highest ppg average in the finals in a career with 8 gp or more

Rick Barry has the most career points per game when playing 8+ games in the NBA Finals, with 36.3 per game.

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	NAME	PPG	GP	SERIES	MPG	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	Rick Barry R. Barry	36.3	10	NBA Finals	43.2	6.9	4.0	3.5	0.8	13.8	33.4	41.3				8.7	10.4	83.7	47.8	1.0	3.0		432	363	69	40	14	3		37
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	35	NBA Finals	43.0	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	1,506	1,176	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
3	Jerry West J. West	30.5	55	NBA Finals	43.3	5.0	5.6			11.1	24.2	45.9				8.3	10.0	82.6	53.3				2,380	1,679	277	306				159
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.3	15	NBA Finals	39.3	7.7	4.5	1.0	1.5	10.7	19.5	54.6	2.9	6.4	44.8	6.1	6.7	91.1	67.4	1.0	6.7	2.7	589	455	116	68	15	23	40	47	+105
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.8	30	NBA Finals	42.3	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	1,268	865	393	103	16	62	101	109	+34
6	LeBron James L. James	28.4	55	NBA Finals	42.5	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	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	28.4	25	NBA Finals	41.5	16.6				9.6	23.0	41.8				9.1	12.0	75.4	50.0				1,037	709	416					77
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.5	17	NBA Finals	42.5	10.6	3.4	1.9	3.2	11.0	22.5	48.8	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.4	7.2	74.0	53.4	3.0	7.6	3.1	722	467	181	58	33	54	52	70
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	27.3	34	NBA Finals	39.0	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	1,327	928	196	204	55	11	120	96	+138
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	26.4	44	NBA Finals	42.0	13.5				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,850	1,161	593					140
11	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	25.5	18	NBA Finals	39.6	3.8	4.4	1.5	0.4	10.1	22.1	45.5	2.1	5.8	36.2	3.3	3.5	93.7	53.9	1.1	2.7	2.4	713	459	69	80	27	8	44	51	-2
12	Julius Erving J. Erving	25.5	22	NBA Finals	39.8	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	875	561	166	100	44	40	45	56
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25.3	37	NBA Finals	42.7	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	1,581	937	211	187	65	33	123	118	+36
14	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	24.7	11	NBA Finals						7.6						9.5	11.6	81.3						272						42
15	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	24.5	15	NBA Finals	40.3	8.3	6.0	1.4	0.5	8.4	18.1	46.3	0.5	3.0	15.6	7.2	8.7	82.4	55.7	2.9	5.3	2.7	604	367	124	90	21	8	41	61
16	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	24.4	12	NBA Finals	42.0	10.3	2.3	0.7	0.7	7.8	19.2	40.4	1.1	3.6	30.2	7.8	8.4	93.1	53.4	0.9	9.3	2.5	504	293	123	27	8	8	30	35	+48
17	Andrew Toney A. Toney	24.4	10	NBA Finals	37.4	2.5	7.0	1.2	0.1	9.4	19.2	49.0	0.3	0.8	37.5	5.3	6.2	85.5	55.6	1.1	1.4	3.7	374	244	25	70	12	1	37	34
18	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	24.1	11	NBA Finals	42.1	6.6	8.3	1.6	0.7	8.3	17.1	48.4	1.0	2.9	34.4	6.5	7.6	85.7	58.9	2.2	4.5	2.2	464	265	73	91	18	8	24	14	-58
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	23.9	31	NBA Finals						7.8						8.4	10.5	79.4						741						145
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	23.9	29	NBA Finals	38.8	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	1,125	693	166	125	53	30	85	75	-51
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	23.7	10	NBA Finals	42.6	16.6	1.6	1.1	1.9	8.4	19.0	44.2	0.0	0.0		6.9	10.2	67.6	50.5	7.3	9.3	2.3	426	237	166	16	11	19	23	26
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23.5	56	NBA Finals	37.2	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	2,082	1,317	507	181	45	116	121	196
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.1	31	NBA Finals	42.8	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	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
24	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	23.0	25	NBA Finals	37.0	10.8				8.0	17.9	45.0				7.0	8.4	83.3	53.4				926	576	269					109
25	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	22.6	16	NBA Finals	37.2	4.2	7.9	2.1	0.3	8.3	17.3	48.0	1.1	2.4	46.2	4.8	6.1	78.6	56.4	0.9	3.3	3.8	595	361	67	127	34	5	61	55

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MEM	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
6	Nets	0	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0	0		0.5
8	Bulls	0	0		0.5
9	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
10	Pacers	0	0		0.5
11	Heat	0	0		0.5
12	Bucks	0	0		0.5
13	Magic	0	0		0.5
14	Raptors	0	0		0.5
15	Wizards	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Rockets	0	0		0.5
7	Clippers	0	0		0.5
8	Lakers	0	0		0.5
9	Grizzlies	0	0		0.5
10	Timberwolves	0	0		0.5
11	Pelicans	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
13	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	0		0.5

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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 10/21	UTA	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM

Rick Barry has the most career points per game when playing 8+ games in the NBA Finals, with 36.3 per game.

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