highest points per minute in a single finals series

Mark McNamara has the most points per minute played in an NBA Finals, with 4 in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
highest points per minute by a player in a single finals series
NAMEPTS/MINPTSMINSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark McNamara
M. McNamara
4
4
1
1982-83
NBA Finals
1
1.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2Jordan Nwora
J. Nwora
2.31
3
1
2020-21
NBA Finals
1
1.3
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
+1
3Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
2
2
1
2001-02
NBA Finals
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
4Chuck Nevitt
C. Nevitt
2
2
1
1987-88
NBA Finals
1
1.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
5Franklin Edwards
F. Edwards
2
6
3
1981-82
NBA Finals
1
3.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Mike McGee
M. McGee
2
10
5
1981-82
NBA Finals
2
2.5
5.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
5.5
45.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
45.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
7Jerome Anderson
J. Anderson
2
2
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
1
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.0
1
1
0
0
0
8Tom Boswell
T. Boswell
2
2
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
1
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
9Phil Hankinson
P. Hankinson
2
2
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
10Johnny Jones
J. Jones
2
2
1
1967-68
NBA Finals
1
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1
0
1
11Rick Weitzman
R. Weitzman
2
2
1
1967-68
NBA Finals
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0
0
0
12Royal Ivey
R. Ivey
1.99
6
3
2011-12
NBA Finals
1
3.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+7
13Ty-Shon Alexander
T. Alexander
1.54
2
1
2020-21
NBA Finals
1
1.3
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
14Terry Furlow
T. Furlow
1.4
14
10
1976-77
NBA Finals
3
3.3
4.7
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
75.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
78.8
0.7
0.7
4
0
0
0
1
15Jordan McRae
J. McRae
1.36
4
3
2015-16
NBA Finals
1
3.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
+8
16Zaza Pachulia
Z. Pachulia
1.28
8
6
2017-18
NBA Finals
2
3.1
4.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
70.9
0.5
1.0
0.5
3
0
0
1
1
0
-4
17Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
1.2
12
10
1985-86
NBA Finals
4
2.5
3.0
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.3
1.3
1.8
71.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.8
66.7
72.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
2
1
2
1
1
0
18Jonathan Bender
J. Bender
1.17
7
6
1999-00
NBA Finals
2
3.0
3.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.0
75.0
73.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
1
0
1
0
0
0
+5
19Ante Zizic
A. Zizic
1.17
6
5
2017-18
NBA Finals
3
1.7
2.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
2
+6
20Marquis Daniels
M. Daniels
1.15
5
4
2009-10
NBA Finals
2
2.2
2.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
86.8
0.5
0.0
0.5
1
0
0
0
1
1
+3
21Quinn Cook
Q. Cook
1.06
3
3
2019-20
NBA Finals
2
1.4
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
22Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
1
2
2
1989-90
NBA Finals
2
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23John Long
J. Long
1
2
2
1988-89
NBA Finals
1
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Terry Duerod
T. Duerod
1
6
6
1980-81
NBA Finals
4
1.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.8
1.8
42.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
42.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25Dave Gambee
D. Gambee
1
16
16
1966-67
NBA Finals
4
4.0
4.0
1.5
0.5
1.3
2.5
50.0
1.5
1.5
100.0
63.3
6
2
6
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32
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31
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