most minutes in nba playoff history

LeBron James has played the most career minutes in the playoffs, with 12,062 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
most minutes by a player in NBA playoff history
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1LeBron James
L. James
12,062
292
41.3
28.4
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
8,289
2,628
2,095
493
284
1,047
663
+1270
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
9,370
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
8.3
2.5
5,172
2,859
764
168
568
633
701
+1090
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
8,851
237
37.3
24.3
10.5
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.9
18.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
74.0
57.1
2.6
6.5
2.6
5,762
2,481
767
189
476
447
797
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
8,641
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
5,640
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
8,105
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
8,098
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
5,250
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
7,907
193
41.0
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
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
8Tony Parker
T. Parker
7,758
226
34.3
17.9
2.9
5.1
0.9
0.1
7.1
15.5
46.1
0.5
1.7
30.9
3.1
4.2
73.1
51.6
0.5
2.5
2.6
4,045
666
1,143
198
19
594
429
+581
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
7,559
160
47.2
22.5
24.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
3,607
3,913
673
412
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
7,538
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
3,701
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
7,497
165
45.4
16.2
24.9
4.7
6.1
14.2
43.0
4.0
6.7
60.3
47.4
2,673
4,104
770
546
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
7,474
179
41.8
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
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
13Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6,994
180
38.9
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
3,116
781
1,006
247
113
480
575
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6,893
170
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.8
47.7
2.2
6.1
35.6
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.2
4,985
1,327
709
172
204
550
427
+643
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
6,886
164
42.0
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
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
16John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
6,860
172
39.9
22.0
6.9
4.8
1.1
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.6
5.1
6.1
83.6
49.8
1.5
3.8
3,776
1,186
825
60
16
527
17Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
6,856
259
26.5
8.3
2.2
2.3
1.1
0.1
2.8
6.7
42.2
1.1
2.8
39.9
1.5
1.9
80.5
54.9
0.3
1.9
0.9
2,146
578
598
272
16
237
645
+725
18Robert Horry
R. Horry
6,823
244
28.0
7.9
5.6
2.4
1.1
0.9
2.7
6.4
42.6
1.1
3.0
35.9
1.4
2.0
72.2
54.6
1.7
3.9
1.2
1,939
1,361
575
276
225
282
717
+590
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
6,697
177
37.8
22.3
5.2
4.9
1.5
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
0.6
1.7
33.8
5.4
6.9
78.0
54.9
1.3
3.9
3.3
3,954
928
870
273
175
583
467
+432
20Al Horford
A. Horford
6,642
197
33.7
11.9
7.9
3.2
0.8
1.2
4.8
9.7
49.3
1.0
2.6
39.1
1.4
1.8
77.5
57.0
1.8
6.1
1.3
2,353
1,561
625
159
243
260
483
+50
21John Stockton
J. Stockton
6,398
182
35.2
13.4
3.3
10.1
1.9
0.3
4.7
9.9
47.3
0.6
1.9
32.6
3.4
4.2
81.0
56.8
0.9
2.5
2.8
2,436
608
1,839
338
50
517
539
+105
22Jerry West
J. West
6,321
153
41.3
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
4,457
855
970
0
0
451
23James Harden
J. Harden
6,268
173
36.2
22.5
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.5
2.5
7.4
34.0
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.6
0.7
4.8
3.4
3,895
948
1,125
282
98
590
512
+246
24Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
6,229
170
36.6
18.7
5.8
3.4
1.2
0.6
6.0
14.2
42.3
1.6
4.6
35.5
5.1
6.1
83.0
55.4
0.7
5.1
2.8
3,180
985
579
204
105
476
547
+160
25Robert Parish
R. Parish
6,177
184
33.6
15.3
9.6
1.3
0.8
1.7
6.2
12.2
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.2
72.2
54.7
3.1
6.5
2.1
2,820
1,765
234
145
309
365
617
-3
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1952 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.9

10th

DRTG

113.7

8th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.3

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
14
11
.560
5.5
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

12 - 12

99

Final

94

CLE Cavaliers

14 - 11

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM