nba most points scored since 1997

Since 1996-97, LeBron James has dropped the most points, with 43,090 points.

Interpreted as:
NBA most points by a player scored since 1997
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
43,090
1,604
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,431
11,967
11,877
2,390
1,175
5,599
2,836
+7388
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,068
1,180
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,321
8,138
5,166
1,219
1,324
3,734
2,250
+5037
4Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
5James Harden
J. Harden
28,977
1,204
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,867
6,731
8,745
1,778
676
4,455
2,962
+4665
6Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,074
1,294
33.1
20.9
6.9
7.9
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,811
8,987
10,285
2,026
415
5,024
3,293
+2624
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
1,065
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,196
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
10DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,422
1,249
34.6
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,196
5,398
5,115
1,240
411
2,447
2,782
-297
11Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
12Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
13Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25,236
1,382
34.8
18.3
10.2
3.8
1.3
1.4
7.3
14.8
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.5
4.4
79.2
54.7
2.2
8.1
2.2
48,125
14,161
5,300
1,773
1,906
3,069
3,372
+4913
14Ray Allen
R. Allen
24,505
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24,368
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
16Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23,165
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
17Chris Paul
C. Paul
23,058
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22,598
900
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
21,396
890
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,135
8,842
4,458
988
1,087
2,689
2,610
+3114
20Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
20,894
1,226
33.4
17.0
9.2
3.2
0.5
1.6
6.5
12.8
50.7
0.1
0.4
36.8
3.9
5.1
75.3
56.5
2.5
6.7
2.2
41,001
11,305
3,925
606
1,941
2,638
2,632
+1826
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20,577
912
33.7
22.6
10.3
2.5
0.5
2.1
8.9
15.3
58.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
9.1
52.1
58.5
3.3
7.1
2.7
30,754
9,408
2,310
496
1,908
2,422
3,093
+4887
22LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
20,558
1,076
33.7
19.1
8.1
1.9
0.7
1.1
7.7
15.7
49.3
0.2
0.7
32.0
3.4
4.2
81.3
54.4
2.6
5.5
1.5
36,243
8,736
2,076
758
1,187
1,643
2,598
+2788
23Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
20,407
1,277
34.6
16.0
4.0
3.9
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.1
1.5
4.2
37.1
2.2
2.7
80.2
53.0
0.8
3.1
1.9
44,236
5,059
5,001
1,071
260
2,451
2,252
+828
24Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
20,042
1,083
34.8
18.5
7.5
1.6
1.0
0.4
7.1
15.7
45.1
1.1
3.1
34.6
3.3
4.5
72.4
52.3
2.4
5.2
1.6
37,638
8,157
1,761
1,048
421
1,714
2,580
-1424
25Dwight Howard
D. Howard
19,485
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

6th

DRTG

114.1

13th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

36.0

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
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41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
28
.541
12.5
Schedule
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3/8
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1:00 PM
Mon
3/9
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7:00 PM
Wed
3/11
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7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
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7:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

45 - 15

109

Final

113

CLE Cavaliers

39 - 24

Tue 3 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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26
.574
10.5
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33
28
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12.5
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13.0
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29
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19.0
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25
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30.5
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30.5
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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1/29
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97-127
Thu
1/29
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113-126
Thu
1/29
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109-122
Thu
1/29
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109-99
Thu
1/29
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131-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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3/3
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Wed
3/4
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7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
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7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
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7:30 PM
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3/4
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