who started the most playoff games in nba history

LeBron James has the most career starts in the playoffs, with 292 starts.

	NAME	GS	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	LeBron James L. James	292	292	41.3	28.4	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.2	20.5	49.6	1.6	4.9	33.3	6.4	8.6	74.1	58.4	1.5	7.5	3.6	12,062	8,289	2,628	2,095	493	284	1,047	663	+1270
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	251	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	5,172	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	214	216	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
4	Tony Parker T. Parker	213	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,758	4,045	666	1,143	198	19	594	429	+581
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	200	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
6	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	200	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	193	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	4,761	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
8	Al Horford A. Horford	189	197	33.7	11.9	7.9	3.2	0.8	1.2	4.8	9.7	49.3	1.0	2.6	39.1	1.4	1.8	77.5	57.0	1.8	6.1	1.3	6,642	2,353	1,561	625	159	243	260	483	+50
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	179	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	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
10	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	172	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	3,954	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	170	170	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.8	47.7	2.2	6.1	35.6	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,893	4,985	1,327	709	172	204	550	427	+643
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	167	171	39.5	19.6	7.3	12.7	1.8	0.3	6.8	13.5	50.7	0.3	1.2	24.0	5.7	6.7	84.5	59.8	1.7	5.7	3.6	6,753	3,357	1,256	2,174	301	55	620	463
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	165	182	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	1.9	0.3	4.7	9.9	47.3	0.6	1.9	32.6	3.4	4.2	81.0	56.8	0.9	2.5	2.8	6,398	2,436	608	1,839	338	50	517	539	+105
14	Horace Grant H. Grant	160	170	36.3	11.2	8.6	2.1	1.0	1.0	4.6	8.7	53.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	2.0	2.8	71.4	56.5	3.2	5.3	1.1	6,172	1,907	1,457	360	171	173	184	515	+61
15	Danny Green D. Green	159	169	25.3	7.9	3.2	1.2	1.0	0.7	2.8	7.0	40.4	1.9	4.8	38.8	0.4	0.6	74.5	54.9	0.7	2.5	0.8	4,271	1,338	541	200	176	125	143	347	+602
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	159	170	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	3,180	985	579	204	105	476	547	+160
17	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	158	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	5,830	3,032	626	351	150	85	274	411	+615
18	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	158	259	26.5	8.3	2.2	2.3	1.1	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.2	1.1	2.8	39.9	1.5	1.9	80.5	54.9	0.3	1.9	0.9	6,856	2,146	578	598	272	16	237	645	+725
19	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	154	177	33.0	13.5	6.2	1.5	0.8	1.3	5.2	11.7	44.4	1.1	3.1	35.2	2.0	2.8	71.7	52.1	1.3	4.9	1.3	5,838	2,384	1,099	264	145	225	228	645	+325
20	Draymond Green D. Green	152	169	34.5	11.4	8.6	6.0	1.5	1.3	4.1	9.2	44.5	1.0	3.4	30.0	2.2	3.0	72.6	54.2	1.6	7.0	2.6	5,834	1,934	1,457	1,020	257	225	447	637	+970
21	Robert Parish R. Parish	151	157	34.7	15.6	9.7	1.3	0.7	1.6	6.2	12.2	50.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	4.4	72.9	55.2	3.0	6.6	2.0	5,446	2,444	1,516	204	117	259	321	501	-3
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	149	155	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,772	4,147	828	953	231	50	516	388	+971
23	Chris Paul C. Paul	149	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	5,442	2,981	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	146	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	5,193	3,133	1,142	432	256	99	278	323	+643
25	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	146	158	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	1.9	0.3	4.6	11.7	39.1	1.5	4.6	32.2	2.3	3.0	78.1	49.8	1.4	5.3	2.8	6,088	2,043	1,058	1,263	302	52	450	348	+110

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Team Leaders

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27.9

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RPG

9.0

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APG

5.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

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DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

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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)
Sat 4/18	TOR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 4/20	TOR	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 4/23	CLE	@	TOR	8:00 PM
Sun 4/26	CLE	@	TOR	1:00 PM
Wed 4/29	TOR	@	CLE	1:00 PM

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Final

130

Cavaliers

52 - 30

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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

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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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

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49-33

50-34

48-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

36-48

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	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