NBA Regular Season Stats vs Postseason Stats

     Fantasy Postseason Staff

There's one huge difference between regular season and playoff basketball, and that is how defense is played. Players hustle, defend the paint, and get back during transition play. The game tends to be played in the half-court. This translates to fewer fast breaks and easy baskets. So what impact does this change in play have on actual scoring statistics in the NBA postseason? 

See below for how some top NBA players performed in the 2015-16 postseason compared to their 2015-16 regular season averages.

 

Player Reg PPG PS PPG Reg RPG PS RPG Reg APG PS APG
Lebron James

26.3

26.3

8.6

9.5

8.7

7.6
Kevin Durant

25.3

28.4

8.2

7.1

4.8

3.3

Kawhi Leonard

25.7

22.5

5.9

6.3

3.6

2.8
Chris Paul*

18.1

15.8

4.9

2.7

9.5

4.8
DeMar DeRozan

27.0

20.9

5.3

4.2

4.0

2.7
Kyrie Irving

25.0

25.2

3.2

3.0

5.8

4.6
Kevin Love

19.1

14.0

11.0

8.3

1.9

2.0
James Harden

29.2

26.6

8.1

5.2

11.2

7.6
Stephon Curry*

25.3

18.8

4.5

4.1

6.6

3.9
Russell Westbrook

31.8

26.0

10.7

6.9

10.4

11.0

Klay Thompson

22.5

24.3

3.7

3.7

2.1

2.3
DeAndre Jordan

12.6

11.7

13.7

16.3

1.2

1.8
Dwight Howard

13.4

13.2

12.9

14.0

1.4

1.6

Draymond Green

10.2

14.9

8.0

9.5

7.1

5.8

* denotes player was injured for part of the postseason.

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