lowest scoring playoff game ever with 40 minutes played

9 players are tied for the fewest points with 40+ minutes played in a playoff game, with 0 points. The first three are Trevor Ariza, Jason Kidd and Eric Williams.

Interpreted as:
lowest scoring playoff game ever with 40 or more minutes played by a player
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
0
42
5/28/2018
HOU HOU
vs
GSW GSW
7
2
2
0
0
12
0.0
0
9
0.0
0
0
0.0
3
4
2
4
-15
2Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
0
43
5/20/2004
NJN NJN
@
DET DET
5
7
3
0
0
8
0.0
0
3
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5
2
1
-19
3Eric Williams
E. Williams
0
40
5/10/2002
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
9
0
4
0
0
5
0.0
0
3
0.0
0
0
0.0
1
8
2
5
+11
4Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
0
40
6/3/1998
CHI CHI
@
UTA UTA
10
2
2
1
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2
8
1
3
-11
5Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
0
40
4/24/1998
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
8
5
1
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
4
4
3
6
+6
6Byron Scott
B. Scott
0
43
6/7/1991
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
1
3
0
0
0
8
0.0
0
3
0.0
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
1
2
3
7Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
0
47
6/1/1988
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
7
5
1
0
0
6
0.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7
4
4
8Paul Silas
P. Silas
0
42
5/30/1978
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
6
6
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
2
0.0
0.0
2
4
4
4
9Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
0
45
4/17/1977
CHI CHI
@
POR POR
1
10
3
0
0
4
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1
6
10Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
0
40
3/18/1957
PHI PHI
@
SYR SYR
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
1
41
5/24/2007
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
4
4
0
0
0
8
0.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
5.6
1
3
1
1
+14
12Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1
43
5/15/2006
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
10
1
1
3
0
2
0.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
17.4
6
4
2
3
+5
13Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1
41
5/30/2004
DET DET
@
IND IND
12
3
1
5
0
2
0.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
17.4
3
9
0
1
+22
14Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1
40
5/28/2004
DET DET
vs
IND IND
19
0
0
1
0
5
0.0
0
0
1
4
25.0
7.4
7
12
1
3
-6
15Anthony Mason
A. Mason
1
45
4/28/2000
CHA CHA
@
PHI PHI
9
7
1
0
0
7
0.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
6.3
2
7
4
5
-5
16Felton Spencer
F. Spencer
1
43
5/29/1994
UTA UTA
vs
HOU HOU
9
1
1
3
0
5
0.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
8.5
6
3
3
5
17Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
1
45
5/10/1992
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
9
3
2
0
0
9
0.0
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
5.1
3
6
3
4
18Don Chaney
D. Chaney
1
44
4/22/1977
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
7
4
3
0
0
8
0.0
1
2
50.0
5.6
2
5
3
19Lucius Allen
L. Allen
1
40
4/13/1973
MIL MIL
@
GSW GSW
1
5
0
9
0.0
1
2
50.0
5.1
2
20Johnny McCarthy
J. McCarthy
1
45
4/7/1960
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
8
9
0
6
0.0
1
1
100.0
7.8
4
21Tobias Harris
T. Harris
2
42
5/11/2023
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
6
3
2
2
1
7
14.3
0
1
0.0
0
0
14.3
1
5
0
2
-10
22Luol Deng
L. Deng
2
41
5/13/2016
MIA MIA
vs
TOR TOR
8
2
0
1
1
5
20.0
0
3
0.0
0
0
20.0
1
7
2
1
+11
23Steven Adams
S. Adams
2
41
5/6/2016
OKC OKC
vs
SAS SAS
11
1
0
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
53.2
3
8
1
3
-1
24Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
2
47
6/4/2015
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
15
1
1
1
1
4
25.0
0
0
0
0
25.0
6
9
2
3
-6
25Joakim Noah
J. Noah
2
46
4/23/2015
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
12
5
2
1
1
5
20.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
17.0
3
9
3
4
+4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1975 playoffs.

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1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
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115

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
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7
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6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
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9
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Pistons Pistons
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Knicks Knicks
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7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
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5
Raptors Raptors
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11
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6
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
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PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
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CHA CHA
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MEM MEM
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