nba highest mpg in a playoff run by player more than 16 games

Bill Russell has the most minutes per game with more than 16 games played in a single NBA playoff run with 47.9 minutes per game in 1965-66.

NAME MPG GP SEASON TM 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 Bill Russell
B. Russell
47.9
17
1965-66
BOS BOS
19.1
25.2
5.0
7.3
15.4
47.5
4.5
7.2
61.8
51.4
814
324
428
85
60
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47.3
18
1969-70
LAL LAL
22.1
22.2
4.5
8.8
16.0
54.9
4.6
11.2
40.6
52.8
851
398
399
81
42
3 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
47.2
18
1968-69
BOS BOS
25.4
9.9
5.6
9.4
21.2
44.5
6.6
7.7
85.5
51.7
850
458
179
100
58
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47.1
17
1972-73
LAL LAL
10.4
22.5
3.5
3.8
6.8
55.2
2.9
5.8
50.0
55.6
801
177
383
60
48
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.2
18
1968-69
LAL LAL
13.9
24.7
2.6
5.3
9.8
54.5
3.2
8.2
39.2
51.8
832
250
444
46
56
6 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
46.2
22
2000-01
PHI PHI
32.9
4.7
6.1
2.4
0.3
11.7
30.0
38.9
2.2
6.5
33.8
7.3
9.5
77.4
48.0
0.7
4.0
2.9
1,016
723
104
134
52
7
63
55
+1
7 Jerry West
J. West
46.1
18
1969-70
LAL LAL
31.2
3.7
8.4
10.9
23.2
46.9
9.4
11.8
80.2
55.0
830
562
66
151
55
8 Bill Russell
B. Russell
46.1
18
1968-69
BOS BOS
10.8
20.5
5.4
4.3
10.1
42.3
2.3
4.5
50.6
44.8
829
195
369
98
65
9 Bill Russell
B. Russell
45.7
19
1967-68
BOS BOS
14.4
22.8
5.2
5.2
12.7
40.9
4.0
6.8
58.5
45.8
869
274
434
99
73
10 Moses Malone
M. Malone
45.5
21
1980-81
HOU HOU
26.8
14.5
1.7
0.6
1.6
9.9
20.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
9.9
71.2
53.7
6.0
8.6
2.8
955
562
305
35
13
34
59
54
11 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
45.4
19
1967-68
BOS BOS
25.9
8.6
7.5
9.7
21.4
45.2
6.6
7.9
82.8
52.1
862
493
164
142
67
12 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
45.1
18
1973-74
BOS BOS
27.1
6.4
6.0
1.3
0.3
11.1
22.8
48.4
4.9
5.6
88.1
53.5
1.6
4.9
811
487
116
108
24
6
43
13 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
45.0
17
1972-73
NYK NYK
21.9
7.3
6.2
8.8
17.2
51.4
4.3
5.5
77.7
55.9
765
373
124
106
52
14 Larry Bird
L. Bird
44.9
17
1987-88
BOS BOS
24.5
8.8
6.8
2.1
0.8
8.9
19.9
45.0
0.7
1.9
37.5
5.9
6.6
89.4
53.8
1.7
7.1
2.9
763
417
150
115
36
14
49
45
15 LeBron James
L. James
44.7
20
2006-07
CLE CLE
25.1
8.1
8.0
1.7
0.5
8.3
20.0
41.6
1.1
3.8
28.0
7.4
9.8
75.5
51.6
1.3
6.8
3.3
893
501
161
159
34
10
66
40
+71
16 Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
44.6
24
1992-93
PHX PHX
15.4
5.8
3.7
1.4
1.2
5.6
13.0
43.1
2.3
5.7
39.4
2.0
2.9
69.6
54.2
1.2
4.6
1.3
1,071
370
140
88
33
28
32
57
17 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
44.3
18
1975-76
BOS BOS
21.0
16.4
4.6
1.2
0.7
8.7
18.9
45.7
3.7
4.8
75.9
49.8
4.8
11.6
798
378
296
83
22
13
85
18 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
44.2
22
2003-04
LAL LAL
24.5
4.7
5.5
1.9
0.3
8.6
20.9
41.3
1.1
4.4
24.7
6.1
7.5
81.3
50.6
0.8
3.9
2.8
973
539
104
121
42
7
61
59
+30
19 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
44.2
17
1974-75
WAS WAS
25.5
10.9
2.2
1.5
2.3
10.2
21.9
46.8
5.1
7.5
67.7
50.7
2.7
8.2
751
434
186
37
26
39
70
20 Larry Bird
L. Bird
44.1
23
1986-87
BOS BOS
27.0
10.0
7.2
1.2
0.8
9.4
19.7
47.6
0.6
1.8
34.1
7.7
8.4
91.2
57.7
1.8
8.3
3.1
1,015
622
231
165
27
19
71
55
21 Larry Bird
L. Bird
44.1
17
1980-81
BOS BOS
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
22 Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
43.9
18
1975-76
BOS BOS
22.7
3.9
5.4
1.3
0.1
9.2
20.6
44.5
4.3
5.3
82.1
49.4
0.7
3.3
791
408
71
98
23
1
51
23 LeBron James
L. James
43.9
21
2010-11
MIA MIA
23.7
8.4
5.9
1.7
1.2
8.3
17.8
46.6
1.4
4.0
35.3
5.7
7.4
76.3
56.3
1.6
6.8
3.1
922
497
176
123
35
25
66
56
+29
24 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
43.9
19
1969-70
NYK NYK
16.0
7.8
8.2
6.2
13.0
47.8
3.6
4.7
76.4
53.1
834
304
149
156
53
25 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43.8
19
2001-02
LAL LAL
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
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ORTG

120.6

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DRTG

111.1

5th

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9.4

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3P%

36.8

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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
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Fri
5/16
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

0 - 1

105

Final

108

NYK Knicks

1 - 0

Mon 5 May 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Rankings

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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
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
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119
Tue
3/25
LAC LAC
@
NYK NYK
126-113
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86
Tue
3/25
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
117-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM