nba playoffs most game start leader 1987

Larry Bird and Dennis Johnson were tied for the most starts in the 1987 playoffs, with 23 starts.

	NAME	GS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	23	1986-87	BOS	23	44.1	27.0	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	9.4	19.7	47.6	0.6	1.8	34.1	7.7	8.4	91.2	57.7	1.8	8.3	3.1	1,015	622	231	165	27	19	71	55
2	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	23	1986-87	BOS	23	41.9	18.9	4.0	8.9	0.7	0.3	7.3	15.7	46.5	0.1	1.1	11.5	4.2	4.9	85.0	53.0	1.0	2.9	1.9	964	435	91	205	16	8	44	71
3	Robert Parish R. Parish	21	1986-87	BOS	21	35.0	18.0	9.4	1.3	0.9	1.7	7.1	12.5	56.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	4.9	76.7	61.1	2.8	6.6	1.8	734	377	198	28	18	35	38	79
4	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	19	1986-87	BOS	20	38.1	14.8	2.6	4.6	1.2	0.2	5.8	11.9	48.7	1.6	3.7	43.8	1.6	1.8	86.1	58.1	0.7	2.0	2.1	762	295	52	92	24	4	41	62
5	Kevin McHale K. McHale	19	1986-87	BOS	21	39.4	21.1	9.2	1.9	0.3	1.4	8.3	14.2	58.4	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.0	76.2	62.8	3.1	6.1	2.6	827	444	194	39	7	30	54	71
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	18	1986-87	LAL	18	31.1	19.2	6.8	2.0	0.4	1.9	6.9	13.0	53.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	6.8	79.5	60.0	2.2	4.7	2.2	559	345	123	36	8	35	40	56
7	A.C. Green	18	1986-87	LAL	18	28.1	11.5	7.9	0.6	0.5	0.4	3.9	7.2	54.6	0.0	0.0		3.6	4.8	74.7	61.5	3.0	4.9	0.9	505	207	142	11	9	8	17	47
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18	1986-87	LAL	18	37.0	21.8	7.7	12.2	1.7	0.4	8.1	15.1	53.9	0.1	0.6	20.0	5.4	6.6	83.1	60.7	1.6	6.2	2.8	666	392	139	219	31	7	51	37
9	Byron Scott B. Scott	18	1986-87	LAL	18	33.8	14.8	3.4	3.2	1.1	0.2	5.7	11.7	49.0	0.4	1.9	20.6	2.9	3.7	79.1	55.5	1.1	2.3	1.4	608	266	62	57	19	4	25	52
10	James Worthy J. Worthy	18	1986-87	LAL	18	37.8	23.6	5.6	3.5	1.6	1.2	9.8	16.6	59.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.4	75.3	62.4	1.7	3.9	2.2	681	425	101	63	28	22	40	42
11	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	15	1986-87	DET	15	33.3	20.5	4.5	2.3	0.9	0.0	7.4	13.7	53.9	0.0	0.0		5.7	7.4	77.5	60.4	1.9	2.6	2.2	500	308	68	35	13	0	33	36
12	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	15	1986-87	DET	15	31.5	12.7	1.3	4.8	0.8	0.1	5.2	9.7	53.8	0.1	0.2	66.7	2.1	2.7	78.0	58.3	0.5	0.7	1.8	473	190	19	72	12	1	27	26
13	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	15	1986-87	DET	15	36.2	12.3	10.4	2.5	1.0	0.8	5.6	10.9	51.5	0.1	0.3	20.0	1.0	1.6	62.5	53.0	2.0	8.4	1.3	543	184	156	37	15	12	20	53
14	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	15	1986-87	DET	15	32.2	9.7	9.5	0.3	0.4	0.7	3.9	7.3	54.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	2.3	80.0	58.7	2.8	6.7	1.1	483	146	142	5	6	11	16	60
15	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	15	1986-87	DET	15	37.5	24.1	4.5	8.7	2.6	0.3	8.9	19.8	45.1	0.7	2.2	30.3	5.5	7.3	75.5	52.3	1.4	3.1	2.8	562	361	67	130	39	4	42	51
16	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	14	1986-87	SEA	14	35.6	23.0	6.4	2.3	0.9	0.9	8.4	18.8	44.9	0.4	1.3	33.3	5.7	7.1	80.8	52.5	2.3	4.1	2.4	498	322	90	32	12	13	34	51
17	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	14	1986-87	SEA	14	37.9	25.2	6.4	2.6	0.7	0.4	10.6	21.7	48.7	0.9	2.6	36.1	3.1	3.9	81.5	53.9	2.6	3.8	2.4	530	353	90	37	10	6	33	54
18	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	14	1986-87	SEA	14	37.7	20.3	8.4	3.0	1.5	0.6	8.9	18.1	48.8	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.4	4.0	60.7	51.0	3.7	4.6	3.0	528	284	117	42	21	9	42	63
19	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	14	1986-87	SEA	14	25.4	5.1	3.9	8.0	1.0	0.7	1.9	4.4	43.5	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.7	70.8	48.9	0.9	2.9	1.9	356	71	54	112	14	10	26	42
20	John Lucas J. Lucas	12	1986-87	MIL	12	30.2	15.6	2.1	5.2	1.2	0.1	5.7	12.5	45.3	1.0	3.0	33.3	3.3	4.0	81.3	54.6	0.3	1.8	1.7	362	187	25	62	14	1	20	17
21	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	12	1986-87	MIL	12	38.8	14.3	5.2	8.6	2.3	0.7	5.7	12.2	46.6	0.1	0.7	12.5	2.8	3.8	73.9	51.4	2.3	2.8	2.9	465	171	62	103	28	8	35	51
22	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	12	1986-87	MIL	12	35.5	16.2	10.8	1.9	1.3	0.8	6.1	12.5	48.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.0	4.1	98.0	56.5	2.8	8.1	1.5	426	194	130	23	15	10	18	56
23	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	10	1986-87	GSW	10	33.4	18.9	6.5	1.9	1.4	2.5	7.4	16.3	45.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.1	80.4	51.0	1.6	4.9	3.1	334	189	65	19	14	25	31	42
24	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	10	1986-87	MIL	12	36.9	22.3	7.9	2.3	1.0	1.1	8.8	17.9	48.8	0.0	0.0		4.8	6.9	68.7	53.1	2.4	5.5	1.3	443	267	95	28	12	13	15	51
25	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	10	1986-87	GSW	10	41.4	21.4	3.0	10.2	1.8	0.2	7.7	15.2	50.7	1.3	2.8	46.4	4.7	5.1	92.2	61.3	0.9	2.1	3.5	414	214	30	102	18	2	35	24

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RPG

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APG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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RPG Leaders

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APG Leaders

10.7

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8.3

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2.0

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1.9

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BPG Leaders

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1.9

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1.9

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4.0

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3.8

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119.6

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119.2

DRtg Rankings

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112.7

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6.5

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3,694

Dončić

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

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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
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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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
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