most ppg before all star break with all star starter appearance

Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game by an All-Star as a starter in a season before the All-Star Game, with 37.0 per game in 1986-87.

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most ppg before all star break with all star in a season starter appearance

	NAME	PPG	ALLSTAR	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.0	1	1986-87	CHI	45	39.9	5.2	3.8	2.2	1.3	13.8	29.5	46.9	0.2	0.8	18.4	9.2	10.8	84.8	54.1	2.2	2.9	3.2	1,796	1,667	232	172	101	58	143	135
2	James Harden J. Harden	36.6	1	2018-19	HOU	54	37.4	6.7	7.7	2.2	0.8	10.8	24.4	44.1	5.1	13.6	37.4	10.0	11.5	87.1	62.2	1.0	5.7	5.4	2,019	1,976	360	417	117	41	290	176	+123
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	35.3	1	2023-24	PHI	34	34.0	11.3	5.7	1.1	1.8	11.8	22.2	53.3	1.2	3.3	36.6	10.5	11.9	88.3	64.5	2.6	8.7	3.7	1,157	1,201	384	193	39	60	126	98	+234
4	James Harden J. Harden	35.3	1	2019-20	HOU	51	37.1	6.5	7.3	1.6	1.0	10.1	23.2	43.7	4.6	12.8	35.8	10.4	12.0	86.9	62.0	1.1	5.5	4.5	1,891	1,800	333	374	83	49	229	174	+218
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.0	1	2005-06	LAL	50	40.7	5.4	4.4	1.7	0.4	11.9	26.9	44.3	2.1	6.2	33.7	9.1	10.9	83.8	55.3	1.0	4.4	3.1	2,037	1,751	269	222	85	22	156	145	+119
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.3	1	1988-89	CHI	46	41.0	8.0	7.0	3.2	0.8	12.8	23.5	54.5	0.3	1.3	25.0	8.3	9.9	83.9	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.3	1,887	1,576	368	322	149	37	154	141
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	34.2	1	2023-24	DAL	47	37.5	8.8	9.5	1.4	0.6	11.5	23.4	49.2	3.9	10.3	37.5	7.3	9.3	77.7	62.0	0.7	8.1	4.0	1,760	1,606	415	448	68	29	186	93	+130
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1	1987-88	CHI	45	40.0	5.3	6.7	3.5	1.7	12.4	23.4	53.2	0.1	0.6	20.0	8.6	10.2	84.7	60.4	1.7	3.6	3.0	1,799	1,513	237	300	159	76	135	146
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.3	1	2022-23	DAL	50	36.5	8.8	8.1	1.5	0.5	11.2	22.2	50.5	2.7	7.8	34.9	8.1	11.1	73.0	61.4	0.9	7.9	3.7	1,826	1,666	441	407	76	24	183	134	+121
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.2	1	2005-06	PHI	48	43.3	3.4	7.3	2.0	0.2	11.7	26.1	44.7	1.0	3.0	32.6	8.9	11.1	79.9	53.5	0.6	2.8	3.2	2,079	1,592	163	351	96	8	153	87	-11
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	1	2022-23	PHI	45	34.9	10.2	4.1	1.2	1.5	11.0	20.5	53.7	1.1	3.1	35.5	9.9	11.6	85.8	64.6	1.8	8.4	3.5	1,571	1,489	457	183	52	68	159	144	+303
12	Bradley Beal B. Beal	32.9	1	2020-21	WAS	32	35.7	5.4	4.7	1.4	0.4	11.5	23.9	48.2	2.3	6.9	33.5	7.6	8.4	90.3	59.7	1.3	4.1	3.3	1,143	1,053	174	151	44	14	105	82	-99
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.9	1	1989-90	CHI	47	38.9	6.8	6.4	2.5	0.6	12.3	23.9	51.3	1.2	3.0	39.0	7.2	8.5	84.3	59.4	1.7	5.1	3.3	1,826	1,544	321	303	118	27	153	128
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.8	1	2025-26	LAL	42	35.5	7.8	8.6	1.5	0.5	10.4	22.0	47.3	3.5	10.3	34.5	8.5	10.9	78.1	61.4	0.8	7.1	4.3	1,492	1,379	329	360	61	19	179	102	+29
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	32.5	1	1981-82	SAS	39	33.9	5.0	2.6	0.9	0.5	12.5	24.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	20.0	7.4	8.4	88.1	57.3			2.9	1,322	1,268	195	102	35	20	114	94
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.5	1	2024-25	OKC	53	34.0	5.1	6.1	1.9	1.0	11.2	21.5	52.3	2.1	5.7	35.9	7.9	8.8	89.7	63.9	0.9	4.2	2.5	1,804	1,720	271	322	100	53	134	119	+692
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.3	1	1992-93	CHI	50	39.5	7.3	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.5	26.0	48.2	1.1	3.0	35.5	6.2	7.4	83.5	55.3	2.0	5.2	2.6	1,974	1,616	364	277	134	51	131	118
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.8	1	2022-23	MIL	47	33.1	12.2	5.4	0.8	0.8	11.3	21.0	53.8	0.8	3.0	27.0	8.4	13.0	64.6	59.5	2.3	9.9	4.0	1,554	1,496	572	254	36	37	187	159	+239
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.8	1	2025-26	OKC	49	33.3	4.4	6.4	1.3	0.8	10.9	19.7	55.4	1.8	4.6	39.0	8.2	9.2	89.2	67.0	0.6	3.9	2.1	1,632	1,558	218	314	64	38	103	101	+549
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.8	1	2024-25	MIL	41	34.9	12.2	5.9	0.8	1.3	12.7	20.9	60.8	0.1	0.8	18.8	6.2	10.7	57.7	62.0	2.3	9.9	3.4	1,431	1,302	499	241	31	54	141	100	+143
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	31.5	1	2013-14	OKC	54	38.2	7.8	5.5	1.5	0.8	10.3	20.3	51.0	2.2	5.4	41.0	8.6	9.7	88.2	64.1	0.8	7.0	3.6	2,061	1,699	419	297	79	44	195	122	+353
22	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	31.4	1	2022-23	POR	46	36.2	4.3	7.3	0.8	0.3	9.5	20.2	46.7	4.2	11.2	37.2	8.3	9.1	91.6	64.8	0.6	3.7	3.2	1,664	1,445	198	334	38	14	147	89	+111
23	James Harden J. Harden	31.3	1	2017-18	HOU	50	35.8	5.1	9.0	1.8	0.7	9.3	20.8	44.8	4.1	10.7	38.4	8.6	9.9	86.5	62.2	0.5	4.6	4.2	1,788	1,565	255	450	88	36	212	122	+375
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.3	1	1999-00	PHI	39	40.5	3.8	4.6	2.0	0.1	11.2	26.5	42.3	1.5	4.3	34.9	7.3	10.0	73.3	50.6	1.1	2.7	3.4	1,581	1,219	148	179	77	4	132	97	+10
25	LeBron James L. James	31.2	1	2005-06	CLE	52	42.2	7.0	6.6	1.7	0.9	11.1	22.9	48.4	1.7	4.8	34.5	7.4	10.0	73.8	57.2	0.8	6.2	3.2	2,196	1,623	364	343	86	48	166	119	+242

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

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

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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

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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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game by an All-Star as a starter in a season before the All-Star Game, with 37.0 per game in 1986-87.

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