highest ppg in nba finals series in a single year since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has scored the most points per game in an NBA Finals, with 41.0 per game.

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highest ppg by a player in NBA finals series in a single year since 1980
NAMEPPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41.0
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
45.7
8.5
6.3
1.7
0.7
16.8
33.2
50.8
1.7
4.2
40.0
5.7
8.2
69.4
55.8
2.5
6.0
2.7
274
246
51
38
10
4
16
20
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
38.0
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
45.5
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
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36.3
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
41.5
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
4LeBron James
L. James
35.8
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
6
45.7
13.3
8.8
1.3
0.5
13.0
32.7
39.8
2.2
7.0
31.0
7.7
11.2
68.7
47.7
1.8
11.5
3.5
274
215
80
53
8
3
21
19
-25
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.8
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
42.3
4.8
6.5
1.7
0.3
13.5
25.7
52.6
2.0
4.7
42.9
6.8
7.7
89.1
61.7
1.0
3.8
4.0
254
215
29
39
10
2
24
21
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35.6
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
5
47.4
5.6
3.8
1.8
0.2
13.2
32.4
40.7
2.2
7.8
28.2
7.0
9.6
72.9
48.6
1.0
4.6
2.4
237
178
28
19
9
1
12
12
-25
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35.2
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
5
39.7
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
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
35.2
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
6
39.8
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
9Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
34.7
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
43.5
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
10LeBron James
L. James
34.0
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
44.7
8.5
10.0
1.3
1.0
12.3
23.3
52.7
1.5
4.5
33.3
8.0
9.5
84.2
62.0
2.3
6.3
5.0
179
136
34
40
5
4
20
11
-60
11LeBron James
L. James
33.6
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
5
42.4
12.0
10.0
1.4
1.0
13.2
23.4
56.4
2.4
6.2
38.7
4.8
7.4
64.9
63.0
1.8
10.2
4.2
212
168
60
50
7
5
21
13
-7
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.5
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
41.7
4.0
2.3
1.8
0.7
11.7
27.3
42.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
9.5
11.7
81.4
51.6
1.5
2.5
1.7
250
201
24
14
11
4
10
13
+39
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33.4
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
40.6
13.6
3.2
0.6
4.6
14.6
26.6
54.9
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.8
57.8
3.2
10.4
4.2
203
167
68
16
3
23
21
20
14Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
33.0
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
45.0
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
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
32.8
1994-95
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
4
44.8
11.5
5.5
2.0
2.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
51.4
2.8
8.8
2.8
179
131
46
22
8
8
11
18
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
32.4
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
43.8
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
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.3
1996-97
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
42.7
7.0
6.0
1.2
0.8
12.0
26.3
45.6
1.3
4.2
32.0
7.0
9.2
76.4
53.2
1.5
5.5
2.2
256
194
42
36
7
5
13
14
+6
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.2
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
5
44.0
6.6
11.4
2.8
1.4
12.6
22.6
55.8
0.4
0.8
50.0
5.6
6.6
84.8
61.2
1.6
5.0
3.6
220
156
33
57
14
7
18
18
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31.2
2021-22
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
37.5
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
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.6
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
5
42.6
6.0
2.2
1.4
1.0
11.4
20.8
54.8
2.6
6.6
39.4
5.2
6.2
83.9
65.0
1.2
4.8
3.8
213
153
30
11
7
5
19
20
-20
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
30.5
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
41.7
5.2
6.0
1.5
0.2
8.8
21.3
41.4
3.8
11.2
34.3
9.0
9.5
94.7
59.8
1.0
4.2
2.8
250
183
31
36
9
1
17
15
-19
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
30.3
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
7
38.2
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
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30.2
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
5
41.1
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
24LeBron James
L. James
29.8
2019-20
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
39.4
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
25LeBron James
L. James
29.7
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
7
41.7
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
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