Magic Johnson has put up the fewest points per game by an MVP in an NBA Finals, with 11.7 per game.

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fewest ppg by a NBA finals mvp in a season by a player in NBA

	NAME	PPG	MVP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.7	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	3	25.0	3.7	8.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.3	1.7	20.0	3.3	3.7	90.9	56.7	1.0	2.7	1.7	75	35	11	24	3	0	5	4
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	14.5	1	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	4	34.3	19.3				4.3	12.3	34.7				6.0	9.5	63.2	44.1				137	58	77					12
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	17.6	1	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	46.6	28.8	4.4			6.6	15.4	42.9				4.4	9.4	46.8	45.0				233	88	144	22				13
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	17.7	1	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	6	47.8	28.5	6.8			7.0	12.5	56.0				3.7	12.0	30.6	49.7				287	106	171	41				16
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	17.8	1	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	5	44.2	25.0	5.8			6.6	9.4	70.2				4.6	8.0	57.5	68.9				221	89	125	29				14
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	20.0	1	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	6	47.8	26.0	5.3			7.0	15.0	46.7				6.0	8.7	69.2	53.2				287	120	156	32				16
7	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	20.7	1	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	46.0	6.7	9.1			6.9	21.6	31.8				7.0	8.4	83.1	41.0				322	145	47	64				20
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	22.6	1	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	7	35.1	4.9	3.7	0.9	0.7	7.1	17.7	40.3	4.6	11.4	40.0	3.7	4.0	92.9	58.0	1.1	3.7	4.3	246	158	34	26	6	5	30	25	-7
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.9	1	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.3	27.0	5.7			8.1	15.0	54.3				6.6	8.9	74.2	60.5				338	160	189	40				21
10	Willis Reed W. Reed	23.0	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	6	37.7	10.5	2.8			9.8	20.3	48.4				3.3	5.7	58.8	50.4				226	138	63	17				15
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	23.8	1	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	6	40.8	10.3	3.5	1.7	0.3	9.0	20.3	44.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.8	9.7	60.3	48.5	3.2	7.2	2.3	245	143	62	21	10	2	14	19	+12
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.8	1	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.2	8.8	5.0	1.8	0.7	8.8	19.7	44.9	0.5	1.5	33.3	5.7	6.7	85.0	52.7	2.7	6.2	2.2	241	143	53	30	11	4	13	14
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.0	1	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	44.8	9.7	9.5	2.7	0.3	8.8	18.3	48.2	1.2	3.2	36.8	5.2	5.5	93.9	57.8	1.7	8.0	2.7	269	144	58	57	16	2	16	17
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24.2	1	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	43.8	17.0	5.3	1.0	5.3	9.0	18.2	49.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.2	9.0	68.5	54.6	3.8	13.2	3.8	263	145	102	32	6	32	23	16	+42
15	LeBron James L. James	25.3	1	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	43.0	10.9	7.0	2.3	0.9	9.6	21.4	44.7	1.7	4.9	35.3	4.4	5.6	79.5	52.9	2.4	8.4	2.6	301	177	76	49	16	6	18	10	0
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25.7	1	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	6	43.0	4.7	5.0	2.7	0.2	8.8	21.8	40.5	1.5	4.7	32.1	6.5	8.2	79.6	50.5	1.3	3.3	3.8	258	154	28	30	16	1	23	19	-39
17	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.8	1	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	39.3	18.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	9.0	17.8	50.7	0.0	0.0		7.8	11.8	66.0	56.2	6.8	11.3	2.8	157	103	72	8	6	6	11	15
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26.0	1	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	6	42.5	5.2	6.3	1.8	0.2	9.0	20.3	44.3	4.2	10.8	38.5	3.8	4.3	88.5	58.5	0.8	4.3	4.7	255	156	31	38	11	1	28	13	+52
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26.2	1	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.3	8.0	13.0	2.3	0.3	11.0	20.3	54.1	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.0	4.2	96.0	59.0	2.0	6.0	2.2	236	157	48	78	14	2	13	10
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.9	1	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	43.1	9.1	3.6	1.6	3.9	10.7	21.4	50.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.3	6.1	86.0	55.6	1.9	7.3	3.6	302	188	64	25	11	27	25	26
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27.0	1	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	42.0	18.5	2.8			11.5	19.0	60.5				4.0	5.3	76.2	63.4				168	108	74	11				12
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.3	1	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	6	42.0	5.3	4.2	1.7	0.2	8.5	20.5	41.5	1.0	3.2	31.6	9.3	11.2	83.6	53.8	1.7	3.7	3.0	252	164	32	25	10	1	18	17
23	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	27.3	1	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	46.2	13.0	5.5	1.2	0.5	10.0	21.0	47.6	0.3	1.3	25.0	7.0	9.3	75.0	54.4	3.7	9.3	1.7	277	164	78	33	7	3	10	20
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	27.4	1	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	14.0	3.6	2.1	1.1	8.9	18.3	48.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	9.1	10.9	84.2	59.5	3.7	10.3	3.6	305	192	98	25	15	8	25	24
25	LeBron James L. James	28.6	1	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	5	44.1	10.2	7.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31

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