The basic columns
MIN
What does MIN mean in basketball?
上场时间Minutes played
Minutes actually spent on the floor, bench appearances included. A FIBA game runs 40 minutes and an NBA game 48, so “played the whole game” is a different number in each.
Also writtenMP · MINSUpdated 20 Aug 2026
Worked through
A sheet reading 32:15 means 32 minutes and 15 seconds on court. In a 40-minute game that is a full starter’s workload.
What it leaves out
This is the denominator under every per-game average. Check it before comparing anyone: eight points a game can come from twelve minutes or from thirty-four.
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One term down, the whole sheet to go
The numbers on a sheet lean on each other. How many free throws appear depends on the team foul count; how many rebounds exist depends on how both teams shot. Reading a whole game means reading them together.