finals mvp with the fewest minutes per game

Willis Reed has the fewest minutes per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 30.0 minutes per game.

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finals mvp in a season with the fewest minutes per game by a player

	NAME	MPG	FMVP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	PPG	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	Willis Reed W. Reed	30.0	1	1972-73	NBA Finals	NYK	5	16.4	9.2	2.6			7.4	15.0	49.3				1.6	1.8	88.9	51.9				150	82	46	13				22
2	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	33.4	1	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	5	17.8	6.4	2.0	1.6	1.2	6.0	9.8	61.2	2.2	3.8	57.9	3.6	4.6	78.3	75.3	1.6	4.8	1.8	167	89	32	10	8	6	9	22	+62
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.5	1	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	25.7	9.0	5.2	1.0	1.5	11.2	18.5	60.4	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.3	76.9	62.9	2.8	6.2	2.8	213	154	54	31	6	9	17	27
4	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	36.8	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	27.3	1.8	6.0	0.5	0.3	9.5	16.5	57.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	8.3	9.5	86.8	65.9	0.3	1.5	1.8	147	109	7	24	2	1	7	4
5	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	37.1	1	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	6	16.3	5.8	4.0	1.3	0.3	6.2	11.8	52.1	2.3	5.8	40.0	1.7	4.7	35.7	58.8	1.0	4.8	1.0	222	98	35	24	8	2	6	18	+62
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37.5	1	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	6	31.2	6.0	5.0	2.0	0.2	11.0	22.8	48.2	5.2	11.8	43.7	4.0	4.7	85.7	62.6	0.3	5.7	2.5	225	187	36	30	12	1	15	18	+35
7	Bill Walton B. Walton	37.7	1	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	18.5	19.0	5.2	1.0	3.7	8.0	14.7	54.5				2.5	3.2	78.9	57.6	3.8	15.2		226	111	114	31	6	22		23
8	Willis Reed W. Reed	37.7	1	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	6	23.0	10.5	2.8			9.8	20.3	48.4				3.3	5.7	58.8	50.4				226	138	63	17				15
9	Tony Parker T. Parker	37.8	1	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	4	24.5	5.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	10.5	18.5	56.8	1.0	1.8	57.1	2.5	4.8	52.6	59.5	0.8	4.3	3.0	151	98	20	13	3	0	12	5	+16
10	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	37.8	1	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	17.7	9.5	2.8	0.2	1.0	7.0	12.3	56.8	0.0	0.0		3.7	4.8	75.9	61.1	5.7	3.8	3.2	227	106	57	17	1	6	19	21
11	James Worthy J. Worthy	38.0	1	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	7	22.0	7.4	4.4	0.7	0.6	8.4	17.1	49.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.1	7.0	73.5	54.4	2.7	4.7	2.6	266	154	52	31	5	4	18	18
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38.2	1	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	30.3	4.6	5.6	1.9	1.6	10.0	22.6	44.3	1.1	4.7	24.2	9.1	10.0	91.4	56.1	0.3	4.3	3.4	267	212	32	39	13	11	24	22	+8
13	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	38.4	1	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	5	21.0	3.2	5.2	1.2	0.0	5.8	11.4	50.9	1.6	3.4	47.1	7.8	8.4	92.9	69.6	0.6	2.6	2.6	192	105	16	26	6	0	13	8	+45
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	38.4	1	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	5	27.6	5.2	7.0	1.6	0.4	10.4	19.2	54.2	2.2	3.2	68.8	4.6	6.2	74.2	62.9	1.6	3.6	5.0	192	138	26	35	8	2	25	19
15	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	38.5	1	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	5	20.8	5.4	5.0	1.6	0.8	7.4	16.8	44.0	1.6	6.8	23.5	4.4	6.0	73.3	53.5	0.8	4.6	2.8	193	104	27	25	8	4	14	16	+14
16	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	38.6	1	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	7	9.0	11.7	3.9	0.6	0.1	3.7	7.1	52.0				1.6	2.9	55.0	53.6	3.6	8.1	1.0	270	63	82	27	4	1	7	25
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38.8	1	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	6	21.8	4.5	6.3	1.2	0.3	6.3	14.7	43.2	1.8	4.7	39.3	7.3	8.8	83.0	58.8	0.5	4.0	3.7	233	131	27	38	7	2	22	24	+52
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	39.3	1	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	25.8	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
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	39.3	1	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	6	26.2	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	LeBron James L. James	39.4	1	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	6	29.8	11.8	8.5	1.2	0.5	11.3	19.2	59.1	2.5	6.0	41.7	4.7	7.0	66.7	67.1	2.0	9.8	3.5	236	179	71	51	7	3	21	13	+36
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39.7	1	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	35.2	8.2	5.4	1.0	1.6	12.0	21.6	55.6	3.6	7.6	47.4	7.6	8.2	92.7	69.8	1.4	6.8	2.2	199	176	41	27	5	8	11	13	+33
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	39.8	1	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	6	35.2	13.2	5.0	1.2	1.8	12.7	20.5	61.8	0.5	2.5	20.0	9.3	14.2	65.9	65.8	4.0	9.2	2.3	239	211	79	30	7	11	14	18	+30
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	40.4	1	2010-11	NBA Finals	DAL	6	26.0	9.7	2.0	0.7	0.7	8.7	20.8	41.6	1.2	3.2	36.8	7.5	7.7	97.8	53.7	0.3	9.3	2.8	242	156	58	12	4	4	17	15	+40
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	40.5	1	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	6	28.5	9.8	4.2	2.0	1.2	8.2	18.8	43.4	2.5	7.0	35.7	9.7	10.7	90.6	60.6	2.7	7.2	3.0	243	171	59	25	12	7	18	15	+15
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	40.7	1	2004-05	NBA Finals	SAS	7	20.6	14.1	2.1	0.4	2.1	7.7	18.4	41.9	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.7	66.7	47.1	4.7	9.4	2.4	285	144	99	15	3	15	17	16	-8

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Mon 1/5	NYK	@	DET	7:00 PM
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Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Tue 12/30	SAC	@	LAC	11:00 PM
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Willis Reed has the fewest minutes per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 30.0 minutes per game.

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