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Career playoffs

Gary Payton	Stats	Michael Jordan
154	Games Played	179
35.6	Minutes Per Game	41.8
14.0	Points Per Game	33.4
3.7	Rebounds Per Game	6.4
5.3	Assists Per Game	5.7
1.4	Steals Per Game	2.1
0.2	Blocks Per Game	0.9
5.6	Field Goals Per Game	12.2
12.6	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	25.1
44.1	Field-Goal Percentage	48.7
0.9	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.8
2.8	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	2.5
31.5	Three-Point Percentage	33.2
2.0	Free Throws Per Game	8.2
2.8	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	9.9
70.6	Free-Throw Percentage	82.8
50.6	True Shooting Percentage	56.8
1.0	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1.7
2.8	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	4.7
1.9	Turnovers Per Game	3.1
5,481	Minutes Played	7,474
2,155	Points	5,987
575	Rebounds	1,152
811	Assists	1,022
216	Steals	376
32	Blocks	158
855	Field Goals	2,188
1,938	Field-Goal Attempts	4,497
137	Three-Pointers Made	148
435	Three-Point Attempts	446
308	Free Throws	1,463
436	Free-Throw Attempts	1,766
148	Offensive Rebounds	305
427	Defensive Rebounds	847
297	Turnovers	546
434	Personal Fouls	541
-15	Plus/Minus	+294

Gary Payton	Biography and accolades	Michael Jordan
Point guard	Position	Shooting guard
Jul 23, 1968	Birth date	Feb 17, 1963
6′4″	Height	6′6″
190 lb	Weight	216 lb

Gary Payton

Heat · PG

Michael Jordan

Bulls · SG

Career playoffs

Gary Payton	Stats	Michael Jordan
2-4	Record	4-2
6	Games Played	6
45.7	Minutes Per Game	42.0
18.0	Points Per Game	27.3
6.3	Rebounds Per Game	5.3
7.0	Assists Per Game	4.2
1.5	Steals Per Game	1.7
0.0	Blocks Per Game	0.2
6.7	Field Goals Per Game	8.5
15.0	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	20.5
44.4	Field-Goal Percentage	41.5
1.5	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	1.0
4.5	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	3.2
33.3	Three-Point Percentage	31.6
3.2	Free Throws Per Game	9.3
4.3	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	11.2
73.1	Free-Throw Percentage	83.6
53.2	True Shooting Percentage	53.8
1.0	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1.7
5.3	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	3.7
2.5	Turnovers Per Game	3.0
274	Minutes Played	252
108	Points	164
38	Rebounds	32
42	Assists	25
9	Steals	10
0	Blocks	1
40	Field Goals	51
90	Field-Goal Attempts	123
9	Three-Pointers Made	6
27	Three-Point Attempts	19
19	Free Throws	56
26	Free-Throw Attempts	67
6	Offensive Rebounds	10
32	Defensive Rebounds	22
15	Turnovers	18
22	Personal Fouls	17

Gary Payton game log vs. Michael Jordan

	NAME	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/5/1996	SEA	@	CHI	47	13	10	6	1	0	6	17	35.3	0	3	0.0	1	4	25.0	34.6	2	8	3	5
2	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/7/1996	SEA	@	CHI	45	13	5	3	1	0	6	15	40.0	1	4	25.0	0	0		43.3	0	5	1	5
3	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/9/1996	SEA	vs	CHI	45	19	7	9	2	0	7	15	46.7	0	3	0.0	5	6	83.3	53.9	2	5	3	2
4	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/12/1996	SEA	vs	CHI	44	21	3	11	2	0	7	15	46.7	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	59.5	0	3	2	4
5	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/14/1996	SEA	vs	CHI	46	23	9	6	1	0	7	18	38.9	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	53.4	2	7	1	3
6	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/16/1996	SEA	@	CHI	47	19	4	7	2	0	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	87.3	0	4	5	3
	Average					45.7	18.0	6.3	7.0	1.5	0.0	6.7	15.0	44.4	1.5	4.5	33.3	3.2	4.3	73.1	53.2	1.0	5.3	2.5	3.7
	Total					274	108	38	42	9	0	40	90	44.4	9	27	33.3	19	26	73.1	53.2	6	32	15	22

Summary

Gary Payton averaged 14.0 points, 5.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 154 games in the playoffs in his career; Michael Jordan averaged 33.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 179.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5