most minutes per game by a dpoy

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most minutes per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season with 41.0 minutes per game in 1993-94.

Interpreted as:
most minutes per game by a dpoy in a regular season by a player
NAME MPG DPOY 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 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41.0
1
1993-94
HOU HOU
80
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40.4
1
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
3 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39.5
1
1992-93
HOU HOU
82
26.1
13.0
3.5
1.8
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
4 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
39.4
1
2002-03
DET DET
73
6.9
15.4
1.6
1.4
3.2
2.9
6.0
48.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.2
2.6
45.0
48.6
4.0
11.4
1.2
2,873
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
5 Gary Payton
G. Payton
39.0
1
1995-96
SEA SEA
81
19.3
4.2
7.5
2.9
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
3,162
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
6 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
38.9
1
1983-84
MIL MIL
79
20.9
6.7
4.5
1.4
0.3
7.1
14.2
49.8
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.7
7.9
84.8
59.1
2.7
4.0
2.7
3,075
1,654
528
358
108
27
217
204
7 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
38.1
1
1998-99
MIA MIA
46
20.1
11.0
1.6
0.7
3.9
7.0
13.8
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
8 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
37.8
1
1994-95
DEN DEN
82
11.5
12.5
1.4
0.5
3.9
4.3
7.7
55.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
65.4
59.5
3.9
8.7
2.3
3,100
946
1,029
113
40
321
192
284
9 David Robinson
D. Robinson
37.7
1
1991-92
SAS SAS
68
23.2
12.2
2.7
2.3
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
10 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
37.6
1
2010-11
ORL ORL
78
22.9
14.1
1.4
1.4
2.4
7.9
13.4
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
11.7
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
2,935
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
11 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
37.2
1
2003-04
IND IND
73
18.3
5.3
3.7
2.1
0.7
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.0
3.3
31.0
4.4
6.0
73.3
51.1
1.4
3.9
2.8
2,714
1,333
385
272
152
50
202
194
+486
12 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
37.2
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
80
13.3
11.6
1.4
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
13 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
36.5
1
2001-02
DET DET
80
7.6
13.0
1.4
1.7
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
138
278
70
178
+150
14 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
36.1
1
2004-05
DET DET
74
9.7
12.2
1.7
1.4
2.4
4.0
8.8
45.3
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.8
4.1
42.8
45.9
3.9
8.2
1.1
2,671
721
902
123
106
176
82
159
+343
15 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
35.7
1
2008-09
ORL ORL
79
20.6
13.8
1.4
1.0
2.9
7.1
12.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
2,821
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
16 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
35.7
1
1982-83
MIL MIL
76
22.5
5.8
3.9
1.5
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
17 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
35.6
1
1997-98
ATL ATL
82
13.4
11.4
1.0
0.4
3.4
4.9
9.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.0
58.4
3.4
8.0
2.0
2,917
1,101
932
82
34
277
168
254
+421
18 Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
35.5
1
1988-89
UTA UTA
82
6.2
10.3
1.0
0.5
3.8
2.3
5.0
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.4
66.0
51.3
2.8
7.5
1.7
2,914
508
843
83
40
315
142
290
19 Joakim Noah
J. Noah
35.3
1
2013-14
CHI CHI
80
12.6
11.3
5.4
1.2
1.5
4.8
10.0
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
53.1
3.5
7.7
2.4
2,820
1,007
900
431
99
121
194
245
+232
20 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
35.2
1
2005-06
DET DET
82
7.3
11.3
1.9
1.8
2.2
2.9
5.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.6
41.6
50.1
3.7
7.6
1.1
2,890
597
923
158
146
181
88
164
+598
21 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
35.1
1
1985-86
SAS SAS
82
17.0
6.3
5.5
3.7
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
22 Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
35.0
1
2012-13
MEM MEM
80
14.1
7.8
4.0
1.0
1.7
5.4
10.9
49.4
0.0
0.2
7.1
3.4
4.0
84.8
55.9
2.3
5.5
2.0
2,796
1,127
622
318
80
139
157
255
+434
23 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
34.8
1
1999-00
MIA MIA
79
21.7
9.5
1.6
0.5
3.7
8.3
15.0
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
7.4
71.1
59.6
2.7
6.8
2.7
2,748
1,718
753
123
40
294
217
308
+270
24 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
34.7
1
2009-10
ORL ORL
82
18.3
13.2
1.8
0.9
2.8
6.2
10.2
61.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.9
10.0
59.2
63.0
3.5
9.7
3.3
2,843
1,503
1,082
144
75
228
274
287
+619
25 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
34.5
1
2000-01
TOT
75
10.0
13.5
1.0
0.4
2.7
3.6
7.4
48.4
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.5
54.7
4.1
9.4
1.9
2,591
749
1,015
76
29
203
144
204
+51
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Last Game
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89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122
Wed
3/26
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
104-125

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM