most ppg on less than 25 fga per game in a season

James Harden has averaged the most points per game with fewer than 25.0 field-goal attempts per game in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

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	NAME	PPG	FGA	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	24.5	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	24.4	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	24.9	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6			14.3	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	21.8	2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
5	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	22.3	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	23.6	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	24.0	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.5	22.8	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	24.9	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	20.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
11	Bernard King B. King	32.9	23.7	1984-85	NYK	55	37.5	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	12.6	53.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.7	10.0	77.2	58.5	2.1	3.7	3.7	2,063	1,809	317	204	71	15	204	191
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	21.8	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	22.2	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	22.0	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	20.7	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
16	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	24.2	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	20.8	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.0	21.7	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	22.5	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	16.0	3.3			13.0	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
20	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	23.7	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	19.0	2.7			12.3	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	24.0	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31.6	22.8	2006-07	LAL	77	40.8	5.7	5.4	1.4	0.5	10.6	46.3	1.8	5.2	34.4	8.7	10.0	86.8	58.0	1.0	4.7	3.3	3,140	2,430	439	413	111	36	255	205	+99
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.5	22.4	1990-91	CHI	82	37.0	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.1	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	3,034	2,580	492	453	223	83	202	229
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	20.3	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
25	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.4	22.0	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	9.9	11.0			10.6	48.3				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280

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PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 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

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

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

James Harden has averaged the most points per game with fewer than 25.0 field-goal attempts per game in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

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