fewest playoff games by team in nba since 1981

Since 1980-81, the New Orleans Pelicans have the fewest games by a team in the playoffs, with 59 games.

	TEAM	GP	MPG	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	Pelicans	59	240.4	95.7	41.6	20.8	7.2	4.4	35.6	80.3	44.3	7.0	20.2	34.5	17.5	22.5	77.9	53.0	10.7	31.0	14.0	14,185	5,647	2,456	1,227	426	261	826	1,289
2	Hornets	63	243.6	92.9	40.4	20.1	7.5	4.6	34.2	78.2	43.7	4.4	13.3	33.0	20.1	26.8	75.0	51.6	11.7	28.7	14.0	15,345	5,853	2,545	1,266	471	292	880	1,407
3	Kings	101	242.5	98.9	43.1	20.7	8.1	4.3	36.5	83.5	43.7	5.1	15.9	32.3	20.7	27.3	75.8	51.8	13.0	30.1	14.9	24,490	9,984	4,354	2,094	814	434	1,508	2,373
4	Grizzlies	102	243.9	98.0	42.0	20.0	7.6	4.6	36.1	84.0	43.0	6.7	20.3	33.1	19.1	24.9	76.8	51.6	11.6	30.4	12.8	24,880	10,000	4,284	2,036	776	467	1,307	2,246
5	Wizards	102	242.5	99.7	41.6	20.2	7.3	5.5	37.1	83.1	44.6	5.3	16.3	32.7	20.2	26.8	75.3	52.5	11.9	29.7	14.2	24,730	10,166	4,239	2,063	742	557	1,452	2,365
6	Timberwolves	106	240.7	100.5	42.2	22.1	6.8	4.6	36.8	82.5	44.6	8.8	24.4	36.1	18.0	23.2	77.4	54.2	10.8	31.5	14.1	25,515	10,650	4,474	2,345	726	487	1,495	2,432
7	Raptors	130	242.1	99.5	40.7	20.8	7.4	4.6	36.1	82.1	44.0	8.8	25.9	34.1	18.4	23.4	78.5	53.8	9.6	31.1	13.2	31,475	12,935	5,289	2,700	968	595	1,711	2,931
8	Clippers	138	241.1	105.0	41.3	21.2	7.5	4.8	38.5	82.7	46.5	8.9	24.8	35.9	19.2	25.7	74.5	55.8	10.2	31.1	12.9	33,270	14,490	5,698	2,921	1,036	662	1,785	3,183
9	Magic	152	241.5	95.9	40.3	19.2	6.7	4.7	34.4	77.3	44.5	8.2	24.0	34.3	18.9	26.8	70.5	53.8	10.8	29.4	14.0	36,705	14,572	6,123	2,917	1,024	716	2,130	3,419
10	Nets	169	242.5	97.4	41.6	21.4	7.6	4.5	35.8	81.1	44.1	6.1	18.2	33.2	19.7	26.3	74.8	52.5	11.5	30.1	14.6	40,985	16,459	7,023	3,619	1,284	758	2,475	4,073
11	Warriors	216	241.4	109.8	43.2	25.1	8.2	5.5	40.5	86.5	46.8	10.8	29.4	36.8	18.1	23.6	76.8	56.7	11.0	32.2	14.4	52,140	23,726	9,329	5,429	1,761	1,181	3,116	4,994
12	Hawks	227	241.1	95.4	40.3	20.4	6.9	4.8	35.1	80.4	43.7	6.2	18.9	32.8	19.0	24.9	76.5	52.3	11.4	28.9	13.8	54,730	21,667	9,147	4,620	1,571	1,079	3,127	5,050
13	Nuggets	240	242.3	107.4	43.4	23.5	7.2	4.7	39.8	87.1	45.7	7.1	20.4	34.6	20.7	26.7	77.6	54.3	12.3	31.1	13.5	58,150	25,771	10,408	5,635	1,727	1,126	3,248	5,675
14	Bucks	241	242.3	103.8	42.9	22.7	7.5	4.9	38.9	84.2	46.1	6.4	18.8	34.0	19.7	26.2	75.2	54.2	11.8	31.1	14.4	58,390	25,013	10,340	5,473	1,803	1,169	3,464	5,757
15	Trail Blazers	248	242.8	102.4	42.4	21.6	7.3	4.6	37.6	84.1	44.8	5.7	16.3	35.0	21.5	28.5	75.4	53.0	12.9	29.5	14.2	60,220	25,401	10,516	5,350	1,816	1,141	3,522	6,112
