most minutes per game in the 1981 finals

Moses Malone had the most minutes per game in the 1981 NBA Finals with 44.8 minutes per game.

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Data note: Minutes Per Game: player game data complete from 1956-57 · postseason

	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	Moses Malone M. Malone	44.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	22.3	15.7	1.3	0.8	2.2	8.0	19.8	40.3	0.0	0.0		6.3	9.2	69.1	46.8	7.7	8.0	2.0	269	134	94	8	5	13	12	11
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	42.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	15.3	15.3	7.0	2.3	0.5	6.5	15.5	41.9	0.2	0.5	33.3	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.0	2.7	12.7	3.2	257	92	92	42	14	3	19	16
3	Robert Reid R. Reid	40.7	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	14.7	7.5	3.2	2.0	0.8	6.0	16.0	37.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.7	3.8	69.6	41.5	3.8	3.7	2.0	244	88	45	19	12	5	12	24
4	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	37.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	17.7	9.5	2.8	0.2	1.0	7.0	12.3	56.8	0.0	0.0		3.7	4.8	75.9	61.1	5.7	3.8	3.2	227	106	57	17	1	6	19	21
5	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	33.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	10.3	1.2	5.5	0.7	0.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	2.7	87.5	42.4	0.2	1.0	2.7	203	62	7	33	4	0	16	11
6	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	32.7	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	11.2	6.0	1.3	1.2	0.7	5.2	12.8	40.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.3	62.5	41.6	2.2	3.8	1.5	196	67	36	8	7	4	9	16
7	Tom Henderson T. Henderson	32.2	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	6.7	2.2	4.2	0.7	0.2	2.5	6.3	39.5	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.2	76.9	45.7	0.8	1.3	1.8	193	40	13	25	4	1	11	9
8	Chris Ford C. Ford	30.7	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	10.5	2.7	2.5	0.7	0.0	4.5	9.0	50.0	0.3	1.7	20.0	1.2	1.5	77.8	54.3	1.2	1.5	1.3	184	63	16	15	4	0	8	11
9	Robert Parish R. Parish	27.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	15.0	7.7	1.0	1.2	2.0	6.5	12.8	50.6	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.2	63.2	52.7	2.7	5.0	3.2	167	90	46	6	7	12	19	27
10	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	27.5	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	9.8	2.3	3.2	0.3	0.2	3.7	8.8	41.5	0.5	1.2	42.9	2.0	2.5	80.0	49.5	0.7	1.7	2.0	165	59	14	19	2	1	12	18
11	Bill Willoughby B. Willoughby	22.3	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	7.5	4.5	1.2	1.2	1.0	2.3	8.7	26.9	0.0	0.0		2.8	3.8	73.9	36.2	2.2	2.3	1.3	134	45	27	7	7	6	8	16
12	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	22.0	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	4	9.8	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.0	4.3	10.8	39.5	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.5	83.3	42.7	0.3	0.8	2.0	88	39	4	3	4	0	8	10
13	M.L. Carr	18.3	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	6.7	1.7	1.0	0.7	0.7	2.8	6.2	45.9	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.3	75.0	49.4	0.8	0.8	0.5	110	40	10	6	4	4	3	10
14	Rick Robey R. Robey	16.3	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	7.8	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.2	3.2	5.7	55.9	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.7	56.3	57.3	0.8	2.8	1.2	98	47	22	2	0	1	7	18
15	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	15.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	7.2	1.7	1.7	0.7	0.3	3.2	6.0	52.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.0	83.3	55.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	95	43	10	10	4	2	4	10
16	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	14.6	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	5	5.0	1.4	3.4	0.6	0.6	2.0	6.6	30.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.4	71.4	34.6	0.6	0.8	1.0	73	25	7	17	3	3	5	9
17	Kevin McHale K. McHale	13.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	4.7	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.7	2.0	5.2	38.7	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.2	57.1	41.1	1.7	1.7	1.0	83	28	20	5	0	4	6	13
18	Calvin Garrett C. Garrett	10.8	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	4	3.0	1.8	0.3	0.5	0.0	1.3	2.3	55.6	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.5	100.0	60.7	0.3	1.5	0.3	43	12	7	1	2	0	1	3
19	Major Jones M. Jones	6.0	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	3	3.0	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	2.7	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.3	1.0	33.3	48.3	0.3	1.3	0.0	18	9	5	1	1	1	0	4
20	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	5.7	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	3	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.7	12.5	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		12.5	0.7	0.7	0.3	17	2	4	0	0	0	1	1
21	Eric Fernsten E. Fernsten	2.5	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	4	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.8	66.7	23.1	0.3	0.8	0.0	10	2	4	1	1	0	0	2
22	Terry Duerod T. Duerod	1.5	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	4	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.8	42.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		42.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6	6	0	0	1	0	0	0

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RPG

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APG

7.0

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2nd

DRTG

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14.2

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	HOU	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

5 - 0

132

Final

100

Bucks

1 - 4

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

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RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

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APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

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SPG Leaders

3.4

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2.8

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2.8

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BPG Leaders

3.8

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2.6

Turner

2.4

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3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

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4.3

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TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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128.7

123.3

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DRtg Rankings

98.2

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NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

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9.8

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0-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

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DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

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USG% Leaders

40.2

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37.9

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MPG Leaders

38.5

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37.6

Maxey

37.3

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

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4-1

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Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

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Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Moses Malone had the most minutes per game in the 1981 NBA Finals with 44.8 minutes per game.

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