highest points per minute in the finals minimum 20 games played

Michael Jordan had the most points per minute played in the NBA Finals when playing 20+ games, with 0.78.

Interpreted as:
highest points per minute by a player in the finals minimum 20 games played
NAME PTS/MIN GP PTS MIN SERIES MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.78
35
1,176
1,506
NBA Finals
43.0
33.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
0.7
12.5
26.0
48.1
1.2
3.3
36.8
7.4
9.1
80.6
55.9
1.6
4.4
2.8
211
209
62
23
99
103
+45
2 Jerry West
J. West
0.71
55
1,679
2,380
NBA Finals
43.3
30.5
5.0
5.6
11.1
24.2
45.9
8.3
10.0
82.6
53.3
277
306
159
3 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.7
34
928
1,327
NBA Finals
39.0
27.3
5.8
6.0
1.6
0.3
8.8
20.4
43.2
4.5
11.3
39.5
5.2
5.6
91.7
59.6
1.0
4.7
3.5
196
204
55
11
120
96
+138
4 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
0.68
25
709
1,037
NBA Finals
41.5
28.4
16.6
9.6
23.0
41.8
9.1
12.0
75.4
50.0
416
77
5 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
0.68
30
865
1,268
NBA Finals
42.3
28.8
13.1
3.4
0.5
2.1
11.3
18.8
60.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.7
48.4
59.0
4.0
9.1
3.4
393
103
16
62
101
109
+34
6 LeBron James
L. James
0.67
55
1,562
2,337
NBA Finals
42.5
28.4
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
7 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
0.65
52
1,035
1,602
NBA Finals
30.8
19.9
9.1
7.8
19.5
40.1
4.3
5.7
74.2
45.1
473
209
8 Julius Erving
J. Erving
0.64
22
561
875
NBA Finals
39.8
25.5
7.5
4.5
2.0
1.8
9.8
18.7
52.6
0.1
0.4
14.3
5.8
7.6
76.6
57.9
2.2
5.3
2.8
166
100
44
40
45
56
9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0.63
56
1,317
2,082
NBA Finals
37.2
23.5
9.1
3.2
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.0
55.6
2.4
5.9
2.7
507
181
45
116
121
196
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
0.63
44
1,161
1,850
NBA Finals
42.0
26.4
13.5
10.0
23.5
42.7
6.3
8.3
75.5
48.6
593
140
11 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
0.62
25
576
926
NBA Finals
37.0
23.0
10.8
8.0
17.9
45.0
7.0
8.4
83.3
53.4
269
109
12 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
0.62
29
574
931
NBA Finals
32.1
19.8
3.3
7.7
18.0
42.8
4.3
4.7
92.6
49.2
96
65
13 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
0.62
29
693
1,125
NBA Finals
38.8
23.9
5.7
4.3
1.8
1.0
8.7
18.2
47.6
0.5
1.6
31.1
6.0
8.1
74.8
54.8
1.6
4.2
2.9
166
125
53
30
85
75
-51
14 Sam Jones
S. Jones
0.61
64
1,143
1,871
NBA Finals
29.2
17.9
4.9
7.2
15.5
46.1
3.5
4.3
82.2
51.2
312
151
15 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
0.59
37
937
1,581
NBA Finals
42.7
25.3
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
41.2
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
16 James Worthy
J. Worthy
0.56
34
754
1,346
NBA Finals
39.6
22.2
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
3.6
5.3
68.3
56.4
1.9
3.1
2.0
171
112
34
20
68
88
17 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
0.55
31
556
1,009
NBA Finals
32.5
17.9
7.4
1.4
0.3
1.4
6.8
12.5
54.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
5.7
76.8
59.9
2.7
4.7
2.3
230
43
10
44
70
95
18 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
0.55
47
634
1,158
NBA Finals
24.6
13.5
4.8
4.7
11.3
41.3
4.1
5.1
81.5
49.7
224
178
19 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
0.54
47
1,020
1,872
NBA Finals
39.8
21.7
7.4
4.1
1.2
0.2
8.3
19.7
42.1
5.1
6.0
84.8
48.5
1.7
5.0
350
195
15
3
154
20 Larry Bird
L. Bird
0.54
31
716
1,326
NBA Finals
42.8
23.1
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
361
187
63
24
91
80
21 Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
0.53
23
335
628
NBA Finals
27.3
14.6
2.4
2.5
5.5
11.9
46.0
3.6
4.6
78.3
52.2
55
57
70
22 Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
0.53
22
358
677
NBA Finals
30.8
16.3
3.7
3.0
6.0
12.8
46.6
4.4
5.6
77.4
53.3
82
65
69
23 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
0.53
34
708
1,346
NBA Finals
39.6
20.8
13.3
2.8
0.8
2.4
7.9
16.2
48.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
53.8
3.7
9.6
2.8
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
24 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
0.52
20
244
470
NBA Finals
23.5
12.2
4.8
0.8
0.7
1.4
5.0
10.7
46.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
2.1
3.1
67.7
50.8
1.2
3.6
2.2
95
15
13
27
44
75
25 Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
0.5
28
327
650
NBA Finals
23.2
11.7
2.2
2.8
4.2
10.5
40.1
3.3
3.9
82.7
47.8
61
77
91
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115.6

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2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
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Final

109

MIA Heat

1 - 0

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM