most minutes played in a finals game 7

Bob Cousy has played the most minutes in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, with 58 minutes on the court versus the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

Interpreted as:
most minutes played by a player in a finals game 7
NAME MIN DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
58
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
12
3
11
2
20
10.0
8
10
80.0
24.6
4
2 Slater Martin
S. Martin
56
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
23
8
7
6
16
37.5
11
12
91.7
54.0
3
3 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
56
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
39
19
3
14
34
41.2
11
13
84.6
49.1
4
4 Bill Russell
B. Russell
54
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
19
32
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
5 Bill Russell
B. Russell
53
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
30
40
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
6 Jerry West
J. West
53
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
35
6
0
14
30
46.7
7
8
87.5
52.2
4
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
51
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
41
22
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
8 Frank Selvy
F. Selvy
49
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
10
8
4
2
10
20.0
6
8
75.0
37.0
3
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
5/8/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
21
24
4
10
16
62.5
1
11
9.1
50.4
1
10 Jerry West
J. West
48
5/8/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
28
6
5
9
19
47.4
10
12
83.3
57.7
4
11 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
48
5/5/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
26
9
5
11
19
57.9
4
7
57.1
58.9
5
12 Bill Russell
B. Russell
48
5/5/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
6
21
6
2
7
28.6
2
4
50.0
34.2
5
13 Jerry West
J. West
48
5/5/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
42
13
12
14
29
48.3
14
18
77.8
56.9
2
14 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
48
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
16
16
2
6
21
28.6
4
6
66.7
33.8
3
15 Bill Russell
B. Russell
48
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
25
32
1
10
22
45.5
5
5
100.0
51.7
5
16 Jerry West
J. West
48
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
36
10
3
12
27
44.4
12
16
75.0
52.9
3
17 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
48
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
9
1
3
3
20
15.0
3
3
100.0
21.1
3
18 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
47
5/12/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
28
14
4
2
1
13
25
52.0
2
2
100.0
54.1
5
9
5
19 Sam Jones
S. Jones
47
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
27
8
3
12
31
38.7
3
4
75.0
41.2
2
20 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
47
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
19
6
14
8
25
32.0
3
4
75.0
35.5
1
21 Bill Russell
B. Russell
47
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
22
35
4
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
22 Pep Saul
P. Saul
47
4/25/1952
1951-52
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
NYK NYK
14
6
4
5
8
62.5
4
4
100.0
71.7
5
23 Draymond Green
D. Green
47
6/19/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
32
15
9
2
0
11
15
73.3
6
8
75.0
4
4
100.0
95.5
1
14
2
3
-1
24 LeBron James
L. James
47
6/19/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
27
11
11
2
3
9
24
37.5
1
5
20.0
8
10
80.0
47.5
1
10
5
1
+4
25 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
46
6/17/2010
2009-10
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
20
5
1
5
0
7
18
38.9
2
7
28.6
4
5
80.0
49.5
3
2
4
3
-1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1957 Finals.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
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Knicks Knicks
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Pacers Pacers
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32
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34
.585
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Western W L PCT GB
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Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
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30
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
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Knicks Knicks
51
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Fri
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5/20
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OKC OKC
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