Only five players have finished an NBA Finals averaging over 16 PPG off the bench since at least 1971. Through two games, Fred VanVleet is at exactly 16.0 PPG.
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Who was the last player with 16 or higher PPG off the bench in an NBA Finals?| NAME | SEASON | SERIES | TM | GP | PPG | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TPG | FGM | FGA | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | PF | MIN | PTS | +/- | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | ||
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| 1 |  | Fred VanVleet | 2018-19 | NBA Finals |  TOR | 2 | 16.0 | 35.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 48.0 | 71.4 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 71 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  | Jason Terry | 2010-11 | NBA Finals |  DAL | 6 | 18.0 | 32.6 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 49.4 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 39.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 195 | 108 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  | Manu Ginobili | 2006-07 | NBA Finals |  SAS | 4 | 17.8 | 29.3 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 36.7 | 83.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 43.5 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 117 | 71 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 |  | Vinnie Johnson | 1988-89 | NBA Finals |  DET | 4 | 17.0 | 23.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 60.0 | 63.6 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 95 | 68 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  | Bob McAdoo | 1981-82 | NBA Finals |  LAL | 6 | 16.3 | 27.5 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 165 | 98 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 6 |  | Fred Brown | 1977-78 | NBA Finals |  SEA | 7 | 19.1 | 27.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 45.5 | 70.0 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 18.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 195 | 134 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
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