highest nba player efficiency rating in a single postseason, miminum 15 games, 25 minutes per game

LeBron James has the highest PER with 15+ games played and 25.0+ minutes per game in a single NBA playoff run, with a 32.2 rating in 2017-18.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA player efficiency rating by a player in a single postseason, miminum 15 or more games, 25 or higher minutes per game
NAME PER GP MPG 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 LeBron James
L. James
32.2
22
41.9
2017-18
CLE CLE
34.0
9.1
9.0
1.4
1.0
12.5
23.2
53.9
1.8
5.2
34.2
7.2
9.7
74.6
61.9
1.4
7.7
4.3
922
748
200
198
30
23
94
52
-22
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
17
40.5
1990-91
CHI CHI
31.1
6.4
8.4
2.4
1.4
11.6
22.1
52.4
0.6
1.5
38.5
7.4
8.7
84.5
60.0
1.1
5.3
2.5
689
529
108
142
40
23
43
53
3 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.7
16
42.1
1989-90
CHI CHI
36.7
7.2
6.8
2.8
0.9
13.7
26.6
51.4
1.0
3.1
32.0
8.3
9.9
83.6
59.2
1.5
5.7
3.5
674
587
115
109
45
14
56
54
4 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.2
20
39.5
2022-23
DEN DEN
30.0
13.5
9.5
1.1
1.0
11.4
20.7
54.8
1.8
3.8
46.1
5.6
7.0
79.9
63.1
3.5
10.0
3.5
789
600
269
190
21
20
70
69
+169
5 LeBron James
L. James
31
20
38.2
2013-14
MIA MIA
27.4
7.1
4.8
1.8
0.6
9.6
17.0
56.5
1.8
4.3
40.7
6.5
8.0
80.6
66.8
0.7
6.4
3.1
763
548
141
95
36
11
61
46
+60
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.5
23
43.5
1999-00
LAL LAL
30.7
15.4
3.1
0.6
2.4
12.4
22.0
56.6
0.0
0.0
5.9
12.9
45.6
55.6
5.2
10.3
2.4
1,000
707
355
71
13
55
56
67
+115
7 LeBron James
L. James
30.3
23
42.7
2011-12
MIA MIA
30.3
9.7
5.6
1.9
0.7
10.9
21.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
25.9
7.5
10.2
73.9
57.6
2.3
7.4
3.5
983
697
224
129
43
16
81
47
+199
8 LeBron James
L. James
30.2
21
36.3
2019-20
LAL LAL
27.6
10.8
8.8
1.2
0.9
10.2
18.2
56.0
2.1
5.7
37.0
5.1
7.1
72.0
64.7
1.3
9.4
4.0
762
580
226
184
26
18
84
40
+165
9 LeBron James
L. James
30.1
18
41.3
2016-17
CLE CLE
32.8
9.1
7.8
1.9
1.3
12.1
21.3
56.5
2.4
5.9
41.1
6.3
9.0
69.8
64.9
1.1
8.1
4.0
744
591
164
141
35
23
72
43
+195
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.1
19
41.2
1992-93
CHI CHI
35.1
6.7
6.0
2.1
0.9
13.2
27.8
47.5
1.5
3.8
38.9
7.2
8.9
80.5
55.3
1.7
5.1
2.4
783
666
128
114
39
17
45
58
11 LeBron James
L. James
30
21
39.1
2015-16
CLE CLE
26.3
9.5
7.6
2.3
1.3
10.4
19.9
52.5
1.5
4.5
34.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
58.5
2.0
7.5
3.6
822
552
200
160
49
27
75
54
+209
12 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
29.9
17
37.0
2021-22
MIA MIA
27.4
7.4
4.6
2.1
0.6
9.8
19.3
50.6
1.4
4.0
33.8
6.5
7.8
84.1
60.4
2.4
4.9
1.5
629
466
125
78
35
11
25
25
+95
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.9
17
42.2
1988-89
CHI CHI
34.8
7.0
7.6
2.5
0.8
11.7
22.9
51.0
0.6
2.1
28.6
10.8
13.5
79.9
60.2
1.5
5.5
4.0
718
591
119
130
42
13
68
65
14 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
29.7
21
36.6
2019-20
LAL LAL
27.7
9.7
3.5
1.2
1.4
9.8
17.1
57.1
1.1
2.9
38.3
7.1
8.5
83.2
66.5
2.6
7.1
2.5
769
582
204
73
26
30
53
56
+184
15 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.7
16
42.3
2000-01
LAL LAL
30.4
15.4
3.2
0.4
2.4
11.9
21.5
55.5
0.0
0.0
6.6
12.5
52.5
56.4
5.7
9.8
3.6
676
487
247
51
7
38
57
55
+186
16 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.5
15
36.8
2021-22
DAL DAL
31.7
9.8
6.4
1.8
0.6
10.7
23.5
45.5
3.4
9.9
34.5
6.9
9.0
77.0
57.7
0.7
9.1
3.9
552
475
147
96
27
9
59
44
+31
17 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
28.4
24
42.5
2002-03
SAS SAS
24.7
15.4
5.3
0.6
3.3
9.1
17.2
52.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.5
9.7
67.7
57.7
4.0
11.4
3.2
1,021
593
369
127
15
79
76
78
+181
18 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.3
16
47.4
1973-74
MIL MIL
32.2
15.8
4.9
1.3
2.4
14.0
25.1
55.7
4.2
5.7
73.6
58.3
4.2
11.6
758
515
253
78
20
39
41
19 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.3
19
40.8
2001-02
LAL LAL
28.5
12.6
2.8
0.5
2.5
10.7
20.2
52.9
0.0
0.0
7.1
10.9
64.9
56.9
3.5
9.1
3.3
776
541
239
54
10
48
62
62
+118
20 LeBron James
L. James
28.1
23
41.7
2012-13
MIA MIA
25.9
8.4
6.6
1.8
0.8
9.2
18.8
49.1
1.6
4.2
37.5
5.9
7.6
77.7
58.5
1.6
6.8
3.0
960
596
193
152
41
18
70
43
+132
21 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.1
21
41.5
1997-98
CHI CHI
32.4
5.1
3.5
1.5
0.6
11.6
25.0
46.2
0.6
2.0
30.2
8.6
10.6
81.2
54.5
1.6
3.5
2.1
872
680
107
74
32
12
45
47
+158
22 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27.9
24
39.1
2018-19
TOR TOR
30.5
9.1
3.9
1.7
0.7
10.1
20.7
49.0
2.3
6.0
37.9
8.0
9.0
88.4
61.9
2.3
6.8
3.1
939
732
218
94
40
17
74
56
+156
23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27.9
15
41.2
1979-80
LAL LAL
31.9
12.1
3.1
1.1
3.9
13.2
23.1
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.5
7.0
79.0
61.1
3.4
8.7
3.7
618
479
181
46
17
58
55
51
24 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.7
23
43.0
1993-94
HOU HOU
28.9
11.0
4.3
1.7
4.0
11.6
22.3
51.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.6
7.0
79.5
56.8
2.4
8.7
3.6
989
664
254
98
40
92
83
82
25 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
27.7
21
38.0
2020-21
MIL MIL
30.2
12.8
5.1
1.0
1.2
11.9
20.9
56.9
0.6
3.3
18.6
5.8
9.8
58.7
59.9
2.8
10.0
3.0
799
634
269
108
21
25
64
61
+130
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1952 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

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
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Fri
10/24
CLE CLE
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
10/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

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105

Final

114

IND Pacers

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

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
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM