lowest defensive rating in nba finals series with at least 30 minutes per game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the lowest career defensive rating in the NBA Finals when playing 30.0+ minutes per game, with a 42.5 rating.

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lowest defensive rating by a player in NBA finals series with at least 30 minutes per game
NAME DRTG MPG SERIES GP PPG 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42.5
36.8
NBA Finals
52
23.3
8.3
3.3
0.9
2.2
9.6
18.5
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.9
69.6
55.0
2.4
5.9
2.7
1,914
1,209
433
170
45
116
121
184
2 Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
54.9
30.6
NBA Finals
46
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
3 Robert Reid
R. Reid
56.9
40.4
NBA Finals
12
14.5
5.9
5.9
1.7
0.4
6.1
15.3
39.7
0.1
0.8
11.1
2.3
2.9
77.1
43.6
2.4
3.5
1.9
485
174
71
71
20
5
23
41
4 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
57.4
40.1
NBA Finals
37
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
5 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
58.0
40.9
NBA Finals
50
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
6 Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.1
42.8
NBA Finals
31
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
1,326
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
7 Robert Parish
R. Parish
65.2
32.9
NBA Finals
31
15.4
8.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
1,020
477
260
40
32
54
65
108
8 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
79.1
32.5
NBA Finals
31
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
1,009
556
230
43
10
44
70
95
9 David Robinson
D. Robinson
87.7
31.5
NBA Finals
11
13.5
9.4
1.5
1.1
2.4
4.3
8.6
49.5
0.0
0.0
4.9
7.1
69.2
57.2
2.6
6.7
1.0
346
148
103
16
12
26
11
34
+72
10 James Worthy
J. Worthy
92.2
39.6
NBA Finals
34
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
1,346
754
171
112
34
20
68
88
11 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
94.7
40.3
NBA Finals
12
10.8
11.7
1.2
1.8
2.2
4.6
8.7
52.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.6
4.6
34.5
50.3
3.8
7.8
1.1
483
129
140
14
21
26
13
34
+67
12 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
94.8
44.0
NBA Finals
7
18.9
12.4
1.7
1.3
4.3
8.3
22.9
36.3
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.1
3.0
71.4
39.0
4.6
7.9
3.1
308
132
87
12
9
30
22
29
13 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.2
39.6
NBA Finals
34
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
1,346
708
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
14 Stephen Jackson
S. Jackson
97.1
35.5
NBA Finals
6
10.3
4.2
2.7
1.2
0.3
3.8
10.2
37.7
1.7
4.7
35.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
46.8
0.7
3.5
4.3
213
62
25
16
7
2
26
16
+10
15 Sean Elliott
S. Elliott
97.9
36.2
NBA Finals
5
8.0
3.0
3.0
0.8
0.2
2.8
8.4
33.3
1.0
3.6
27.8
1.4
2.2
63.6
42.7
0.8
2.2
1.2
181
40
15
15
4
1
6
14
+24
16 Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
99.2
39.2
NBA Finals
5
9.2
2.6
7.2
0.6
0.0
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.2
2.0
60.0
51.8
0.4
2.2
4.0
196
46
13
36
3
0
20
11
+38
17 Josh Howard
J. Howard
99.4
38.4
NBA Finals
6
14.7
8.2
1.8
1.2
0.7
5.2
13.3
38.8
0.8
3.2
26.3
3.5
4.3
80.8
48.1
1.7
6.5
2.5
231
88
49
11
7
4
15
26
+25
18 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
99.7
37.0
NBA Finals
5
7.6
4.8
1.4
1.2
0.2
2.8
9.8
28.6
0.4
3.6
11.1
1.6
2.6
61.5
34.7
1.2
3.6
1.6
185
38
24
7
6
1
8
22
-8
19 Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
99.9
40.7
NBA Finals
7
11.0
11.9
2.4
1.1
0.1
4.4
9.1
48.4
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.6
83.3
53.5
4.1
7.7
2.1
285
77
83
17
8
1
15
27
20 Derek Harper
D. Harper
100.0
38.0
NBA Finals
7
16.4
3.0
6.0
2.4
0.1
6.0
12.9
46.7
2.4
5.6
43.6
2.0
2.4
82.4
59.0
1.0
2.0
1.7
266
115
21
42
17
1
12
21
21 Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
100.2
39.6
NBA Finals
7
9.3
11.3
3.3
0.9
0.0
3.9
7.4
51.9
0.0
0.0
1.6
3.1
50.0
52.7
3.3
8.0
1.1
277
65
79
23
6
0
8
23
22 Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
100.4
44.2
NBA Finals
5
26.0
6.6
2.6
1.4
0.2
9.6
23.4
41.0
0.4
1.4
28.6
6.4
7.6
84.2
48.6
1.2
5.4
2.8
221
130
33
13
7
1
14
7
-27
23 Byron Scott
B. Scott
101.0
30.5
NBA Finals
30
11.0
3.0
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.4
10.0
44.5
0.3
1.3
25.0
1.8
2.4
75.0
49.9
0.8
2.2
1.3
915
330
89
53
35
5
39
82
24 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
101.0
34.6
NBA Finals
13
16.6
9.0
3.0
1.5
1.2
6.9
14.8
46.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.8
3.4
81.8
50.9
2.3
6.7
2.1
450
216
117
39
20
15
27
44
+8
25 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
101.3
42.5
NBA Finals
17
27.5
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
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68
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.829
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Rockets Rockets
52
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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
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
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Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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64
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61
21
.744
3.0
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51
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