most average points in closeout games nba

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

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most average points by a player in closeout games NBA
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 Rankings

ORTG

116.5

11th

DRTG

112.7

6th

NETRTG

3.8

9th

3P%

34.4

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
7
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
ORL ORL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
ORL ORL
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM
Mon
12/22
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
ORL ORL
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Fri
12/26
CHA CHA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

18 - 7

132

Final

120

ORL Magic

15 - 11

Sat 13 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
MIA MIA
@
NYK NYK
132-140
Thu
11/13
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
105-114
Thu
11/13
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
110-124
Thu
11/13
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
134-147
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM