most minutes per game in the 1982 finals

Magic Johnson had the most minutes per game in the 1982 NBA Finals with 41.7 minutes per game.

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Data note: Minutes Per Game: player game data complete from 1956-57 · postseason

	NAME	MPG	SEASON	SERIES	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	41.7	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	16.2	10.8	8.0	2.5	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	15	2	26	23
2	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	39.3	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	17.7	3.7	10.0	1.7	0.2	7.5	17.0	44.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.7	3.7	72.7	47.5	1.7	2.0	2.5	236	106	22	60	10	1	15	20
3	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	39.0	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	19.7	5.8	2.8	1.5	0.0	8.3	19.2	43.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	47.0	3.2	2.7	3.2	234	118	35	17	9	0	19	21
4	Julius Erving J. Erving	38.3	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	25.0	8.2	3.3	1.8	1.3	9.5	17.5	54.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	6.0	8.3	72.0	59.1	3.2	5.0	3.2	230	150	49	20	11	8	19	12
5	Andrew Toney A. Toney	37.8	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	26.0	2.7	7.8	1.2	0.0	10.7	20.2	52.9	0.5	1.0	50.0	4.2	4.8	86.2	58.3	0.8	1.8	3.2	227	156	16	47	7	0	19	23
6	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	37.2	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	14.7	2.5	8.7	2.0	0.2	6.0	14.0	42.9	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.7	3.5	76.2	47.2	0.8	1.7	2.8	223	88	15	52	12	1	17	12
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.3	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	18.0	7.7	3.8	1.3	3.2	7.2	13.5	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.7	6.8	53.7	54.5	2.2	5.5	2.7	212	108	46	23	8	19	16	21
8	Bobby Jones B. Jones	31.0	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	11.5	6.2	2.7	0.2	1.0	4.7	8.3	56.0	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.2	68.4	59.1	2.2	4.0	1.3	186	69	37	16	1	6	8	24
9	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	29.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	6.0	7.8	0.8	0.8	3.0	2.7	7.2	37.2	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.2	57.1	39.1	2.3	5.5	0.5	177	36	47	5	5	18	3	23
10	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	27.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	16.3	5.0	0.8	1.0	2.3	6.8	12.0	56.9	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.0	66.7	59.4	1.7	3.3	2.0	165	98	30	5	6	14	12	22
11	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	27.0	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	13.3	4.7	3.7	1.3	0.3	5.3	9.5	56.1	0.2	0.3	50.0	2.5	3.3	75.0	60.8	1.5	3.2	2.3	162	80	28	22	8	2	14	20
12	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	20.2	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	12.2	5.0	0.2	0.3	2.0	5.2	9.2	56.4	0.0	0.0		1.8	3.3	55.0	57.2	1.5	3.5	2.2	121	73	30	1	2	12	13	26
13	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	20.0	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	7.8	6.5	1.2	1.0	0.5	3.3	6.5	51.3	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.5	46.7	51.5	3.2	3.3	1.8	120	47	39	7	6	3	11	21
14	Mike Bantom M. Bantom	18.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	5.3	4.3	0.8	0.8	0.8	2.5	5.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.7	50.0	50.4	2.2	2.2	1.3	111	32	26	5	5	5	8	15
15	Clint Richardson C. Richardson	15.2	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	6.2	2.2	2.0	0.3	0.2	2.5	5.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.3	50.0	51.2	0.7	1.5	0.7	91	37	13	12	2	1	4	13
16	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	11.3	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	3	3.3	1.0	4.0	2.3	0.0	1.7	5.3	31.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		31.3	0.0	1.0	1.7	34	10	3	12	7	0	5	5
17	Mark Landsberger M. Landsberger	7.8	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	4	1.0	3.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.8	28.6	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	22.8	1.8	2.0	0.5	31	4	15	1	0	0	2	3
18	Earl Cureton E. Cureton	7.3	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	3	2.7	4.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	3.7	27.3	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.7	100.0	33.7	2.3	2.0	0.7	22	8	13	0	1	0	2	4
19	Clay Johnson C. Johnson	5.0	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	3	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	15	2	1	0	1	0	0	2
20	Steve Mix S. Mix	5.0	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	3	3.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	57.1	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	67.2	0.3	0.0	0.7	15	10	1	2	0	0	2	2
21	Franklin Edwards F. Edwards	3.0	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	1	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	2.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	2	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	5	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
23	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	2.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	2	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	5	0	0	5	1	0	1	0
24	Mike McGee M. McGee	2.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	2	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	5.5	45.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		45.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	5	10	2	0	0	0	0	0

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PPG

36.0

Dončić

RPG

8.2

Kessler

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.3

3rd

DRTG

113.7

18th

NETRTG

9.6

6th

3P%

39.2

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 1

103

Final

Clippers

1 - 3

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Magic Johnson had the most minutes per game in the 1982 NBA Finals with 41.7 minutes per game.

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