which nba player has the highest usage in a playoff series minimum 5 games played

Sundiata Gaines had the highest usage percentage in the playoffs when playing 5+ games, at 43.9 percent.

NAMEUSG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sundiata Gaines
S. Gaines
43.9
5
1.4
2.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.2
83.3
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
79.9
0.2
0.2
0.0
7
11
2
0
0
0
0
1
+7
2Leon Wood
L. Wood
43.9
10
2.1
2.2
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.5
40.0
0.2
0.3
66.7
0.8
1.0
80.0
56.7
0.0
0.1
0.3
21
22
1
3
0
0
3
0
3Trevor Ruffin
T. Ruffin
41.2
5
2.2
2.0
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.8
1.6
50.0
0.2
0.8
25.0
0.2
1.0
20.0
49.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
11
10
3
2
1
0
0
0
4Tony Wroten
T. Wroten
40.5
6
2.8
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.3
1.8
18.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
31.3
0.2
0.5
0.3
17
8
4
2
1
0
2
1
-9
5Joe Young
J. Young
40.3
5
2.6
1.8
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.6
37.5
0.2
0.8
25.0
0.4
0.4
100.0
50.7
0.0
0.2
0.4
13
9
1
1
0
0
2
4
-2
6Bobby Brown
B. Brown
40.3
5
4.4
5.0
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
1.0
2.2
45.5
0.0
0.0
62.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
22
25
2
1
0
0
0
1
-13
7Terry Duerod
T. Duerod
39.0
10
1.2
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.4
1.0
40.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
12
8
0
0
1
0
1
0
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
36.3
55
39.2
30.9
9.2
7.8
1.6
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.1
3.3
9.5
34.7
6.0
8.2
73.7
57.3
0.7
8.5
4.2
2,156
1,697
504
427
89
26
232
150
+73
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.5
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
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
10Kevin Knox II
K. Knox II
35.1
8
6.4
5.6
1.3
0.6
0.3
0.3
1.9
3.9
48.4
0.9
2.0
43.8
1.0
1.1
88.9
64.4
0.4
0.9
0.6
51
45
10
5
2
2
5
2
+46
11Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
34.9
12
38.3
28.0
8.5
4.1
0.9
0.7
10.2
22.8
44.7
2.3
5.6
41.8
5.3
7.5
71.1
53.7
2.2
6.3
3.9
459
336
102
49
11
8
47
32
-16
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
34.5
63
36.8
28.3
5.0
4.8
1.4
0.3
9.8
22.3
44.0
3.2
8.9
35.5
5.6
6.7
82.5
56.1
0.8
4.2
3.0
2,320
1,783
314
303
86
21
190
156
-9
13Yuta Watanabe
Y. Watanabe
34.4
5
3.0
1.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.6
37.5
0.2
0.6
33.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
39.4
0.0
0.2
0.4
15
7
1
0
0
0
2
0
-13
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
34.3
71
45.1
29.7
3.8
6.0
2.1
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.1
1.7
5.3
32.7
6.7
8.8
76.4
48.9
0.8
3.0
3.1
3,203
2,111
273
425
147
14
221
157
-138
15Jeff Judkins
J. Judkins
34.2
7
1.4
1.3
0.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.6
1.1
50.0
0.1
0.4
33.3
0.0
0.0
56.3
0.4
0.1
0.0
10
9
4
0
1
0
0
0
16Trae Young
T. Young
33.8
27
37.7
26.4
3.4
9.0
1.2
0.1
8.6
21.4
40.2
2.6
8.7
29.7
6.6
7.8
85.2
53.3
0.6
2.8
4.4
1,019
713
92
243
33
4
119
59
-102
17Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
33.5
50
34.5
22.2
5.7
5.0
1.1
0.9
7.9
18.7
42.6
1.1
3.9
29.0
5.2
6.8
75.7
51.2
1.3
4.5
2.7
1,724
1,109
286
249
53
47
134
93
-155
18Othyus Jeffers
O. Jeffers
33.5
6
1.7
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
1.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
15.5
0.2
0.0
0.2
10
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
+8
19Reggie Perry
R. Perry
33.3
5
4.4
3.2
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
1.4
2.6
53.8
0.4
1.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
61.5
0.8
0.4
0.6
22
16
6
1
1
0
3
4
+9
20Ed Gray
E. Gray
32.7
8
8.9
5.5
1.1
0.5
0.8
0.1
1.9
5.1
36.6
0.5
1.4
36.4
1.3
1.4
90.9
48.0
0.3
0.9
0.3
71
44
9
4
6
1
2
11
-11
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
32.6
135
35.5
22.5
6.7
7.1
1.7
0.3
7.8
19.3
40.5
1.4
4.6
29.9
5.5
6.7
82.0
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.7
4,787
3,035
905
955
223
42
501
391
+6
22Brooks Thompson
B. Thompson
32.6
8
7.4
4.8
0.9
1.3
0.0
0.3
1.6
3.1
52.0
0.5
1.3
40.0
1.0
1.4
72.7
63.7
0.5
0.4
1.4
59
38
7
10
0
2
11
8
23Will Bynum
W. Bynum
32.5
7
15.6
9.4
1.3
1.9
1.0
0.1
3.6
7.6
47.2
0.3
0.9
33.3
2.0
2.1
93.3
55.4
0.4
0.9
1.9
109
66
9
13
7
1
13
15
-24
24James White
J. White
32.3
9
2.3
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.4
38.5
0.1
0.4
25.0
0.0
0.0
42.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
21
11
3
0
0
0
1
1
+5
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.1
84
36.2
27.0
12.2
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
9.6
62.5
58.0
2.4
9.7
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
85
110
283
271
+243
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