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Wilt Chamberlain has played the most minutes per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 47.2 minutes per game.

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NAMEMPGFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47.2
1
1971-72
NBA Finals
5
19.4
23.2
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
116
13
18
2John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
47.1
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
7
26.4
7.7
4.7
1.9
0.0
10.3
24.0
42.9
5.9
6.7
87.2
49.0
1.6
6.1
330
185
54
33
13
0
22
3Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
46.5
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
21.7
4.3
5.8
1.5
0.0
7.8
17.8
43.9
6.0
6.8
87.8
52.0
0.5
3.8
279
130
26
35
9
0
19
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
45.8
1
1998-99
NBA Finals
5
27.4
14.0
2.4
1.0
2.2
10.2
19.0
53.7
0.0
0.4
0.0
7.0
8.8
79.5
59.9
2.8
11.2
3.4
229
137
70
12
5
11
17
12
+24
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45.7
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
41.0
8.5
6.3
1.7
0.7
16.8
33.2
50.8
1.7
4.2
40.0
5.7
8.2
69.4
55.8
2.5
6.0
2.7
274
246
51
38
10
4
16
20
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
45.5
1
1999-00
NBA Finals
6
38.0
16.7
2.3
1.0
2.7
16.0
26.2
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.0
15.5
38.7
57.6
5.7
11.0
2.2
273
228
100
14
6
16
13
20
+8
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
45.0
1
2000-01
NBA Finals
5
33.0
15.8
4.8
0.4
3.4
12.6
22.0
57.3
0.0
0.0
7.8
15.2
51.3
57.5
6.2
9.6
4.0
225
165
79
24
2
17
20
20
+40
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
44.8
1
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
24.0
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
9Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
44.8
1
1978-79
NBA Finals
5
22.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
2.2
9.0
19.6
45.9
4.6
6.4
71.9
50.4
1.8
4.2
3.0
224
113
30
30
9
11
15
19
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
44.8
1
1994-95
NBA Finals
4
32.8
11.5
5.5
2.0
2.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
51.4
2.8
8.8
2.8
179
131
46
22
8
8
11
18
11LeBron James
L. James
44.1
1
2011-12
NBA Finals
5
28.6
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
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44.0
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
5
31.2
6.6
11.4
2.8
1.4
12.6
22.6
55.8
0.4
0.8
50.0
5.6
6.6
84.8
61.2
1.6
5.0
3.6
220
156
33
57
14
7
18
18
13Jerry West
J. West
43.9
1
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
37.9
4.7
7.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
10.4
12.4
83.9
56.6
307
265
33
52
20
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
43.8
1
2002-03
NBA Finals
6
24.2
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
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43.8
1
2008-09
NBA Finals
5
32.4
5.6
7.4
1.4
1.4
11.6
27.0
43.0
1.8
5.0
36.0
7.4
8.8
84.1
52.5
0.6
5.0
3.2
219
162
28
37
7
7
16
13
+49
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
43.6
1
1983-84
NBA Finals
7
27.4
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
17Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
43.5
1
2005-06
NBA Finals
6
34.7
7.8
3.8
2.7
1.0
10.8
23.2
46.8
0.5
1.8
27.3
12.5
16.2
77.3
57.2
2.0
5.8
3.7
261
208
47
23
16
6
22
22
+22
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
43.1
1
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
26.9
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
19LeBron James
L. James
43.0
1
2012-13
NBA Finals
7
25.3
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
20Rick Barry
R. Barry
43.0
1
1974-75
NBA Finals
4
29.5
4.0
5.0
3.5
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42.7
1
1996-97
NBA Finals
6
32.3
7.0
6.0
1.2
0.8
12.0
26.3
45.6
1.3
4.2
32.0
7.0
9.2
76.4
53.2
1.5
5.5
2.2
256
194
42
36
7
5
13
14
+6
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
42.7
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42.3
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
6
35.8
4.8
6.5
1.7
0.3
13.5
25.7
52.6
2.0
4.7
42.9
6.8
7.7
89.1
61.7
1.0
3.8
4.0
254
215
29
39
10
2
24
21
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42.0
1
1995-96
NBA Finals
6
27.3
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
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42.0
1
1970-71
NBA Finals
4
27.0
18.5
2.8
11.5
19.0
60.5
4.0
5.3
76.2
63.4
168
108
74
11
12
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45
.250
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WesternWLPCTGB
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.750
2
43
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.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
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.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
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31
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.525
13.5
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.483
16.0
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.466
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