who made the highest total points in before 5000 minutes played

LeBron James has put up the most career points when playing 5,000+ minutes, with 42,184 points.

Interpreted as:
Who made the highest total points in before 5000 or more minutes played?
NAMEPTSMINGPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1LeBron James
L. James
42,184
59,042
1,562
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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
57,446
1,560
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
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
54,852
1,476
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
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
48,637
1,346
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
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
41,011
1,072
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
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
51,368
1,522
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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
47,859
1,045
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
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,681
41,381
1,127
7,851
4,916
1,177
1,277
10,577
21,067
50.2
2,198
5,639
39.0
7,329
8,310
88.2
62.0
741
7,110
3,562
2,152
+4761
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
3.2
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
41,918
1,207
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
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
43,514
1,260
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
11James Harden
J. Harden
27,772
40,138
1,155
6,492
8,348
1,720
656
8,199
18,661
43.9
3,185
8,778
36.3
8,189
9,505
86.2
60.8
871
5,621
4,276
2,864
+4620
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
3.7
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
45,071
1,329
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
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
50,000
1,303
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
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
44,222
1,238
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
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
43,886
1,040
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
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
38,113
1,074
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
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
47,368
1,392
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
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
45,880
1,343
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
19John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
46,471
1,270
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
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,264
41,294
1,242
8,701
9,944
1,961
407
9,449
21,540
43.9
1,377
4,499
30.6
5,989
7,758
77.2
52.6
1,981
6,720
4,839
3,166
+3027
33.2
21.1
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
3.9
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
50,418
1,462
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
22Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
46,367
1,541
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
23Alex English
A. English
25,613
38,063
1,193
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
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,521
35,126
1,031
4,838
6,565
1,562
269
8,692
18,443
47.1
4,080
9,641
42.3
4,057
4,449
91.2
62.5
670
4,168
3,198
2,318
+6213
34.1
24.8
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
3.1
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,387
41,411
1,192
5,230
4,895
1,177
394
9,100
19,387
46.9
618
2,057
30.0
6,569
7,805
84.2
55.6
838
4,392
2,384
2,666
+173
34.7
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
2.0
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ORTG

114.0

18th

DRTG

113.0

11th

NETRTG

1.0

14th

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5
7
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

3 - 2

105

Final

125

BOS Celtics

2 - 3

Wed 29 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
1.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
ORL ORL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
MIA MIA
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
10/31
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM