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Australian NBA players hit decade-low playoff scoring numbers

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Jed Wells
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The 2025 NBA Playoffs have been action-packed, with plenty of high level basketball across the board.

From miracle comebacks to superstar battles, Cinderella runs and everything in between, the post-season has delivered plenty of memorable moments. 

But it has been a quiet showing for Australia's NBA contingent, who have scored the lowest amount of playoff points in over a decade. 

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Australian NBA players hit decade-low playoff scoring numbers

Australia remains represented in the NBA playoffs, with three of the four Conference Finals teams featuring an Aussie; Joe Ingles for Minnesota, Alex Ducas for Oklahoma City, and Johnny Furphy for Indiana.

But their presence has not translated to production, with the number of playoff points scored by Australian players hitting its lowest mark since 2011, when no Australians scored in the post-season, according to AusBoomeraFacts.

In 2025, Aussie players have scored just seven playoff points so far, through four games of both Conference Finals series. 

All seven came from the Los Angeles Clippers duo of Ben Simmons, with four, and Patty Mills, three, as their squad went down to the Denver Nuggets in the first round. 

This comes just one season after the Aussie contingent recorded 275 playoff points, with deep runs from Dallas' Josh Green and Dante Exum, as well as Josh Giddey for OKC and appearances from Mills for Miami, Ingles for Orlando and Daniels in New Orleans. 

Australia's mark during this 15-year period reached as high as 621 during the 2018 post-season, which saw impressive performances from Simmons, Mills, Ingles, as well as Aron Baynes.