Since 1979-80, Tim Duncan has the most minutes per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 45.8 minutes per game.
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highest mpg average for finals mvp in a season by a player since 1980| 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | 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 | |
| 2 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | 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 | ||
| 4 | | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 |  | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | 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 | |
| 8 | | 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 | ||
| 9 | | 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 | |
| 10 |  | 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 | |
| 11 | | 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 | ||
| 12 |  | 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 | |
| 13 | | 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 | ||
| 14 | | 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 | |
| 15 | | 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 | |
| 16 |  | 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 | ||
| 17 | | 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 | ||
| 18 | | 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 | ||
| 19 |  | L. James | 41.7 | 1 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | 7 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 72.1 | 56.2 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 292 | 208 | 79 | 62 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 16 | +26 | |
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 41.7 | 1 | 1997-98 | NBA Finals | 6 | 33.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 27.3 | 42.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 30.8 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 81.4 | 51.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 250 | 201 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 13 | +39 | |
| 21 | | M. Johnson | 41.7 | 1 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | 6 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 84.6 | 62.9 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 250 | 97 | 65 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 23 | ||
| 22 | | S. O'Neal | 41.5 | 1 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | 4 | 36.3 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 66.2 | 63.6 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 166 | 145 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | +45 | ||
| 23 |  | K. Durant | 41.3 | 1 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals | 4 | 28.8 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 52.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 40.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 96.3 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 165 | 115 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | +86 | |
| 24 | | K. Bryant | 41.2 | 1 | 2009-10 | NBA Finals | 7 | 28.6 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 23.3 | 40.5 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 31.9 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 88.3 | 52.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 288 | 200 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 27 | +8 | |
| 25 |  | N. Jokić | 41.1 | 1 | 2022-23 | NBA Finals | 5 | 30.2 | 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 | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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