most mpg in a single playoffs by a player and won a championship since 1980

Since 1979-80, Larry Bird has played the most minutes per game with more than 0 championships in a single NBA playoff run with 44.1 minutes per game in 1980-81.

NAME MPG CHAMPS 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 Larry Bird
L. Bird
44.1
1
1980-81
BOS BOS
17
21.9
14.0
6.1
2.3
1.0
8.6
18.4
47.0
0.2
0.5
37.5
4.5
5.0
89.4
53.2
2.9
11.1
3.6
750
373
238
103
39
17
62
53
2 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43.8
1
2001-02
LAL LAL
19
26.6
5.8
4.6
1.4
0.9
9.8
22.7
43.4
1.2
3.1
37.9
5.8
7.6
75.9
51.1
1.5
4.4
2.8
833
506
111
87
27
17
54
65
+66
3 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
43.5
1
1999-00
LAL LAL
23
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
+115
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43.4
1
2000-01
LAL LAL
16
29.4
7.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
10.5
22.4
46.9
0.7
2.1
32.4
7.8
9.4
82.1
55.5
1.8
5.4
3.2
694
471
116
97
25
12
51
53
+213
5 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
43.1
1
1998-99
SAS SAS
17
23.2
11.5
2.8
0.8
2.6
8.5
16.6
51.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.3
8.4
74.8
57.3
3.2
8.2
3.1
733
395
195
48
13
45
52
50
+111
6 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
43.0
1
1993-94
HOU HOU
23
28.9
11.0
4.3
1.7
4.0
11.6
22.3
51.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.6
7.0
79.5
56.8
2.4
8.7
3.6
989
664
254
98
40
92
83
82
7 Larry Bird
L. Bird
42.8
1
1985-86
BOS BOS
18
25.9
9.3
8.2
2.1
0.6
9.5
18.4
51.7
1.3
3.1
41.1
5.6
6.1
92.7
61.5
1.9
7.4
2.6
770
466
168
148
37
11
47
55
8 LeBron James
L. James
42.7
1
2011-12
MIA MIA
23
30.3
9.7
5.6
1.9
0.7
10.9
21.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
25.9
7.5
10.2
73.9
57.6
2.3
7.4
3.5
983
697
224
129
43
16
81
47
+199
9 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
42.5
1
2002-03
SAS SAS
24
24.7
15.4
5.3
0.6
3.3
9.1
17.2
52.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.5
9.7
67.7
57.7
4.0
11.4
3.2
1,021
593
369
127
15
79
76
78
+181
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42.3
1
1996-97
CHI CHI
19
31.1
7.9
4.8
1.6
0.9
11.9
26.2
45.6
0.7
3.5
19.4
6.5
7.8
83.1
52.4
2.2
5.7
2.6
804
590
150
91
30
17
49
46
+136
11 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
42.3
1
2000-01
LAL LAL
16
30.4
15.4
3.2
0.4
2.4
11.9
21.5
55.5
0.0
0.0
6.6
12.5
52.5
56.4
5.7
9.8
3.6
676
487
247
51
7
38
57
55
+186
12 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42.2
1
1994-95
HOU HOU
22
33.0
10.3
4.5
1.2
2.8
13.9
26.2
53.1
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.0
7.4
68.1
56.0
2.0
8.3
3.1
929
725
227
98
26
62
69
95
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41.8
1
1991-92
CHI CHI
22
34.5
6.2
5.8
2.0
0.7
13.2
26.4
49.9
0.8
2.0
38.6
7.4
8.6
85.7
57.1
1.7
4.5
3.7
920
759
137
127
44
16
81
62
14 Larry Bird
L. Bird
41.8
1
1983-84
BOS BOS
23
27.5
11.0
5.9
2.3
1.2
10.0
19.0
52.4
0.3
0.7
41.2
7.3
8.3
87.9
60.7
2.7
8.3
3.8
961
632
252
136
54
27
87
71
15 LeBron James
L. James
41.7
1
2012-13
MIA MIA
23
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
+132
16 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
41.7
1
2005-06
MIA MIA
23
28.4
5.9
5.7
2.2
1.1
9.5
19.2
49.7
0.6
1.6
37.8
8.8
10.9
80.8
59.3
1.2
4.7
3.9
959
654
135
132
51
26
90
71
+134
17 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
41.5
1
1992-93
CHI CHI
19
20.1
6.9
5.6
2.2
0.7
8.0
17.2
46.5
0.2
0.9
17.6
3.9
6.1
63.8
50.4
1.9
5.0
3.7
789
381
132
107
41
13
71
62
18 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41.5
1
1997-98
CHI CHI
21
32.4
5.1
3.5
1.5
0.6
11.6
25.0
46.2
0.6
2.0
30.2
8.6
10.6
81.2
54.5
1.6
3.5
2.1
872
680
107
74
32
12
45
47
+158
19 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
41.4
1
1990-91
CHI CHI
17
21.6
8.9
5.8
2.5
1.1
8.4
16.6
50.4
0.2
1.0
23.5
4.7
5.9
79.2
56.4
2.2
6.7
3.2
704
368
151
99
42
19
55
58
20 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
41.2
1
1995-96
CHI CHI
18
16.9
8.5
5.9
2.6
0.9
6.2
15.9
39.0
1.7
5.8
28.6
2.8
4.4
63.8
47.3
3.4
5.1
2.3
742
305
153
107
47
16
41
51
21 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41.2
1
1992-93
CHI CHI
19
35.1
6.7
6.0
2.1
0.9
13.2
27.8
47.5
1.5
3.8
38.9
7.2
8.9
80.5
55.3
1.7
5.1
2.4
783
666
128
114
39
17
45
58
22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41.2
1
1979-80
LAL LAL
15
31.9
12.1
3.1
1.1
3.9
13.2
23.1
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.5
7.0
79.0
61.1
3.4
8.7
3.7
618
479
181
46
17
58
55
51
23 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
41.1
1
1979-80
LAL LAL
16
18.3
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
24 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40.9
1
2008-09
LAL LAL
23
30.2
5.3
5.5
1.7
0.9
10.5
23.0
45.7
1.6
4.6
34.9
7.6
8.6
88.3
56.4
0.8
4.5
2.6
940
695
123
126
38
21
59
59
+181
25 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
40.9
1
1991-92
CHI CHI
22
19.5
8.8
6.7
1.9
1.1
6.9
14.8
46.8
0.3
1.1
25.0
5.4
7.0
76.1
54.4
2.7
6.1
3.2
899
428
193
147
41
25
70
72
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1952 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

Fri 16 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

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
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM