most games started by nba player including playoffs

LeBron James has the most career starts in the regular-season and playoffs, with 1,877 starts.

	NAME	GS	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	1,877	1,879	38.3	27.2	7.7	7.4	1.5	0.8	9.9	19.7	50.5	1.6	4.7	34.7	5.7	7.7	73.8	58.9	1.2	6.5	3.5	71,934	51,035	14,509	13,853	2,864	1,451	6,589	3,479	+8655
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	1,664	1,669	37.6	25.0	10.2	3.5	1.4	0.8	9.1	18.0	50.9	0.1	0.2	26.2	6.6	8.9	74.1	57.0	2.4	7.8	3.0	62,759	41,689	17,030	5,858	2,343	1,280	5,074	5,240	+3133
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1,640	1,643	34.5	19.3	10.9	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.5	14.8	50.5	0.0	0.1	17.2	4.3	6.2	69.5	55.0	2.8	8.1	2.4	56,738	31,668	17,950	4,989	1,193	3,588	4,014	4,005	+10000
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1,605	1,667	34.4	21.1	7.8	2.4	0.8	0.8	7.4	15.8	47.0	1.3	3.4	37.9	5.0	5.7	88.0	57.7	1.0	6.8	1.7	57,263	35,223	12,935	4,011	1,359	1,410	2,822	4,008	+6589
5	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1,568	1,605	34.7	17.9	10.1	3.7	1.3	1.4	7.2	14.6	49.5	0.1	0.4	27.5	3.3	4.2	78.9	54.4	2.2	7.9	2.2	55,701	28,672	16,196	5,916	2,037	2,223	3,521	3,992	+5211
6	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	1,496	1,549	36.3	12.6	6.3	8.6	1.9	0.3	4.5	11.2	39.9	1.4	4.2	34.6	2.2	2.9	78.4	50.6	1.3	5.0	2.9	56,199	19,572	9,783	13,354	2,986	502	4,453	2,920	+3978
7	John Stockton J. Stockton	1,465	1,686	32.1	13.1	2.8	10.5	2.1	0.2	4.7	9.2	51.0	0.6	1.5	37.6	3.2	3.9	82.4	60.3	0.7	2.1	2.8	54,162	22,147	4,659	17,645	3,603	365	4,761	4,481	+3046
8	Chris Paul C. Paul	1,463	1,519	33.8	17.1	4.4	9.1	2.0	0.2	6.1	13.0	47.1	1.4	3.8	37.0	3.5	4.1	86.9	58.1	0.6	3.8	2.3	51,278	26,039	6,736	13,785	3,015	253	3,486	3,645	+6159
9	Reggie Miller R. Miller	1,448	1,533	34.5	18.4	3.0	2.9	1.1	0.2	6.0	12.8	46.9	1.9	4.8	39.4	4.6	5.1	88.8	61.2	0.6	2.4	1.7	52,927	28,251	4,598	4,498	1,651	333	2,666	3,005	+2185
10	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	1,444	1,513	34.4	19.5	5.6	3.5	1.3	0.6	6.4	14.5	44.3	1.6	4.4	36.7	5.1	6.4	80.9	56.6	0.8	4.8	2.6	52,109	29,577	8,512	5,287	1,956	850	4,008	4,190	+3505
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,411	1,423	35.1	23.8	11.0	2.5	0.6	2.2	9.4	16.2	57.9	0.0	0.0	4.5	5.0	9.5	52.3	58.2	3.6	7.4	2.8	50,016	33,846	15,607	3,608	856	3,191	3,959	4,915	+5525
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1,398	1,566	36.6	25.1	5.2	4.7	1.4	0.5	8.8	19.6	44.7	1.4	4.1	33.0	6.2	7.4	83.4	54.8	1.1	4.1	3.0	57,278	39,283	8,166	7,346	2,254	784	4,657	4,013	+4708
13	Tony Parker T. Parker	1,364	1,480	31.1	15.9	2.7	5.5	0.8	0.1	6.3	13.1	48.6	0.4	1.3	32.1	2.8	3.7	74.8	54.1	0.4	2.4	2.3	46,037	23,518	4,062	8,179	1,251	117	3,459	2,488	+6271
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	1,362	1,489	35.3	16.1	3.9	6.6	1.8	0.2	6.4	13.9	46.3	0.9	2.7	31.7	2.4	3.3	72.7	52.6	1.0	2.9	2.2	52,598	23,968	5,844	9,777	2,661	317	3,327	3,651	+1913
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,329	1,332	37.2	27.5	7.0	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.9	49.9	2.0	5.2	38.5	6.6	7.5	88.0	61.8	0.7	6.4	3.2	49,555	36,565	9,365	5,798	1,374	1,514	4,222	2,646	+5626
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,326	1,383	36.1	22.2	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.9	17.2	51.4	0.0	0.1	20.4	4.5	6.3	71.2	55.5	3.3	7.9	3.0	49,971	30,701	15,369	3,516	2,407	4,302	4,091	4,945	+535
17	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	1,301	1,426	31.8	9.8	9.6	2.5	1.1	0.3	3.8	8.1	47.0	0.1	0.2	26.8	2.1	2.8	76.0	52.5	3.1	6.5	2.2	45,388	13,967	13,650	3,500	1,529	426	3,093	4,924	+111
18	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	1,283	1,295	34.8	21.2	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.3	7.6	16.3	46.7	0.5	1.7	29.9	5.5	6.5	84.3	55.4	0.7	3.7	2.0	45,107	27,515	5,651	5,279	1,305	418	2,573	2,918	-517
19	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	1,272	1,362	33.6	16.9	9.2	3.2	0.5	1.6	6.5	12.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	36.3	3.8	5.1	75.2	56.4	2.5	6.7	2.1	45,826	22,992	12,551	4,363	677	2,174	2,888	2,988	+2051
20	Ray Allen R. Allen	1,270	1,471	35.6	18.5	4.0	3.3	1.1	0.2	6.5	14.3	45.1	2.3	5.7	40.0	3.3	3.7	89.3	58.1	0.9	3.1	2.0	52,408	27,254	5,920	4,810	1,615	285	2,983	3,260	+4077
21	Al Horford A. Horford	1,268	1,360	31.6	12.7	7.8	3.2	0.8	1.2	5.2	10.3	50.6	0.9	2.4	37.8	1.4	1.8	76.6	57.2	1.9	5.9	1.4	43,040	17,232	10,625	4,304	1,044	1,569	1,852	2,927	+3626
22	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	1,257	1,322	34.6	20.9	9.9	1.9	1.0	2.4	8.2	16.3	50.0	0.0	0.1	18.2	4.5	6.1	73.8	54.9	2.3	7.5	2.9	45,801	27,628	13,042	2,490	1,258	3,197	3,882	4,556	+420
23	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1,253	1,386	35.5	16.3	6.5	5.2	1.9	0.8	6.3	13.5	46.8	0.8	2.6	32.2	2.8	4.0	70.7	53.4	1.8	4.7	2.8	49,174	22,582	9,077	7,183	2,702	1,132	3,859	4,015	+2254
24	Mike Conley M. Conley	1,244	1,318	31.1	13.8	3.0	5.6	1.3	0.2	4.8	11.1	43.5	1.6	4.2	38.5	2.5	3.0	82.4	55.4	0.5	2.5	1.8	40,924	18,147	3,893	7,383	1,753	273	2,393	2,570	+2887
25	Buck Williams B. Williams	1,232	1,415	32.6	12.7	9.9	1.2	0.8	0.8	4.8	8.8	54.7	0.0	0.0	18.8	3.0	4.6	66.5	58.6	3.4	6.4	2.1	46,174	17,995	13,958	1,759	1,170	1,170	2,974	4,653	+157

