most playoff games started in the nba in the 2020s

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Jayson Tatum has the most starts in the playoffs, with 99 starts.

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most playoff games started by a player in the NBA in the 2020s

	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	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	99	99	40.1	26.1	9.2	5.7	1.2	0.9	8.7	19.9	43.6	2.8	8.0	35.2	6.0	7.1	84.3	56.8	1.1	8.1	3.1	3,965	2,588	910	564	117	89	310	258	+473
2	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	98	98	37.8	23.0	6.5	3.3	1.2	0.5	8.6	17.8	48.1	2.2	6.2	35.6	3.6	4.9	73.5	57.5	1.3	5.2	3.0	3,701	2,254	636	320	114	50	296	287	+287
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	86	86	38.2	27.7	12.3	7.6	1.2	0.9	10.5	20.0	52.2	1.7	4.7	37.0	5.0	6.1	83.1	61.0	2.8	9.5	3.5	3,281	2,383	1,056	651	106	74	298	281	+40
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	79	86	35.9	26.0	3.7	5.5	0.8	0.1	9.3	20.1	46.1	2.1	5.9	34.7	5.4	6.5	83.1	56.6	0.7	3.0	2.2	3,086	2,240	320	476	71	9	187	195	+239
5	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	76	76	35.2	13.8	4.2	2.6	1.1	0.7	5.5	11.3	48.6	1.4	3.9	36.3	1.4	1.6	86.9	57.5	0.8	3.4	1.2	2,678	1,047	318	194	87	53	90	152	+138
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	75	75	38.1	23.9	6.7	5.6	1.8	0.6	8.1	17.1	47.2	1.1	3.2	33.8	6.7	8.1	82.7	57.9	2.2	4.5	2.0	2,860	1,794	506	419	135	43	147	124	-3
7	James Harden J. Harden	75	75	38.2	21.1	5.6	7.7	1.4	0.7	6.4	14.9	43.2	2.6	7.5	34.7	5.7	6.6	86.1	59.4	0.7	4.8	3.7	2,866	1,586	417	574	108	53	275	198	0
8	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	73	73	36.1	17.3	9.5	3.7	0.9	0.6	6.8	13.2	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	3.5	4.5	77.9	57.0	2.6	6.9	2.4	2,632	1,261	695	270	67	47	178	219	+25
9	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	72	72	38.1	15.6	5.7	6.5	1.4	0.5	6.1	14.4	42.2	1.9	5.7	33.2	1.6	2.0	78.5	51.0	1.5	4.2	2.3	2,742	1,125	408	468	99	34	163	168	+290
10	Marcus Smart M. Smart	72	73	35.8	14.9	4.4	5.2	1.4	0.4	4.9	11.8	41.6	2.3	6.5	34.9	2.7	3.4	81.0	55.8	0.9	3.5	2.6	2,615	1,086	321	383	101	29	191	208	+99
11	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	71	71	32.6	11.4	10.5	1.3	0.7	1.3	4.3	6.8	62.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.9	60.1	63.6	3.3	7.2	1.3	2,315	812	743	93	49	90	93	241	+106
12	Jamal Murray J. Murray	71	71	39.9	24.2	5.0	6.2	1.1	0.4	9.0	19.8	45.3	2.7	7.0	38.0	3.6	4.0	91.5	56.2	0.8	4.2	2.7	2,830	1,720	355	442	80	30	191	152	+160
13	Al Horford A. Horford	70	77	32.2	9.1	7.6	2.6	0.8	1.3	3.4	7.3	47.1	1.6	4.2	38.0	0.6	0.8	73.8	59.5	1.6	5.9	0.8	2,483	700	585	204	64	100	62	183	+265
14	Max Strus M. Strus	66	82	28.6	9.8	4.4	2.2	0.6	0.3	3.4	8.6	39.7	2.2	6.4	34.3	0.8	1.0	83.3	54.5	1.0	3.4	0.9	2,344	802	358	179	52	21	72	225	+20
15	Tobias Harris T. Harris	65	65	36.6	16.9	7.7	2.2	1.0	0.7	6.6	14.0	47.0	1.4	4.0	34.4	2.4	2.8	86.0	55.6	1.3	6.4	1.1	2,381	1,096	501	146	62	43	73	166	-20
16	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	65	65	36.4	28.9	4.8	4.6	1.3	0.3	10.0	22.0	45.6	3.3	9.1	36.0	5.6	6.8	82.3	57.9	0.8	4.0	2.8	2,368	1,876	311	296	83	21	184	161	+2
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	64	64	33.5	19.0	10.5	2.9	0.9	0.9	6.6	13.3	49.3	1.5	4.1	37.7	4.3	5.0	85.7	61.0	2.2	8.3	2.5	2,141	1,215	670	183	56	55	162	256	+240
18	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	64	64	34.8	13.7	6.5	2.9	0.6	0.5	5.1	10.4	49.6	1.0	2.9	36.1	2.4	3.3	73.3	58.1	2.8	3.8	1.4	2,228	878	419	183	36	35	87	165	+90
19	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	63	63	31.9	9.4	2.7	1.7	1.2	0.4	3.3	7.9	41.5	1.7	4.9	35.1	1.1	1.3	85.4	55.4	0.5	2.3	0.7	2,008	590	173	104	76	25	44	151	+110
20	LeBron James L. James	63	63	38.0	25.6	9.1	7.6	1.4	0.9	9.5	18.4	51.5	2.0	6.0	33.5	4.6	6.2	73.4	60.4	1.3	7.8	3.5	2,397	1,610	573	481	87	55	219	110	+99
21	P.J. Tucker	61	67	28.9	6.0	5.3	1.4	0.9	0.2	2.2	5.3	42.6	1.3	3.3	38.0	0.2	0.3	69.6	55.2	1.9	3.4	0.6	1,933	400	352	91	62	14	43	209	+145
22	OG Anunoby	61	61	36.5	16.2	5.6	1.5	1.4	1.0	5.7	11.9	48.1	2.2	5.4	39.8	2.6	3.3	78.9	60.7	1.3	4.3	1.2	2,224	991	344	90	87	64	76	154	+121
23	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	60	61	29.2	13.3	5.4	0.7	0.7	1.4	5.3	9.8	53.8	1.2	3.4	34.1	1.6	2.0	80.7	62.3	2.0	3.4	1.2	1,783	809	327	40	41	87	72	139	-39
24	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	59	75	30.9	13.0	6.8	1.1	0.7	0.5	4.7	10.7	44.6	2.2	5.9	37.4	1.3	1.7	76.8	57.0	1.0	5.8	1.1	2,314	974	510	82	54	36	81	169	+142
25	Mike Conley M. Conley	57	64	26.5	9.7	2.9	4.7	0.9	0.2	3.3	8.0	41.0	1.8	4.4	40.7	1.4	1.7	85.0	55.9	0.5	2.4	1.2	1,696	623	184	301	55	12	76	129	+104

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RPG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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33.5

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31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

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8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

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BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.8

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68.8

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67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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20-62

22-60

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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

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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38.0

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Thompson

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1.71

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	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
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
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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