most playoff minutes played ever before 2019

Before 2018-19, LeBron James played the most minutes in the playoffs, with 10,049 minutes on the court.

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most playoff minutes played by a player ever before 2019

	NAME	MIN	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	10,049	239	42.0	28.9	8.9	7.1	1.8	1.0	10.3	20.9	49.1	1.5	4.7	33.2	6.8	9.2	74.3	57.9	1.5	7.3	3.6	6,911	2,122	1,687	419	232	866	569	+1135
2	Tim 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
3	Kareem 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
4	Kobe 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
5	Scottie 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
6	Shaquille 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
7	Karl 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
8	Tony 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
9	Wilt 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
10	Magic 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
11	Bill 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
12	Michael 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
13	Dennis 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
14	Larry 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
15	John 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
16	Derek 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
17	Robert 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
18	Dwyane 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
19	John 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
20	Jerry 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
21	Paul 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
22	Robert 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	-3
23	Horace Grant H. Grant	6,172	170	36.3	11.2	8.6	2.1	1.0	1.0	4.6	8.7	53.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	2.0	2.8	71.4	56.5	3.2	5.3	1.1	1,907	1,457	360	171	173	184	515	+61
24	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	6,088	158	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	1.9	0.3	4.6	11.7	39.1	1.5	4.6	32.2	2.3	3.0	78.1	49.8	1.4	5.3	2.8	2,043	1,058	1,263	302	52	450	348	+110
25	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	6,075	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	3,054	874	827	292	61	481	588	+951

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

APG

5.5

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.7

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DRTG

114.0

10th

NETRTG

2.7

11th

3P%

33.9

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Thu 12/25	CLE	@	NYK	12:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

8 - 18

119

Final

111

Cavaliers

15 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-19

8-18

8-16

10-16

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5