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

10th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

1.9

11th

3P%

35.4

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	Cavaliers	25	20	.556	8.5
6	76ers	23	19	.548	9.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/23	SAC	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 1/24	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	ORL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/28	LAL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 1/30	CLE	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

25 - 20

Final

Hornets

16 - 28

Wed 21 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Maxey

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Porter

3.8

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

122.0

120.1

120.0

119.9

118.6

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.1

112.4

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.4

7.2

6.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-36

10-35

10-32

12-33

12-29

15-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,193.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,067.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,202.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,187.8

Johnson

2,165.8

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

16-29

17-28

17-25

18-24

19-25

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	32	10	.762
2	Celtics	27	16	.628	5.5
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	Cavaliers	25	20	.556	8.5
6	76ers	23	19	.548	9.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	9.0
8	Heat	23	21	.523	10.0
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.5
10	Hawks	21	25	.457	13.0
11	Bucks	18	25	.419	14.5
12	Hornets	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Nets	12	30	.286	20.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	22.0
15	Pacers	10	35	.222	23.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	37	8	.822
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.5
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.5
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	9.0
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.5
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.5
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.5
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.5
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	17.0
11	Grizzlies	18	24	.429	17.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.5
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.5
14	Kings	12	33	.267	25.0
15	Pelicans	10	36	.217	27.5