most games by nba player before age 42

LeBron James has the most career games by a player younger than 42, with 1,622 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games by NBA player before age 42
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,622
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,030
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,555
24.7
11.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
5.9
4.3
6.0
72.2
38,340
17,421
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,369
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
4John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,245
3,941
+2941
5Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,494
29.6
15.3
9.6
1.4
6.3
11.7
53.8
0.0
2.7
3.7
72.2
57.2
44,192
22,884
14,321
2,129
4,322
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,854
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,087
1,145
4,524
4,577
+3010
7Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
8Vince Carter
V. Carter
1,448
31.0
17.4
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
6.3
14.4
43.7
1.5
4.0
37.3
3.3
4.2
79.9
53.6
1.1
3.3
1.8
44,879
25,159
6,405
4,622
1,489
850
2,540
3,843
+1941
9Jason Terry
J. Terry
1,410
29.8
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
42,033
18,881
3,274
5,415
1,603
275
2,415
2,577
+1718
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,369
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
11Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,110
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
12Kevin Willis
K. Willis
1,390
27.3
12.3
8.5
0.9
0.7
0.5
5.1
10.4
48.8
0.0
0.1
21.3
2.2
3.0
71.3
52.5
3.0
5.6
1.8
37,975
17,154
11,817
1,318
947
742
2,502
4,108
-725
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
25,279
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
14Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1,380
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
42,561
19,591
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
2,502
4,175
+704
15Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,834
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
18Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,116
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
19Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,329
20.6
12.2
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
27,405
16,212
20Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
1,327
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
38,994
19,419
2,948
4,541
1,179
271
2,476
2,008
-1252
21Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,307
12.8
10.0
4.9
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.4
16,784
13,019
+155
22Andre Miller
A. Miller
1,304
30.9
12.5
3.7
6.5
1.2
0.2
4.6
10.0
46.1
0.1
0.7
21.7
3.1
3.8
80.7
53.2
1.1
2.6
2.4
40,268
16,278
4,795
8,524
1,546
227
3,121
2,882
+810
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,303
21.0
8.4
0.0
4.1
6.1
67.0
27,311
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,023
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
25Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
24,505
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/25
@
8:00 PM
Wed
5/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
5/29
@
8:00 PM
Sun
5/31
@
8:00 PM
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3 - 0

121

Final

108

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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Sun
3/29
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118-135
Sun
3/29
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88-123
Sun
3/29
@
114-99
Sun
3/29
@
99-116
Sun
3/29
@
87-139

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
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8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
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8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
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8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
@
8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
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8:30 PM