16	Mavericks	249	241.5	103.3	42.0	19.9	6.7	4.3	37.8	83.3	45.4	7.5	20.8	36.1	20.2	25.7	78.6	54.6	11.9	30.0	12.9	60,135	25,729	10,448	4,949	1,668	1,076	3,216	5,560
17	Cavaliers	255	241.6	100.0	41.3	20.8	7.1	4.8	36.2	79.4	45.6	8.1	23.0	35.1	19.6	26.0	75.4	55.0	10.9	30.5	13.8	61,600	25,503	10,544	5,312	1,809	1,221	3,516	5,288
18	Knicks	269	241.8	96.4	41.2	20.5	7.6	4.3	35.6	79.2	45.0	6.0	17.1	35.0	19.1	25.6	74.8	53.3	12.0	29.2	14.9	65,035	25,942	11,079	5,502	2,035	1,154	4,015	6,444
19	76ers	277	241.3	100.8	42.2	22.0	7.7	5.4	37.5	81.9	45.8	4.8	14.2	33.7	21.1	27.6	76.3	53.6	12.3	29.9	14.8	66,830	27,927	11,703	6,091	2,145	1,509	4,099	6,261
20	Suns	277	241.8	106.1	42.0	23.3	7.2	5.1	39.8	84.7	47.0	6.1	16.9	36.0	20.4	26.2	77.7	55.1	11.6	30.4	13.8	66,980	29,383	11,627	6,446	1,981	1,408	3,825	6,367
21	Pacers	281	241.5	96.4	40.6	20.8	7.0	4.7	34.8	77.4	44.9	7.1	19.5	36.3	19.8	25.9	76.6	54.3	10.6	30.0	14.6	67,865	27,081	11,417	5,834	1,976	1,312	4,106	6,616
22	Pistons	287	241.8	95.8	41.7	20.6	7.0	5.0	35.6	79.9	44.6	4.5	13.3	33.6	20.1	26.7	75.2	52.2	12.6	29.1	13.5	69,405	27,492	11,957	5,898	2,006	1,425	3,873	6,781
23	Bulls	291	242.5	97.5	41.8	22.0	7.8	4.8	36.6	80.8	45.3	4.7	13.9	33.9	19.6	26.0	75.4	52.9	13.0	28.8	13.9	70,565	28,372	12,170	6,407	2,280	1,396	4,051	6,861
24	Jazz	292	241.4	99.1	41.8	22.6	7.1	5.1	36.2	79.5	45.6	5.1	14.2	35.8	21.5	28.3	76.0	53.9	11.7	30.1	14.3	70,480	28,928	12,213	6,594	2,082	1,476	4,166	7,089
25	Heat	299	241.4	96.0	40.0	19.1	7.0	4.6	34.7	76.9	45.1	8.1	23.1	35.2	18.4	24.8	74.3	54.6	9.3	30.7	13.9	72,185	28,697	11,971	5,712	2,098	1,378	4,159	6,569

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.0

Murray

RPG

14.0

Missi

APG

7.0

Murray

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

118.2

18th

NETRTG

-2.9

15th

3P%

33.3

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
11	Warriors	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0		0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pacers

1 - 0

123

Final

120

Pelicans

0 - 1

Wed 21 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1980-81, the New Orleans Pelicans have the fewest games by a team in the playoffs, with 59 games.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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38.0

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13.0

12.0

11.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

4.0

9.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

66.5

64.4

61.2

72

66.8

61.5

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40.0

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