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SPORTS

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National Basketball Association (NBA) *Player Records*

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Most Play-Off Appearances

This list features the players with the most NBA play-off appearances in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

RANK

PLAYERS

MATCHES

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

LeBron James

292

Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers

2003–present

2

Derek Fisher

259

Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz

1996–2012

3

Tim Duncan

251

San Antonio Spurs

1997–2016

4

Robert Horry

244

Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs

1992–2008

5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

237

Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers

1969–1989

6

Tony Parker

226

San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets

2001–2019

7

Kobe Bryant

220

Los Angeles Lakers

1996–2016

8

Manu Ginobili

218

San Antonio Spurs

2002–2018

9

Shaquille O'Neal

216

Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics

1992–2011

10

Scottie Pippen

208

Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers

1987–2004


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References

StatMuse (2025) Most NBA playoff games played by a player. Available at: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-nba-play-off-games-played-by-a-player (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Wikipedia (2025) List of NBA career playoff games played leaders. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_playoff_games_played_leaders (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Basketball Reference (2025) NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Games. Available at: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/g_career_p.html (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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