highest mpg average for finals mvp since 2000

Since 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal has played the most minutes per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 45.5 minutes per game.

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highest mpg average for finals mvp in a season by a player since 2000

	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	45.5	1	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	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
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	45.0	1	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	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
3	LeBron James L. James	44.1	1	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	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
4	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	43.8	1	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	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
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43.8	1	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	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
6	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43.5	1	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	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
7	LeBron James L. James	43.0	1	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	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
8	LeBron James L. James	41.7	1	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	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
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41.5	1	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	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
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	41.3	1	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	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
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	41.2	1	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	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
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41.1	1	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
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4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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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
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10	Warriors	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
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Since 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal has played the most minutes per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 45.5 minutes per game.

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