who has scored most points in playoff history as a starter

LeBron James has the most career points by a player as a starter in the playoffs, with 8,521 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	8,521	302	41.2	28.2	8.9	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	2,695	2,168	506	287	1,085	679	+1234
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,987	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,470	200	41.4	27.4	5.4	5.1	1.5	0.7	9.8	21.8	44.9	1.4	4.2	33.5	6.3	7.7	81.9	54.2	1.1	4.3	3.1	8,288	1,087	1,013	304	134	622	609	+594
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,248	214	37.8	24.5	11.7	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.5	16.9	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.5	10.8	50.5	56.5	4.0	7.7	3.0	8,087	2,508	581	116	459	649	765	+638
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5,172	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,008	171	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.7	47.8	2.1	6.0	35.5	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.3	6,933	1,333	713	173	205	559	431	+641
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	4,761	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3,969	149	37.6	26.6	5.4	6.2	1.5	0.3	8.9	19.7	45.2	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.6	5.2	89.3	60.6	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,596	800	921	222	48	497	376	+877
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	3,871	172	38.2	22.5	5.3	5.0	1.5	1.0	8.3	17.4	47.4	0.6	1.8	34.2	5.4	6.9	77.9	55.0	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,570	907	852	266	174	572	456	+427
10	Tony Parker T. Parker	3,871	213	34.9	18.2	3.0	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.2	15.7	46.1	0.5	1.8	31.0	3.2	4.3	73.4	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.7	7,432	635	1,093	190	19	574	411	+605
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,727	140	40.5	26.6	11.4	3.3	1.7	3.3	10.7	20.2	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.3	7.3	71.9	56.9	3.3	8.1	3.0	5,663	1,602	456	238	468	418	553	-22
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3,663	145	40.6	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	8.5	2.3	5,893	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
13	James Harden J. Harden	3,647	148	38.2	24.6	5.6	7.3	1.7	0.6	7.5	17.7	42.1	2.8	8.3	33.4	6.9	8.0	87.0	58.0	0.8	4.8	4.1	5,651	832	1,084	255	94	601	429	+39
14	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	3,566	200	39.7	17.8	7.8	5.2	2.0	0.9	6.5	14.7	44.1	1.0	3.3	30.1	3.8	5.3	72.4	52.2	2.3	5.5	2.9	7,930	1,550	1,030	393	178	587	670	+245
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,315	136	42.1	24.4	9.8	6.7			9.0	19.0	47.2	0.5	1.6	32.6	5.9	6.6	88.9	55.6				5,727	1,337	914				380
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3,296	167	39.6	19.7	7.3	12.9	1.8	0.3	6.9	13.6	50.9	0.3	1.2	23.6	5.6	6.7	84.5	59.8			3.6	6,618	1,222	2,148	301	55	608	460
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	3,153	159	38.3	19.8	6.1	3.6	1.3	0.7	6.4	15.0	42.4	1.7	4.8	35.5	5.4	6.5	83.2	55.5	0.8	5.3	3.0	6,083	967	571	201	105	471	533	+154
18	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,133	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,195	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,076	127	38.9	24.2	8.3	5.0	1.2	0.8	8.1	18.4	44.0	2.4	7.0	34.9	5.5	6.6	83.9	56.7	1.0	7.3	2.9	4,943	1,053	633	150	106	369	329	+517
20	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,032	158	36.9	19.2	4.0	2.2	0.9	0.5	7.1	16.4	43.6	3.2	7.8	40.5	1.8	2.1	84.5	55.5	0.5	3.5	1.7	5,829	626	351	150	85	274	411	+615
21	Chris Paul C. Paul	2,981	149	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,443	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
22	Reggie Miller R. Miller	2,972	144	36.9	20.6	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.2	6.5	14.5	44.9	2.2	5.7	39.0	5.3	6.0	89.3	60.1	0.5	2.4	1.8	5,308	416	357	146	34	257	275	+170
23	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	2,927	140	39.2	20.9	7.0	6.3	2.0	0.8	7.6	17.0	44.7	1.0	3.5	28.9	4.7	6.0	78.7	53.3	2.5	4.5	2.8	5,487	985	883	273	107	390	475	+52
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2,845	116	37.6	24.5	7.2	7.9	1.8	0.3	8.5	20.9	40.8	1.4	4.7	29.9	6.0	7.3	82.8	50.8	1.9	5.3	4.0	4,362	832	911	204	38	461	339	+111
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,821	140	32.7	20.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	2.1	8.2	15.3	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.1	75.3	57.3			2.4	4,575	957	388	120	288	338	478

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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
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 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