most playoff minutes played by a player with 1 mvp in a decade since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has played the most minutes in the playoffs when winning the MVP award 1+ time, with 7,420 minutes on the court in the 2010s.

Interpreted as:
most playoff minutes played by a player with 1 or more mvp in a decade since 1980
NAME MIN MVP DECADE GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
7,420
3
2010s
179
41.5
28.8
9.1
7.0
1.8
1.0
10.5
20.7
50.4
1.6
4.6
34.2
6.3
8.4
74.2
58.8
1.6
7.5
3.6
5,150
1,626
1,251
321
184
643
422
+925
2 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
6,220
1
2000s
147
42.3
27.6
5.5
5.2
1.5
0.7
9.9
22.0
45.0
1.3
4.0
33.4
6.5
7.9
81.5
54.2
1.1
4.4
3.0
4,053
802
765
226
103
447
454
+528
3 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
6,204
2
1980s
158
39.3
19.0
7.7
12.4
2.1
0.4
6.8
13.2
51.8
0.1
0.7
20.6
5.1
6.2
82.6
59.4
1.9
5.8
3.6
2,999
1,220
1,965
324
63
571
450
4 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6,176
3
1980s
145
42.6
24.5
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
0.5
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
3,559
1,547
932
277
135
463
421
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5,895
4
1990s
142
41.5
32.9
6.3
5.5
2.0
0.8
12.2
25.3
48.3
0.9
2.8
33.8
7.6
9.2
82.7
56.2
1.7
4.7
2.8
4,678
899
776
286
119
402
399
+294
6 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5,598
1
2010s
139
40.3
29.1
7.7
4.0
1.0
1.2
9.8
20.7
47.5
2.2
6.2
35.2
7.3
8.4
86.4
59.7
0.8
6.9
3.2
4,043
1,071
557
139
163
438
344
+716
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5,327
1
1980s
158
33.7
21.4
7.5
2.8
0.9
2.2
8.7
16.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.7
57.7
2.2
5.3
2.6
3,380
1,188
446
140
354
404
543
8 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5,311
1
2000s
137
38.8
24.5
12.5
2.5
0.5
2.2
9.6
17.1
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.3
10.7
49.4
56.1
4.0
8.5
3.0
3,359
1,717
349
66
308
415
480
+583
9 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
5,260
2
2000s
134
39.3
23.5
13.0
3.7
0.7
2.6
8.7
17.5
49.9
0.0
0.2
16.7
5.9
8.7
68.3
55.0
3.6
9.4
3.0
3,143
1,739
496
93
353
408
404
+507
10 Karl Malone
K. Malone
5,196
2
1990s
125
41.6
26.6
11.4
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.6
20.7
46.2
0.0
0.2
10.3
7.4
10.0
74.1
52.9
2.8
8.6
2.8
3,325
1,423
421
174
105
351
438
+184
11 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4,234
2
2010s
112
37.8
26.5
5.4
6.3
1.6
0.3
8.7
19.4
45.0
4.2
10.5
40.1
4.8
5.3
90.6
60.9
0.8
4.6
3.5
2,968
604
704
181
30
390
282
+777
12 James Harden
J. Harden
4,074
1
2010s
116
35.1
22.9
5.4
5.6
1.8
0.5
6.8
16.3
41.9
2.4
7.3
33.0
6.8
7.8
86.8
57.9
0.7
4.7
3.4
2,654
623
650
205
57
399
360
+253
13 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
4,068
1
2000s
97
41.9
25.5
11.0
2.6
1.2
1.0
8.3
18.2
45.4
1.2
3.1
36.7
7.8
8.8
87.9
57.6
1.8
9.2
2.2
2,472
1,069
251
119
101
211
292
+6
14 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,997
1
1990s
97
41.2
26.2
11.0
3.8
1.6
3.3
10.7
20.5
52.1
0.0
0.2
26.7
4.8
6.4
74.9
56.1
2.6
8.4
3.2
2,541
1,069
366
159
321
309
369
-22
15 Julius Erving
J. Erving
3,800
1
1980s
103
36.9
20.6
6.8
4.0
1.6
1.8
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.4
53.5
2.4
4.4
3.1
2,123
705
416
161
181
323
306
16 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3,720
1
2010s
98
38.0
25.4
7.0
7.9
1.9
0.3
8.8
21.4
41.1
1.4
4.7
30.2
6.4
7.6
84.2
51.3
1.9
5.1
4.0
2,489
686
778
184
28
390
284
+235
17 Steve Nash
S. Nash
3,623
2
2000s
94
38.5
18.5
3.8
9.4
0.6
0.1
6.7
14.3
46.9
1.7
4.0
41.8
3.4
3.7
90.6
57.9
0.6
3.2
3.4
1,736
354
883
59
12
315
205
+167
18 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
3,599
1
1990s
90
40.0
23.7
12.8
4.0
1.5
0.8
8.4
17.0
49.7
0.6
2.4
26.3
6.2
8.6
72.2
57.1
4.0
8.8
2.4
2,135
1,151
361
134
68
220
277
+1
19 Moses Malone
M. Malone
3,116
2
1980s
75
41.5
23.8
13.6
1.7
0.9
1.6
8.6
17.9
48.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.5
8.4
76.9
54.9
5.1
8.5
2.7
1,782
1,020
124
68
121
205
193
20 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3,044
3
2020s
80
38.1
27.9
12.2
7.4
1.3
0.9
10.6
20.0
52.8
1.8
4.6
38.8
4.9
6.0
82.2
61.4
2.9
9.3
3.4
2,228
977
594
100
69
275
260
+54
21 David Robinson
D. Robinson
3,037
1
1990s
79
38.4
21.7
11.6
2.8
1.3
3.0
7.5
15.5
48.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
6.8
9.5
71.5
55.1
3.3
8.3
2.8
1,713
918
222
106
235
218
289
+246
22 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2,845
1
2000s
63
45.2
29.9
3.8
6.1
2.0
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.0
1.7
5.1
33.4
7.0
9.1
76.8
49.0
0.7
3.1
3.1
1,883
240
386
127
12
197
138
-153
23 LeBron James
L. James
2,629
1
2000s
60
43.8
29.4
8.3
7.3
1.6
0.8
9.7
21.6
45.2
1.5
4.8
30.1
8.4
11.3
74.4
55.3
1.4
6.9
3.7
1,761
496
436
98
48
223
147
+210
24 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
2,501
1
2000s
61
41.0
22.3
12.8
4.5
1.4
1.5
8.8
18.7
47.1
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.5
5.8
77.6
52.5
2.6
10.1
2.9
1,361
778
277
83
94
177
190
+150
25 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1,803
1
2020s
50
36.1
29.8
13.5
5.8
0.8
1.1
11.4
20.7
54.8
0.7
3.2
22.6
6.3
10.3
61.6
58.9
2.8
10.7
3.7
1,489
673
289
41
55
185
156
+185
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1952 playoffs.

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121.7

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112.2

8th

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9.5

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38.3

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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
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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
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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
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32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
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.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
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38
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
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WAS WAS
120-94
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3/30
LAC LAC
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ORL ORL
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3/30
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CHA CHA
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
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OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
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IND IND
8:30 PM
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6/22
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