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Career NBA Finals

Gary Payton	Stats	Michael Jordan
17	Games Played	35
33.9	Minutes Per Game	43.0
8.5	Points Per Game	33.6
3.8	Rebounds Per Game	6.0
4.5	Assists Per Game	6.0
1.2	Steals Per Game	1.8
0.1	Blocks Per Game	0.7
3.3	Field Goals Per Game	12.5
8.1	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	26.0
40.9	Field-Goal Percentage	48.1
0.7	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	1.2
2.6	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	3.3
27.3	Three-Point Percentage	36.8
1.2	Free Throws Per Game	7.4
1.8	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	9.1
67.7	Free-Throw Percentage	80.6
48.1	True Shooting Percentage	55.9
0.9	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1.6
2.9	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	4.4
1.6	Turnovers Per Game	2.8
576	Minutes Played	1,506
145	Points	1,176
65	Rebounds	211
76	Assists	209
21	Steals	62
2	Blocks	23
56	Field Goals	438
137	Field-Goal Attempts	911
12	Three-Pointers Made	42
44	Three-Point Attempts	114
21	Free Throws	258
31	Free-Throw Attempts	320
15	Offensive Rebounds	57
50	Defensive Rebounds	154
28	Turnovers	99
53	Personal Fouls	103
-48	Plus/Minus	+45

Gary Payton	Biography and accolades	Michael Jordan
Point guard	Position	Shooting guard
Jul 23, 1968	Birth date	Feb 17, 1963
6′4″	Height	6′6″
190 lb	Weight	216 lb

Gary Payton

Heat · PG

Michael Jordan

Bulls · SG

Career NBA Finals

Gary Payton	Stats	Michael Jordan
2-4	Record	4-2
6	Games Played	6
45.7	Minutes Per Game	42.0
18.0	Points Per Game	27.3
6.3	Rebounds Per Game	5.3
7.0	Assists Per Game	4.2
1.5	Steals Per Game	1.7
0.0	Blocks Per Game	0.2
6.7	Field Goals Per Game	8.5
15.0	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	20.5
44.4	Field-Goal Percentage	41.5
1.5	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	1.0
4.5	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	3.2
33.3	Three-Point Percentage	31.6
3.2	Free Throws Per Game	9.3
4.3	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	11.2
73.1	Free-Throw Percentage	83.6
53.2	True Shooting Percentage	53.8
1.0	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1.7
5.3	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	3.7
2.5	Turnovers Per Game	3.0
274	Minutes Played	252
108	Points	164
38	Rebounds	32
42	Assists	25
9	Steals	10
0	Blocks	1
40	Field Goals	51
90	Field-Goal Attempts	123
9	Three-Pointers Made	6
27	Three-Point Attempts	19
19	Free Throws	56
26	Free-Throw Attempts	67
6	Offensive Rebounds	10
32	Defensive Rebounds	22
15	Turnovers	18
22	Personal Fouls	17

Gary Payton game log vs. Michael Jordan

	NAME	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/5/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	@	CHI	47	13	10	6	1	0	6	17	35.3	0	3	0.0	1	4	25.0	34.6	2	8	3	5
2	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/7/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	@	CHI	45	13	5	3	1	0	6	15	40.0	1	4	25.0	0	0		43.3	0	5	1	5
3	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/9/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	CHI	45	19	7	9	2	0	7	15	46.7	0	3	0.0	5	6	83.3	53.9	2	5	3	2
4	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/12/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	CHI	44	21	3	11	2	0	7	15	46.7	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	59.5	0	3	2	4
5	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/14/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	CHI	46	23	9	6	1	0	7	18	38.9	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	53.4	2	7	1	3
6	Gary Payton G. Payton	6/16/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	@	CHI	47	19	4	7	2	0	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	87.3	0	4	5	3
	Average							45.7	18.0	6.3	7.0	1.5	0.0	6.7	15.0	44.4	1.5	4.5	33.3	3.2	4.3	73.1	53.2	1.0	5.3	2.5	3.7
	Total							274	108	38	42	9	0	40	90	44.4	9	27	33.3	19	26	73.1	53.2	6	32	15	22

Summary

Gary Payton averaged 8.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 17 games in the NBA Finals in his career; Michael Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 35.

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PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

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11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

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1-8

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

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Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

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USG% Leaders

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Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

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MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

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Wagner

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Dončić

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Wembanyama

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Dončić

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

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8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5