Bill Russell has played the most career minutes in the NBA Finals, with 3,185 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:

most minutes by a player in finals history

	NAME	MIN	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	3,185	NBA Finals	70	45.5	16.4	24.5				5.9	13.0	45.6				4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5				1,151	1,718					225
2	Jerry West J. West	2,380	NBA Finals	55	43.3	30.5	5.0	5.6			11.1	24.2	45.9				8.3	10.0	82.6	53.3				1,679	277	306				159
3	LeBron James L. James	2,337	NBA Finals	55	42.5	28.4	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
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,082	NBA Finals	56	37.2	23.5	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
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2,044	NBA Finals	50	40.9	19.4	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
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1,872	NBA Finals	47	39.8	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2	8.3	19.7	42.1				5.1	6.0	84.8	48.5	1.7	5.0		1,020	350	195	15	3		154
7	Sam Jones S. Jones	1,871	NBA Finals	64	29.2	17.9	4.9				7.2	15.5	46.1				3.5	4.3	82.2	51.2				1,143	312					151
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,850	NBA Finals	44	42.0	26.4	13.5				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,161	593					140
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,657	NBA Finals	35	47.3	18.6	24.6	3.8			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				652	862	134				101
10	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	1,639	NBA Finals	42	39.0	17.0	5.0	9.5			6.1	18.2	33.7				4.7	6.1	77.0	40.6				713	210	397				114
11	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	1,602	NBA Finals	52	30.8	19.9	9.1				7.8	19.5	40.1				4.3	5.7	74.2	45.1				1,035	473					209
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1,581	NBA Finals	37	42.7	25.3	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
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,506	NBA Finals	35	43.0	33.6	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
14	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1,483	NBA Finals	37	40.1	18.3	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
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1,470	NBA Finals	35	42.0	19.0	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
16	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	1,406	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	474	135	178	59	20	60	159
17	James Worthy J. Worthy	1,346	NBA Finals	34	39.6	22.2	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
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1,346	NBA Finals	34	39.6	20.8	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
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1,327	NBA Finals	34	39.0	27.3	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
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,326	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	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
21	Draymond Green D. Green	1,269	NBA Finals	33	38.5	11.5	9.1	6.6	1.8	1.0	4.0	9.7	41.4	1.1	3.8	28.0	2.5	3.3	74.5	51.9	1.5	7.6	2.6	381	300	219	59	32	87	138	+140
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,268	NBA Finals	30	42.3	28.8	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
23	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	1,223	NBA Finals	33	37.1	18.5	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
24	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	1,212	NBA Finals	43	28.2	8.7	2.2	2.4	1.0	0.0	3.0	6.9	42.9	1.1	2.7	41.7	1.7	2.1	81.3	55.9	0.4	1.7	1.0	376	94	103	45	1	41	127	+110
25	Robert Horry R. Horry	1,208	NBA Finals	37	32.7	9.7	5.9	2.9	1.3	1.2	3.3	7.6	42.9	1.5	3.9	39.2	1.6	2.3	71.4	56.1	1.7	4.2	1.2	358	220	109	49	43	45	113	+116

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.0
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	16	11	.593	5.0
5	76ers	15	11	.577	5.5
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0

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Sat 12/20	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Mon 12/22	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	BOS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 12/28	BOS	@	POR	6:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

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Final

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Celtics

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PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.4

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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126.1

122.7

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.8

DRtg Rankings

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111.6

112.0

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.5

9.2

7.9

6.1

6.0

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4-21

6-22

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7-19

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,310.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

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USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

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MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

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17-10

16-10

17-10

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Worst Record ATS

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8-19

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11-17

12-16

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.0
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	16	11	.593	5.0
5	76ers	15	11	.577	5.5
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	6.5
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.0
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.0
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.0
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	13.5
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.0
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.0
13	Kings	6	21	.222	18.5
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	18.5
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.0