most points scored in first 5 starts

LeBron James has dropped the most career points when starting 5+ games, with 43,127 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in first 5 or more starts
NAMEPTSGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
43,127
1,604
1,606
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,498
11,979
11,892
2,393
1,178
5,605
2,840
+7381
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,471
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,198
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,039
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,174
1,182
1,185
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,494
8,169
5,185
1,225
1,330
3,751
2,258
+5011
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,460
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
7James Harden
J. Harden
29,047
993
1,207
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,971
6,745
8,768
1,778
677
4,461
2,964
+4662
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,197
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,120
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,148
1,130
1,298
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,937
9,009
10,323
2,033
416
5,030
3,301
+2621
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,186
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
995
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
13DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,505
1,241
1,253
34.6
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,322
5,409
5,125
1,244
414
2,455
2,789
-317
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,389
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
1,059
1,065
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,196
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
16Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,285
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,425
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
18Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
982
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
19Reggie Miller
R. Miller
25,279
1,304
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
24,815
1,122
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
24,505
1,149
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24,368
901
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23,757
1,012
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
24Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23,165
909
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
23,058
1,314
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
StatMuse has season-level data for games started going back to the 1981-82 season.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
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.627
5.5
4
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40
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.606
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.561
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Sun
3/15
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Tue
3/17
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8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
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8:00 PM
Sat
3/21
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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122

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128

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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
46
18
.719
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
25
.627
5.5
4
40
26
.606
7.0
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
7
36
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.554
10.5
8
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11.5
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.523
12.5
10
34
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13.5
11
27
37
.422
19.0
12
27
38
.415
19.5
13
17
48
.262
29.5
14
16
48
.250
30.0
15
15
50
.231
31.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
26
.606
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.0
7
38
27
.585
12.5
8
33
32
.508
17.5
9
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.492
18.5
10
31
35
.470
20.0
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.359
27.0
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.328
29.5
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.323
29.5
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.303
31.0
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/6
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99-105
Fri
2/6
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109-103
Fri
2/6
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132-126
Fri
2/6
@
115-122
Sat
2/7
@
111-89

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/12
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7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
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8:00 PM
Thu
3/12
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9:00 PM
Thu
3/12
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9:30 PM