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Career NBA Finals

Michael Jordan	Stats	Gary Payton
35	Games Played	17
43.0	Minutes Per Game	33.9
33.6	Points Per Game	8.5
6.0	Rebounds Per Game	3.8
6.0	Assists Per Game	4.5
1.8	Steals Per Game	1.2
0.7	Blocks Per Game	0.1
12.5	Field Goals Per Game	3.3
26.0	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	8.1
48.1	Field-Goal Percentage	40.9
1.2	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.7
3.3	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	2.6
36.8	Three-Point Percentage	27.3
7.4	Free Throws Per Game	1.2
9.1	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	1.8
80.6	Free-Throw Percentage	67.7
55.9	True Shooting Percentage	48.1
1.6	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	0.9
4.4	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	2.9
2.8	Turnovers Per Game	1.6
1,506	Minutes Played	576
1,176	Points	145
211	Rebounds	65
209	Assists	76
62	Steals	21
23	Blocks	2
438	Field Goals	56
911	Field-Goal Attempts	137
42	Three-Pointers Made	12
114	Three-Point Attempts	44
258	Free Throws	21
320	Free-Throw Attempts	31
57	Offensive Rebounds	15
154	Defensive Rebounds	50
99	Turnovers	28
103	Personal Fouls	53
+45	Plus/Minus	-48

Michael Jordan	Biography and accolades	Gary Payton
Shooting guard	Position	Point guard
Feb 17, 1963	Birth date	Jul 23, 1968
6′6″	Height	6′4″
216 lb	Weight	190 lb

Michael Jordan

Bulls · SG

Gary Payton

Heat · PG

Career NBA Finals

Michael Jordan	Stats	Gary Payton
4-2	Record	2-4
6	Games Played	6
42.0	Minutes Per Game	45.7
27.3	Points Per Game	18.0
5.3	Rebounds Per Game	6.3
4.2	Assists Per Game	7.0
1.7	Steals Per Game	1.5
0.2	Blocks Per Game	0.0
8.5	Field Goals Per Game	6.7
20.5	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	15.0
41.5	Field-Goal Percentage	44.4
1.0	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	1.5
3.2	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	4.5
31.6	Three-Point Percentage	33.3
9.3	Free Throws Per Game	3.2
11.2	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	4.3
83.6	Free-Throw Percentage	73.1
53.8	True Shooting Percentage	53.2
1.7	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1.0
3.7	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	5.3
3.0	Turnovers Per Game	2.5
252	Minutes Played	274
164	Points	108
32	Rebounds	38
25	Assists	42
10	Steals	9
1	Blocks	0
51	Field Goals	40
123	Field-Goal Attempts	90
6	Three-Pointers Made	9
19	Three-Point Attempts	27
56	Free Throws	19
67	Free-Throw Attempts	26
10	Offensive Rebounds	6
22	Defensive Rebounds	32
18	Turnovers	15
17	Personal Fouls	22

Michael Jordan game log vs. Gary Payton

	NAME	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/5/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	41	28	7	2	2	1	9	18	50.0	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	62.5	0	7	2	4
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/7/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	43	29	6	8	2	0	9	22	40.9	1	2	50.0	10	16	62.5	49.9	2	4	2	3
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/9/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	@	SEA	41	36	3	5	2	0	11	23	47.8	3	4	75.0	11	11	100.0	64.7	2	1	3	1
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/12/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	@	SEA	41	23	3	2	1	0	6	19	31.6	0	2	0.0	11	13	84.6	46.5	1	2	4	3
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/14/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	@	SEA	43	26	4	1	1	0	11	22	50.0	0	4	0.0	4	5	80.0	53.7	2	2	2	3
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/16/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	43	22	9	7	2	0	5	19	26.3	1	3	33.3	11	12	91.7	45.3	3	6	5	3
	Average							42.0	27.3	5.3	4.2	1.7	0.2	8.5	20.5	41.5	1.0	3.2	31.6	9.3	11.2	83.6	53.8	1.7	3.7	3.0	2.8
	Total							252	164	32	25	10	1	51	123	41.5	6	19	31.6	56	67	83.6	53.8	10	22	18	17

Summary

Michael Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 35 games in the NBA Finals in his career; Gary Payton averaged 8.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 17.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

697.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

677.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.13

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0