most mpg regular season and playoffs 1980-81 to 1989-90

Between the 1980-81 and 1989-90 seasons, Larry Bird played the most minutes per game in the regular-season and playoffs with 39.4 minutes per game.

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most mpg by a player regular season and playoffs 1980-81 to 1989-90
NAME MPG GP 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 Larry Bird
L. Bird
39.4
851
25.2
10.2
6.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
19.8
49.8
0.6
1.7
36.5
4.9
5.5
88.9
56.8
2.1
8.1
3.2
33,560
21,463
8,671
5,522
1,531
743
2,689
2,201
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39.4
480
33.2
6.4
6.1
2.8
1.1
12.1
23.6
51.5
0.4
1.3
28.5
8.5
10.0
84.6
59.2
1.8
4.5
3.3
18,892
15,912
3,062
2,920
1,324
518
1,597
1,522
3 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.4
869
19.9
7.3
11.9
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.6
52.3
0.3
1.0
28.1
5.4
6.4
84.2
60.6
1.8
5.5
3.8
32,481
17,254
6,338
10,298
1,695
361
3,326
2,065
4 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
37.3
511
22.6
12.0
3.6
1.6
1.1
8.0
13.8
58.0
0.3
1.3
23.3
6.4
8.6
73.5
64.4
4.6
7.4
3.6
19,051
11,550
6,155
1,848
828
576
1,845
1,843
5 Moses Malone
M. Malone
37.2
845
23.8
12.8
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.1
16.7
48.7
0.0
0.1
8.1
7.5
9.6
78.1
56.9
5.2
7.6
3.3
31,475
20,092
10,814
1,291
761
1,189
2,774
2,021
6 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
37.0
682
26.2
6.7
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
21.4
46.7
0.3
1.1
28.2
5.9
7.3
80.5
53.2
2.9
3.8
2.6
25,243
17,846
4,589
1,670
996
476
1,782
1,437
7 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
36.9
809
20.2
3.9
9.7
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.8
45.9
0.4
1.4
29.6
4.4
5.8
76.4
52.3
1.0
2.8
3.8
29,849
16,369
3,124
7,824
1,693
236
3,071
2,615
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36.8
515
23.6
12.4
2.2
2.0
3.4
9.3
17.9
51.7
0.0
0.1
7.1
5.0
7.4
67.8
55.6
4.4
8.1
3.1
18,941
12,138
6,405
1,112
1,011
1,747
1,611
2,079
9 David Robinson
D. Robinson
36.7
92
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.6
3.9
8.5
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.4
10.1
72.7
59.5
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,377
2,236
1,103
187
149
359
281
294
10 Karl Malone
K. Malone
36.7
435
24.9
10.6
2.5
1.5
0.7
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.0
0.2
28.0
6.1
8.8
69.4
56.9
3.0
7.6
3.5
15,955
10,848
4,631
1,080
637
291
1,517
1,570
11 Buck Williams
B. Williams
36.3
759
16.1
11.6
1.5
0.9
1.0
6.1
11.1
54.9
0.0
0.0
9.5
3.9
5.9
65.4
58.6
4.0
7.7
2.7
27,563
12,207
8,831
1,157
708
768
2,070
2,693
12 Chuck Person
C. Person
36.2
325
19.3
6.9
3.6
0.9
0.2
7.9
16.7
47.6
0.8
2.4
33.9
2.6
3.5
75.1
53.0
1.9
4.9
2.8
11,771
6,273
2,227
1,155
305
64
918
1,098
13 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
36.1
720
25.4
5.2
3.1
0.9
0.1
8.9
16.4
54.2
0.0
0.1
15.4
7.6
9.4
81.6
62.0
2.1
3.1
2.8
25,983
18,277
3,710
2,242
629
87
2,039
1,876
14 Alex English
A. English
35.8
872
26.0
5.5
4.4
1.0
0.7
10.7
21.1
50.8
0.0
0.1
19.0
4.5
5.3
84.5
55.4
2.4
3.1
2.6
31,237
22,673
4,790
3,877
867
620
2,303
2,378
15 Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
35.8
420
16.2
5.7
7.1
2.7
0.4
6.7
14.8
45.5
0.2
1.2
21.3
2.5
3.6
71.0
49.6
1.9
3.8
3.3
15,023
6,812
2,383
2,983
1,148
157
1,404
1,474
16 Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
35.7
293
17.6
8.7
3.8
0.7
0.7
6.5
12.6
51.9
0.0
0.0
12.5
4.5
6.3
71.2
57.2
2.0
6.7
3.0
10,468
5,146
2,543
1,100
199
197
890
807
17 Ron Harper
R. Harper
35.6
265
19.8
4.8
5.0
2.3
1.0
7.7
16.1
47.6
0.2
1.1
23.2
4.2
5.8
72.4
53.1
1.7
3.1
3.2
9,435
5,246
1,271
1,326
619
259
851
762
18 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
35.5
380
22.9
9.4
2.0
1.2
3.0
9.0
16.9
53.4
0.0
0.1
7.1
4.9
6.5
74.5
58.0
2.7
6.7
3.4
13,472
8,717
3,561
762
470
1,154
1,285
1,500
19 Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
35.3
165
22.0
5.4
3.6
1.2
0.2
8.2
17.0
48.1
0.4
1.2
34.8
5.2
6.1
83.9
55.7
1.6
3.8
3.0
5,830
3,622
886
592
194
38
494
458
20 Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
35.3
325
18.5
10.7
3.3
0.8
0.8
6.7
12.0
56.2
0.0
0.1
13.0
5.0
7.0
72.2
61.5
3.4
7.3
3.9
11,464
6,013
3,476
1,062
254
276
1,257
1,217
21 Rodney McCray
R. McCray
35.0
594
13.1
7.0
4.0
0.8
0.7
5.1
9.9
51.4
0.0
0.2
17.7
2.9
3.8
76.1
56.6
2.3
4.7
2.0
20,801
7,772
4,159
2,392
488
429
1,205
1,347
22 Kenny Smith
K. Smith
35.0
221
14.4
2.4
6.8
1.2
0.1
5.7
12.2
46.7
0.4
1.1
33.6
2.7
3.4
78.1
52.7
0.5
1.9
2.7
7,736
3,187
521
1,500
273
23
602
456
23 Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
34.9
554
15.7
2.5
8.5
1.3
0.1
6.7
14.4
46.8
0.2
0.6
30.1
2.1
2.7
77.5
50.5
0.6
1.9
3.0
19,320
8,718
1,394
4,684
743
37
1,671
1,325
24 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
34.8
685
22.2
8.7
2.5
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.5
49.2
0.0
0.1
29.8
4.0
5.6
72.0
53.1
3.1
5.6
2.4
23,829
15,209
5,980
1,696
945
531
1,663
2,467
25 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
34.7
903
14.5
3.7
5.9
1.3
0.5
5.5
12.2
44.8
0.1
0.6
17.8
3.5
4.2
82.7
51.7
1.1
2.7
2.4
31,328
13,094
3,377
5,342
1,161
442
2,196
2,578
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ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

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
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/24
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:30 PM
Mon
10/27
BOS BOS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

Fri 16 May 2025

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