highest usage rate in nba playoff game

Willy Hernangomez has the highest career usage percentage in the playoffs, at 87.0 percent.

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highest usage rate by a player in NBA playoff game
NAMEUSG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Willy Hernangomez
W. Hernangomez
87.0
1
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
-2
2Kevin Brooks
K. Brooks
73.0
2
2.5
2.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.5
28.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
31.7
0.5
0.5
0.0
5
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
3Duane Cooper
D. Cooper
65.6
2
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
4Dalton Knecht
D. Knecht
58.9
2
2.0
2.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.5
40.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
+1
5Anthony Roberson
A. Roberson
57.5
1
4.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
4
8
1
0
2
0
1
0
+8
6Mike Niles
M. Niles
55.8
2
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7Michael Young
M. Young
55.5
3
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.3
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
8Malcolm Delaney
M. Delaney
54.2
1
3.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
103.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Derrick Brown
D. Brown
49.9
2
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
10Stephen Graham
S. Graham
49.9
2
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
5
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
-1
11Donnie Boyce
D. Boyce
48.8
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Jordan McRae
J. McRae
46.6
2
2.0
4.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
112.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
4
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
+11
13Gerald Brown
G. Brown
46.5
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Ty-Shon Alexander
T. Alexander
46.0
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
15Vassilis Spanoulis
V. Spanoulis
45.8
1
3.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
69.4
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
+10
16Harry Giles III
H. Giles III
45.5
1
4.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
4
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
+2
17Tremont Waters
T. Waters
44.1
4
2.0
1.0
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.3
20.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.5
0.8
66.7
31.6
0.0
0.3
0.5
8
4
1
3
1
0
2
0
-1
18Sundiata Gaines
S. Gaines
43.9
5
1.4
2.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.2
83.3
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
79.9
0.2
0.2
0.0
7
11
2
0
0
0
0
1
+7
19Leon Wood
L. Wood
43.9
10
2.1
2.2
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.5
40.0
0.2
0.3
66.7
0.8
1.0
80.0
56.7
0.0
0.1
0.3
21
22
1
3
0
0
3
0
20Corey Crowder
C. Crowder
43.8
4
3.0
2.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.3
55.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
53.0
0.3
0.3
0.5
12
10
2
1
1
0
2
1
21Steve Hayes
S. Hayes
43.8
1
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
22Mike Brittain
M. Brittain
43.8
1
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
23John Holland
J. Holland
43.4
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
24John Stroeder
J. Stroeder
42.6
1
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Priest Lauderdale
P. Lauderdale
42.3
3
2.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
1.0
7
0
2
0
0
0
3
1
-10
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40
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.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
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.636
6.0
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.556
10.5
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.518
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.473
15.0
10
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.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
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.607
8.0
7
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12.5
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.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
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33
.377
20.5
12
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.352
22.0
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.321
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