nba player most games starters in all-time

LeBron James has the most career games by a player as a starter, with 1,620 games.

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NBA player most regular-season games starters in all-time

	NAME	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	1,620	37.6	26.8	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.8	19.4	50.7	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.5	7.4	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	60,978	43,404	12,084	12,008	2,416	1,184	5,641	2,858	+7477
2	Karl 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
3	Dirk 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
4	Kevin 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
5	Tim 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
6	Jason 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
7	Chris 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
8	Reggie 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
9	John 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
10	Paul 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
11	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	1,252	34.7	21.2	4.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	7.6	16.2	47.0	0.5	1.8	30.2	5.5	6.5	84.4	55.8	0.7	3.6	2.0	43,387	26,599	5,404	5,178	1,246	414	2,469	2,786	-375
12	Gary 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
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,198	36.7	27.2	6.9	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.6	50.3	2.0	5.1	39.1	6.4	7.3	88.2	62.1	0.7	6.2	3.2	44,009	32,539	8,235	5,266	1,232	1,341	3,789	2,273	+5029
14	Kobe 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
15	Shaquille 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
16	Hakeem 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
17	Charles 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
18	Tony 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
19	Pau 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
20	Ray 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
21	Mike Conley M. Conley	1,143	31.5	14.2	3.0	5.7	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	36,016	16,237	3,383	6,560	1,595	246	2,146	2,246	+2718
22	Buck Williams B. Williams	1,140		13.8	10.7				5.3			0.0			3.3	4.9	66.5						15,763	12,171						+30
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1,133	34.3	22.1	7.3	8.3	1.6	0.3	8.0	18.1	44.1	1.2	3.8	31.0	5.0	6.5	77.7	52.9	1.6	5.6	4.1	38,890	25,065	8,234	9,433	1,859	346	4,592	2,957	+2693
24	Patrick 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
25	Carmelo 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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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

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

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.5

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.1

8.2

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,085.5

Wembanyama

757.7

Castle

755.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,069.8

Wembanyama

795.8

Castle

780.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.53

Reed

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-44

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