most nba games started by a player including playoffs

LeBron James has the most career starts in the regular-season and playoffs, with 1,873 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	1,873	1,875	38.3	27.2	7.7	7.4	1.5	0.8	9.9	19.7	50.5	1.6	4.7	34.6	5.7	7.7	73.8	58.9	1.2	6.5	3.5	71,802	50,943	14,478	13,824	2,861	1,446	6,573	3,475	+8647
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	1,326	1,329	37.2	27.5	7.0	4.3	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.9	49.9	2.0	5.1	38.5	6.6	7.5	88.0	61.8	0.7	6.4	3.2	49,440	36,490	9,351	5,776	1,370	1,512	4,210	2,640	+5607
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	1,279	1,291	34.8	21.3	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.3	7.6	16.3	46.7	0.5	1.7	29.8	5.5	6.5	84.3	55.4	0.7	3.7	2.0	44,971	27,452	5,642	5,261	1,301	417	2,566	2,907	-454
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	1,358	31.7	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	43,003	17,211	10,615	4,301	1,043	1,567	1,851	2,924	+3580
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	1,243	1,315	31.1	13.8	3.0	5.6	1.3	0.2	4.8	11.1	43.5	1.6	4.2	38.6	2.5	3.1	82.4	55.4	0.5	2.5	1.8	40,861	18,141	3,889	7,377	1,751	273	2,391	2,565	+2885
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

29.7

Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

115.2

14th

NETRTG

2.6

9th

3P%

35.7

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	22	17	.564	7.0
6	Magic	23	18	.561	7.0
7	Cavaliers	23	19	.548	7.5
8	Heat	21	20	.512	9.0
9	Bulls	19	21	.475	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/16	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Mon 1/19	OKC	@	CLE	2:30 PM
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	SAC	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 1/24	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

23 - 19

133

Final

107

76ers

22 - 17

Wed 14 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.9

Williams

69.3

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

122.2

120.7

120.4

119.6

118.8

DRtg Rankings

106.4

110.3

112.1

112.8

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

6.8

6.6

6.5

5.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

9-32

10-33

10-29

11-30

11-27

14-27

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

2,033.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,921.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,040.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,031

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

29-12

25-16

23-15-1

23-17

23-18

Worst Record ATS

14-28

15-24

16-25

17-24

17-23

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	29	10	.744
2	Knicks	25	15	.625	4.5
3	Celtics	25	15	.625	4.5
4	Raptors	25	17	.595	5.5
5	76ers	22	17	.564	7.0
6	Magic	23	18	.561	7.0
7	Cavaliers	23	19	.548	7.5
8	Heat	21	20	.512	9.0
9	Bulls	19	21	.475	10.5
10	Hawks	20	23	.465	11.0
11	Bucks	17	24	.415	13.0
12	Hornets	14	26	.350	15.5
13	Nets	11	27	.289	17.5
14	Wizards	10	29	.256	19.0
15	Pacers	9	32	.220	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	35	7	.833
2	Spurs	28	13	.683	6.5
3	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.5
5	Lakers	24	14	.632	9.0
6	Rockets	23	15	.605	10.0
7	Suns	24	17	.585	10.5
8	Warriors	22	19	.537	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	20	22	.476	15.0
10	Grizzlies	17	23	.425	17.0
11	Clippers	17	23	.425	17.0
12	Mavericks	16	26	.381	19.0
13	Jazz	14	27	.341	20.5
14	Kings	11	30	.268	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	33	.233	25.5