most all-time games started in 1984-85 to 2020-21 playoffs

Between the 1984-85 and 2020-21 seasons, LeBron James had the most starts in the playoffs, with 266 starts.

Interpreted as:
most all-time games started by a player in 1984-85 to 2020-21 playoffs
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
266
266
41.5
28.7
9.0
7.2
1.7
0.9
10.2
20.7
49.5
1.6
4.8
33.7
6.6
8.9
74.0
58.3
1.5
7.5
3.7
11,035
7,631
2,391
1,919
454
252
975
616
+1310
2Tim 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
3Shaquille 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
4Tony 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
5Kobe 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
6Scottie 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
7Karl 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
8Michael 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
9Dwyane 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
10John 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
11Horace 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
12Paul 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
13Derek 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
14Rasheed 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
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
151
151
40.3
29.5
7.8
4.0
1.0
1.2
10.0
20.9
47.8
2.2
6.3
35.7
7.3
8.4
86.5
60.0
0.8
7.0
3.2
6,083
4,454
1,182
610
157
182
480
375
+750
16Danny Green
D. Green
147
153
25.6
8.1
3.2
1.2
1.1
0.8
2.9
7.1
40.5
1.8
4.8
38.7
0.5
0.6
75.3
54.8
0.7
2.6
0.8
3,912
1,232
497
189
162
120
128
317
+585
17Jason 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
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
145
145
40.7
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
5,895
3,663
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
19Reggie Miller
R. Miller
144
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
2,972
416
357
146
34
257
275
+170
20Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
143
146
36.4
17.3
3.4
5.7
1.0
0.2
5.0
12.3
41.1
1.8
5.0
36.6
5.4
6.1
88.0
57.8
0.5
2.9
2.2
5,321
2,526
492
831
148
23
322
373
+578
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
143
143
36.9
18.2
10.7
3.3
1.2
1.3
7.4
15.5
47.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
3.3
4.1
78.9
52.5
2.2
8.5
2.4
5,283
2,601
1,534
471
178
186
342
431
+298
22Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
142
144
35.5
10.8
10.0
2.0
1.2
0.3
4.1
8.8
45.9
0.1
0.3
36.6
2.5
3.4
75.5
52.2
3.6
6.4
2.1
5,108
1,550
1,445
283
178
42
308
503
-60
23Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
140
140
34.0
14.9
3.8
3.8
1.2
0.2
5.3
11.3
47.0
0.9
2.0
43.3
3.5
3.9
88.6
57.5
1.0
2.8
1.7
4,766
2,092
527
525
170
25
231
384
+133
24Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
140
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
2,927
985
883
273
107
390
475
+52
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
140
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
3,755
1,621
458
245
472
424
562
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108.7

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2
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
0.5
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0
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Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
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
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CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

3 - 1

116

Final

95

DET Pistons

2 - 2

Mon 27 Oct 2025

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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
5
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1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
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1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
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1
.667
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5
Jazz Jazz
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Clippers Clippers
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EasternWLPCTGB
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1.000
2
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
0.5
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
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2
.500
2.0

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Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
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OKC OKC
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Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
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LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
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CHA CHA
117-136
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10/21
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CLE CLE
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