most playoff games started by a player with at least 20 ppg

LeBron James has the most career starts with 20.0+ points per game in the playoffs, with 302 starts.

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	NAME	GS	PPG	GP	MPG	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	302	28.2	302	41.2	8.9	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	8,521	2,695	2,168	506	287	1,085	679	+1234
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	251	20.6	251	37.3	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	5,172	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	214	24.3	216	37.5	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	200	25.6	220	39.3	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	193	24.7	193	41.0	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	179	33.4	179	41.8	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	172	22.3	177	37.8	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	3,954	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	171	29.3	171	40.5	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.7	47.8	2.1	6.0	35.5	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.3	6,934	5,008	1,333	713	173	205	559	431	+641
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	149	26.8	155	37.2	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,773	4,147	828	953	231	50	516	388	+972
10	Chris Paul C. Paul	149	20.0	149	36.5	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,442	2,981	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
11	James Harden J. Harden	148	22.2	191	36.3	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.6	6.7	15.8	42.4	2.5	7.3	33.7	6.4	7.4	86.6	58.4	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,940	4,240	1,040	1,224	313	110	674	558	+253
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	146	21.5	146	35.6	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,193	3,133	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	145	25.3	145	40.7	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,895	3,663	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
14	Reggie Miller R. Miller	144	20.6	144	36.9	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.2	6.5	14.5	44.9	2.2	5.7	39.0	5.3	6.0	89.3	60.1	0.5	2.4	1.8	5,308	2,972	416	357	146	34	257	275	+170
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	140	25.9	145	39.6	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
16	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	140	20.4	145	38.4	6.9	6.1	1.9	0.7	7.4	16.6	44.7	1.0	3.4	28.8	4.6	5.9	78.7	53.2	2.5	4.4	2.7	5,572	2,963	1,002	891	278	108	397	486	+52
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	140	20.2	140	32.7	6.8	2.8	0.9	2.1	8.2	15.3	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.1	75.3	57.3	2.1	4.8	2.4	4,575	2,821	957	388	120	288	338	478
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	136	24.1	138	41.8	9.7	6.6	1.8	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.6	32.3	5.8	6.5	89.0	55.6	2.1	7.6	3.0	5,764	3,332	1,344	917	243	120	411	383
19	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	135	20.2	139	37.5	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.1	0.2	34.8	4.3	6.0	71.8	51.7	2.4	7.9	2.5	5,207	2,813	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	+8
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	127	24.2	127	38.9	8.3	5.0	1.2	0.8	8.1	18.4	44.0	2.4	7.0	34.9	5.5	6.6	83.9	56.7	1.0	7.3	2.9	4,943	3,076	1,053	633	150	106	369	329	+517
21	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	127	21.1	130	37.8	6.2	4.7	1.7	0.5	7.1	15.5	45.9	1.2	3.5	34.4	5.7	6.9	82.7	57.0	1.8	4.4	1.8	4,908	2,745	807	608	217	71	229	230	-28
22	Paul George P. George	125	20.8	125	38.7	7.2	4.0	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.9	42.5	2.5	6.8	36.4	4.8	5.8	82.3	56.4	0.9	6.3	3.0	4,838	2,596	897	506	186	67	376	403	+107
23	James Worthy J. Worthy	125	21.1	143	37.0	5.2	3.2	1.2	0.7	8.9	16.3	54.4	0.1	0.5	20.9	3.3	4.6	72.7	57.8	1.8	3.4	2.1	5,297	3,022	747	463	177	96	298	352
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	116	22.5	135	35.5	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	7.8	19.3	40.5	1.4	4.6	29.9	5.5	6.7	82.0	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.7	4,787	3,035	905	955	223	42	501	391	+6
25	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	109	20.4	111	38.0	4.7	8.9	2.1	0.3	7.4	16.8	44.1	0.7	2.1	34.6	4.8	6.2	76.9	52.0	1.2	3.5	3.3	4,216	2,261	524	987	234	38	369	363

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0