most points by nba player before age 36 in the playoffs

LeBron James has dropped the most career points by a player younger than 36 in the playoffs, with 7,491 points.

	NAME	PTS	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	7,491	35	260	41.6	28.8	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.3	20.7	49.6	1.6	4.8	33.5	6.7	9.0	74.1	58.4	1.5	7.5	3.7	10,812	2,348	1,871	445	250	950	609	+1300
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	34	179	41.8	33.4	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	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,640	33	220	39.3	25.6	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	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,045	34	198	38.9	25.5	12.1	2.8	0.6	2.2	9.9	17.6	56.6	0.0	0.0		5.6	11.1	50.1	56.7	4.2	7.9	3.1	7,693	2,401	561	109	433	616	703	+634
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,985	35	170	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.8	47.7	2.2	6.1	35.6	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,892	1,327	709	172	204	550	427	+643
6	Jerry West J. West	4,457	35	153		29.1			0.0	0.0	10.6						7.9	9.8	80.5		0.0	2.0					0	0		451
7	Tony Parker T. Parker	4,045	35	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,759	666	1,143	198	19	594	429	+581
8	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	3,990	34	176	39.5	22.7	12.4	3.4	0.7	2.6	8.5	17.0	50.2	0.0	0.2	16.7	5.6	8.3	67.8	55.0	3.4	9.0	3.0	6,951	2,177	603	122	453	527	522	+619
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3,966	34	147	37.4	27.0	5.3	6.2	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.9	45.3	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.3	88.9	60.6	0.8	4.6	3.3	5,491	786	912	223	44	489	375	+946
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	3,931	35	148	41.7	26.6	11.4	3.1	1.4	0.8	9.7	20.8	46.5	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.2	9.8	73.5	52.9	2.9	8.5	2.9	6,170	1,680	452	209	117	426	527	+184
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,897	35	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5			8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	88.9	55.1				6,886	1,683	1,062				466
12	James Harden J. Harden	3,895	35	173	36.2	22.5	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.6	6.8	16.0	42.5	2.5	7.4	34.0	6.4	7.4	86.9	58.6	0.7	4.8	3.4	6,266	948	1,125	282	98	590	512	+246
13	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,871	35	172	38.2	22.5	5.3	5.0	1.5	1.0	8.3	17.4	47.4	0.6	1.8	34.2	5.4	6.9	77.9	55.0	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,570	907	852	266	174	572	456	+427
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,674	35	136	40.7	27.0	11.6	3.3	1.7	3.4	10.8	20.4	53.0	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.4	7.5	71.8	57.1	3.4	8.2	3.0	5,540	1,573	454	233	465	413	535	-1
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,640	31	186	39.8	19.6	7.7	12.5	1.9	0.3	6.9	13.5	50.8	0.3	1.1	23.6	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5			3.7	7,403	1,431	2,320	358	64	684	521
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3,623	35	134		27.0					10.4						6.3	8.2	77.1											435
17	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,570	35	201	39.5	17.8	7.7	5.1	1.9	0.9	6.5	14.7	44.4	1.0	3.2	29.8	3.8	5.3	72.2	52.3	2.3	5.4	2.9	7,931	1,544	1,018	391	183	585	664	+271
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,455	35	135	41.0	25.6	10.1	2.5	1.1	0.9	8.5	18.3	46.1	1.0	2.8	37.1	7.6	8.6	89.0	57.9	1.5	8.6	2.3	5,542	1,370	340	145	124	311	382	+103
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,430	35	143	47.3	24.0	24.7	4.3			9.5	18.3	52.1				5.0	10.7	46.4	52.3				6,764	3,530	613				364
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	3,413	34	148		23.1	7.3				8.8	20.1	43.9				5.4	6.4	83.8	50.2					1,081					462
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3,226	34	111	43.0	29.1	14.8	3.9			12.0	22.5	53.2	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.1	71.6	56.7				4,769	1,643	430				365
22	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	35	169	33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6			7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8				5,716	1,253	274				571
23	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	33	146	35.6	21.5	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	5,195	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
24	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	3,116	35	180	38.9	17.3	4.3	5.6			6.5	14.8	43.9	0.2	0.8	23.6	4.2	5.2	80.2	50.7				6,994	781	1,005				575
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,076	27	127	38.9	24.2	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	1,053	633	150	106	369	329	+517

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PPG

24.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.8

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.7

11th

DRTG

112.9

13th

NETRTG

2.9

16th

3P%

36.4

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

5 - 4

109

Final

Cavaliers

5 - 5

Sat 7 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

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Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

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	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