most career finals games started since 2000

Since 1999-00, LeBron James has the most starts in the NBA Finals, with 55 starts.

Interpreted as:

most career finals games started by a player since 2000

	NAME	GS	SERIES	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	LeBron James L. James	55	NBA Finals	55	42.5	28.4	10.2	7.8	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	37	NBA Finals	37	42.7	25.3	5.7	5.1	1.8	0.9	9.0	21.8	41.2	1.3	4.1	31.4	6.0	7.1	84.8	50.7	1.1	4.6	3.3	1,581	937	211	187	65	33	123	118	+36
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	NBA Finals	34	39.0	27.3	5.8	6.0	1.6	0.3	8.8	20.4	43.2	4.5	11.3	39.5	5.2	5.6	91.7	59.6	1.0	4.7	3.5	1,327	928	196	204	55	11	120	96	+138
4	Draymond Green D. Green	33	NBA Finals	33	38.5	11.5	9.1	6.6	1.8	1.0	4.0	9.7	41.4	1.1	3.8	28.0	2.5	3.3	74.5	51.9	1.5	7.6	2.6	1,269	381	300	219	59	32	87	138	+140
5	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	33	NBA Finals	33	37.1	18.5	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.5	6.6	15.3	43.5	3.2	8.1	39.8	2.0	2.4	84.6	56.7	0.5	3.4	1.3	1,223	610	128	62	26	15	42	89	+59
6	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	29	NBA Finals	29	38.8	23.9	5.7	4.3	1.8	1.0	8.7	18.2	47.6	0.5	1.6	31.1	6.0	8.1	74.8	54.8	1.6	4.2	2.9	1,125	693	166	125	53	30	85	75	-51
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	29	NBA Finals	29	38.5	19.7	13.2	2.8	0.8	2.4	7.4	15.7	47.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.9	69.8	52.5	3.8	9.3	2.7	1,117	571	382	82	22	70	79	73	+133
8	Tony Parker T. Parker	29	NBA Finals	29	36.3	16.5	2.4	4.5	0.6	0.1	6.7	14.8	45.6	0.7	1.9	35.2	2.4	3.8	63.1	50.2	0.3	2.1	2.4	1,053	479	71	130	18	3	70	54	+50
9	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	27	NBA Finals	43	28.2	8.7	2.2	2.4	1.0	0.0	3.0	6.9	42.9	1.1	2.7	41.7	1.7	2.1	81.3	55.9	0.4	1.7	1.0	1,212	376	94	103	45	1	41	127	+110
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26	NBA Finals	26	41.8	29.0	13.2	3.0	0.6	2.0	11.4	18.9	60.3	0.0	0.0		6.2	13.1	47.4	58.8	4.2	9.0	3.1	1,088	753	343	78	15	52	80	91	+34
11	Danny Green D. Green	24	NBA Finals	24	27.3	9.7	3.2	1.0	1.3	0.9	3.4	8.1	41.8	2.5	5.8	42.1	0.5	0.6	85.7	58.2	0.8	2.4	1.1	654	233	77	25	30	21	27	64	+78
12	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	22	NBA Finals	22	31.7	8.5	9.0	0.9	0.4	0.8	3.5	6.3	55.4	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.7	55.9	56.7	3.7	5.4	0.7	698	187	199	20	9	18	16	54	-101
13	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	22	NBA Finals	23	36.6	14.7	7.8	1.2	0.9	0.9	5.7	12.3	45.9	0.3	1.1	28.0	3.0	3.8	79.5	52.4	2.3	5.5	1.3	841	337	179	27	21	21	29	55	-79
14	Kevin Love K. Love	18	NBA Finals	19	27.5	12.3	8.4	1.1	1.2	0.5	4.1	10.6	38.6	1.8	5.2	34.7	2.3	2.8	81.5	51.8	2.3	6.2	1.0	523	234	160	21	22	10	19	37	-92
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	18	NBA Finals	18	39.6	25.5	3.8	4.4	1.5	0.4	10.1	22.1	45.5	2.1	5.8	36.2	3.3	3.5	93.7	53.9	1.1	2.7	2.4	713	459	69	80	27	8	44	51	-2
16	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	18	NBA Finals	18	37.0	20.1	9.4	2.3	1.9	0.9	6.7	13.4	49.6	1.9	4.7	40.5	4.9	5.8	84.6	62.9	2.5	6.9	1.9	665	362	169	41	34	16	34	53	+89
17	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	18	NBA Finals	18	41.1	17.3	10.4	3.2	0.7	1.7	6.2	11.8	52.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.8	71.3	58.5	3.2	7.3	1.7	739	311	188	57	12	30	31	56	+28
18	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	17	NBA Finals	23	30.1	9.5	2.4	3.0	1.3	0.1	3.1	7.7	40.4	1.6	4.2	37.1	1.7	2.3	75.0	54.5	0.2	2.2	2.1	693	219	55	70	29	3	48	61	+56
19	Bruce Bowen B. Bowen	17	NBA Finals	17	35.8	5.8	3.5	1.4	0.6	0.5	2.0	6.3	31.8	1.4	3.6	39.3	0.4	0.7	58.3	44.1	0.4	3.2	1.1	609	99	60	24	10	8	18	47	0
20	JR Smith	16	NBA Finals	25	30.0	9.7	2.7	1.0	0.9	0.4	3.4	8.9	37.7	2.4	6.2	38.1	0.6	1.1	59.3	51.7	0.4	2.3	0.6	749	243	67	24	22	9	16	71	-112
21	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	16	NBA Finals	17	20.7	4.8	5.2	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.7	3.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.4	1.9	69.7	55.8	2.0	3.2	1.2	351	81	88	8	5	8	20	51	-32
22	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	16	NBA Finals	16	41.1	15.4	5.8	7.8	1.4	0.6	5.8	14.8	39.2	1.8	5.3	32.9	2.1	2.7	76.7	48.3	1.8	4.1	3.2	658	247	93	124	23	9	51	28	-4
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	15	NBA Finals	15	39.3	30.3	7.7	4.5	1.0	1.5	10.7	19.5	54.6	2.9	6.4	44.8	6.1	6.7	91.1	67.4	1.0	6.7	2.7	589	455	116	68	15	23	40	47	+105
24	Ray Allen R. Allen	14	NBA Finals	25	34.8	13.9	3.2	1.9	0.9	0.2	4.5	10.0	44.8	2.2	5.1	43.3	2.7	3.0	90.7	61.3	0.8	2.4	1.6	869	347	80	47	22	5	40	71	-13
25	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	13	NBA Finals	13	36.5	19.5	7.6	3.7	1.1	1.0	7.2	14.9	47.9	1.2	3.8	30.6	4.1	5.2	77.9	56.7	2.2	5.5	1.6	474	254	99	48	14	13	21	29	+18

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.5

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.1

8.2

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,085.5

Wembanyama

757.7

Castle

755.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,069.8

Wembanyama

795.8

Castle

780.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.53

Reed

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0