most points scored in the nba between 1979-80 to 1989-90

Between the 1979-80 and 1989-90 seasons, Alex English posted the most points, with 22,451 points.

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most points by a player scored in the NBA between 1979-80 to 1989-90
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
22,451
891
35.3
25.2
5.7
4.3
1.0
0.7
10.4
20.5
50.8
0.0
0.1
22.0
4.3
5.1
84.0
55.3
2.5
3.2
2.7
31,419
5,066
3,821
899
657
2,387
2,416
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
20,610
859
37.0
24.0
12.9
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.2
16.8
49.0
0.0
0.1
6.5
7.5
9.7
77.6
56.9
5.3
7.6
3.4
31,774
11,081
1,321
777
1,191
2,891
2,056
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
19,719
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
18,819
729
36.4
25.8
5.3
3.1
0.9
0.1
9.1
16.7
54.7
0.0
0.1
15.8
7.6
9.2
81.9
62.2
2.1
3.2
2.9
26,501
3,893
2,286
667
99
2,114
1,932
5Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
16,695
639
36.8
26.1
6.7
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
21.3
46.9
0.3
1.1
28.3
5.8
7.2
80.4
53.4
2.9
3.8
2.6
23,532
4,305
1,557
937
450
1,659
1,337
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16,246
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
7Reggie Theus
R. Theus
16,167
863
33.5
18.7
3.4
6.5
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.6
47.1
0.2
0.9
23.2
4.8
5.7
82.9
54.7
1.2
2.2
3.4
28,895
2,892
5,646
1,028
183
2,938
2,507
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15,708
795
36.9
19.8
7.3
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.4
52.5
0.3
1.0
29.1
5.4
6.4
84.1
60.8
1.8
5.5
3.9
29,354
5,825
8,932
1,596
344
3,089
1,852
9Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
15,587
680
32.7
22.9
5.4
3.5
0.8
0.4
9.0
18.2
49.1
0.4
1.4
30.7
4.6
6.2
74.3
54.7
2.1
3.3
2.8
22,227
3,700
2,397
552
250
1,935
2,020
10Robert Parish
R. Parish
15,286
865
32.6
17.7
10.4
1.8
0.8
1.6
7.2
13.2
55.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
72.5
58.6
3.3
7.1
2.4
28,237
8,991
1,522
698
1,415
2,093
2,613
11Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
15,097
715
34.4
21.1
6.9
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.8
16.2
47.9
0.2
0.7
30.5
5.4
6.7
80.4
55.2
2.1
4.8
2.8
24,605
4,912
1,690
652
453
2,026
2,678
12Kevin McHale
K. McHale
14,542
776
32.2
18.7
7.7
1.8
0.4
1.8
7.4
13.1
56.3
0.0
0.1
27.0
4.0
5.1
79.3
61.3
2.6
5.1
2.0
24,997
5,954
1,389
292
1,426
1,579
2,326
13Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
14,354
716
36.7
20.0
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.0
0.4
1.3
28.3
4.3
5.7
76.2
52.2
1.0
2.7
3.9
26,269
2,680
6,985
1,477
200
2,759
2,311
14Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
14,328
866
34.4
16.5
10.0
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.1
13.1
46.7
0.2
0.6
32.5
4.2
4.9
85.7
54.4
2.3
7.7
2.3
29,807
8,684
2,950
947
877
2,017
3,066
15Walter Davis
W. Davis
14,313
756
28.6
18.9
2.6
4.1
1.2
0.1
7.9
15.5
50.9
0.2
0.7
26.9
2.9
3.4
85.4
55.5
0.7
1.9
2.4
21,608
1,945
3,073
911
83
1,832
1,743
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
14,216
547
33.1
26.0
4.3
2.7
1.0
0.7
10.1
20.2
49.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.7
85.0
56.1
1.4
2.8
2.8
18,086
2,333
1,455
563
365
1,545
1,515
17Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
14,161
679
33.8
20.9
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
18.0
49.2
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.1
4.0
78.2
52.8
2.1
3.7
1.8
22,961
3,917
950
479
371
1,198
1,797
18Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
14,033
627
32.9
22.4
3.9
2.4
0.6
0.3
8.6
16.2
53.0
0.2
0.6
37.1
4.9
5.7
87.1
59.7
1.2
2.7
1.8
20,651
2,469
1,476
398
218
1,155
1,306
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
14,016
427
39.0
32.8
6.3
6.0
2.8
1.1
12.1
23.4
51.6
0.4
1.2
28.2
8.3
9.8
84.8
59.2
1.8
4.5
3.3
16,639
2,694
2,565
1,189
465
1,397
1,326
20Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
13,977
631
34.7
22.2
8.7
2.5
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.5
49.0
0.0
0.1
31.0
4.0
5.5
71.8
52.9
3.2
5.6
2.5
21,873
5,511
1,564
882
488
1,548
2,260
21Bernard King
B. King
13,937
617
33.4
22.6
5.3
3.3
0.9
0.2
8.9
16.9
53.1
0.0
0.1
14.4
4.7
6.2
75.6
57.7
1.7
3.6
3.0
20,635
3,245
2,065
559
136
1,881
2,017
22Purvis Short
P. Short
13,812
767
29.8
18.0
4.3
2.6
1.1
0.2
7.3
15.3
47.4
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.3
4.0
82.8
52.7
1.7
2.6
2.1
22,846
3,278
2,026
824
166
1,609
2,246
23Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
13,679
710
34.1
19.3
3.6
3.2
0.8
0.3
7.5
14.9
50.2
0.1
0.3
27.8
4.2
5.0
83.4
56.3
1.2
2.4
2.0
24,192
2,588
2,243
549
217
1,408
1,118
24Julius Erving
J. Erving
13,263
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
3,861
2,282
1,081
983
1,770
1,621
25Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
12,905
690
31.0
18.7
4.8
2.6
0.7
0.2
7.6
15.9
48.0
0.4
1.1
33.0
3.0
3.7
82.8
53.3
1.8
3.0
2.1
21,401
3,327
1,808
487
139
1,439
1,989

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Team Rankings

ORTG

125.9

1st

DRTG

117.1

19th

NETRTG

8.8

4th

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
7.0
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
ORL ORL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

17 - 6

115

Final

106

CHA Hornets

7 - 17

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
7.0
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM