highest percent of points by center in nba finals by year since 2000

Since 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal has put up the most points by a center in an NBA Finals in 1999-00, with 228 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	228	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	6	45.5	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	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	165	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	5	45.0	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	79	24	2	17	20	20	+40
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	151	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	5	41.1	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	70	36	4	7	17	17	+39
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	145	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	4	41.5	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	49	15	2	11	14	7	+45
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	133	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	5	42.6	26.6	10.8	1.6	0.4	0.6	10.6	16.8	63.1	0.0	0.0		5.4	11.0	49.1	61.5	3.0	7.8	2.8	213	54	8	2	3	14	22	-31
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	132	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	7	36.3	18.9	12.1	1.4	0.9	1.4	7.1	14.6	49.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	5.6	82.1	55.4	3.7	8.4	2.3	254	85	10	6	10	16	16	+29
7	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	130	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	5	39.7	26.0	11.2	2.6	1.0	3.6	8.8	20.8	42.3	1.8	6.6	27.3	6.6	8.4	78.6	53.1	3.6	7.6	2.6	199	56	13	5	18	13	11	+8
8	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	130	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.9	18.6	11.6	3.7	0.7	2.6	6.1	12.9	47.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.3	8.7	72.1	55.6	5.0	6.6	1.9	293	81	26	5	18	13	21	+12
9	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	109	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	5	41.7	21.8	12.4	3.2	0.2	0.8	9.0	19.8	45.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	4.2	90.5	50.4	3.4	9.0	2.4	209	62	16	1	4	12	13	-30
10	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	93	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	5	42.5	18.6	9.2	2.2	0.8	1.8	7.2	12.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.4	77.8	64.7	2.0	7.2	1.0	212	46	11	4	9	5	15	+39
11	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	88	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	6	37.5	14.7	12.0	1.8	1.5	1.5	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	3.7	90.9	59.7	2.2	9.8	1.3	225	72	11	9	9	8	23	+9
12	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	88	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.0	14.7	10.2	3.3	0.5	0.5	5.5	10.3	53.2	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.7	64.7	57.2	2.0	8.2	2.2	234	61	20	3	3	13	20	-23
13	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	86	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	30.3	12.3	8.9	0.6	0.6	1.6	4.3	10.9	39.5	0.4	2.7	15.8	3.3	3.9	85.2	48.9	2.0	6.9	1.4	212	62	4	4	11	10	15	+34
14	Timofey Mozgov T. Mozgov	84	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	6	28.3	14.0	7.5	1.0	0.5	1.5	4.5	8.2	55.1	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.7	75.0	63.1	3.0	4.5	2.5	170	45	6	3	9	15	13	0
15	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	84	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	5	41.6	16.8	12.2	0.4	0.4	2.2	6.6	11.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.2	69.2	63.2	4.0	8.2	1.0	208	61	2	2	11	5	23	-20
16	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	83	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	34.3	11.9	8.9	2.1	1.9	1.6	5.1	11.1	46.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	1.6	2.1	73.3	49.1	2.9	6.0	1.0	240	62	15	13	11	7	19	-11
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	82	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	35.2	13.7	10.2	2.8	0.5	0.8	5.7	9.3	60.7	0.0	0.0		2.3	8.0	29.2	53.2	2.5	7.7	3.2	211	61	17	3	5	19	22	-28
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	77	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	5	33.1	15.4	10.0	2.0	0.4	0.8	5.8	10.2	56.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	5.6	67.9	60.8	2.6	7.4	2.4	165	50	10	2	4	12	12	+46
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	77	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	5	42.6	15.4	15.2	2.2	1.6	4.0	4.2	8.6	48.8	0.0	0.0		7.0	11.6	60.3	56.2	3.6	11.6	4.0	213	76	11	8	20	20	20	-38
20	Kevin Love K. Love	76	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	4	33.2	19.0	11.3	1.8	1.0	0.3	6.5	16.0	40.6	2.3	7.0	32.1	3.8	4.0	93.8	53.5	3.5	7.8	1.3	133	45	7	4	1	5	6	-52
21	Al Horford A. Horford	75	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	6	31.8	12.5	8.5	2.8	0.7	0.7	4.3	7.2	60.5	2.5	4.0	62.5	1.3	2.0	66.7	77.7	1.7	6.8	1.7	191	51	17	4	4	10	12	-27
22	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	75	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	7	40.0	10.7	10.3	1.0	1.7	3.0	4.7	8.3	56.9	0.0	0.0		1.3	3.0	42.9	55.8	3.9	6.4	1.0	280	72	7	12	21	7	19	+3
23	Myles Turner M. Turner	74	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	7	27.1	10.6	4.4	1.4	0.3	1.4	3.3	8.7	37.7	0.9	4.0	21.4	3.1	4.1	75.9	50.2	1.3	3.1	2.0	190	31	10	2	10	14	20	-10
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	73	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	4	37.3	18.3	11.5	3.8	1.3	2.3	7.3	16.3	44.6	0.0	0.0		3.8	6.0	62.5	48.3	4.0	7.5	2.8	149	46	15	5	9	11	13	+24
25	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	72	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	6	28.8	12.0	7.3	2.7	0.5	0.3	3.5	7.8	44.7	1.0	3.2	31.6	4.0	4.3	92.3	61.6	0.8	6.5	1.2	173	44	16	3	2	7	25	+14

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
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
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal has put up the most points by a center in an NBA Finals in 1999-00, with 228 points.

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8.0

8.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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31.1

28.8

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11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

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