most minutes per game by a rookie in the finals

Magic Johnson has played the most minutes per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals with 42.7 minutes per game.

NAME MPG SEASON SERIES TM GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
42.7
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
2 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
42.3
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
4
22.8
11.8
8.5
25.5
33.3
5.8
8.8
65.7
38.8
169
91
47
18
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
41.6
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
13.3
22.9
5.1
14.4
35.6
3.0
6.1
48.8
38.8
291
93
160
30
4 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
40.0
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
5
11.2
13.0
1.2
3.0
9.2
32.6
5.2
6.6
78.8
46.3
200
56
65
6
15
5 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
38.7
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
23.0
10.2
4.7
1.3
0.8
9.8
20.2
48.8
3.3
4.2
80.0
52.3
2.8
7.3
232
138
61
28
8
5
22
6 Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
36.7
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
13.0
3.0
2.1
5.3
11.1
47.4
2.4
2.6
94.4
53.0
257
91
21
15
24
7 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
36.3
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
24.0
12.6
9.6
23.7
40.4
4.9
6.9
70.8
44.9
254
168
88
28
8 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
34.8
2006-07
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
10.8
1.8
2.5
1.5
0.0
4.5
10.3
43.9
1.5
4.8
31.6
0.3
0.3
100.0
51.9
0.3
1.5
0.0
139
43
7
10
6
0
0
8
-6
9 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
34.6
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
14.7
4.2
3.0
0.5
0.0
5.3
14.5
36.8
1.8
5.0
36.7
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.8
0.2
4.0
2.3
208
88
25
18
3
0
14
7
-46
10 Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
34.3
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
13.6
5.0
4.1
4.9
10.6
45.9
3.9
5.6
69.2
52.1
240
95
35
29
26
11 Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
33.6
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
5
12.4
6.0
2.0
4.6
13.2
34.8
3.2
4.0
80.0
41.4
168
62
30
10
23
12 Johnny Davis
J. Davis
32.7
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
6
10.7
3.3
5.0
1.8
0.0
4.0
9.3
42.9
2.7
3.3
80.0
49.4
1.2
2.2
196
64
20
30
11
0
18
13 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
32.4
1977-78
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
7
13.7
8.0
1.0
0.6
0.7
5.1
12.9
40.0
3.4
4.3
80.0
46.5
2.6
5.4
1.6
227
96
56
7
4
5
11
35
14 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
31.4
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
7
16.1
11.6
5.4
12.7
42.7
5.3
7.4
71.2
50.5
220
113
81
33
15 Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
31.3
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
3.5
10.0
1.3
1.7
4.5
37.0
0.2
1.2
14.3
34.9
188
21
60
8
22
16 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
30.5
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
14.2
4.3
3.3
1.8
0.2
5.2
12.0
43.1
3.8
4.3
88.5
50.9
1.2
3.2
183
85
26
20
11
1
19
17 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
28.7
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
6
8.7
4.5
2.0
2.2
0.5
2.7
7.7
34.8
0.5
2.3
21.4
2.8
3.5
81.0
47.1
1.5
3.0
1.7
172
52
27
12
13
3
10
18
+52
18 Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
26.8
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
11.5
9.8
1.0
1.8
0.8
4.5
14.0
32.1
2.5
3.0
83.3
37.5
3.3
6.5
107
46
39
4
7
3
9
19 Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
26.7
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
15.8
4.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
7.3
12.8
57.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
77.8
58.7
2.5
1.8
1.0
160
95
26
6
8
6
6
15
20 Marc Iavaroni
M. Iavaroni
24.8
1982-83
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
4
5.8
5.5
2.0
0.3
0.8
2.5
4.3
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
2.0
37.5
56.0
1.8
3.8
1.3
99
23
22
8
1
3
5
15
21 Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
24.3
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
4
6.8
4.5
1.3
1.0
0.0
2.8
5.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.8
45.5
52.2
0.5
4.0
0.8
97
27
18
5
4
0
3
7
-1
22 Phil Smith
P. Smith
24.0
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
10.8
3.0
2.5
0.8
1.3
4.0
9.8
41.0
2.8
4.5
61.1
45.8
1.3
1.8
96
43
12
10
3
5
13
23 Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
23.8
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
9.6
9.0
1.2
4.2
8.2
51.2
1.2
2.6
46.2
51.4
119
48
45
6
21
24 Bill Hewitt
B. Hewitt
23.3
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
4.0
5.5
0.5
1.8
5.8
30.4
0.5
0.8
66.7
32.9
93
16
22
2
12
25 Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
22.8
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
5
5.6
8.2
0.4
0.8
0.2
2.4
3.4
70.6
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.6
1.4
42.9
69.7
3.2
5.0
1.0
114
28
41
2
4
1
5
11
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TEAM 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
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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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
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
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Pacers Pacers
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32
.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
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ORL ORL
96-87

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM