Gary Payton averaged 8.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 17 games in the NBA Finals in his career.
| 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 |  | G. Payton | 6/5/1996 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals | @ | 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 | | G. Payton | 6/7/1996 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | | G. Payton | 6/9/1996 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals | vs | 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 | | G. Payton | 6/12/1996 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals | vs | 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 | | G. Payton | 6/14/1996 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals | vs | 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 | | G. Payton | 6/16/1996 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 87.3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 7 |  | G. Payton | 6/6/2004 | 2003-04 | NBA Finals | vs | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -15 | |||
| 8 | | G. Payton | 6/8/2004 | 2003-04 | NBA Finals | vs | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | G. Payton | 6/10/2004 | 2003-04 | NBA Finals | @ | 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 38.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -12 | ||
| 10 | | G. Payton | 6/13/2004 | 2003-04 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | |||
| 11 | | G. Payton | 6/15/2004 | 2003-04 | NBA Finals | @ | 31 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -16 | |||
| 12 |  | G. Payton | 6/8/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | @ | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 | |||
| 13 | | G. Payton | 6/11/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | @ | 28 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | |||
| 14 | | G. Payton | 6/13/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | vs | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -6 | ||||
| 15 | | G. Payton | 6/15/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | vs | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 34.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +19 | |||
| 16 | | G. Payton | 6/18/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | vs | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | G. Payton | 6/20/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | @ | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | |||
| Average | 33.9 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 40.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 27.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 67.7 | 48.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -4.4 | ||||||||
| Total | 576 | 145 | 65 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 56 | 137 | 40.9 | 12 | 44 | 27.3 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 48.1 | 15 | 50 | 28 | 53 | -48 |
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