most games started regular season and playoffs

LeBron James has the most career starts in the regular-season and playoffs, with 1,892 starts.

Interpreted as:
most games started by a player regular season and playoffs
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,892
1,894
38.2
27.1
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.7
34.6
5.6
7.6
73.8
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
72,438
51,333
14,587
13,958
2,880
1,458
6,639
3,498
+8619
2Karl 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
3Tim 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
4Dirk 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
5Kevin 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
6Jason 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
7John 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
8Chris 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
9Reggie 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
10Paul 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
11Shaquille 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
12Kobe 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
13Tony 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
14Gary 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
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,345
1,348
37.2
27.4
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
6.3
3.2
50,140
36,991
9,453
5,866
1,391
1,525
4,277
2,675
+5676
16Hakeem 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
17Charles 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
18DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,299
1,311
34.7
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
46.7
0.5
1.7
29.8
5.5
6.5
84.4
55.5
0.7
3.6
2.0
45,542
27,788
5,690
5,339
1,312
425
2,589
2,946
-661
19Al Horford
A. Horford
1,274
1,372
31.6
12.6
7.8
3.2
0.8
1.2
5.2
10.2
50.6
0.9
2.4
37.8
1.4
1.8
76.6
57.3
1.9
5.9
1.4
43,341
17,353
10,687
4,347
1,054
1,583
1,866
2,943
+3643
20Pau 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
21Ray 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
22Patrick 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
23Scottie 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
24Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,245
1,326
31.0
13.7
2.9
5.6
1.3
0.2
4.8
11.0
43.4
1.6
4.2
38.4
2.5
3.0
82.4
55.4
0.5
2.5
1.8
41,048
18,160
3,908
7,401
1,757
278
2,397
2,576
+2876
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,241
1,428
33.3
21.1
6.9
7.9
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.4
43.5
1.2
3.8
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.6
52.4
1.6
5.3
3.9
47,576
30,095
9,888
11,235
2,249
457
5,521
3,681
+2642
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28.5

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8.7

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APG

5.8

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114.1

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4.2

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35.8

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
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37
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.607
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10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
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3/1
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3:30 PM
Tue
3/3
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7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
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1:00 PM
Mon
3/9
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7:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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37 - 24

119

Final

122

DET Pistons

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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
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
31
29
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14.0
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30
31
.492
15.5
10
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.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
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.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
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28
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14.0
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.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
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.379
22.5
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27.0
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.300
27.5
15
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
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111-115
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1/26
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87-103
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1/26
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95-104
Mon
1/26
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122-139
Mon
1/26
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109-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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2/28
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1:00 PM
Sat
2/28
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3:30 PM
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2/28
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2/28
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