most finals points in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points in the NBA Finals, with 981 points.

Interpreted as:
most finals points by a player in the 1980s
NAMEPTSSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
981
NBA Finals
45
34.9
21.8
7.7
2.9
0.9
2.2
8.9
17.3
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.7
69.6
55.0
2.3
5.5
2.7
1,569
348
132
41
101
121
165
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
878
NBA Finals
45
40.4
19.5
7.9
11.6
2.1
0.4
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.1
0.5
20.8
5.4
6.3
86.3
60.6
1.8
6.1
3.7
1,816
357
522
96
16
168
137
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
716
NBA Finals
31
42.8
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
361
187
63
24
91
80
4James Worthy
J. Worthy
677
NBA Finals
30
39.4
22.6
5.3
3.5
1.0
0.7
9.3
17.2
54.1
0.1
0.3
22.2
3.9
5.7
68.4
57.3
2.1
3.2
2.0
1,182
159
104
30
20
61
82
5Kevin McHale
K. McHale
556
NBA Finals
31
32.5
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
230
43
10
44
70
95
6Robert Parish
R. Parish
477
NBA Finals
31
32.9
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
260
40
32
54
65
108
7Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
474
NBA Finals
46
30.6
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
135
178
59
20
60
159
8Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
447
NBA Finals
25
40.1
17.9
4.4
7.1
1.4
0.4
6.8
16.1
41.9
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.2
4.9
85.4
48.9
1.5
2.9
2.6
1,003
110
178
36
11
65
68
9Julius Erving
J. Erving
379
NBA Finals
16
39.2
23.7
7.8
4.4
1.8
2.1
9.1
17.6
51.8
0.1
0.4
14.3
5.4
7.4
72.9
56.8
2.4
5.4
2.8
627
125
70
28
33
45
39
10Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
352
NBA Finals
23
32.3
15.3
5.1
2.0
1.0
0.3
6.7
14.9
45.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.0
2.7
2.4
2.0
742
117
46
24
6
45
73
11Byron Scott
B. Scott
312
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
82
46
32
5
35
66
12Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
270
NBA Finals
25
29.9
10.8
2.6
4.8
1.6
0.1
4.6
9.6
47.7
0.6
1.4
41.7
1.1
1.4
77.1
53.1
0.6
2.0
1.7
748
65
120
39
3
42
76
13Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
244
NBA Finals
20
23.5
12.2
4.8
0.8
0.7
1.4
5.0
10.7
46.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
2.1
3.1
67.7
50.8
1.2
3.6
2.2
470
95
15
13
27
44
75
14Andrew Toney
A. Toney
244
NBA Finals
10
37.4
24.4
2.5
7.0
1.2
0.1
9.4
19.2
49.0
0.3
0.8
37.5
5.3
6.2
85.5
55.6
1.1
1.4
3.7
374
25
70
12
1
37
34
15Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
240
NBA Finals
15
40.0
16.0
3.5
7.7
1.8
0.2
6.6
15.3
43.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.4
47.1
1.2
2.3
3.1
600
52
116
27
3
47
49
16Moses Malone
M. Malone
237
NBA Finals
10
42.6
23.7
16.6
1.6
1.1
1.9
8.4
19.0
44.2
0.0
0.0
6.9
10.2
67.6
50.5
7.3
9.3
2.3
426
166
16
11
19
23
26
17Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
237
NBA Finals
16
36.7
14.8
2.7
7.3
2.4
0.1
6.4
12.6
51.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.9
2.8
68.9
53.4
0.7
2.0
2.5
587
43
117
38
2
40
36
18Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
223
NBA Finals
11
36.6
20.3
3.7
8.4
2.4
0.3
7.4
16.5
44.8
0.6
2.1
30.4
4.9
6.1
80.6
53.0
0.6
3.1
3.3
403
41
92
26
3
36
36
19Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
210
NBA Finals
18
29.1
11.7
5.6
2.3
0.6
0.4
3.7
7.1
52.3
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.9
62.0
2.9
2.7
1.9
523
101
41
11
8
34
49
20Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
203
NBA Finals
11
34.5
18.5
2.1
5.1
0.5
0.1
7.1
13.1
54.2
0.1
0.4
25.0
4.2
4.7
88.5
60.8
0.6
1.5
1.4
380
23
56
6
1
15
19
21Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
194
NBA Finals
12
27.0
16.2
5.5
1.2
0.8
2.2
6.9
12.8
54.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.3
3.8
60.9
56.0
1.8
3.8
2.7
324
66
14
9
26
32
55
22Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
190
NBA Finals
34
17.1
5.6
5.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
2.3
4.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
57.6
54.9
1.7
3.4
1.1
582
176
22
19
14
36
92
23Bobby Jones
B. Jones
183
NBA Finals
16
28.4
11.4
5.6
2.4
1.0
1.6
4.8
8.9
53.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.8
2.4
74.4
57.1
2.0
3.6
1.5
454
90
39
16
26
24
52
24Robert Reid
R. Reid
174
NBA Finals
12
40.4
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
71
71
20
5
23
41
25Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
156
NBA Finals
17
25.0
9.2
4.4
0.5
0.4
0.7
3.4
6.6
50.4
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.9
63.6
54.9
1.8
2.6
0.9
425
75
9
6
12
15
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