most finals appearances by player before 28 years old

Magic Johnson, Tom Sanders and Tom Heinsohn are tied for the most career appearances by a player younger than 28 in the NBA Finals, with 6 appearances.

	NAME	SERIES	GP	MPG	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	NBA Finals	35	41.5	19.9	8.7	11.6	2.3	0.4	7.4	14.1	52.3	0.1	0.4	15.4	5.1	5.9	85.9	59.5	2.1	6.7	4.1	1,451	695	306	407	79	15	144	110
2	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	NBA Finals	35	30.9	12.5	7.7	1.4			5.1	11.0	46.4				2.3	3.2	73.0	50.5				1,080	439	269	49				164
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	NBA Finals	36	31.7	21.2	9.5				8.3	20.3	40.8				4.6	6.2	74.6	46.0				1,142	763	342					153
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	NBA Finals	27	43.0	14.6	24.9				5.1	13.0	39.4				4.3	7.8	55.5	44.4				1,162	393	673					76
5	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	NBA Finals	22	31.7	8.5	9.0	0.9	0.4	0.8	3.5	6.3	55.4	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.7	55.9	56.7	3.7	5.4	0.7	698	187	199	20	9	18	16	54	-101
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	NBA Finals	19	42.9	22.2	5.2	4.9	1.4	1.1	8.2	19.9	41.2	0.8	2.8	28.3	4.9	5.8	85.5	49.3	0.8	4.4	3.0	816	421	99	93	27	20	57	59	+18
7	A.C. Green	NBA Finals	22	28.8	8.2	7.1	0.4	0.5	0.1	3.0	6.4	46.4	0.1	0.3	33.3	2.2	3.2	69.0	52.8	2.5	4.6	1.1	633	181	157	8	12	3	24	62
8	Greg Kite G. Kite	NBA Finals	21	7.8	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.4	1.1	37.5	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.3	66.7	41.3	0.7	1.0	0.2	163	22	35	12	4	7	5	43
9	Byron Scott B. Scott	NBA Finals	26	29.8	12.0	3.2	1.8	1.2	0.2	4.9	10.8	45.6	0.3	1.3	25.7	1.8	2.4	75.8	50.6	0.9	2.3	1.3	775	312	82	46	32	5	35	66
10	James Worthy J. Worthy	NBA Finals	26	38.9	22.1	5.5	3.5	1.1	0.5	9.2	16.7	55.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.7	5.4	67.9	57.9	2.1	3.3	2.1	1,012	575	142	90	28	14	54	72
11	Mike McGee M. McGee	NBA Finals	12	7.8	4.8	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	1.8	4.5	40.7	0.3	0.6	42.9	0.9	1.3	68.8	47.5	1.2	0.6	0.5	93	58	21	3	2	1	6	17
12	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	NBA Finals	23	21.4	7.5	6.7	0.8	0.8	0.6	3.2	6.0	53.3	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.1	56.3	54.7	2.3	4.3	1.4	493	173	153	19	18	14	33	72
13	Mel Counts M. Counts	NBA Finals	21	17.0	7.9	6.5	0.9			3.1	6.9	45.8				1.6	2.1	77.3	50.8				356	166	136	19				77
14	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	NBA Finals	21	31.9	18.1	6.4	3.0			7.1	17.4	41.1				3.8	4.5	84.2	46.7				669	380	134	64				66
15	Jerry West J. West	NBA Finals	25	44.2	32.0	6.0	4.0			11.8	25.0	47.4				8.4	9.9	84.6	54.6				1,106	801	149	99				69
16	Sam Jones S. Jones	NBA Finals	21	17.3	9.5	4.3				3.9	8.9	43.9				1.7	2.1	79.5	48.2				363	199	91					24
17	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	NBA Finals	25		12.0					4.6						2.9	3.8	77.7						301						119
18	Kevon Looney K. Looney	NBA Finals	15	18.2	4.6	4.5	1.5	0.5	0.4	2.2	3.5	62.3	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.7	30.0	60.1	2.1	2.3	1.0	273	69	67	23	7	6	15	35	+32
19	Quinn Cook Q. Cook	NBA Finals	10	9.4	3.4	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.1	1.3	3.4	38.2	0.6	1.9	31.6	0.2	0.2	100.0	48.7	0.0	0.5	0.2	94	34	5	5	1	1	2	8	-40
20	Patrick McCaw P. McCaw	NBA Finals	13	4.4	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	1.0	30.8	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.5	0.5	100.0	51.2	0.4	0.5	0.1	57	16	11	4	2	0	1	2	-19
21	James Michael McAdoo J. Michael McAdoo	NBA Finals	8	3.8	1.0	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.6	80.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		80.0	0.1	0.8	0.0	31	8	7	1	1	0	0	7	-7
22	Draymond Green D. Green	NBA Finals	17	37.6	13.6	9.6	5.4	1.8	0.9	4.5	11.1	41.0	1.5	4.5	32.9	3.1	4.2	73.6	52.8	1.4	8.2	2.2	639	232	163	92	31	16	37	69	+98
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	NBA Finals	13	39.8	27.7	4.2	4.2	1.8	0.6	10.8	23.0	46.8	2.3	5.8	39.5	3.8	4.2	92.6	55.8	1.4	2.8	2.7	518	360	54	55	24	8	35	39	+6
24	Iman Shumpert I. Shumpert	NBA Finals	18	22.7	4.3	2.4	0.5	0.8	0.3	1.2	4.6	26.5	0.8	2.7	28.6	1.1	1.5	74.1	41.1	0.6	1.9	0.9	409	78	44	9	15	6	16	39	-95
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	NBA Finals	18	36.5	17.4	3.9	1.9	0.7	0.6	6.3	14.9	42.2	2.8	7.8	35.7	2.1	2.6	80.9	54.4	0.6	3.4	1.3	657	314	71	34	12	11	24	49	+10

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Magic Johnson, Tom Sanders and Tom Heinsohn are tied for the most career appearances by a player younger than 28 in the NBA Finals, with 6 appearances.

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33.5

8.0

8.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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