most minutes played in a finals series in 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson played the most minutes in the NBA Finals, with 1,816 minutes on the court.

	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,816	NBA Finals	45	40.4	19.5	7.9	11.6	2.1	0.4	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.1	0.5	20.8	5.4	6.3	86.3	60.6	1.8	6.1	3.7	878	357	522	96	16	168	137
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,569	NBA Finals	45	34.9	21.8	7.7	2.9	0.9	2.2	8.9	17.3	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.7	69.6	55.0	2.3	5.5	2.7	981	348	132	41	101	121	165
3	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
4	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
5	James Worthy J. Worthy	1,182	NBA Finals	30	39.4	22.6	5.3	3.5	1.0	0.7	9.3	17.2	54.1	0.1	0.3	22.2	3.9	5.7	68.4	57.3	2.1	3.2	2.0	677	159	104	30	20	61	82
6	Robert Parish R. Parish	1,020	NBA Finals	31	32.9	15.4	8.4	1.3	1.0	1.7	6.3	13.1	48.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	4.4	63.0	51.2	2.8	5.6	2.1	477	260	40	32	54	65	108
7	Kevin McHale K. McHale	1,009	NBA Finals	31	32.5	17.9	7.4	1.4	0.3	1.4	6.8	12.5	54.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	5.7	76.8	59.9	2.7	4.7	2.3	556	230	43	10	44	70	95
8	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1,003	NBA Finals	25	40.1	17.9	4.4	7.1	1.4	0.4	6.8	16.1	41.9	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.2	4.9	85.4	48.9	1.5	2.9	2.6	447	110	178	36	11	65	68
9	Byron Scott B. Scott	775	NBA Finals	26	29.8	12.0	3.2	1.8	1.2	0.2	4.9	10.8	45.6	0.3	1.3	25.7	1.8	2.4	75.8	50.6	0.9	2.3	1.3	312	82	46	32	5	35	66
10	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	748	NBA Finals	25	29.9	10.8	2.6	4.8	1.6	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.7	0.6	1.4	41.7	1.1	1.4	77.1	53.1	0.6	2.0	1.7	270	65	120	39	3	42	76
11	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	742	NBA Finals	23	32.3	15.3	5.1	2.0	1.0	0.3	6.7	14.9	45.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.0	2.7	2.4	2.0	352	117	46	24	6	45	73
12	Julius Erving J. Erving	627	NBA Finals	16	39.2	23.7	7.8	4.4	1.8	2.1	9.1	17.6	51.8	0.1	0.4	14.3	5.4	7.4	72.9	56.8	2.4	5.4	2.8	379	125	70	28	33	45	39
13	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	600	NBA Finals	15	40.0	16.0	3.5	7.7	1.8	0.2	6.6	15.3	43.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.8	3.9	72.4	47.1	1.2	2.3	3.1	240	52	116	27	3	47	49
14	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	587	NBA Finals	16	36.7	14.8	2.7	7.3	2.4	0.1	6.4	12.6	51.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.9	2.8	68.9	53.4	0.7	2.0	2.5	237	43	117	38	2	40	36
15	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	582	NBA Finals	34	17.1	5.6	5.2	0.6	0.6	0.4	2.3	4.3	53.1	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.7	57.6	54.9	1.7	3.4	1.1	190	176	22	19	14	36	92
16	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	523	NBA Finals	18	29.1	11.7	5.6	2.3	0.6	0.4	3.7	7.1	52.3	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.2	80.9	62.0	2.9	2.7	1.9	210	101	41	11	8	34	49
17	A.C. Green	520	NBA Finals	17	30.6	8.9	7.6	0.4	0.5	0.2	3.2	6.4	50.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	3.5	71.2	56.7	2.5	5.1	1.1	152	129	7	9	3	19	54
18	Robert Reid R. Reid	485	NBA Finals	12	40.4	14.5	5.9	5.9	1.7	0.4	6.1	15.3	39.7	0.1	0.8	11.1	2.3	2.9	77.1	43.6	2.4	3.5	1.9	174	71	71	20	5	23	41
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	470	NBA Finals	20	23.5	12.2	4.8	0.8	0.7	1.4	5.0	10.7	46.9	0.1	0.2	50.0	2.1	3.1	67.7	50.8	1.2	3.6	2.2	244	95	15	13	27	44	75
20	Bobby Jones B. Jones	454	NBA Finals	16	28.4	11.4	5.6	2.4	1.0	1.6	4.8	8.9	53.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.8	2.4	74.4	57.1	2.0	3.6	1.5	183	90	39	16	26	24	52
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	426	NBA Finals	10	42.6	23.7	16.6	1.6	1.1	1.9	8.4	19.0	44.2	0.0	0.0		6.9	10.2	67.6	50.5	7.3	9.3	2.3	237	166	16	11	19	23	26
22	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	425	NBA Finals	17	25.0	9.2	4.4	0.5	0.4	0.7	3.4	6.6	50.4	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.9	63.6	54.9	1.8	2.6	0.9	156	75	9	6	12	15	48
23	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	403	NBA Finals	11	36.6	20.3	3.7	8.4	2.4	0.3	7.4	16.5	44.8	0.6	2.1	30.4	4.9	6.1	80.6	53.0	0.6	3.1	3.3	223	41	92	26	3	36	36
24	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	380	NBA Finals	11	34.5	18.5	2.1	5.1	0.5	0.1	7.1	13.1	54.2	0.1	0.4	25.0	4.2	4.7	88.5	60.8	0.6	1.5	1.4	203	23	56	6	1	15	19
25	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	379	NBA Finals	12	31.6	7.5	8.1	1.3	0.5	2.8	3.0	7.1	42.4	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.3	66.7	46.4	2.1	6.0	1.0	90	97	16	6	34	12	47

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson played the most minutes in the NBA Finals, with 1,816 minutes on the court.

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8.3

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2.0

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1.9

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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33.4

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36.4

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