most nba games- starts

LeBron James has the most career games by a player as a starter, with 1,605 games.

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most NBA regular-season games by a player- starts
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,605
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,479
43,109
11,975
11,891
2,394
1,178
5,600
2,837
+7362
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,471
37.2
25.1
10.2
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,718
36,865
14,933
5,234
2,078
1,142
4,505
4,557
+3010
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,460
34.6
21.4
7.8
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.6
16.0
47.2
1.3
3.5
38.4
4.9
5.6
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.8
1.7
50,542
31,203
11,349
3,614
1,194
1,259
2,459
3,503
+6658
4Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,425
34.9
18.1
10.2
3.8
1.3
1.4
7.3
14.7
49.8
0.1
0.4
27.2
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.7
2.2
8.0
2.2
49,698
25,839
14,523
5,402
1,828
2,003
3,136
3,494
+4913
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,389
34.1
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.7
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,304
26,452
15,067
4,223
1,025
3,019
3,377
3,301
+8896
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,350
36.3
12.8
6.3
8.8
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.4
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.8
2.3
2.9
78.6
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
49,039
17,268
8,553
11,934
2,618
436
3,949
2,493
+3674
7Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,314
34.0
17.3
4.4
9.3
2.0
0.2
6.1
13.0
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.1
3.7
4.2
87.1
58.2
0.6
3.8
2.3
44,628
22,693
5,827
12,237
2,672
221
3,041
3,113
+5991
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,304
35.1
18.7
3.1
3.1
1.1
0.2
6.1
12.9
47.0
1.9
4.8
39.6
4.7
5.2
89.0
61.5
0.6
2.5
1.8
45,762
24,446
3,995
4,010
1,449
279
2,304
2,570
+2015
9John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,300
33.6
14.1
2.9
11.2
2.2
0.2
5.0
9.8
51.7
0.6
1.6
38.9
3.4
4.1
83.1
61.1
0.7
2.2
3.0
43,690
18,352
3,713
14,496
2,915
286
3,870
3,415
+2941
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,285
35.0
20.3
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.7
14.9
44.6
1.6
4.4
36.9
5.3
6.6
80.6
56.9
0.8
4.9
2.7
44,976
26,075
7,375
4,647
1,733
732
3,480
3,546
+3399
11DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,241
34.7
21.3
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.8
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,074
26,393
5,379
5,118
1,240
412
2,449
2,767
-308
12Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,233
36.4
17.2
4.1
7.1
1.9
0.2
6.9
14.7
46.7
0.9
2.7
32.0
2.6
3.5
72.9
52.8
1.1
3.0
2.4
44,827
21,221
5,047
8,697
2,370
275
2,938
3,035
+1864
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,198
38.0
26.6
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
45,545
31,897
6,675
6,016
1,827
581
3,741
3,072
+3847
14Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,197
34.8
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.8
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,672
28,414
13,007
3,011
737
2,719
3,287
4,116
+4831
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,186
36.4
22.3
11.3
2.5
1.8
3.2
8.9
17.4
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
6.3
71.4
55.4
3.3
8.0
3.0
43,188
26,482
13,452
3,012
2,116
3,747
3,602
4,268
+429
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,183
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,467
32,148
8,156
5,176
1,223
1,328
3,742
2,252
+4967
17Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,159
33.2
10.3
10.1
2.7
1.1
0.3
4.0
8.5
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.6
2.2
2.9
76.6
52.6
3.2
6.8
2.3
38,444
11,940
11,658
3,074
1,302
360
2,653
4,119
+181
18Tony Parker
T. Parker
1,151
31.6
16.1
2.8
5.8
0.9
0.1
6.4
13.0
49.3
0.4
1.3
32.6
2.8
3.7
75.3
54.8
0.4
2.4
2.4
36,371
18,547
3,235
6,664
1,011
91
2,728
1,954
+5694
19Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1,150
34.4
17.6
9.4
3.3
0.5
1.6
6.7
13.2
50.8
0.1
0.4
34.0
4.0
5.3
75.5
56.4
2.6
6.8
2.2
39,591
20,218
10,851
3,780
585
1,877
2,546
2,509
+1759
20Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,149
36.9
20.0
4.2
3.6
1.2
0.2
7.0
15.4
45.3
2.4
5.9
40.0
3.6
4.1
89.4
58.0
1.0
3.2
2.2
42,437
22,943
4,866
4,087
1,330
221
2,519
2,620
+3209
21Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,140
13.8
10.7
5.3
0.0
3.3
4.9
66.5
15,763
12,171
+30
22Mike Conley
M. Conley
1,137
31.6
14.2
3.0
5.8
1.4
0.2
5.0
11.4
43.8
1.7
4.3
39.0
2.5
3.1
82.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.9
35,887
16,196
3,371
6,541
1,587
244
2,139
2,229
+2729
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,130
34.3
22.2
7.3
8.3
1.6
0.3
8.0
18.1
44.1
1.2
3.8
31.0
5.0
6.5
77.8
52.9
1.6
5.6
4.1
38,802
25,037
8,218
9,405
1,854
344
4,584
2,954
+2731
24Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,122
35.4
21.8
10.1
1.9
1.0
2.5
8.5
16.9
50.5
0.0
0.1
15.3
4.7
6.4
74.0
55.4
2.4
7.7
3.1
39,762
24,445
11,363
2,185
1,119
2,852
3,472
3,914
+464
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,120
35.7
23.6
6.5
2.9
1.0
0.5
8.5
18.9
44.8
1.3
3.7
34.9
5.4
6.7
81.2
54.1
1.7
4.8
2.6
39,995
26,428
7,292
3,254
1,135
556
2,931
3,223
+1692
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PPG

28.2

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RPG

8.7

Mobley

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APG

5.8

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118.5

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DRTG

114.1

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NETRTG

4.4

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36.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
43
23
.652
5.0
3
43
25
.632
6.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
41
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.612
7.5
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37
28
.569
10.5
6
38
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.567
10.5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/15
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3:30 PM
Tue
3/17
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8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
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8:00 PM
Sat
3/21
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
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8:00 PM
Last Game
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138

Final

105

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22 - 45

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
48
18
.727
2
43
23
.652
5.0
3
43
25
.632
6.0
4
41
26
.612
7.5
5
37
28
.569
10.5
6
38
29
.567
10.5
7
37
29
.561
11.0
8
36
31
.537
12.5
9
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31
.530
13.0
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33
.507
14.5
11
27
38
.415
20.5
12
27
40
.403
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Nets Nets - e
17
50
.254
31.5
14
16
49
.246
31.5
15
15
52
.224
33.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
52
15
.776
2
48
18
.727
3.5
3
41
25
.621
10.5
4
41
25
.621
10.5
5
41
26
.612
11.0
6
41
26
.612
11.0
7
39
28
.582
13.0
8
34
32
.515
17.5
9
32
34
.485
19.5
10
32
35
.478
20.0
11
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43
.348
28.5
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22
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.328
30.0
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22
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.324
30.5
14
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.299
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Kings Kings - e
16
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.239
36.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
2/9
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137-134
Mon
2/9
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95-102
Mon
2/9
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111-120
Mon
2/9
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136-108
Tue
2/10
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113-138

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/14
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6:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
8:30 PM
Sat
3/14
@
10:30 PM
Sun
3/15
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1:00 PM