nba most points per game in closeout games

Paolo Banchero has put up the most career points per game in closeouts, with 38.0 per game.

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NBA most points per game by a player in closeout games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
38.0
1
42.0
16.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
10.0
28.0
35.7
3.0
6.0
50.0
15.0
18.0
83.3
52.9
4.0
12.0
5.0
42
38
16
2
3
1
5
3
-7
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34.2
43
42.5
5.9
5.6
2.1
0.9
12.6
26.0
48.5
0.9
2.9
31.2
8.0
9.7
82.5
56.4
1.6
4.3
3.1
1,827
1,470
254
241
90
39
132
130
+48
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
33.3
10
45.1
3.6
6.5
1.6
0.3
11.5
27.7
41.5
2.9
6.6
43.9
7.4
9.6
77.1
52.2
0.6
3.0
3.4
451
333
36
65
16
3
34
20
-14
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
33.1
9
38.0
5.0
4.4
1.2
0.4
12.1
23.6
51.4
3.9
8.6
45.5
5.0
5.7
88.2
63.6
0.7
4.3
3.7
342
298
45
40
11
4
33
24
+62
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.3
10
37.6
13.1
5.9
0.7
1.8
11.2
20.9
53.6
1.2
3.9
30.8
8.7
11.1
78.4
62.6
1.9
11.2
3.6
376
323
131
59
7
18
36
32
+90
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
31.9
8
40.4
9.5
9.4
1.8
0.4
10.9
22.3
48.9
4.0
9.8
41.0
6.1
7.3
84.5
62.6
0.5
9.0
4.1
323
255
76
75
14
3
33
27
+60
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31.6
33
40.9
7.9
4.2
0.8
1.2
10.6
21.3
49.6
2.9
7.6
37.7
7.5
8.5
89.2
63.0
0.6
7.3
2.9
1,351
1,042
260
138
25
41
95
83
+208
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
31.1
32
11.6
7.9
9.9
79.5
994
117
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
30.7
6
43.3
7.2
3.0
2.2
0.2
11.0
26.3
41.8
1.3
5.5
24.2
7.3
8.3
88.0
51.1
1.0
6.2
2.5
260
184
43
18
13
1
15
21
+30
10Trae Young
T. Young
30.3
3
41.5
4.0
10.3
1.7
0.0
9.3
27.0
34.6
3.3
10.7
31.3
8.3
10.3
80.6
48.1
0.3
3.7
4.7
124
91
12
31
5
0
14
8
+30
11Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
30.0
2
37.0
4.0
3.5
2.0
0.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
1.5
1.5
100.0
58.5
2.0
2.0
4.5
74
60
8
7
4
0
9
8
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
29.0
8
36.9
5.0
5.6
1.3
0.8
9.9
19.8
50.0
1.8
4.6
37.8
7.5
9.3
81.1
60.9
0.5
4.5
2.4
295
232
40
45
10
6
19
24
+42
13Bernard King
B. King
29.0
5
38.4
6.6
3.2
0.8
0.4
10.8
20.0
54.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
7.4
9.4
78.7
60.1
2.4
4.2
2.0
192
145
33
16
4
2
10
16
14Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
29.0
4
6.3
10.8
22.0
48.9
7.5
9.5
78.9
55.4
116
25
13
15Jerry West
J. West
28.6
34
10.4
7.7
10.0
77.4
971
96
16Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
28.5
2
45.6
2.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
6.5
19.5
33.3
3.5
9.5
36.8
12.0
12.5
96.0
57.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
91
57
5
8
3
0
4
6
+2
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.4
19
39.8
13.3
8.1
1.1
1.2
10.7
21.1
50.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
5.3
6.3
84.9
59.6
3.3
10.0
3.4
757
540
252
154
21
22
65
66
+16
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
28.4
5
43.1
7.2
6.2
2.8
0.4
9.2
20.6
44.7
5.0
10.8
46.3
5.0
5.8
86.2
61.3
1.4
5.8
2.8
216
142
36
31
14
2
14
11
+13
19LeBron James
L. James
28.3
54
41.5
9.2
7.0
1.6
1.0
9.6
19.5
49.3
1.7
5.1
33.5
7.4
9.6
77.6
59.8
1.4
7.8
3.5
2,243
1,530
498
380
89
52
189
123
+445
20Devin Booker
D. Booker
28.0
8
40.4
7.1
4.0
1.0
0.4
9.8
20.6
47.3
2.5
6.5
38.5
6.0
6.6
90.6
59.5
0.9
6.3
3.6
323
224
57
32
8
3
29
20
-7
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
27.9
37
37.9
5.6
6.7
1.4
0.5
9.0
19.8
45.4
4.5
10.9
41.5
5.4
6.1
87.2
61.8
0.7
4.9
3.2
1,401
1,031
208
249
53
20
119
98
+119
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27.5
19
9.4
22.2
42.2
8.7
11.2
78.3
50.7
522
61
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
27.3
4
39.7
3.3
3.5
2.8
0.3
8.5
16.8
50.7
2.8
5.8
47.8
7.5
8.5
88.2
66.5
1.5
1.8
2.8
159
109
13
14
11
1
11
11
+57
24Bob Carpenter
B. Carpenter
27.0
1
9.0
17.0
52.9
9.0
11.0
81.8
61.8
27
2
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26.7
26
40.7
12.5
3.8
1.6
2.9
10.8
20.8
51.7
0.0
0.2
20.0
5.1
7.8
65.8
55.0
3.5
9.0
3.2
1,057
694
324
98
41
76
84
97
-27

More Magic Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

APG

5.6

Suggs

Jalen Suggs
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.8

19th

DRTG

114.5

13th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

34.3

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
43
36
.544
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.0
9
Magic Magic
43
36
.544
14.0
10
41
38
.519
16.0
11
31
48
.392
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

57 - 22

107

Final

123

ORL Magic

43 - 36

Mon 6 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
22
.722
2
53
25
.679
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.0
4
50
29
.633
7.0
5
45
34
.570
12.0
6
44
35
.557
13.0
7
43
36
.544
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.0
9
43
36
.544
14.0
10
41
38
.519
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
48
.392
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.0
14
18
61
.228
39.0
15
17
62
.215
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
60
19
.759
2.5
3
51
28
.646
11.5
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
6
47
32
.595
15.5
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
39
.506
22.5
10
36
42
.462
26.0
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
54
.316
37.5
13
25
54
.316
37.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
58
.266
41.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/11
@
131-136
Wed
3/11
@
123-108
Wed
3/11
@
97-108
Wed
3/11
@
105-112
Wed
3/11
@
120-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
4/7
@
10:30 PM
Tue
4/7
@
10:30 PM
Tue
4/7
@
11:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM