most games played in playoffs for rookies in last 5 years

Between January 8, 2021 and January 8, 2026, Dereck Lively II has the most games by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 21 games in 2023-24.

	NAME	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	21	2023-24	DAL	22.0	7.9	7.4	1.3	0.4	1.0	3.0	4.5	67.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.7	2.9	59.0	67.7	2.7	4.7	1.0	462	165	156	27	9	20	21	48	+98
2	Christian Braun C. Braun	19	2022-23	DEN	13.0	3.2	2.1	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.3	2.4	53.3	0.1	0.5	20.0	0.6	1.0	57.9	57.2	0.6	1.4	0.5	247	61	39	11	11	4	10	29	-7
3	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	18	2020-21	ATL	9.2	2.7	2.7	0.1	0.3	0.7	0.9	1.7	54.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	1.2	66.7	59.6	1.2	1.5	0.2	166	48	48	2	5	13	4	28	-23
4	Ben Sheppard B. Sheppard	17	2023-24	IND	19.7	5.2	3.0	1.0	0.5	0.1	1.8	4.2	43.7	1.1	2.9	38.0	0.4	0.5	77.8	58.7	0.6	2.4	0.6	335	88	51	17	8	1	11	32	+29
5	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	16	2021-22	GSW	8.6	5.2	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.0	0.2	0.8	23.1	1.3	1.6	76.9	58.1	0.3	1.4	0.7	138	83	27	8	3	2	11	11	-35
6	Moses Moody M. Moody	13	2021-22	GSW	8.0	3.2	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.2	2.2	53.6	0.5	1.0	53.8	0.3	0.5	66.7	66.9	0.2	0.5	0.2	105	41	8	4	3	3	3	4	-4
7	Ajay Mitchell A. Mitchell	12	2024-25	OKC	7.0	3.4	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.0	1.3	2.9	45.7	0.4	1.1	38.5	0.3	0.4	80.0	55.1	0.3	0.5	0.5	84	41	9	9	2	0	6	7	-9
8	Quinten Post Q. Post	12	2024-25	GSW	12.2	3.8	2.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	4.0	33.3	0.8	2.7	31.3	0.3	0.3	75.0	45.2	0.5	1.8	0.5	146	45	28	12	3	3	6	20	-6
9	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	12	2020-21	PHI	13.0	6.3	1.8	1.3	0.3	0.5	2.4	5.5	43.9	0.3	1.0	33.3	1.2	1.8	63.6	50.2	0.1	1.8	0.4	156	76	22	16	3	6	5	16	+11
10	Johnny Furphy J. Furphy	11	2024-25	IND	3.2	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.4	25.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	22.5	0.1	0.5	0.1	35	2	6	1	0	1	1	6	-9
11	Elijah Bryant E. Bryant	11	2020-21	MIL	4.5	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.6	1.8	35.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		35.0	0.2	0.9	0.2	50	14	12	4	2	1	2	1	-21
12	Dillon Jones D. Jones	10	2024-25	OKC	4.6	2.3	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.9	1.1	81.8	0.3	0.4	75.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	96.8	0.3	0.6	0.6	46	23	9	5	1	1	6	4	-7
13	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	10	2023-24	OKC	34.5	15.6	7.2	2.1	0.7	2.5	5.9	11.9	49.6	1.3	5.0	26.0	2.5	3.3	75.8	58.4	1.4	5.8	1.9	345	156	72	21	7	25	19	26	+75
14	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	10	2023-24	OKC	19.8	4.2	1.3	1.0	0.9	0.2	1.6	4.1	39.0	0.9	2.8	32.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	50.1	0.7	0.6	0.4	198	42	13	10	9	2	4	14	+32
15	Ziaire Williams Z. Williams	10	2021-22	MEM	16.8	6.9	1.6	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.3	5.2	44.2	1.1	3.6	30.6	1.2	1.3	92.3	59.8	0.4	1.2	0.2	168	69	16	5	5	0	2	14	-37
16	Facundo Campazzo F. Campazzo	10	2020-21	DEN	27.0	9.3	3.0	4.1	1.4	0.4	2.9	7.4	39.2	1.9	4.8	39.6	1.6	1.9	84.2	56.5	0.7	2.3	1.5	270	93	30	41	14	4	15	35	-49
17	Terrence Shannon Jr. T. Shannon Jr.	9	2024-25	MIN	6.3	4.6	1.1	0.3	0.4	0.0	1.4	3.0	48.1	0.3	0.9	37.5	1.3	1.3	100.0	63.5	0.1	1.0	0.3	57	41	10	3	4	0	3	9	+4
18	Jarace Walker J. Walker	9	2023-24	IND	3.4	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	1.1	30.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.3	66.7	35.3	0.1	0.3	0.7	31	8	4	4	2	1	6	2	-18
19	Max Christie M. Christie	9	2022-23	LAL	3.7	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.1	50.0	0.1	0.4	25.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	55.3	0.1	0.7	0.0	33	13	7	3	0	1	0	0	+16
20	Omer Yurtseven O. Yurtseven	9	2021-22	MIA	4.2	2.8	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.1	1.3	2.0	66.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.3	33.3	64.7	0.1	0.7	0.0	38	25	7	3	0	1	0	2	+6
21	Markus Howard M. Howard	9	2020-21	DEN	12.4	4.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.1	1.7	4.1	40.5	1.2	2.9	42.3	0.1	0.2	50.0	55.4	0.1	0.7	0.0	112	42	7	4	0	1	0	10	+1
22	Daniel Oturu D. Oturu	8	2020-21	LAC	1.9	0.6	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.6	40.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	50.0	42.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	15	5	4	0	0	1	0	2	-7
23	Sam Merrill S. Merrill	8	2020-21	MIL	3.7	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.9	28.6	0.1	0.6	20.0	0.0	0.0		35.7	0.1	0.5	0.1	30	5	5	1	4	0	1	2	-8
24	Nikola Jović N. Jović	7	2022-23	MIA	1.8	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	25.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.1	0.6	0.0	13	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	+4
25	Keegan Murray K. Murray	7	2022-23	SAC	27.7	9.7	6.3	0.7	0.6	0.3	3.7	8.3	44.8	1.7	4.6	37.5	0.6	0.9	66.7	56.1	2.1	4.1	0.6	194	68	44	5	4	2	4	18	-12

