Larry Bird played the most minutes per game in 1986-87 with 40.6 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:

leader in minutes with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 1987 season NBA

	NAME	MPG	SEASON	TM	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	40.6	1986-87	BOS	74	28.1	9.2	7.6	1.8	0.9	10.6	20.2	52.5	1.2	3.0	40.0	5.6	6.1	91.0	61.2	1.7	7.5	3.2	3,005	2,076	682	566	135	70	240	185
2	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	40.3	1986-87	PHI	68	23.0	14.6	4.9	1.8	1.5	8.2	13.8	59.4	0.3	1.5	20.2	6.3	8.3	76.1	66.0	5.7	8.9	4.7	2,740	1,564	994	331	119	104	322	252
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40.0	1986-87	CHI	82	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
4	Kevin McHale K. McHale	39.7	1986-87	BOS	77	26.1	9.9	2.6	0.5	2.2	10.3	17.0	60.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.6	6.6	83.6	65.5	3.2	6.7	2.6	3,060	2,008	763	198	38	172	197	240
5	Rodney McCray R. McCray	38.7	1986-87	HOU	81	14.4	7.1	5.4	1.1	0.7	5.3	9.7	55.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	4.9	77.9	61.2	2.3	4.8	2.6	3,136	1,170	578	434	88	53	208	172
6	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	38.6	1986-87	PHI	68	15.6	3.2	7.9	2.6	0.2	6.1	11.6	52.7	0.1	0.3	23.5	3.3	4.3	77.7	57.9	0.7	2.5	2.5	2,624	1,061	215	538	180	15	173	109
7	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	38.3	1986-87	POR	79	26.9	3.2	2.8	0.7	0.2	10.2	19.6	52.3	0.5	1.0	48.1	5.9	6.7	88.6	59.7	1.1	2.1	1.8	3,029	2,122	251	220	52	17	139	137
8	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	38.0	1986-87	POR	82	21.7	6.3	6.9	2.5	0.9	8.6	17.2	50.2	0.1	0.6	23.4	4.4	5.7	76.0	55.2	2.8	3.5	3.1	3,114	1,782	518	566	204	71	253	281
9	Alex English A. English	37.6	1986-87	DEN	82	28.6	4.2	5.1	0.9	0.3	11.8	23.4	50.3	0.0	0.2	26.7	5.0	5.9	84.4	54.9	1.8	2.4	2.6	3,085	2,345	344	422	73	21	214	216
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	37.6	1986-87	ATL	79	29.0	6.3	3.3	1.5	0.6	10.5	22.6	46.3	0.4	1.3	29.2	7.7	9.4	81.8	54.3	2.7	3.6	2.7	2,969	2,294	494	261	117	51	215	149
11	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	37.5	1986-87	SEA	82	24.9	5.5	2.9	1.3	0.4	9.6	18.5	51.6	1.0	2.9	35.8	4.7	6.0	78.7	58.8	2.3	3.2	2.9	3,073	2,041	447	238	104	32	238	267
12	Robert Parish R. Parish	37.4	1986-87	BOS	80	17.5	10.6	2.2	0.8	1.8	7.4	13.2	55.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.9	73.5	58.8	3.2	7.5	2.4	2,995	1,403	851	173	64	144	191	266
13	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	37.4	1986-87	GSW	82	18.8	3.3	10.3	1.8	0.2	6.1	12.6	48.8	0.9	2.3	38.4	5.6	6.5	86.0	60.8	0.7	2.6	3.4	3,064	1,541	268	848	146	18	280	199
14	Ron Harper R. Harper	37.4	1986-87	CLE	82	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
15	Fat Lever F. Lever	37.2	1986-87	DEN	82	18.9	8.9	8.0	2.5	0.4	7.8	16.7	46.9	0.3	1.1	23.9	3.0	3.8	78.2	51.5	2.6	6.3	2.0	3,054	1,552	729	654	201	34	167	219
16	Larry Nance L. Nance	37.2	1986-87	PHX	69	22.5	8.7	3.4	1.2	2.1	8.5	15.4	55.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.5	7.1	77.3	60.7	2.7	6.0	2.2	2,569	1,552	599	233	86	148	149	223
17	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	37.2	1986-87	DET	81	20.6	3.9	10.0	1.9	0.2	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.2	1.2	19.4	4.9	6.4	76.8	52.8	1.0	2.9	4.2	3,013	1,671	319	813	153	20	343	251
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	37.1	1986-87	BOS	79	13.4	3.3	7.5	1.1	0.5	5.4	12.1	44.4	0.1	0.8	11.3	2.6	3.2	83.3	49.9	0.6	2.7	2.2	2,933	1,062	261	594	87	38	177	201
19	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	37.0	1986-87	SEA	82	23.0	8.6	2.5	1.4	0.6	9.8	19.3	50.9	0.0	0.2	21.4	3.4	4.8	69.6	53.8	4.1	4.5	2.9	3,031	1,890	705	207	115	52	234	300
20	James Donaldson J. Donaldson	36.9	1986-87	DAL	82	10.8	11.9	0.8	0.6	1.7	3.8	6.5	58.6	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.0	81.2	65.8	3.6	8.3	1.3	3,028	889	973	63	51	136	104	191
21	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	36.8	1986-87	SEA	82	23.3	6.6	3.0	1.0	0.6	8.0	17.6	45.6	0.7	1.8	37.2	6.5	7.7	84.9	55.4	2.0	4.7	3.3	3,018	1,909	545	245	81	50	268	307
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	36.8	1986-87	HOU	75	23.4	11.4	2.9	1.9	3.4	9.0	17.8	50.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.3	7.6	70.2	55.4	4.2	7.2	3.0	2,760	1,755	858	220	140	254	228	294
23	Michael Cage M. Cage	36.5	1986-87	LAC	80	15.7	11.5	1.6	1.2	0.8	5.7	11.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.8	73.0	57.9	4.4	7.1	2.1	2,922	1,255	922	131	99	67	171	221
24	Reggie Theus R. Theus	36.4	1986-87	SAC	79	20.3	3.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	7.3	15.5	47.2	0.2	1.0	21.8	5.4	6.3	86.7	55.5	1.1	2.3	3.7	2,872	1,600	266	692	78	16	289	208
25	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	36.3	1986-87	CHI	82	14.5	13.1	3.6	1.0	0.4	5.7	12.8	44.5	0.1	0.4	36.7	3.0	4.4	68.6	49.3	3.6	9.5	3.6	2,980	1,192	1,074	296	85	36	299	315

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RPG

10.7

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8.1

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
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30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

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Davison

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127.8

126.0

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114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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105.7

107.4

108.1

108.5

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616.5

Cunningham

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44.2

Lanier

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Smith

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Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.1

Cunningham

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2.00

Richardson

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Lanier

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Wembanyama

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Richardson

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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