LeBron James has the highest +/- per game played by an MVP in a single NBA playoff run, with 8.71 in 2008-09.
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highest plus minus per game for NBA mvp in a season by a player in playoff| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | L. James | 8.71 | 1 | +122 | 14 | 2008-09 | 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 |  | L. James | 8.65 | 1 | +199 | 23 | 2011-12 | 42.8 | 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 |  | S. Curry | 7.76 | 1 | +163 | 21 | 2014-15 | 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 |  | T. Duncan | 7.54 | 1 | +181 | 24 | 2002-03 | 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 |  | M. Jordan | 7.52 | 1 | +158 | 21 | 1997-98 | 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 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 7.4 | 1 | +111 | 15 | 2018-19 | 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 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 7.22 | 1 | +166 | 23 | 2024-25 | 37.0 | 29.9 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 21.9 | 46.2 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 28.3 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 87.6 | 57.4 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 851 | 688 | 123 | 150 | 38 | 20 | 60 | 65 | |
| 8 | | T. Duncan | 6.44 | 1 | +58 | 9 | 2001-02 | 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 | |
| 9 | | L. James | 5.74 | 1 | +132 | 23 | 2012-13 | 41.8 | 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 | |
| 10 |  | K. Malone | 5.1 | 1 | +102 | 20 | 1996-97 | 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 | |
| 11 |  | D. Rose | 5.06 | 1 | +81 | 16 | 2010-11 | 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 | |
| 12 |  | S. O'Neal | 5 | 1 | +115 | 23 | 1999-00 | 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 | ||
| 13 |  | S. Nash | 4.4 | 1 | +66 | 15 | 2004-05 | 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 | |
| 14 |  | J. Harden | 4.35 | 1 | +74 | 17 | 2017-18 | 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 | |
| 15 | | L. James | 4 | 1 | +44 | 11 | 2009-10 | 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 | |
| 16 | | S. Nash | 3.55 | 1 | +71 | 20 | 2005-06 | 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 | |
| 17 | | K. Malone | 3.09 | 1 | +34 | 11 | 1998-99 | 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 | |
| 18 |  | K. Bryant | 3.05 | 1 | +64 | 21 | 2007-08 | 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 | |
| 19 | | G. Antetokounmpo | 3 | 1 | +27 | 9 | 2019-20 | 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 | |
| 20 |  | R. Westbrook | 3 | 1 | +15 | 5 | 2016-17 | 38.9 | 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 | |
| 21 | | S. Curry | 2.67 | 1 | +48 | 18 | 2015-16 | 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 | |
| 22 |  | K. Garnett | 2.22 | 1 | +40 | 18 | 2003-04 | 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 | |
| 23 |  | N. Jokić | 0.92 | 1 | +11 | 12 | 2023-24 | 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 | |
| 24 |  | K. Durant | 0.63 | 1 | +12 | 19 | 2013-14 | 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 | |
| 25 |  | A. Iverson | 0.05 | 1 | +1 | 22 | 2000-01 | 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 | |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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