most finals minutes since 1970 by a player with 18 ppg in the finals

Since 1969-70, LeBron James has played the most minutes in the NBA Finals when putting up 18.0+ points per game, with 2,337 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
most finals minutes since 1970 by a player with 18 or higher ppg in the finals
NAME MIN PPG SERIES GP MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
2,337
28.4
NBA Finals
55
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
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,082
23.5
NBA Finals
56
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
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
3 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2,044
19.4
NBA Finals
50
40.9
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
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,581
25.3
NBA Finals
37
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
937
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,506
33.6
NBA Finals
35
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
1,176
211
209
62
23
99
103
+45
6 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1,483
18.3
NBA Finals
37
40.1
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
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
7 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,470
19.0
NBA Finals
35
42.0
8.3
5.9
1.9
1.1
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.9
3.3
25.6
4.1
5.4
74.7
50.1
2.8
5.6
3.3
664
292
207
67
39
117
118
+38
8 James Worthy
J. Worthy
1,346
22.2
NBA Finals
34
39.6
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
754
171
112
34
20
68
88
9 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,346
20.8
NBA Finals
34
39.6
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
708
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
10 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,327
27.3
NBA Finals
34
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
928
196
204
55
11
120
96
+138
11 Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,326
23.1
NBA Finals
31
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
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
12 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,268
28.8
NBA Finals
30
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
865
393
103
16
62
101
109
+34
13 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
1,223
18.5
NBA Finals
33
37.1
3.9
1.9
0.8
0.5
6.6
15.3
43.5
3.2
8.1
39.8
2.0
2.4
84.6
56.7
0.5
3.4
1.3
610
128
62
26
15
42
89
+59
14 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1,125
23.9
NBA Finals
29
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
693
166
125
53
30
85
75
-51
15 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
964
19.6
NBA Finals
23
41.9
7.5
3.5
1.0
1.1
8.2
18.1
45.1
3.2
4.4
73.3
48.8
2.1
4.9
3.4
450
173
80
19
20
41
95
16 Julius Erving
J. Erving
875
25.5
NBA Finals
22
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
561
166
100
44
40
45
56
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
809
18.7
NBA Finals
17
47.6
22.2
3.5
7.7
12.9
59.8
3.3
8.2
40.0
56.7
318
378
60
52
18 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
759
18.9
NBA Finals
17
44.6
7.5
8.2
7.6
14.1
53.8
3.7
5.1
72.4
57.7
321
128
139
55
19 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
722
27.5
NBA Finals
17
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
467
181
58
33
54
52
70
20 Jerry West
J. West
713
25.0
NBA Finals
17
41.9
3.5
7.1
8.9
21.9
40.9
7.1
9.0
79.1
48.4
425
60
121
47
21 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
713
25.5
NBA Finals
18
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
459
69
80
27
8
44
51
-2
22 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
665
20.1
NBA Finals
18
37.0
9.4
2.3
1.9
0.9
6.7
13.4
49.6
1.9
4.7
40.5
4.9
5.8
84.6
62.9
2.5
6.9
1.9
362
169
41
34
16
34
53
+89
23 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
648
20.5
NBA Finals
16
40.5
11.6
1.4
1.2
2.2
8.1
18.4
43.7
4.4
6.7
65.4
47.9
4.2
7.4
2.5
328
185
23
19
35
30
71
24 Karl Malone
K. Malone
610
19.6
NBA Finals
16
38.1
9.6
3.3
1.1
0.6
7.6
16.6
46.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.3
6.4
67.6
50.5
3.0
6.6
2.6
313
154
53
17
10
41
46
-31
25 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
604
24.5
NBA Finals
15
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
367
124
90
21
8
41
61
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TEAM W L PCT GB
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
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.780
2
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61
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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
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
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50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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44
38
.537
20.0