most nba games played before winning first championship

McCoy McLemore played 86 games with more than 0 championships in 1970-71.

Interpreted as:

most NBA games played before winning first championship in a regular season by a player

	NAME	GP	Champs	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	PF
1	McCoy McLemore M. McLemore	86	1	1970-71	TOT	26.2	9.4	6.6	2.4		3.5	9.1	38.7		2.4	3.0	78.2	45.2			2,252	810	569	206		235
2	Clemon Johnson C. Johnson	83	1	1982-83	TOT	23.0	8.5	6.3	1.7		3.6	7.0	51.5	0.0	1.3	2.2	61.7	53.7			1,912	709	524	139		221
3	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	82	1	1967-68	BOS		20.8				8.1				4.5	5.5	81.1					1,702
4	Bailey Howell B. Howell	82	1	1967-68	BOS		19.8				7.8				4.1	5.6	72.4					1,621
5	Don Nelson D. Nelson	82	1	1967-68	BOS		10.0				3.8				2.4	3.3	72.8					817
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	82	1	1968-69	BOS		21.6				8.4				4.7	6.1	77.9					1,771
7	Don Nelson D. Nelson	82	1	1968-69	BOS		11.6				4.6				2.5	3.1	78.6					950
8	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	82	1	1968-69	BOS		11.2				4.4				2.3	3.1	72.5					915
9	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	82	1	1969-70	NYK		14.9				6.0				2.8	4.0	71.6					1,220
10	Dave Stallworth D. Stallworth	82	1	1969-70	NYK		7.8				2.9				2.0	2.7	71.6					639
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	82	1	1970-71	MIL		31.7	16.0			13.0	22.5	57.6		5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				2,596	1,312			262
12	Jon McGlocklin J. McGlocklin	82	1	1970-71	MIL		15.8				7.0				1.8	2.0	86.2					1,292
13	Greg Smith G. Smith	82	1	1970-71	MIL		11.7				5.0				1.7	2.6	66.5					959
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	82	1	1971-72	LAL	42.3	14.8	19.2	4.0		6.0	9.3	64.9		2.7	6.4	42.2	61.0			3,469	1,213	1,572	329		196
15	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	82	1	1971-72	LAL	37.1	25.9	3.6	4.5		10.1	20.7	48.7		5.8	6.8	84.8	54.8			3,039	2,127	295	365		210
16	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	82	1	1972-73	NYK	36.5	16.1	3.7	4.5		7.0	15.3	45.9		2.1	2.4	87.1	49.3			2,997	1,319	300	368		273
17	Don Nelson D. Nelson	82	1	1973-74	BOS		11.5	4.2	2.0		4.4	8.7	50.8		2.6	3.3	79.0	56.4				943	345	162		189
18	Paul Silas P. Silas	82	1	1973-74	BOS		11.5	11.1	2.3		4.1	9.4	44.0		3.2	4.1	78.3	51.3				944	912	186		246
19	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	82	1	1973-74	BOS		7.2	1.7	2.1		2.9	5.8	50.1		1.4	1.9	73.2	54.2				588	142	171		173
20	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	82	1	1973-74	BOS		18.1	4.3	5.5		7.9	17.6	44.9		2.3	2.8	82.6	48.1				1,488	351	448		185
21	Butch Beard B. Beard	82	1	1974-75	GSW	30.7	12.8	3.9	4.2	0.1	5.0	9.4	52.8		2.8	3.4	83.2	58.5	1.4	2.4	2,521	1,048	316	345	11	297
22	George Johnson G. Johnson	82	1	1974-75	GSW	17.5	4.4	7.0	0.8	1.7	1.9	3.9	47.6		0.7	1.1	65.9	50.7	2.6	4.4	1,439	364	574	67	136	206
23	Clifford Ray C. Ray	82	1	1974-75	GSW	30.7	9.4	10.6	2.2	1.4	3.6	7.0	52.2		2.1	3.5	60.2	55.1	3.2	7.5	2,519	769	870	178	115	305
24	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	82	1	1974-75	GSW	30.7	14.2	8.2	2.2	0.3	6.1	13.8	44.2		2.0	2.7	73.4	47.3	2.5	5.7	2,515	1,164	671	183	24	222
25	Charlie Scott C. Scott	82	1	1975-76	BOS	35.5	17.6	4.4	4.1		7.2	15.9	45.1		3.3	4.1	79.7	49.7			2,913	1,445	358	336

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Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Mon 4/6	CLE	@	MEM	8:00 PM
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1	Pistons - x	54	21	.720
2	Celtics - x	50	25	.667	4.0
3	Knicks - x	48	27	.640	6.0
4	Cavaliers	47	28	.627	7.0
5	Raptors	42	32	.568	11.5
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9	Heat	40	36	.526	14.5
10	Hornets	39	36	.520	15.0
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1	Thunder - y	60	16	.789
2	Spurs - y	57	18	.760	2.5
3	Lakers	49	26	.653	10.5
4	Nuggets	48	28	.632	12.0
5	Timberwolves	46	29	.613	13.5
6	Rockets	45	29	.608	14.0
7	Suns	42	33	.560	17.5
8	Clippers	39	36	.520	20.5
9	Trail Blazers	38	38	.500	22.0
10	Warriors	36	39	.480	23.5
11	Grizzlies - e	25	50	.333	34.5
12	Pelicans - e	25	51	.329	35.0
13	Mavericks - e	24	51	.320	35.5
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