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33.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Trail Blazers	18	20	.474	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	21	.432	14.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.5
12	Clippers	13	23	.361	17.0
13	Jazz	12	24	.333	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 1/12	BKN	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Wed 1/14	DEN	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Thu 1/15	UTA	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Sat 1/17	UTA	@	DAL	5:00 PM

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14 - 23

100

Final

Kings

8 - 29

Tue 6 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.4

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.7

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.9

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

69.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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124.5

122.9

121.5

121.3

119.7

118.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

110.8

112.2

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

8.3

7.3

6.9

6.0

5.6

Tank Leaderboard

7-31

8-31

8-29

10-26

11-23

12-24

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,897

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,757.5

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,904.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,861

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USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.2

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MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

26-11

21-13-1

22-15

21-15

22-16

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

13-24

15-23

15-21

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Knicks	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Celtics	23	13	.639	4.5
4	Raptors	23	15	.605	5.5
5	76ers	20	15	.571	7.0
6	Magic	21	17	.553	7.5
7	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0
9	Hawks	18	21	.462	11.0
10	Bulls	17	20	.459	11.0
11	Bucks	16	21	.432	12.0
12	Hornets	13	25	.342	15.5
13	Nets	11	23	.324	15.5
14	Wizards	10	26	.278	17.5
15	Pacers	7	31	.184	21.5

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1	Thunder	31	7	.816
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	4.5
3	Nuggets	25	12	.676	5.5
4	Lakers	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.5
6	Rockets	22	12	.647	7.0
7	Suns	22	15	.595	8.5
8	Warriors	20	18	.526	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	18	20	.474	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	21	.432	14.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.5
12	Clippers	13	23	.361	17.0
13	Jazz	12	24	.333	18.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.5
15	Pelicans	8	31	.205	23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 12/7	PHX	@	MIN	108-105
Sun 12/7	SAS	@	NOP	135-132
Mon 12/8	MIA	@	ORL	108-117
Mon 12/8	NYK	@	TOR	117-101
Tue 12/9	PHX	@	OKC	89-138

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 1/9	TOR	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	NOP	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	PHI	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	LAC	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Between January 8, 2021 and January 8, 2026, Dereck Lively II has the most games by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 21 games in 2023-24.

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