most elimination games played in nba history

John Stockton has the most career games in elimination games, with 36 games.

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most elimination games by a player played in NBA history

	NAME	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	John Stockton J. Stockton	36	35.2	12.6	3.2	10.1	1.7	0.3	4.4	9.9	44.9	0.6	2.0	29.2	3.1	3.6	87.6	55.0	0.8	2.4	2.4	1,267	454	115	364	61	12	87	115	+49
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	34	41.6	25.4	10.2	3.4	1.4	0.8	9.6	20.5	47.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	6.1	8.9	68.2	52.0	2.6	7.6	2.6	1,413	863	348	114	46	26	88	122	+29
3	Gary Payton G. Payton	32	39.8	17.4	4.9	6.9	1.7	0.2	6.6	15.2	43.2	1.1	3.2	34.0	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.0	1.3	3.7	2.2	1,272	558	158	222	54	7	70	98	+10
4	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	32	35.9	10.7	10.5	2.4	1.3	0.4	3.9	8.3	47.2	0.1	0.3	44.4	2.7	3.8	71.9	53.6	3.3	7.2	1.8	1,150	343	336	77	42	12	56	104	+4
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	39.8	24.0	11.5	3.0	1.5	2.9	9.8	18.6	52.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.5	6.5	69.1	56.0	3.0	8.5	2.8	1,275	767	368	95	49	94	89	123	-19
6	Al Horford A. Horford	31	35.4	10.5	7.8	2.9	0.7	1.1	4.3	9.2	46.8	0.6	2.0	32.3	1.3	1.9	70.7	52.8	1.7	6.2	1.4	1,097	327	243	90	21	34	43	86	+3
7	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	31	29.5	11.2	5.2	1.5	0.6	0.5	3.9	9.1	43.1	1.1	3.1	36.8	2.2	2.6	86.3	54.7	1.5	3.7	1.1	915	348	160	47	19	16	33	89	+1
8	LeBron James L. James	30	44.3	32.8	10.4	7.3	1.7	0.9	11.8	23.8	49.4	2.1	5.9	35.6	7.1	9.9	72.1	58.1	1.9	8.5	3.9	1,330	983	311	220	52	28	116	67	+37
9	Robert Parish R. Parish	29	31.6	14.6	8.8	1.4		1.6	5.9	12.0	49.0	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.0	72.4	53.3				917	424	256	41		46		101
10	James Harden J. Harden	28	38.8	21.5	5.4	6.4	2.2	0.7	6.3	15.4	41.1	2.3	7.4	30.4	6.6	7.9	83.7	57.0	0.9	4.6	4.1	1,086	602	152	179	61	20	114	69	-60
11	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	28	37.3	14.9	6.1	2.1	0.7	1.1	5.8	13.9	41.5	1.2	3.3	35.5	2.2	3.4	63.5	48.3	1.6	4.5	1.4	1,044	416	171	59	20	31	38	113	+46
12	Derrick McKey D. McKey	28	26.8	9.2	4.3	2.6	0.4	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.8	0.3	1.0	33.3	1.5	2.3	67.2	57.8	1.8	2.5	1.6	750	258	119	73	12	18	44	87	-32
13	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	28	39.9	23.4	13.0	2.4	0.9	2.1	9.0	18.6	48.3	0.1	0.2	33.3	5.3	7.2	73.8	53.6	3.1	9.8	2.6	1,116	655	363	68	26	58	72	102	-45
14	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	28	28.9	10.3	2.4	3.6		0.2	3.6	8.4	42.7	1.4	2.8	50.6	1.8	2.1	83.1	55.4				809	288	67	102		6		81
15	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	27	37.4	15.1	3.9	3.4	0.8	0.1	5.8	14.3	40.7	1.3	4.3	30.8	2.1	2.6	81.4	48.8	0.8	3.1	1.8	1,009	407	105	93	22	2	49	48	-21
16	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	27	34.5	9.8	11.0	1.0	0.5	3.1	2.9	6.0	48.8	0.0	0.0		3.9	6.1	64.6	56.4	2.9	8.1	1.8	931	264	297	26	13	83	49	72	+41
17	Robert Horry R. Horry	27	29.4	8.4	5.6	2.5	1.3	0.7	2.8	6.5	43.2	1.0	3.1	32.5	1.8	2.3	77.4	55.8	1.4	4.1	1.0	794	227	151	67	36	20	27	77	+55
18	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	27	31.1	12.2	4.3	1.9	1.0	0.9	4.4	10.8	40.4	0.7	2.3	31.1	2.7	4.1	66.7	48.3	1.8	2.5	1.9	840	329	116	50	27	24	51	91	-1
19	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	27	29.1	8.8	3.9	7.1	1.2	0.1	3.2	8.2	38.9	0.8	2.2	36.7	1.6	2.0	80.0	48.5	0.8	3.1	2.1	785	238	105	192	32	2	58	46	-5
20	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	27	23.5	12.5	2.7	1.6	0.8	0.3	4.6	10.8	43.0	0.5	1.2	39.4	2.8	3.1	88.2	51.5	1.0	1.7	1.3	634	338	73	42	21	7	34	71	-11
21	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	27	39.4	15.8	3.9	8.1		0.4	6.1	12.0	51.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.6	4.3	82.9	57.0				1,063	427	104	219		10		62
22	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	27	39.1	18.7	5.1	5.6	1.3	0.9	7.0	16.1	43.2	0.3	0.9	30.0	4.6	5.5	83.1	50.5			2.9	1,056	505	138	152	36	23	78	90
23	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	27		21.5					7.0						7.6	9.5	80.1						581						99
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	26	41.8	27.4	10.7	2.5	0.9	1.0	9.3	19.5	47.8	1.2	3.4	36.0	7.5	8.3	90.3	59.2	1.7	9.0	1.8	1,088	712	279	65	24	27	46	82	+5
25	Lindsey Hunter L. Hunter	26	17.3	4.4	1.9	1.6	0.9	0.0	1.7	5.3	31.9	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.5	0.6	86.7	39.4	0.5	1.5	0.6	450	114	50	41	23	0	16	52	+51

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PPG

26.7

Markkanen

RPG

10.4

Nurkić

APG

7.2

Collier

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

22nd

DRTG

122.3

29th

NETRTG

-8.2

27th

3P%

34.5

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz	22	60	.268	42.0

Last Game

Jazz

22 - 60

107

Final

131

Lakers

53 - 29

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

124.1

117.3

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

104.8

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

598.7

Mobley

581.1

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

604.5

Mitchell

590.5

Mobley

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

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.66

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	CHI	@	MEM	124-125
Sat 3/28	UTA	@	PHX	109-134
Sun 3/29	LAC	@	MIL	127-113
Sun 3/29	MIA	@	IND	118-135

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/20	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM

John Stockton has the most career games in elimination games, with 36 games.

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