most minutes by a center in a finals game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has played the most minutes by a center in an NBA Finals game, with 58 minutes on the court against the Celtics on May 10, 1974.

	NAME	MIN	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	58	5/10/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	@	BOS	34	8	6	1	2	16	26	61.5			2	2	100.0	63.2	2	6		4
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	55	6/4/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	26	19	4	0	0	9	23	39.1			8	11	72.7	46.7	5	14		6
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	54	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	19	32	2			7	17	41.2			5	10	50.0	44.4				5
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	4/30/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	36	15	6	1	3	15	31	48.4			6	9	66.7	51.5	6	9		4
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	5/5/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	12	24	3			5	11	45.5			2	5	40.0	45.5				5
6	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	53	5/5/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	25	8	11			11	22	50.0			3	4	75.0	52.6				4
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	4/29/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	21	26	4			7	10	70.0			7	13	53.8	66.8				4
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	53	4/30/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	22	25	5			8	20	40.0			6	9	66.7	45.9				3
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	16	33	10			6	8	75.0			4	9	44.4	66.9				2
10	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	53	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	@	PHI	24	31	3			10	20	50.0			4	5	80.0	54.1				3
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	53	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	28	26	5			12	18	66.7			4	7	57.1	66.4				4
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	53	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	30	40	4			8	18	44.4			14	17	82.4	58.9				2
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	52	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	44	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0	10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
14	Willis Reed W. Reed	52	5/1/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	23	12	2			10	23	43.5			3	6	50.0	44.9				4
15	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	51	5/29/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	20	17	4	0	5	7	15	46.7			6	10	60.0	51.5	2	15	1	4
16	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	50	5/29/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	@	SEA	16	16	4	1	0	8	12	66.7			0	0		66.7	4	12	0	6
17	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	50	4/30/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	17	11	6	2	0	8	22	36.4			1	2	50.0	37.2	3	8		6
18	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	49	6/11/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	@	ORL	16	10	1	1	0	7	14	50.0	0	0	2	4	50.0	50.8	2	8	1	4	+9
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	5/1/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	18	25	7			7	13	53.8			4	7	57.1	56.0				3
20	Willis Reed W. Reed	49	4/29/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	38	17	3			17	30	56.7			4	8	50.0	56.7				2
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	49	6/11/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	LAL	16	21	2	0	9	5	12	41.7	0	0	6	14	42.9	44.1	6	15	7	4	-11
22	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	48	6/19/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	13	12	1	0	4	4	9	44.4	0	0	5	6	83.3	55.8	5	7	2	1	+8
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	48	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	29	7	3	0	1	10	20	50.0	0	0	9	14	64.3	55.4	3	4	3	5	+16
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	48	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	31	6	7	2	4	13	26	50.0	0	0	5	7	71.4	53.3	1	5	3	5
25	Moses Malone M. Malone	48	5/10/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	24	22	0	0	0	11	30	36.7	0	0	2	2	100.0	38.9	9	13	3	4