all-time total points leader before 1985

Before 1984-85, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted the most points, with 31,527 points.

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	NAME	PTS	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31,527	1,170	45,743	15,005	4,719	895	2,623	13,006	23,207	56.0	0	8	0.0	5,515	7,693	71.7	59.3	2,307	7,627	1,687	3,514	39.1	26.9	12.8	4.0	1.1	3.1	3.1
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31,419	1,045	47,859	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
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27,313	1,303	50,000	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
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26,710	1,040	43,886	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
5	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	26,395	1,270	46,471	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
6	Jerry West J. West	25,192	932	36,571	5,376	6,238	81	23	9,016	19,032	47.4				7,160	8,801	81.4	55.0	30	86		2,435	39.2	27.0	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23,149	846	33,863	11,463	3,650			8,693	20,171	43.1				5,763	7,391	78.0	49.4				2,596	40.0	27.4	13.5	4.3
8	Hal Greer H. Greer	21,586	1,122	39,788	5,665	4,540			8,504	18,811	45.2				4,578	5,717	80.1	50.6				3,855	35.5	19.2	5.0	4.0
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	20,941	1,043	38,940	14,241	2,544	52	48	7,914	15,340	51.6				5,113	8,088	63.2	55.4	264	481		3,536	37.3	20.1	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20,880	792	30,690	12,849	2,369			7,349	16,872	43.6				6,182	8,119	76.1	51.1				2,529	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0
11	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	19,248	959	32,103	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	7,761	15,092	51.4	2	13	15.4	3,724	4,858	76.7	55.9	1,843	4,853	1,112	3,048	33.5	20.1	10.1	3.1	1.1	1.5	2.6
12	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	19,181	1,031	33,527	3,279	4,805	545	72	7,431	16,300	45.6				4,319	5,354	80.7	51.4	453	651	390	2,775	32.5	18.6	3.2	4.7	1.3	0.2	2.5
13	Chet Walker C. Walker	18,831	1,032	33,433	7,314	2,126	117	10	6,876	14,628	47.0				5,079	6,384	79.6	54.0	245	593		2,727	32.4	18.2	7.1	2.1	0.7	0.1
14	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	18,438	996	29,800	11,256	3,072			5,863	15,427	38.0				6,712	7,904	84.9	48.8				3,432	34.4	18.5	12.1	3.1
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	18,395	794	28,825	5,168	4,017	1,104	269	7,252	16,163	44.9	73	221	33.0	3,818	4,243	90.0	51.0	510	2,366	574	2,264	36.3	23.2	6.5	5.1	2.0	0.5	2.5
16	Dave Bing D. Bing	18,327	901	32,769	3,420	5,397	483	89	6,962	15,769	44.1				4,403	5,683	77.5	50.2	418	741	216	2,615	36.4	20.3	3.8	6.0	1.3	0.2	2.7
17	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	17,949	1,002	30,607	2,103	4,402	1,165	51	7,247	15,030	48.2	10	72	13.9	3,445	3,864	89.2	53.6	499	952	822	3,250	30.5	17.9	2.1	4.4	1.5	0.1	1.9
18	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	17,940	890	29,794	3,926	2,432	516	98	7,392	15,129	48.9				3,156	3,960	79.7	53.2	436	718	249	2,439	33.5	20.2	4.4	2.7	1.4	0.3	1.6
19	George Gervin G. Gervin	17,859	637	22,380	3,158	1,892	826	599	6,926	13,465	51.4	73	230	31.7	3,934	4,677	84.1	57.5	1,029	2,129	1,778	1,913	35.1	28.0	5.0	3.0	1.3	0.9	3.2
20	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	17,803	757	26,464	7,650	1,849	723	1,076	7,020	13,954	50.3	3	36	8.3	3,760	4,986	75.4	55.1	1,714	5,208	1,079	2,492	35.0	23.5	10.1	2.4	1.1	1.6	2.9
21	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	17,772	1,077	38,064	5,030	7,211	174	26	6,189	14,327	43.2				5,394	6,973	77.4	51.1	118	279		3,285	35.3	16.5	4.7	6.7	1.3	0.2
22	Bailey Howell B. Howell	17,770	950	30,627	9,383	1,853			6,515	13,585	48.0				4,740	6,224	76.2	54.4				3,498	32.2	18.7	9.9	2.0
23	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	17,454	926	29,636	2,796	3,594	473	121	6,906	14,898	46.4	0	0		3,642	4,513	80.7	51.7	260	976	305	2,416	32.0	18.8	3.0	3.9	1.0	0.3	1.6
24	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	16,960	924	30,165	4,786	6,955			6,168	16,468	37.5				4,624	5,756	80.3	44.6				2,242	35.3	18.4	5.2	7.5
25	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	16,481	876	31,159	2,046	6,476	719	81	5,899	12,628	46.7	19	85	22.4	4,664	5,760	81.0	54.3	344	1,015	1,123	2,002	35.6	18.8	2.3	7.4	1.1	0.1	2.7

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Before 1984-85, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted the most points, with 31,527 points.

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