most games played before making conference finals in one playoffs

40 players are tied for the most games in a Conference Finals, with 7 games. The first three are Jimmy Butler III, Al Horford and Marcus Smart 2 times.

Interpreted as:

most games played before field goal making by a player conference finals in one playoffs

	NAME	GP	FGM	SEASON	SERIES	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	7	60	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	39.6	24.7	7.6	6.1	2.6	0.4	20.4	42.0	1.1	3.3	34.8	6.4	7.7	83.3	51.9	2.4	5.1	2.1	277	173	53	43	18	3	15	12	+9
2	Al Horford A. Horford	7	19	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	28.6	6.7	6.3	2.6	0.7	0.9	6.7	40.4	1.1	4.1	27.6	0.1	0.3	50.0	49.1	1.4	4.9	0.4	200	47	44	18	5	6	3	20	-22
3	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	7	19	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	24.8	6.7	4.0	3.9	1.0	0.4	6.9	39.6	1.0	2.9	35.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	48.1	0.6	3.4	2.1	173	47	28	27	7	3	15	18	+1
4	Marcus Smart M. Smart	7	29	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	34.3	13.1	3.7	5.0	1.4	0.1	9.7	42.6	2.1	6.0	35.7	2.7	3.6	76.0	58.2	0.7	3.0	2.3	240	92	26	35	10	1	16	12	-9
5	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	7	56	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	37.2	19.0	6.1	3.4	1.1	0.3	19.1	41.8	1.0	6.1	16.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	46.4	1.9	4.3	3.6	261	133	43	24	8	2	25	23	-34
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7	60	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	40.8	25.3	10.3	5.4	1.0	0.7	18.3	46.9	1.6	6.7	23.4	6.6	7.3	90.2	58.8	1.3	9.0	3.7	285	177	72	38	7	5	26	19	+3
7	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	7	40	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	36.6	14.9	9.1	4.4	0.9	0.6	11.9	48.2	0.0	0.0		3.4	4.4	77.4	53.8	2.1	7.0	3.0	256	104	64	31	6	4	21	20	+54
8	Derrick White D. White	7	33	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	30.4	14.3	2.6	2.0	1.1	1.3	9.1	51.6	3.3	6.7	48.9	1.6	1.9	84.6	71.7	0.9	1.7	0.9	213	100	18	14	8	9	6	15	+12
9	Robert Williams III R. Williams III	7	29	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	18.9	9.4	5.1	0.4	0.1	1.1	5.3	78.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.1	1.9	61.5	77.2	2.1	3.0	0.7	132	66	36	3	1	8	5	15	-24
10	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	7	30	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	18.5	11.4	1.4	2.6	0.4	0.1	7.7	55.6	2.1	4.4	48.4	0.7	0.7	100.0	71.2	0.1	1.3	1.0	130	80	10	18	3	1	7	14	+29
11	Max Strus M. Strus	7	23	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	28.4	9.4	2.9	0.9	0.1	0.0	7.9	41.8	1.9	5.4	34.2	1.0	1.3	77.8	56.0	0.4	2.4	0.0	199	66	20	6	1	0	0	11	+9
12	Caleb Martin C. Martin	7	53	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	35.6	19.3	6.4	1.7	0.9	0.6	12.6	60.2	3.1	6.4	48.9	1.0	1.1	87.5	73.8	1.1	5.3	1.0	249	135	45	12	6	4	7	15	+31
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	7	62	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	36.4	25.6	7.0	3.4	2.0	0.7	18.6	47.7	1.0	3.4	29.2	6.9	7.7	88.9	58.2	2.9	4.1	1.1	255	179	49	24	14	5	8	14	-23
14	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	7	19	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	23.2	9.7	3.0	1.7	1.4	0.1	8.9	30.6	1.1	4.1	27.6	3.1	4.1	75.9	45.5	0.3	2.7	1.4	162	68	21	12	10	1	10	9	+4
15	P.J. Tucker	7	15	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	26.5	6.4	5.7	1.4	1.1	0.3	5.6	38.5	1.1	2.9	40.0	1.0	1.7	58.3	50.8	2.0	3.7	1.0	186	45	40	10	8	2	7	18	-34
16	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	7	59	2021-22	Conference Finals	BOS	38.8	24.1	7.1	3.0	0.7	0.3	17.3	48.8	2.7	6.7	40.4	4.6	6.3	72.7	60.2	1.6	5.6	3.3	272	169	50	21	5	2	23	28	+39
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7	54	2021-22	Conference Finals	BOS	40.8	25.0	8.3	5.6	1.1	0.9	16.7	46.2	2.6	7.3	35.3	7.0	8.1	86.0	61.6	1.1	7.1	4.7	285	175	58	39	8	6	33	19	+53
18	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	7	47	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	37.3	15.0	8.4	2.6	0.7	0.9	11.3	59.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.4	64.7	60.7	2.7	5.7	1.7	261	105	59	18	5	6	12	22	-28
19	Gabe Vincent G. Vincent	7	20	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	22.9	8.7	1.3	2.7	0.6	0.6	7.4	38.5	1.7	4.9	35.3	1.3	1.3	100.0	54.5	0.0	1.3	1.4	160	61	9	19	4	4	10	16	+12
20	Grant Williams G. Williams	7	17	2021-22	Conference Finals	BOS	30.4	8.7	4.1	0.6	0.6	0.3	5.9	41.5	1.0	2.6	38.9	2.9	3.3	87.0	59.7	1.0	3.1	1.0	213	61	29	4	4	2	7	30	+42
21	Max Strus M. Strus	7	20	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	27.8	8.3	3.6	2.0	0.6	0.6	9.4	30.3	2.0	6.9	29.2	0.6	0.6	100.0	42.8	0.6	3.0	1.3	195	58	25	14	4	4	9	25	-54
22	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	7	16	2021-22	Conference Finals	BOS	14.8	6.4	1.4	1.9	0.4	0.1	5.1	44.4	1.4	3.9	37.0	0.4	0.6	75.0	59.6	0.1	1.3	0.3	104	45	10	13	3	1	2	11	+31
23	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	7	21	2017-18	Conference Finals	HOU	36.9	8.9	3.6	1.7	1.4	0.1	9.0	33.3	1.0	5.0	20.0	1.9	2.1	86.7	44.5	1.0	2.6	1.1	259	62	25	12	10	1	8	25	-38
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	7	68	2017-18	Conference Finals	GSW	38.3	25.0	6.6	5.7	1.7	0.9	20.7	46.9	3.9	10.7	36.0	1.7	2.0	85.7	57.9	0.6	6.0	2.4	268	175	46	40	12	6	17	21	+56
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	7	70	2017-18	Conference Finals	GSW	39.1	30.4	5.7	2.7	0.3	0.9	21.7	46.1	2.7	6.9	39.6	7.7	8.7	88.5	59.6	0.9	4.9	1.9	274	213	40	19	2	6	13	14	+37

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.7

Powell

RPG

10.0

Adebayo

APG

6.5

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.7

13th

DRTG

114.5

13th

NETRTG

2.2

13th

3P%

36.1

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0

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0 - 1

126

Final

127

Hornets

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.0

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

3.7

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

124.5

119.7

116.2

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

10.5

8.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

826.2

Wembanyama

691

Mobley

685.9

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

813.5

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

686.3

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

1.66

Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

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Best Record ATS

50-34

58-41

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

54-42

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