highest finals ppg for 28 year old in nba history

Shaquille O'Neal has the most career points per game by a 28-year-old player in the NBA Finals, with 38.0 per game.

	NAME	PPG	Age	SERIES	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	38.0	27	NBA Finals	6	45.5	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
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	35.2	28	NBA Finals	5	39.7	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
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33.8	28	NBA Finals	6	45.7	15.0	4.3			12.7	27.2	46.6				8.5	10.2	83.6	53.5				274	203	90	26				21
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.2	27	NBA Finals	5	44.0	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
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	30.2	27	NBA Finals	5	41.1	14.0	7.2	0.8	1.4	11.2	19.2	58.3	1.6	3.8	42.1	6.2	7.4	83.8	67.2	1.8	12.2	3.4	205	151	70	36	4	7	17	17	+39
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29.0	27	NBA Finals	1	47.0	15.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	10.0	22.0	45.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	56.8	3.0	12.0	1.0	47	29	15	2	0	2	1	5	-3
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	28.4	28	NBA Finals	5	41.6	16.4	3.0			9.4	23.8	39.5				9.6	12.0	80.0	48.8				208	142	82	15				18
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.3	27	NBA Finals	6	48.5	8.7	6.7			9.8	23.3	42.1				7.7	8.7	88.5	50.3				291	164	52	40				25
9	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	26.0	28	NBA Finals	5	44.2	6.6	2.6	1.4	0.2	9.6	23.4	41.0	0.4	1.4	28.6	6.4	7.6	84.2	48.6	1.2	5.4	2.8	221	130	33	13	7	1	14	7	-27
10	Kevin McHale K. McHale	25.8	28	NBA Finals	6	40.2	8.5	1.7	0.8	2.5	9.8	17.2	57.3	0.0	0.0		6.2	7.7	80.4	62.9	3.7	4.8	3.3	241	155	51	10	5	15	20	20
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.8	27	NBA Finals	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
12	James Worthy J. Worthy	25.5	27	NBA Finals	4	42.5	4.3	3.5	0.5	1.5	9.8	20.3	48.1	0.5	0.8	66.7	5.5	7.8	71.0	53.9	1.8	2.5	1.8	170	102	17	14	2	6	7	10
13	LeBron James L. James	25.3	28	NBA Finals	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
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.8	28	NBA Finals	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
15	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	23.6	28	NBA Finals	7	37.9	10.1	2.7			8.9	20.9	42.5				5.9	6.9	85.4	49.4				265	165	71	19				28
16	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23.3	28	NBA Finals	6	34.2	9.2	1.3			9.0	21.8	41.2				5.3	7.2	74.4	46.7				205	140	55	8				24
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.9	27	NBA Finals	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
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	22.6	27	NBA Finals	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
19	Sam Jones S. Jones	22.1	28	NBA Finals	7	35.3	6.0	3.0			9.7	19.1	50.7				2.7	3.7	73.1	53.3				247	155	42	21				18
20	Jason Terry J. Terry	22.0	28	NBA Finals	6	40.0	2.2	3.5	1.8	0.0	9.0	18.8	47.8	2.2	6.8	31.7	1.8	2.5	73.3	55.2	0.2	2.0	2.5	240	132	13	21	11	0	15	11	-11
21	Allan Houston A. Houston	21.6	27	NBA Finals	5	44.4	3.2	3.4	0.4	0.0	8.2	19.2	42.7	0.4	2.4	16.7	4.8	5.2	92.3	50.3	0.4	2.8	2.6	222	108	16	17	2	0	13	9	-4
22	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	21.3	27	NBA Finals	4	35.3	2.5	7.3	1.5	0.3	8.0	16.5	48.5	0.5	1.5	33.3	4.8	6.3	76.0	55.2	0.5	2.0	2.5	141	85	10	29	6	1	10	13
23	OG Anunoby	21.2	28	NBA Finals	5	36.0	4.8	1.0	1.4	1.4	6.4	12.2	52.5	3.2	6.4	50.0	5.2	6.0	86.7	71.4	0.2	4.6	0.6	180	106	24	5	7	7	3	13	-17
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21.1	28	NBA Finals	7	41.4	5.7	13.0	2.0	0.1	6.3	11.4	55.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	8.3	9.6	86.6	67.6	0.9	4.9	2.7	290	148	40	91	14	1	19	23
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	20.8	28	NBA Finals	5						6.0	19.2	31.3				8.8	11.4	77.2	42.9					104						27

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Team Leaders

PPG

39.3

Dončić

RPG

10.8

Kessler

APG

7.9

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.4

1st

DRTG

114.7

18th

NETRTG

7.7

8th

3P%

38.4

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

10 - 2

124

Final

114

Hawks

7 - 5

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Shaquille O'Neal has the most career points per game by a 28-year-old player in the NBA Finals, with 38.0 per game.

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8.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

4.4

2.5

2.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

73.4

73.0

72.2

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

694.7

639.1

535.1

675.3

673.5

559

39.9

36.5

36.4

37.1

36.9

36.5

2.12

1.76

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