most minutes in a single finals game in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson and Shaquille O'Neal were tied for playing the most minutes in an NBA Finals game, with 52 minutes on the court on June 6, 2001.

Interpreted as:
most minutes by a player in a single finals game in the 2000s
NAMEMINDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
52
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
15
3
5
1
3
7
22
31.8
0
0
1
1
100.0
33.4
0
3
6
4
-6
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
52
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
48
5
6
5
0
18
41
43.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
53.4
2
3
3
0
+6
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
52
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
44
20
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
10
22
45.5
58.4
6
14
4
3
-6
4Aaron McKie
A. McKie
51
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
9
7
9
2
1
3
7
42.9
1
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
57.1
2
5
5
1
+6
5Jason Terry
J. Terry
50
6/18/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
@
MIA MIA
35
5
1
1
0
13
23
56.5
4
9
44.4
5
5
100.0
69.4
1
4
4
2
+4
6Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
50
6/18/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL DAL
43
4
4
3
0
11
28
39.3
0
2
0.0
21
25
84.0
55.1
0
4
3
1
+1
7Josh Howard
J. Howard
50
6/18/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
@
MIA MIA
25
10
3
0
0
8
17
47.1
0
3
0.0
9
11
81.8
57.2
5
5
3
4
+4
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
50
6/14/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
IND IND
vs
LAL LAL
35
5
3
1
1
9
19
47.4
6
9
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.1
0
5
1
1
-2
9Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
49
6/11/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
ORL ORL
16
10
1
1
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
50.8
2
8
1
4
+9
10Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
49
6/18/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
@
MIA MIA
20
8
3
0
0
8
19
42.1
0
4
0.0
4
5
80.0
47.2
2
6
2
4
-1
11Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
49
6/19/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
SAS SAS
15
4
2
0
0
7
15
46.7
0
0
1
2
50.0
47.2
1
3
5
5
+3
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
49
6/8/2004
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
33
4
7
2
0
14
27
51.9
1
5
20.0
4
5
80.0
56.5
0
4
5
5
+7
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
49
6/11/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
ORL ORL
32
7
8
1
1
11
31
35.5
2
6
33.3
8
8
100.0
46.3
1
6
3
3
+11
14Dwight Howard
D. Howard
49
6/11/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
ORL ORL
vs
LAL LAL
16
21
2
0
9
5
12
41.7
0
0
6
14
42.9
44.1
6
15
7
4
-11
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
49
6/7/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
ORL ORL
29
4
8
2
0
10
22
45.5
1
4
25.0
8
10
80.0
54.9
0
4
7
2
+2
16Ray Allen
R. Allen
48
6/12/2008
2007-08
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
19
9
2
3
1
6
11
54.5
2
6
33.3
5
5
100.0
72.0
2
7
1
2
+6
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
48
6/19/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
@
DET DET
26
19
2
0
2
11
24
45.8
0
0
4
11
36.4
45.1
8
11
2
3
+5
18Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
48
6/19/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
SAS SAS
10
9
3
3
1
5
10
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
50.0
3
6
1
3
-4
19Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
48
6/19/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
SAS SAS
13
12
1
0
4
4
9
44.4
0
0
5
6
83.3
55.8
5
7
2
1
+8
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
48
6/8/2004
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
29
7
3
0
1
10
20
50.0
0
0
9
14
64.3
55.4
3
4
3
5
+16
21Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
48
6/13/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
vs
SAS SAS
29
7
7
2
0
10
23
43.5
4
10
40.0
5
6
83.3
56.6
3
4
2
2
-10
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
48
6/10/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
32
6
3
2
0
13
30
43.3
0
2
0.0
6
6
100.0
49.0
0
6
3
2
+5
23Jalen Rose
J. Rose
48
6/9/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
IND IND
@
LAL LAL
30
9
1
1
1
10
23
43.5
0
1
0.0
10
14
71.4
51.4
1
8
2
3
-7
24Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
48
6/15/2008
2007-08
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
38
6
8
1
0
10
22
45.5
2
6
33.3
16
19
84.2
62.6
1
5
5
5
-4
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
47
6/18/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL DAL
18
12
1
2
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
2
12
16.7
52.1
2
10
3
5
-7

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ORTG

117.2

11th

DRTG

116.1

14th

NETRTG

1.2

12th

3P%

32.4

27th

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3
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
7
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
2.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
MIA MIA
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Mon
11/3
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

4 - 2

117

Final

112

MEM Grizzlies

3 - 3

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Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
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Bulls Bulls
5
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
2.0
5
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Celtics Celtics
3
3
.500
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/1
SAC SAC
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Sat
11/1
MIN MIN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/1
ORL ORL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM