NBA Scoring Leaders as Favorites
2025-2026 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | MIN | MIN/G | PTS | PTS/G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderS. Gilgeous-Alexander OKC | 68 | 2,259.0 | 33.2 | 2,117 | 31.1 | 731 | 1,321 | 55.3 | 540 | 614 | 87.9 |
| 2 | Kevin DurantK. Durant HOU | 66 | 2,387.1 | 36.2 | 1,747 | 26.5 | 621 | 1,182 | 52.5 | 345 | 394 | 87.6 |
| 3 | Donovan MitchellD. Mitchell CLE | 59 | 1,967.7 | 33.4 | 1,686 | 28.6 | 584 | 1,188 | 49.2 | 321 | 371 | 86.5 |
| 4 | Jalen BrunsonJ. Brunson NYK | 63 | 2,203.4 | 35.0 | 1,685 | 26.7 | 603 | 1,260 | 47.9 | 310 | 365 | 84.9 |
| 5 | Luka DoncicL. Doncic LAL | 48 | 1,709.1 | 35.6 | 1,621 | 33.8 | 523 | 1,083 | 48.3 | 384 | 477 | 80.5 |
| 6 | Jaylen BrownJ. Brown BOS | 50 | 1,726.1 | 34.5 | 1,437 | 28.7 | 523 | 1,096 | 47.7 | 296 | 372 | 79.6 |
| 7 | Anthony EdwardsA. Edwards MIN | 49 | 1,710.3 | 34.9 | 1,429 | 29.2 | 491 | 998 | 49.2 | 286 | 353 | 81.0 |
| 8 | Nikola JokicN. Jokic DEN | 52 | 1,787.6 | 34.4 | 1,428 | 27.5 | 521 | 883 | 59.0 | 304 | 366 | 83.1 |
| 9 | Jamal MurrayJ. MurrayDEN | 56 | 1,913.1 | 34.2 | 1,401 | 25.0 | 483 | 987 | 48.9 | 239 | 267 | 89.5 |
| 10 | Victor WembanyamaV. Wembanyama SAS | 53 | 1,554.2 | 29.3 | 1,355 | 25.6 | 471 | 909 | 51.8 | 302 | 367 | 82.3 |
| 11 | Karl-Anthony TownsK. TownsNYK | 62 | 1,921.0 | 31.0 | 1,277 | 20.6 | 436 | 882 | 49.4 | 305 | 356 | 85.7 |
| T12 | Alperen SengunA. SengunHOU | 60 | 2,002.1 | 33.4 | 1,256 | 20.9 | 504 | 973 | 51.8 | 216 | 315 | 68.6 |
| T12 | Jalen DurenJ. Duren DET | 62 | 1,784.5 | 28.8 | 1,256 | 20.3 | 485 | 738 | 65.7 | 286 | 387 | 73.9 |
| 14 | Amen ThompsonA. ThompsonHOU | 67 | 2,499.8 | 37.3 | 1,246 | 18.6 | 474 | 876 | 54.1 | 273 | 347 | 78.7 |
| 15 | Julius RandleJ. RandleMIN | 59 | 1,931.6 | 32.7 | 1,230 | 20.8 | 431 | 882 | 48.9 | 288 | 356 | 80.9 |
| 16 | Cade CunninghamC. CunninghamDET | 52 | 1,755.9 | 33.8 | 1,212 | 23.3 | 429 | 944 | 45.4 | 263 | 327 | 80.4 |
| 17 | Tyrese MaxeyT. Maxey PHI | 41 | 1,586.9 | 38.7 | 1,171 | 28.6 | 402 | 867 | 46.4 | 238 | 261 | 91.2 |
| 18 | Chet HolmgrenC. HolmgrenOKC | 67 | 1,932.6 | 28.8 | 1,157 | 17.3 | 426 | 757 | 56.3 | 218 | 274 | 79.6 |
| 19 | Kawhi LeonardK. Leonard LAC | 40 | 1,256.8 | 31.4 | 1,126 | 28.2 | 394 | 766 | 51.4 | 224 | 248 | 90.3 |
| 20 | James HardenJ. HardenCLE | 47 | 1,648.8 | 35.1 | 1,094 | 23.3 | 327 | 705 | 46.4 | 286 | 333 | 85.9 |
| 21 | Paolo BancheroP. Banchero ORL | 45 | 1,562.5 | 34.7 | 1,006 | 22.4 | 333 | 707 | 47.1 | 280 | 373 | 75.1 |
| 22 | Jabari Smith Jr.J. Smith Jr.HOU | 64 | 2,234.9 | 34.9 | 996 | 15.6 | 361 | 819 | 44.1 | 129 | 168 | 76.8 |
| 23 | De'Aaron FoxD. FoxSAS | 55 | 1,669.9 | 30.4 | 989 | 18.0 | 381 | 778 | 49.0 | 127 | 171 | 74.3 |
| 24 | Evan MobleyE. MobleyCLE | 52 | 1,679.3 | 32.3 | 987 | 19.0 | 393 | 711 | 55.3 | 155 | 260 | 59.6 |
| 25 | Payton PritchardP. PritchardBOS | 56 | 1,802.0 | 32.2 | 973 | 17.4 | 369 | 782 | 47.2 | 78 | 86 | 90.7 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NBA scoring in games where each player's team was favored during the 2025-2026 season. This split isolates points, minutes, and shooting in the favorite role. Use it to examine historical scoring when teams were expected to win, keeping in mind that blowouts can cut a starter's minutes. It does not guarantee future results.