7
8.2
12.4
1.9
0.3
6.9
14.0
49.4
0.3
1.3
24.0
5.9
7.0
84.4
58.7
3.9
3,069
1,251
1,891
296
52
604
427
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27.3
6,082
146
41.7
13.0
3.2
0.6
2.4
10.5
18.7
56.4
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.0
52.1
57.0
4.5
8.5
3.1
3,985
1,898
465
91
354
450
505
+495
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.7
5,923
139
42.6
8.3
4.3
1.1
1.3
10.3
21.9
47.2
2.3
6.4
35.3
7.7
8.9
86.7
59.4
0.8
7.5
3.3
4,261
1,151
601
152
175
462
354
+393
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
19.1
5,609
134
41.9
4.8
6.0
7.0
15.8
44.5
0.2
0.9
25.8
4.8
6.0
80.0
51.6
2,555
638
798
442
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
26.2
5,250
125
42.0
10.5
2.6
1.1
0.9
8.6
18.8
46.0
1.0
2.9
35.1
7.9
8.9
89.3
57.8
1.6
8.9
2.4
3,280
1,317
323
135
112
296
359
+22
13Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
14.7
5,143
124
41.5
7.4
8.6
2.0
0.3
5.2
13.1
39.8
1.5
4.9
31.5
2.8
3.5
78.6
50.2
1.5
5.8
3.1
1,820
915
1,070
247
42
385
300
+152
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.9
4,974
118
42.2
11.9
3.6
1.8
3.6
11.2
21.2
52.6
0.0
0.2
22.2
5.6
7.6
73.5
56.9
3.3
8.6
3.1
3,293
1,408
423
217
420
367
459
0
15Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.0
4,886
120
40.7
5.7
5.2
1.6
1.1
9.1
19.0
47.7
0.7
2.1
34.3
6.2
7.9
78.3
55.7
1.5
4.3
3.6
3,005
685
628
194
137
427
339
+211
16Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
22.1
4,709
115
40.9
7.3
6.5
2.0
0.9
8.0
17.7
45.0
1.1
3.6
30.7
5.1
6.4
79.3
53.8
2.6
4.7
2.9
2,539
840
751
235
100
337
400
+11
17Tony Parker
T. Parker
20.9
4,506
114
39.5
3.2
5.8
1.1
0.1
8.2
18.0
45.7
0.6
2.0
30.1
3.8
5.2
74.0
51.5
0.5
2.7
3.0
2,381
369
657
123
11
337
246
+383
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
22.3
4,432
105
42.2
6.8
4.3
1.4
0.8
7.0
16.7
41.8
1.6
4.9
32.6
6.7
8.0
84.3
55.2
0.9
5.9
3.4
2,340
717
451
151
87
357
354
-12
19John Stockton
J. Stockton
15.8
4,349
108
40.3
3.6
12.0
2.2
0.3
5.5
11.6
47.9
0.8
2.4
32.2
3.9
4.8
82.5
57.8
1.0
2.6
3.2
1,704
390
1,301
235
34
343
328
+107
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28.3
4,310
107
40.3
5.7
6.6
1.5
0.3
9.5
21.3
44.7
4.4
11.2
39.0
4.8
5.5
88.1
59.6
0.8
5.0
3.5
3,026
613
707
156
36
373
272
+631
21Horace Grant
H. Grant
13.1
4,227
103
41.0
9.6
2.4
1.1
1.2
5.4
9.8
55.0
0.0
0.1
14.3
2.3
3.2
72.6
58.4
3.5
6.1
1.1
1,349
987
245
116
122
114
306
+29
22Ray Allen
R. Allen
19.7
4,082
99
41.2
4.2
3.4
1.2
0.3
6.7
15.0
45.0
2.7
6.6
40.4
3.5
3.9
89.0
58.8
0.9
3.3
1.9
1,946
414
335
116
28
185
251
+296
23Julius Erving
J. Erving
23.5
4,054
102
39.7
7.4
4.6
9.1
18.4
49.5
0.1
0.4
24.1
5.3
6.7
78.6
55.1
2,399
751
470
282
24Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.7
4,053
96
42.2
13.7
4.3
1.6
0.9
8.8
17.4
50.7
0.5
2.2
22.7
6.6
9.1
72.3
57.7
4.5
9.2
3.2
2,370
1,315
416
152
89
303
317
+7
25Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
21.1
4,035
97
41.6
4.3
3.8
1.0
0.2
7.7
17.8
43.2
0.6
1.7
32.5
5.2
6.0
85.6
51.6
1.4
2.9
2.9
2,043
416
366
99
19
282
298
+318
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8.6

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6.9

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115.3

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
23
16
.590
5.5
5
21
15
.583
6.0
6
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22
18
.550
7.0
7
21
18
.538
7.5
8
20
18
.526
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/12
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/16
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/19
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2:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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25 - 14

134

Final

146

CLE Cavaliers

22 - 18

Sat 10 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
24
14
.632
4.0
3
24
14
.632
4.0
4
23
16
.590
5.5
5
21
15
.583
6.0
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
21
18
.538
7.5
8
20
18
.526
8.0
9
19
21
.475
10.0
10
18
20
.474
10.0
11
17
21
.447
11.0
12
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
24
.314
15.5
14
10
27
.270
17.5
15
8
31
.205
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
32
7
.821
2
27
11
.711
4.5
3
25
13
.658
6.5
4
25
14
.641
7.0
5
23
13
.639
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
23
15
.605
8.5
8
21
18
.538
11.0
9
19
20
.487
13.0
10
16
22
.421
15.5
11
15
23
.395
16.5
12
14
25
.359
18.0
13
13
25
.342
18.5
14
9
31
.225
23.5
15
8
30
.211
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/12
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111-109
Sat
12/13
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108-89
Sat
12/13
@
119-111
Sat
12/13
@
117-120
Sat
12/13
@
82-127

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/11
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3:00 PM
Sun
1/11
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3:30 PM
Sun
1/11
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6:00 PM
Sun
1/11
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1/11
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7:00 PM