6 players are tied for playing the most minutes on no rest in an NBA Finals game, with 48 minutes on the court. The first three are Moses Malone on May 10, 1981 and Wilt Chamberlain and Nate Thurmond on April 24, 1967.
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most minutes without rest by a player in a finals game| NAME | MIN | DR | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Malone | 48 | 0 | 5/10/1981 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | vs | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 36.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 38.9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2 |  | W. Chamberlain | 48 | 0 | 4/24/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 24 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 59.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | N. Thurmond | 48 | 0 | 4/24/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 12 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 36.3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | J. Havlicek | 48 | 0 | 4/20/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | 21 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | B. Russell | 48 | 0 | 4/20/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | 14 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 44.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Russell | 48 | 0 | 4/19/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | vs | 23 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 84.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 48 | 0 | 4/17/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 54.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 48 | 0 | 4/11/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | 21 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 67.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 48 | 0 | 4/8/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | vs | 23 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 64.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 48 | 0 | 4/9/1961 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | @ | 14 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 42.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 48 | 0 | 4/3/1960 | 1959-60 | NBA Finals | @ | 13 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 48.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | W. Osterkorn | 48 | 0 | 4/4/1954 | 1953-54 | NBA Finals | vs | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 49.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | R. Reid | 47 | 0 | 5/10/1981 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | vs | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 38.7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 14 |  | E. Baylor | 47 | 0 | 4/11/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | vs | 38 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 55.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | B. Cousy | 47 | 0 | 4/5/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | vs | 21 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 42.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 47 | 0 | 4/5/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | vs | 9 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 33.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 17 |  | J. West | 46 | 0 | 4/20/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | 34 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 69.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | J. West | 46 | 0 | 4/17/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 61.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | E. Baylor | 46 | 0 | 4/8/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | 36 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 53.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | B. Pettit | 46 | 0 | 4/9/1961 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 70.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | J. McCarthy | 46 | 0 | 4/3/1960 | 1959-60 | NBA Finals | vs | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 58.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | M. Dunleavy | 45 | 0 | 5/10/1981 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | vs | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 56.8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 23 |  | M. Johnson | 45 | 0 | 5/11/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 28 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 76.1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 24 |  | H. Greer | 45 | 0 | 4/24/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 39.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | J. West | 45 | 0 | 4/19/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 44.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 52.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
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