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.

Interpreted as:
most playoff minutes played by a player ever before 2019
NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron 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
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
14Larry 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
15John 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
16Derek 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
17Robert 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
18Dwyane 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
19John 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
20Jerry 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
21Paul 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
22Robert 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
23Horace 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
24Jason 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
25Manu 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
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1952 playoffs.

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ORTG

117.3

10th

DRTG

114.1

11th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.0

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
15
11
.577
5.5
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0
9
Hawks Hawks
14
12
.538
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
NOP NOP
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

15 - 11

130

Final

126

WAS Wizards

3 - 20

Fri 12 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM