how many nba players have averaged 40 minutes per game in the playoffs

Jim Pollard had 40.1 minutes per game in the playoffs in his career.

Interpreted as:
How many NBA players have averaged 40 or higher minutes per game in the playoffs?
NAME MPG GP 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 Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
40.1
43
14.1
8.0
3.2
5.1
13.9
36.9
3.9
5.1
76.1
43.7
1,724
608
345
137
111
2 George Senesky
G. Senesky
40.0
3
14.3
4.0
3.7
6.0
11.0
54.5
2.3
3.7
63.6
56.8
120
43
12
11
9
3 Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
40.5
2
8.5
3.5
5.5
2.5
14.0
17.9
3.5
6.0
58.3
25.5
81
17
7
11
10
4 Eddie Miller
E. Miller
46.5
2
16.5
18.0
2.5
6.5
17.0
38.2
3.5
8.0
43.8
40.2
93
33
36
5
9
5 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
40.3
88
25.5
14.8
2.7
8.7
20.8
41.8
8.0
10.4
77.4
50.1
3,545
2,240
1,304
241
277
6 Bill Russell
B. Russell
45.4
165
16.2
24.9
4.7
6.1
14.2
43.0
4.0
6.7
60.3
47.4
7,497
2,673
4,104
770
546
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41.1
134
27.0
12.9
4.0
10.4
23.6
43.9
6.3
8.2
77.1
49.7
5,510
3,623
1,724
541
435
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47.2
160
22.5
24.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
7,559
3,607
3,913
673
412
9 Jerry West
J. West
41.3
153
29.1
5.6
6.3
0.0
0.0
10.6
22.6
46.9
7.9
9.8
80.5
54.1
0.0
2.0
6,321
4,457
855
970
0
0
451
10 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
42.7
86
22.2
6.7
8.9
0.9
0.3
7.8
17.0
46.0
6.5
7.6
85.5
54.4
0.9
2.4
3,673
1,910
578
769
15
4
267
11 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
42.2
46
18.5
14.8
3.0
7.0
14.9
47.1
4.4
6.9
64.2
51.5
1,939
850
680
136
160
12 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
42.5
93
20.7
7.2
6.4
2.1
0.3
8.2
16.1
51.1
4.2
5.6
75.1
55.7
1.6
6.1
3,953
1,927
666
599
32
4
285
13 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
43.3
96
22.9
13.0
1.9
1.1
2.6
9.2
19.8
46.4
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.8
65.2
50.1
4.0
9.0
2.8
4,160
2,194
1,244
185
97
222
124
378
14 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
41.1
119
10.6
14.9
3.8
0.8
0.7
4.3
8.7
49.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
2.0
3.2
60.8
52.1
3.9
9.4
1.8
4,889
1,260
1,777
453
67
55
69
371
15 Connie Hawkins
C. Hawkins
41.7
12
19.3
11.4
4.8
1.4
0.2
6.9
17.5
39.5
5.5
6.8
81.5
47.2
2.8
5.2
500
232
137
57
7
1
35
16 Bob Love
B. Love
43.9
47
22.9
7.5
1.9
1.0
0.4
9.4
21.8
43.1
4.1
5.3
77.6
47.5
2.4
4.3
2,061
1,076
352
87
24
10
144
17 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
42.3
89
18.9
14.4
3.7
1.2
0.9
8.2
18.3
45.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.4
3.3
74.4
48.0
3.7
10.4
0.9
3,768
1,684
1,285
333
78
56
8
398
18 Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
40.8
38
13.9
5.0
6.2
1.7
0.3
5.2
13.4
38.9
3.5
4.5
78.4
45.4
1.3
3.5
1,549
530
191
234
47
9
154
19 Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
42.9
80
21.5
4.5
5.7
1.1
0.1
9.2
20.4
44.9
3.2
3.9
82.8
48.7
1.0
3.2
3,428
1,720
358
452
63
7
241
20 Moses Malone
M. Malone
40.4
94
22.1
13.8
1.4
0.9
1.6
8.0
16.7
47.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.1
8.0
76.2
54.7
5.4
8.4
2.6
3,796
2,077
1,295
136
84
151
215
244
21 Larry Bird
L. Bird
42.0
164
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
22 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41.8
179
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
23 Karl Malone
K. Malone
41.0
193
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
24 Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
40.0
54
14.2
4.9
6.6
2.1
0.4
5.2
14.0
37.0
2.3
6.6
35.0
1.6
2.3
68.3
47.4
1.2
3.7
3.0
2,161
769
266
357
116
24
162
102
+1
25 Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
41.3
64
20.4
4.7
6.2
1.9
0.8
7.1
15.9
44.8
1.6
4.2
38.0
4.5
6.1
74.6
54.8
1.6
3.2
2.9
2,640
1,304
303
394
119
48
188
197
-109
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