Before 2025-26, LeBron James scored the most points, with 42,184 points.

Interpreted as:

most total points by a player before 2026

	NAME	PTS	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	LeBron James L. James	42,184	1,562	59,042	11,731	11,584	2,345	1,150	15,488	30,583	50.6	2,559	7,322	34.9	8,649	11,735	73.7	59.0	1,799	9,932	5,471	2,781	+7389	37.8	27.0	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	3.5
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38,387	1,560	57,446	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	15,837	28,307	55.9	1	18	5.6	6,712	9,304	72.1	59.2	2,975	9,394	2,527	4,657		36.8	24.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	2.7
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	36,928	1,476	54,852	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	13,528	26,210	51.6	85	310	27.4	9,787	13,188	74.2	57.7	3,562	11,406	4,524	4,578	+3010	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	3.1
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33,643	1,346	48,637	7,047	6,306	1,944	640	11,719	26,200	44.7	1,827	5,546	32.9	8,378	10,011	83.7	55.0	1,499	5,548	4,010	3,353	+4153	36.1	25.0	5.2	4.7	1.4	0.5	3.0
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32,292	1,072	41,011	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	12,192	24,537	49.7	581	1,778	32.7	7,327	8,772	83.5	56.9	1,668	5,004	2,924	2,783	+1438	38.3	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	2.7
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	31,560	1,522	51,368	11,489	3,651	1,210	1,281	11,169	23,734	47.1	1,982	5,210	38.0	7,240	8,239	87.9	57.7	1,468	10,021	2,494	3,601	+6541	33.8	20.7	7.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	1.6
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31,419	1,045	47,859	23,924	4,643			12,681	23,497	54.0				6,057	11,862	51.1	54.7				2,075		45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30,571	1,123	41,236	7,828	4,908	1,173	1,273	10,542	21,000	50.2	2,191	5,620	39.0	7,296	8,271	88.2	62.0	740	7,088	3,553	2,137	+4732	36.7	27.2	7.0	4.4	1.0	1.1	3.2
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28,596	1,207	41,918	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	11,330	19,457	58.2	1	22	4.5	5,935	11,252	52.7	58.6	4,209	8,890	3,310	4,146	+4887	34.7	23.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	2.7
10	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	28,289	1,260	43,514	7,808	3,422	1,223	644	10,119	22,643	44.7	1,731	4,873	35.5	6,320	7,764	81.4	54.3	1,983	5,825	3,052	3,543	+1528	34.5	22.5	6.2	2.7	1.0	0.5	2.4
11	James Harden J. Harden	27,687	1,151	40,011	6,473	8,316	1,715	655	8,174	18,610	43.9	3,175	8,750	36.3	8,164	9,478	86.1	60.8	871	5,602	4,260	2,857	+4610	34.8	24.1	5.6	7.2	1.5	0.6	3.7
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	27,409	1,329	45,071	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	9,435	19,225	49.1	8	80	10.0	8,531	11,090	76.9	56.9	6,731	9,481	3,804	3,076		33.9	20.6	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	3.1
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27,313	1,303	50,000	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	10,976	24,272	45.2	5	34	14.7	5,356	7,999	67.0	49.1	2,778	6,973	1,358	4,193		38.4	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	2.4
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26,946	1,238	44,222	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	10,749	20,991	51.2	25	124	20.2	5,423	7,621	71.2	55.3	4,034	9,714	3,667	4,383	+564	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	3.0
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26,710	1,040	43,886	7,804	9,887	77	4	9,508	19,620	48.5				7,694	9,185	83.8	56.4	71	208		2,931		42.2	25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1
16	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	26,668	1,074	38,113	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	9,963	21,589	46.1	711	2,231	31.9	6,031	7,438	81.1	53.6	2,950	4,219	2,669	2,061	-392	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6	2.5
17	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	26,496	1,392	47,368	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	10,285	20,334	50.6	30	168	17.9	5,896	8,468	69.6	55.1	3,859	11,232	3,381	3,304	+8910	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	2.4
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26,397	1,343	45,880	7,527	4,708	1,752	745	8,668	19,465	44.5	2,143	5,816	36.8	6,918	8,578	80.6	56.8	1,092	6,435	3,532	3,643	+3345	34.2	19.7	5.6	3.5	1.3	0.6	2.6
19	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	26,395	1,270	46,471	8,007	6,114	476	117	10,513	23,930	43.9				5,369	6,589	81.5	49.2	610	1,389	204	3,281		36.6	20.8	6.3	4.8	1.2	0.3	2.5
20	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	26,205	1,237	41,172	8,677	9,925	1,955	406	9,428	21,490	43.9	1,367	4,477	30.5	5,982	7,745	77.2	52.6	1,974	6,703	4,829	3,157	+3039	33.3	21.2	7.0	8.0	1.6	0.3	3.9
21	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	26,071	1,462	50,418	14,662	5,445	1,859	2,037	10,505	21,142	49.7	174	632	27.5	4,887	6,190	78.9	54.6	3,209	11,453	3,179	3,561	+4913	34.5	17.8	10.0	3.7	1.3	1.4	2.2
22	Vince Carter V. Carter	25,728	1,541	46,367	6,606	4,714	1,530	888	9,293	21,339	43.5	2,290	6,168	37.1	4,852	6,082	79.8	53.6	1,658	4,948	2,590	3,995	+1817	30.1	16.7	4.3	3.1	1.0	0.6	1.7
23	Alex English A. English	25,613	1,193	38,063	6,538	4,351	1,067	833	10,659	21,036	50.7	18	83	21.7	4,277	5,141	83.2	55.0	2,778	3,760	2,821	3,027		31.9	21.5	5.5	3.6	0.9	0.7	2.5
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25,386	1,026	34,974	4,819	6,540	1,553	265	8,648	18,356	47.1	4,058	9,589	42.3	4,032	4,424	91.1	62.5	669	4,150	3,187	2,310	+6177	34.1	24.7	4.7	6.4	1.5	0.3	3.1
25	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	25,292	1,187	41,229	5,208	4,869	1,170	393	9,064	19,315	46.9	615	2,047	30.0	6,549	7,778	84.2	55.6	835	4,373	2,379	2,659	+204	34.7	21.3	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.3	2.0

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 11/6	PHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Fri 11/20	IND	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Wed 11/25	CLE	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 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