Malone

After spending every work day together for the past 16 years, it doesn't seem right if the names John Stockton and Karl Malone aren't linked. Like Laurel and Hardy, Bird and Magic and ham and cheese, the Utah Jazz teammates are destined to go through eternity in the same breath. On Sunday, the two became linked in yet another way, as Malone took the floor for his 1,271st game in a Jazz uniform, which would elevate him past former Boston Celtics great John Havlicek and into second place on the list of NBA longevity with one team. The man who's first on the list? Why, Stockton, of course, who passed Havlicek earlier this season, and has amassed 1,338 games in Utah togs, the most with one club in league history. At the same time, Malone passed Havlicek on another list, moving into ninth place on the NBA's all-time games played list. Malone played in his 1,271st career game on Sunday, passing Havlicek, who finished his career with 1,270 games played. Stockton (1,338 games) has played the third-most games in NBA history; Indiana's Sam Perkins (1,286 games) is ranked seventh; and Miami's A.C. Green (1,276 games, including an NBA record 1,188 consecutive games) is eighth.

MOST NBA GAMES WITH THE SAME TEAM
Player	Team	Games	1st Season
JOHN STOCKTON	Utah	1,338	1984-85
KARL MALONE	Utah	1,271	1985-86
John Havlicek	Boston	1,270	1962-63
HAKEEM OLAJUWON	Houston	1,176	1984-85
Hal Greer	Syracuse-Philadelphia	1,122	1958-59
Robert Parish	Boston	1,106	1980-81
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	L.A. Lakers	1,093	1975-76
REGGIE MILLER	Indiana	1,092	1987-88
Patrick Ewing	New York	1,039	1985-86
Joe Dumars	Detroit	1,018	1985-86
Current streaks in CAPS Through April 15 games

MOST NBA GAMES IN NBA HISTORY
Player	Games
Robert Parish	1,611
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560
JOHN STOCKTON	1,338
Moses Malone	1,329
Buck Williams	1,307
Elvin Hayes	1,303
SAM PERKINS	1,286
A.C. GREEN	1,276
KARL MALONE	1,271
John Havlicek	1,270
Active players in CAPS Through April 15 games