best ppg average in playoffs games by a center

Dirk Nowitzki has the most career points per game by a center in the playoffs, with 27.7 per game.

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	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	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	27.7	13	43.8	12.6	1.9	1.8	1.5	9.1	20.3	44.7	1.8	3.3	53.5	7.8	8.9	87.1	57.1	2.3	10.3	2.2	569	360	164	25	23	19	28	43	-5
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.4	94	38.3	12.3	7.6	1.2	0.9	10.4	19.8	52.5	1.8	4.5	38.8	4.9	5.9	82.6	61.2	3.0	9.3	3.3	3,600	2,580	1,159	712	116	82	311	314	+138
3	Alex Groza A. Groza	26.0	9		14.0	1.6			8.9	16.3	54.4				8.2	10.2	80.4	62.4					234	42	14				35
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25.9	145	39.6	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	25.8	6	46.3	13.8	0.8			10.0	19.0	52.6				5.8	8.8	66.0	56.4				278	155	83	5				21
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24.9	59	35.3	10.9	3.1	0.8	1.7	7.9	17.2	45.9	1.1	3.8	28.9	8.0	9.7	82.8	58.0	2.2	8.7	3.7	2,083	1,469	641	182	49	102	218	197	+324
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.3	237	37.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	5,762	2,481	767	189	476	447	797
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	24.3	216	37.5	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	24.0	70	36.6	13.9	2.2			8.0	19.9	40.4				7.9	10.1	78.6	49.3				1,500	1,680	665	155				305
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.5	160	47.2	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,607	3,913	673				412
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	22.1	94	40.4	13.8	1.4	0.9	1.6	8.0	16.7	47.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.1	8.0	76.2	54.7	5.4	8.4	2.6	3,796	2,077	1,295	136	84	151	215	244
12	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	20.9	7	36.6	11.9	5.3	1.9	0.4	8.4	18.7	45.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	3.6	5.7	62.5	49.1	3.0	8.9	2.1	256	146	83	37	13	3	15	26	+33
13	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	20.7	15	38.1	10.2	1.5	0.9	1.7	8.2	15.1	54.2				4.3	5.7	75.6	58.7	3.0	7.2		572	311	153	23	13	26		54
14	Shawn Marion S. Marion	20.4	20	42.5	11.7	1.6	1.9	1.2	8.2	16.7	48.9	1.1	3.5	31.4	3.0	3.4	88.1	56.1	2.9	8.8	1.1	849	407	233	31	37	23	22	65	+46
15	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	20.2	139	37.5	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.1	0.2	34.8	4.3	6.0	71.8	51.7	2.4	7.9	2.5	5,207	2,813	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	+8
16	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	20.0	7	34.9	9.6	2.7	0.7	1.0	7.9	17.3	45.5	0.4	1.6	27.3	3.9	4.7	81.8	51.7	2.7	6.9	1.0	244	140	67	19	5	7	7	21	-18
17	Yao Ming Y. Ming	19.8	28	35.3	9.3	1.0	0.3	1.5	7.0	13.4	51.9	0.0	0.0		5.9	7.1	83.3	59.9	2.7	6.6	2.9	988	555	261	29	9	42	82	105	-75
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	19.8	50	34.7	10.7	2.0	0.7	0.7	6.9	14.5	47.6	1.5	4.3	35.0	4.4	5.3	83.1	58.6	2.1	8.6	2.5	1,733	989	536	100	34	36	124	193	-62
19	Dan Issel D. Issel	19.4	53	30.2	7.4	2.7	0.8	0.5	7.6	15.3	49.6	0.1	0.1	50.0	4.2	5.1	82.9	55.4	2.1	5.3	2.0	1,599	1,029	393	145	42	24	93	157
20	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	19.1	41	39.0	10.2	3.3	0.7	1.0	6.7	12.9	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.5	75.6	58.8	2.2	8.0	2.4	1,600	782	419	137	27	40	98	113
21	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	19.0	15	39.1	10.1	3.8	0.9	0.7	6.9	13.1	52.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.3	6.9	76.7	58.8	3.8	6.3	4.3	586	285	151	57	14	11	65	54
22	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	19.0	8			1.8			5.9	17.4	33.8				7.3	10.6	68.2	43.1					152		14				33
23	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	18.9	89	42.3	14.4	3.7	1.2	0.9	8.2	18.3	45.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.4	3.3	74.4	48.0	3.7	10.4	0.9	3,768	1,684	1,285	333	78	56	8	398
24	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	18.7	89	29.7	7.8	1.4	0.8	1.6	7.6	15.6	48.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	3.4	4.8	71.8	52.8	1.9	5.9	2.1	2,641	1,664	697	125	68	146	143	305
25	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	18.6	67	35.2	9.6	3.5	0.9	1.5	7.6	14.3	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.4	76.8	57.3	2.7	7.0	2.3	2,361	1,244	645	235	62	99	105	233

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113.9

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33.5

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/8	DAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 1/12	BKN	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Wed 1/14	DEN	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Thu 1/15	UTA	@	DAL	8:30 PM

Last Game

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21 - 11

104

Final

110

Mavericks

13 - 23

Sat 3 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.6

Gobert

69.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-31

8-30

8-28

10-25

11-22

12-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

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33.2

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MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

12-24

15-22

15-20

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	ATL	@	WAS	131-116
Fri 12/5	GSW	@	CLE	99-94
Fri 12/5	MIL	@	DET	112-124
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	TOR	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Dirk Nowitzki has the most career points per game by a center in the playoffs, with 27.7 per game.

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