most nba playoff games played for player after age 40

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most games by a player older than 40 in the playoffs, with 39 games.

	NAME	GP	Age	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39	41	27.4	12.9	4.9	1.4	0.5	1.2	5.4	11.6	46.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	2.9	76.3	50.4	1.6	3.3	1.7	1,069	505	190	55	20	48	68	124
2	LeBron James L. James	10	41	38.4	23.2	6.7	7.3	1.3	0.3	8.4	18.3	45.9	1.7	5.2	32.7	4.7	6.3	74.6	55.0	0.4	6.3	3.8	384	232	67	73	13	3	38	16	-36
3	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	8	42	17.9	2.9	6.0	0.3	0.3	1.6	1.0	1.6	61.5	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.6	53.8	61.4	1.4	4.6	0.1	143	23	48	2	2	13	1	15	+12
4	Herb Williams H. Williams	8	40	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	20.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		20.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	-23
5	Kevin Willis K. Willis	7	41	3.6	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	35.5	0.0	0.9	0.0	25	6	6	0	1	0	0	5	-4
6	Robert Parish R. Parish	6	43	14.8	2.7	2.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.2	3.0	38.9	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.8	40.0	39.6	1.0	1.2	0.2	89	16	13	1	0	6	1	4	-3
7	John Stockton J. Stockton	5	40	29.8	11.2	3.2	5.2	1.6	0.2	3.6	7.8	46.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	58.6	1.0	2.2	2.8	149	56	16	26	8	1	14	13	-42
8	Charles Jones C. Jones	4	40	2.8	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.5	0.5	100.0	113.6	0.3	0.5	0.0	11	2	3	1	0	0	0	4	-2
9	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	2	42	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5

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Team Leaders

PPG

40.1

Dončić

RPG

10.9

Kessler

APG

7.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

1st

DRTG

115.0

18th

NETRTG

7.5

7th

3P%

38.0

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

9 - 2

121

Final

116

Pistons

6 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most games by a player older than 40 in the playoffs, with 39 games.

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