lowest plus minus per game for nba mvp in playoff

Nikola Jokić has the lowest +/- per game played by an MVP in a single NBA playoff run, with -8.8 in the 2022 Western Conference First Round.

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lowest 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
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	-8.8	1	-44	5	2021-22	DEN	34.2	31.0	13.2	5.8	1.6	1.0	12.2	21.2	57.5	1.0	3.6	27.8	5.6	6.6	84.8	64.3	3.4	9.8	4.8	171	155	66	29	8	5	24	20
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	-5.7	1	-57	10	2020-21	DEN	34.5	29.8	11.6	5.0	0.6	0.9	11.6	22.8	50.9	2.0	5.3	37.7	4.6	5.5	83.6	59.1	3.7	7.9	2.4	345	298	116	50	6	9	24	23
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	-4.33	1	-26	6	2006-07	DAL	39.8	19.7	11.3	2.3	1.8	1.3	6.0	15.7	38.3	0.7	3.2	21.1	7.0	8.3	84.0	50.9	4.2	7.2	2.3	239	118	68	14	11	8	14	20
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	-0.67	1	-6	9	2022-23	PHI	37.4	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
5	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	0.05	1	+1	22	2000-01	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
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	0.63	1	+12	19	2013-14	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
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	0.92	1	+11	12	2023-24	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
8	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	2.22	1	+40	18	2003-04	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
9	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2.6	1	+39	15	2025-26	OKC	36.3	27.6	2.9	7.9	1.3	0.9	8.8	19.0	46.3	1.2	3.9	30.5	8.8	9.9	89.2	59.1	0.4	2.5	3.1	544	414	44	119	19	13	46	34
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2.67	1	+48	18	2015-16	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
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	3	1	+27	9	2019-20	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
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	3	1	+15	5	2016-17	OKC	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
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	3.05	1	+64	21	2007-08	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
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	3.09	1	+34	11	1998-99	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
15	Steve Nash S. Nash	3.55	1	+71	20	2005-06	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	LeBron James L. James	4	1	+44	11	2009-10	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
17	James Harden J. Harden	4.35	1	+74	17	2017-18	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
18	Steve Nash S. Nash	4.4	1	+66	15	2004-05	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
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5	1	+115	23	1999-00	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
20	Derrick Rose D. Rose	5.06	1	+81	16	2010-11	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
21	Karl Malone K. Malone	5.1	1	+102	20	1996-97	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
22	LeBron James L. James	5.74	1	+132	23	2012-13	MIA	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
23	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	6.44	1	+58	9	2001-02	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
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	7.22	1	+166	23	2024-25	OKC	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
25	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	7.4	1	+111	15	2018-19	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

Nikola Jokić has the lowest +/- per game played by an MVP in a single NBA playoff run, with -8.8 in the 2022 Western Conference First Round.

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4,039.7

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4,298.5

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