best ppg in closeout games

Paolo Banchero has averaged the most career points per game in closeouts, with 38.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
best ppg by a player in closeout games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
38.0
1
42.0
16.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
10.0
28.0
35.7
3.0
6.0
50.0
15.0
18.0
83.3
52.9
4.0
12.0
5.0
42
38
16
2
3
1
5
3
-7
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34.2
43
42.5
5.9
5.6
2.1
0.9
12.6
26.0
48.5
0.9
2.9
31.2
8.0
9.7
82.5
56.4
1.6
4.3
3.1
1,827
1,470
254
241
90
39
132
130
+48
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
33.3
10
45.1
3.6
6.5
1.6
0.3
11.5
27.7
41.5
2.9
6.6
43.9
7.4
9.6
77.1
52.2
0.6
3.0
3.4
451
333
36
65
16
3
34
20
-14
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
33.1
9
38.0
5.0
4.4
1.2
0.4
12.1
23.6
51.4
3.9
8.6
45.5
5.0
5.7
88.2
63.6
0.7
4.3
3.7
342
298
45
40
11
4
33
24
+62
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.3
10
37.6
13.1
5.9
0.7
1.8
11.2
20.9
53.6
1.2
3.9
30.8
8.7
11.1
78.4
62.6
1.9
11.2
3.6
376
323
131
59
7
18
36
32
+90
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
31.9
8
40.4
9.5
9.4
1.8
0.4
10.9
22.3
48.9
4.0
9.8
41.0
6.1
7.3
84.5
62.6
0.5
9.0
4.1
323
255
76
75
14
3
33
27
+60
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31.6
33
40.9
7.9
4.2
0.8
1.2
10.6
21.3
49.6
2.9
7.6
37.7
7.5
8.5
89.2
63.0
0.6
7.3
2.9
1,351
1,042
260
138
25
41
95
83
+208
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
31.1
32
11.6
7.9
9.9
79.5
994
117
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
30.7
6
43.3
7.2
3.0
2.2
0.2
11.0
26.3
41.8
1.3
5.5
24.2
7.3
8.3
88.0
51.1
1.0
6.2
2.5
260
184
43
18
13
1
15
21
+30
10Trae Young
T. Young
30.3
3
41.5
4.0
10.3
1.7
0.0
9.3
27.0
34.6
3.3
10.7
31.3
8.3
10.3
80.6
48.1
0.3
3.7
4.7
124
91
12
31
5
0
14
8
+30
11Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
30.0
2
37.0
4.0
3.5
2.0
0.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
1.5
1.5
100.0
58.5
2.0
2.0
4.5
74
60
8
7
4
0
9
8
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
29.0
8
36.9
5.0
5.6
1.3
0.8
9.9
19.8
50.0
1.8
4.6
37.8
7.5
9.3
81.1
60.9
0.5
4.5
2.4
295
232
40
45
10
6
19
24
+42
13Bernard King
B. King
29.0
5
38.4
6.6
3.2
0.8
0.4
10.8
20.0
54.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
7.4
9.4
78.7
60.1
2.4
4.2
2.0
192
145
33
16
4
2
10
16
14Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
29.0
4
6.3
10.8
22.0
48.9
7.5
9.5
78.9
55.4
116
25
13
15Jerry West
J. West
28.6
34
10.4
7.7
10.0
77.4
971
96
16Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
28.5
2
45.6
2.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
6.5
19.5
33.3
3.5
9.5
36.8
12.0
12.5
96.0
57.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
91
57
5
8
3
0
4
6
+2
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.4
19
39.8
13.3
8.1
1.1
1.2
10.7
21.1
50.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
5.3
6.3
84.9
59.6
3.3
10.0
3.4
757
540
252
154
21
22
65
66
+16
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
28.4
5
43.1
7.2
6.2
2.8
0.4
9.2
20.6
44.7
5.0
10.8
46.3
5.0
5.8
86.2
61.3
1.4
5.8
2.8
216
142
36
31
14
2
14
11
+13
19LeBron James
L. James
28.3
54
41.5
9.2
7.0
1.6
1.0
9.6
19.5
49.3
1.7
5.1
33.5
7.4
9.6
77.6
59.8
1.4
7.8
3.5
2,243
1,530
498
380
89
52
189
123
+445
20Devin Booker
D. Booker
28.0
8
40.4
7.1
4.0
1.0
0.4
9.8
20.6
47.3
2.5
6.5
38.5
6.0
6.6
90.6
59.5
0.9
6.3
3.6
323
224
57
32
8
3
29
20
-7
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
27.9
37
37.9
5.6
6.7
1.4
0.5
9.0
19.8
45.4
4.5
10.9
41.5
5.4
6.1
87.2
61.8
0.7
4.9
3.2
1,401
1,031
208
249
53
20
119
98
+119
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27.5
19
9.4
22.2
42.2
8.7
11.2
78.3
50.7
522
61
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
27.3
4
39.7
3.3
3.5
2.8
0.3
8.5
16.8
50.7
2.8
5.8
47.8
7.5
8.5
88.2
66.5
1.5
1.8
2.8
159
109
13
14
11
1
11
11
+57
24Bob Carpenter
B. Carpenter
27.0
1
9.0
17.0
52.9
9.0
11.0
81.8
61.8
27
2
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26.7
26
40.7
12.5
3.8
1.6
2.9
10.8
20.8
51.7
0.0
0.2
20.0
5.1
7.8
65.8
55.0
3.5
9.0
3.2
1,057
694
324
98
41
76
84
97
-27

More Magic Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.7

Wagner

Franz Wagner

RPG

8.7

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

APG

4.8

Banchero

Paolo Banchero
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

17th

DRTG

114.1

11th

NETRTG

1.0

15th

3P%

33.7

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
22
18
.550
7.5
7
20
17
.541
8.0
8
Magic Magic
21
18
.538
8.0
9
19
21
.475
10.5
10
17
20
.459
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/11
@
3:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
2:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
12:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

21 - 15

103

Final

91

ORL Magic

21 - 18

Fri 9 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
24
14
.632
4.5
4
23
16
.590
6.0
5
21
15
.583
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.5
7
20
17
.541
8.0
8
21
18
.538
8.0
9
19
21
.475
10.5
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
17
21
.447
11.5
12
13
25
.342
15.5
13
11
24
.314
16.0
14
10
27
.270
18.0
15
7
31
.184
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
32
7
.821
2
26
11
.703
5.0
3
25
13
.658
6.5
4
25
14
.641
7.0
5
23
13
.639
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
23
15
.605
8.5
8
21
18
.538
11.0
9
19
20
.487
13.0
10
16
22
.421
15.5
11
14
23
.378
17.0
12
14
24
.368
17.5
13
13
24
.351
18.0
14
9
31
.225
23.5
15
8
30
.211
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/11
@
129-126
Thu
12/11
@
130-126
Thu
12/11
@
111-119
Thu
12/11
@
127-120
Fri
12/12
@
132-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
7:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
9:30 PM