highest playoff plus minus per game by players who have won mvp

LeBron James has the highest +/- per game played by an MVP in a single NBA playoff run, with 8.71 in 2008-09.

Interpreted as:
highest playoff plus minus per game by players who have won mvp in a season
NAME +/-/GP MVP +/- GP SEASON TM MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1 LeBron James
L. James
8.71
1
+122
14
2008-09
CLE CLE
41.4
35.3
9.1
7.3
1.6
0.9
11.4
22.3
51.0
1.9
5.8
33.3
10.6
14.2
74.9
61.8
1.4
7.8
2.7
580
494
128
102
23
12
38
30
2 LeBron James
L. James
8.65
1
+199
23
2011-12
MIA MIA
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
697
224
129
43
16
81
47
3 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
7.76
1
+163
21
2014-15
GSW GSW
39.3
28.3
5.0
6.4
1.9
0.1
9.5
20.9
45.6
4.7
11.0
42.2
4.6
5.5
83.5
60.7
1.0
4.0
3.9
826
594
105
134
39
3
82
47
4 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
7.54
1
+181
24
2002-03
SAS SAS
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
593
369
127
15
79
76
78
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
7.52
1
+158
21
1997-98
CHI CHI
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
680
107
74
32
12
45
47
6 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
7.4
1
+111
15
2018-19
MIL MIL
34.3
25.5
12.2
4.9
1.2
2.0
8.6
17.4
49.4
1.2
3.7
32.7
7.1
11.2
63.7
57.2
2.4
9.8
3.3
514
383
183
73
18
30
50
48
7 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
6.44
1
+58
9
2001-02
SAS SAS
42.2
27.6
14.4
5.0
0.7
4.3
9.1
20.1
45.3
0.1
0.3
33.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.0
3.1
11.3
4.1
380
248
130
45
6
39
37
22
8 LeBron James
L. James
5.74
1
+132
23
2012-13
MIA MIA
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
596
193
152
41
18
70
43
9 Karl Malone
K. Malone
5.1
1
+102
20
1996-97
UTA UTA
40.8
26.0
11.4
2.9
1.4
0.8
9.4
21.5
43.5
0.1
0.1
50.0
7.2
10.0
72.0
50.1
3.0
8.4
2.7
816
519
228
57
27
15
54
59
10 Derrick Rose
D. Rose
5.06
1
+81
16
2010-11
CHI CHI
40.6
27.1
4.3
7.7
1.4
0.7
9.3
23.5
39.6
1.6
6.3
24.8
6.9
8.4
82.8
49.9
1.3
3.1
3.7
649
434
69
123
22
11
59
33
11 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5
1
+115
23
1999-00
LAL LAL
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
707
355
71
13
55
56
67
12 Steve Nash
S. Nash
4.4
1
+66
15
2004-05
PHX PHX
40.7
23.9
4.8
11.3
0.9
0.2
9.3
17.9
52.0
1.4
3.6
38.9
3.8
4.1
91.9
60.4
0.6
4.2
4.7
610
358
72
170
14
3
70
36
13 James Harden
J. Harden
4.35
1
+74
17
2017-18
HOU HOU
36.5
28.6
5.2
6.8
2.2
0.6
9.3
22.6
41.0
3.1
10.2
29.9
6.9
7.8
88.7
54.8
0.8
4.4
3.8
621
486
89
116
38
11
65
46
14 LeBron James
L. James
4
1
+44
11
2009-10
CLE CLE
41.8
29.1
9.3
7.6
1.7
1.8
9.6
19.2
50.2
1.8
4.5
40.0
8.0
10.9
73.3
60.7
1.4
7.9
3.8
460
320
102
84
19
20
42
23
15 Steve Nash
S. Nash
3.55
1
+71
20
2005-06
PHX PHX
39.9
20.4
3.7
10.2
0.4
0.3
7.3
14.6
50.2
1.6
4.4
36.8
4.2
4.6
91.2
61.5
0.5
3.2
3.4
798
407
73
204
8
5
67
38
16 Karl Malone
K. Malone
3.09
1
+34
11
1998-99
UTA UTA
41.0
21.8
11.3
4.7
1.2
0.7
7.8
18.7
41.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.2
7.8
79.1
49.2
3.3
8.0
3.6
451
240
124
52
13
8
40
37
17 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3.05
1
+64
21
2007-08
LAL LAL
41.1
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
18 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
3
1
+27
9
2019-20
MIL MIL
30.8
26.7
13.8
5.7
0.7
0.9
10.0
17.9
55.9
1.4
4.4
32.5
5.2
9.0
58.0
61.0
3.0
10.8
3.3
277
240
124
51
6
8
30
31
19 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3
1
+15
5
2016-17
OKC OKC
38.8
37.4
11.6
10.8
2.4
0.4
11.8
30.4
38.8
2.6
9.8
26.5
11.2
14.0
80.0
51.1
1.8
9.8
6.0
194
187
58
54
12
2
30
16
20 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2.67
1
+48
18
2015-16
GSW GSW
34.1
25.1
5.5
5.2
1.4
0.3
8.2
18.8
43.8
4.4
11.0
40.4
4.2
4.6
91.6
60.3
0.8
4.7
4.2
614
452
99
93
26
5
75
39
21 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
2.22
1
+40
18
2003-04
MIN MIN
43.5
24.3
14.6
5.1
1.3
2.3
9.3
20.7
45.2
0.3
0.9
31.3
5.4
6.9
77.6
51.3
2.2
12.4
4.2
783
438
263
92
24
41
75
57
22 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
0.92
1
+11
12
2023-24
DEN DEN
40.2
28.7
13.4
8.7
1.4
0.7
11.1
20.3
54.5
1.2
4.4
26.4
5.3
5.9
90.1
62.5
3.6
9.8
3.3
482
344
161
104
17
8
40
32
23 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
0.63
1
+12
19
2013-14
OKC OKC
42.9
29.6
8.9
3.9
1.0
1.3
10.2
22.2
46.0
2.3
6.6
34.4
6.9
8.6
81.0
57.0
1.3
7.6
3.8
815
563
170
75
19
25
72
41
24 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
0.05
1
+1
22
2000-01
PHI PHI
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
1,016
723
104
134
52
7
63
55
25 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
-0.67
1
-6
9
2022-23
PHI PHI
37.3
23.7
9.8
2.7
0.7
2.8
7.3
17.0
43.1
0.6
3.1
17.9
8.4
9.3
90.5
56.1
1.8
8.0
3.9
336
213
88
24
6
25
35
27
StatMuse has season-level data for +/- going back to the 1997 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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NBA Fantasy 2024-25

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM