most playoff points of the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Larry Bird put up the most points in the playoffs, with 3,559 points.

Interpreted as:
most playoff points by a player of the 1980s
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
3,559
145
42.6
24.5
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
0.5
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
6,176
1,547
932
277
135
463
421
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,380
158
33.7
21.4
7.5
2.8
0.9
2.2
8.7
16.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.7
57.7
2.2
5.3
2.6
5,327
1,188
446
140
354
404
543
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2,999
158
39.3
19.0
7.7
12.4
2.1
0.4
6.8
13.2
51.8
0.1
0.7
20.6
5.1
6.2
82.6
59.4
1.9
5.8
3.6
6,204
1,220
1,965
324
63
571
450
4Kevin McHale
K. McHale
2,603
139
34.0
18.7
7.5
1.6
0.4
1.8
7.1
12.6
56.5
0.0
0.0
16.7
4.5
5.8
78.0
61.9
2.9
4.6
2.0
4,729
1,046
225
51
245
284
472
5James Worthy
J. Worthy
2,356
111
36.5
21.2
5.5
3.2
1.3
0.8
8.9
15.5
57.3
0.1
0.2
22.2
3.4
4.8
71.8
60.4
1.9
3.5
2.1
4,050
607
353
139
91
229
289
6Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
2,337
136
39.1
17.2
4.1
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.5
14.7
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.1
4.1
4.9
82.8
50.9
1.2
2.9
2.7
5,324
562
837
194
62
363
432
7Robert Parish
R. Parish
2,258
139
35.3
16.2
9.9
1.3
0.8
1.8
6.5
13.0
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
72.3
54.3
3.0
6.9
2.3
4,902
1,372
184
117
257
321
480
8Julius Erving
J. Erving
2,123
103
36.9
20.6
6.8
4.0
1.6
1.8
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.4
53.5
2.4
4.4
3.1
3,800
705
416
161
181
323
306
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,782
75
41.5
23.8
13.6
1.7
0.9
1.6
8.6
17.9
48.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.5
8.4
76.9
54.9
5.1
8.5
2.7
3,116
1,020
124
68
121
205
193
10Byron Scott
B. Scott
1,671
106
31.8
15.8
3.3
2.5
1.4
0.2
6.2
12.6
49.6
0.6
1.7
36.4
2.7
3.3
81.6
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.6
3,366
351
268
149
19
172
272
11Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,606
73
38.7
22.0
4.6
9.3
2.4
0.4
8.2
18.3
44.6
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.2
6.7
76.9
51.8
1.3
3.3
3.3
2,822
335
676
173
29
240
239
12Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,561
106
37.2
14.7
3.4
7.0
2.2
0.3
6.0
11.7
51.0
0.0
0.3
8.8
2.8
3.5
78.7
55.6
0.8
2.7
2.4
3,947
364
744
232
37
255
262
13Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
1,558
159
28.7
9.8
3.5
4.3
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.6
47.3
0.8
1.9
39.8
1.8
2.2
82.5
57.1
0.9
2.6
1.5
4,571
550
678
196
92
245
453
14Alex English
A. English
1,481
56
38.3
26.4
5.7
4.8
0.7
0.4
10.6
21.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
6.0
87.1
54.7
2.6
3.1
2.3
2,143
320
271
39
24
128
162
15Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
1,451
88
35.6
16.5
5.1
3.6
1.2
0.4
5.5
11.5
47.5
0.2
0.6
30.8
5.4
6.7
81.1
57.2
2.1
3.1
2.5
3,135
453
315
103
36
221
269
16Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
1,361
59
36.5
23.1
5.6
2.5
1.0
0.0
7.8
14.9
52.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.5
9.3
80.2
60.6
2.2
3.5
2.7
2,156
333
147
58
2
158
155
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,309
37
42.7
35.4
6.8
6.6
2.4
1.1
12.3
24.5
50.1
0.4
1.4
28.8
10.4
12.5
83.2
58.9
1.8
5.0
3.9
1,579
253
246
90
39
144
142
18Andrew Toney
A. Toney
1,254
72
29.8
17.4
2.3
4.5
0.8
0.3
6.7
14.1
47.8
0.2
0.7
23.5
3.8
4.8
78.6
53.7
0.8
1.6
3.6
2,146
168
323
58
18
257
265
19Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
1,249
62
32.4
20.1
6.1
3.1
0.8
0.3
8.1
16.5
49.2
0.4
1.3
30.0
3.5
4.8
72.8
54.0
2.1
4.0
2.2
2,009
376
194
47
17
135
180
20Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
1,211
112
29.9
10.8
2.5
4.4
1.1
0.1
4.3
9.2
46.5
0.7
1.8
39.2
1.6
1.9
82.9
53.9
0.7
1.8
1.6
3,354
282
489
122
11
175
340
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,186
43
38.7
27.6
12.4
2.1
1.8
3.4
10.6
19.4
54.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.4
9.5
67.3
58.5
4.8
7.6
2.5
1,666
533
90
79
147
109
184
22Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1,151
43
39.8
26.8
6.6
2.6
1.4
0.6
9.8
22.5
43.4
0.3
1.2
26.9
6.9
8.4
81.7
51.0
2.9
3.7
2.9
1,711
284
113
59
26
123
100
23Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
1,116
102
26.8
10.9
5.4
1.9
0.7
0.5
3.7
6.7
54.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.6
77.7
62.3
2.3
3.1
1.7
2,731
553
194
74
50
172
260
24Bobby Jones
B. Jones
1,097
97
26.7
11.3
4.5
2.2
1.0
1.3
4.2
7.9
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.5
82.6
59.8
1.6
2.8
1.5
2,594
434
209
94
129
148
303
25Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
1,037
72
27.3
14.4
5.9
1.1
0.5
1.6
5.7
10.3
55.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.2
72.3
59.5
1.7
4.2
2.3
1,968
428
80
34
116
169
316

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/26
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103-114
Thu
3/26
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117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113
Fri
3/27
@
128-149
Fri
3/27
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/8
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7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
3:30 PM