most points per minute in nba history maximum 1000 minutes played

5 players are tied for the most career points per minute played when playing 1,000 or fewer minutes, with 2. The first three are Ahmad Caver, Chad Gallagher and Ian Lockhart.

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most points per minute by a player in NBA history maximum 1000 minutes played

	NAME	PTS/MIN	MIN	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ahmad Caver A. Caver	2	1	2	1	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
2	Chad Gallagher C. Gallagher	2	3	6	2	1.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3	Ian Lockhart I. Lockhart	2	2	4	1	2.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	106.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bill Stricker B. Stricker	2	2	4	1	2.0	4.0	0.0	0.0			2.0	3.0	66.7				0.0	0.0		66.7				0	0				1
5	Dave Scholz D. Scholz	2	1	2	1	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0			1.0	1.0	100.0				0.0	0.0		100.0				0	0				0
6	Izaiah Brockington I. Brockington	1.33	3	4	1	3.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		40.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+3
7	Tyson Wheeler T. Wheeler	1.33	3	4	1	3.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	106.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	1	+4
8	Leonard Miller L. Miller	1	2	2	1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+3
9	Donovan Williams D. Williams	1	4	4	2	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		40.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+6
10	Coty Clarke C. Clarke	1	6	6	3	2.0	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	50.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	0.0	0.0		75.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1	0	0	0	1	0	+4
11	Steven Hill S. Hill	1	2	2	1	2.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+5
12	Kelly McCarty K. McCarty	1	4	4	2	2.0	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		66.7	1.0	0.5	1.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	+1
13	Cedric Lewis C. Lewis	1	4	4	3	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		66.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	2	0	1	0	0	0
14	John McCullough J. McCullough	0.91	23	21	8	2.9	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	1.1	1.6	69.2	0.0	0.0		0.4	0.6	60.0	69.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	4	3	2	0	3	3
15	Alex Antetokounmpo A. Antetokounmpo	0.9	21	19	6	3.5	3.2	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.5	1.3	37.5	0.3	1.2	28.6	1.8	2.5	73.3	65.1	0.3	0.7	0.2	6	1	0	1	1	1	+5
16	Korleone Young K. Young	0.87	15	13	3	5.0	4.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.7	3.3	50.0	0.3	1.3	25.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	59.7	0.7	0.7	0.3	4	1	0	0	1	3	+9
17	Howard Nathan H. Nathan	0.87	15	13	5	3.0	2.6	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.0	1.0	1.8	55.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.8	75.0	60.4	0.0	0.0	1.6	0	2	3	0	8	2
18	Paris Bass P. Bass	0.86	7	6	2	3.5	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	43.6	1.0	1.0	1.0	4	0	1	0	2	2	+2
19	Vincent Hunter V. Hunter	0.86	7	6	4	1.8	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.8	1.3	60.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		60.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	3	0	0	1	1	0	+6
20	Cozell McQueen C. McQueen	0.86	7	6	3	2.3	2.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	1.0	1.7	0.0	8	0	0	1	0	1
21	Mark Sears M. Sears	0.85	26	22	7	3.7	3.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.9	46.2	0.6	1.1	50.0	0.9	1.1	75.0	66.6	0.1	0.1	0.6	2	2	0	0	4	4	+12
22	Malik Newman M. Newman	0.83	12	10	2	6.0	5.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.5	42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	57.1	0.0	0.5	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	-2
23	Trevon Duval T. Duval	0.83	6	5	3	2.0	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	66.7	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0		83.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	+2
24	Ratko Varda R. Varda	0.83	6	5	1	6.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	72.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3	-1
25	Shamorie Ponds S. Ponds	0.82	11	9	4	2.8	2.3	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.8	1.3	60.0	0.3	0.5	50.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	76.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	1	2	0	1	0	2	0

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PPG

24.0

Siakam

RPG

6.6

Siakam

APG

7.7

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.9

29th

DRTG

118.8

23rd

NETRTG

-7.9

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3P%

35.6

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

60 - 22

133

Final

121

Pacers

19 - 63

Sun 12 Apr 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

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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

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

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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