most nba playoffs minutes played

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

Interpreted as:
most NBA playoffs minutes played by a player
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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
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StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1952 playoffs.

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
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24
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.545
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.523
9.5
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.488
11.0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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136

Final

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
26
19
.578
7.0
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
23
21
.523
9.5
9
21
22
.488
11.0
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
25
20
.556
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
16.5
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
29
.341
21.0
14
12
32
.273
24.0
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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12/25
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126-111
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12/25
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117-138
Thu
12/25
@
120-105
Thu
12/25
@
140-122
Thu
12/25
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
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8:00 PM
Wed
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