most points by a big man in nba finals debut

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has scored the most career points by a big man in the NBA Finals, with 1,317 points.

	NAME	PTS	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,317	NBA Finals	56	37.2	23.5	9.1	3.2	0.9	2.2	9.7	18.6	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.0	55.6	2.4	5.9	2.7	2,082	507	181	45	116	121	196
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	1,151	NBA Finals	70	45.5	16.4	24.5				5.9	13.0	45.6				4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5				3,185	1,718					225
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	903	NBA Finals	42	32.1	21.5	9.5				8.4	20.5	40.8				4.7	6.4	74.5	46.1				1,347	397					177
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	865	NBA Finals	30	42.3	28.8	13.1	3.4	0.5	2.1	11.3	18.8	60.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.7	48.4	59.0	4.0	9.1	3.4	1,268	393	103	16	62	101	109	+34
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	741	NBA Finals	31		23.9					7.8						8.4	10.5	79.4											145
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	709	NBA Finals	25	41.5	28.4	16.6				9.6	23.0	41.8				9.1	12.0	75.4	50.0				1,037	416					77
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	708	NBA Finals	34	39.6	20.8	13.3	2.8	0.8	2.4	7.9	16.2	48.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	7.1	71.6	53.8	3.7	9.6	2.8	1,346	452	94	27	81	96	85	+157
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	652	NBA Finals	35	47.3	18.6	24.6	3.8			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				1,657	862	134				101
9	Kevin McHale K. McHale	556	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	1,009	230	43	10	44	70	95
10	Robert Parish R. Parish	477	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	1,020	260	40	32	54	65	108
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	467	NBA Finals	17	42.5	27.5	10.6	3.4	1.9	3.2	11.0	22.5	48.8	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.4	7.2	74.0	53.4	3.0	7.6	3.1	722	181	58	33	54	52	70
12	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	453	NBA Finals	43	26.2	10.5	6.4	1.2			4.3	9.3	46.1				1.9	2.6	73.5	50.3				1,126	277	50				179
13	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	385	NBA Finals	29		13.3					5.0						3.3	4.3	76.0											131
14	Draymond Green D. Green	381	NBA Finals	33	38.5	11.5	9.1	6.6	1.8	1.0	4.0	9.7	41.4	1.1	3.8	28.0	2.5	3.3	74.5	51.9	1.5	7.6	2.6	1,269	300	219	59	32	87	138	+140
15	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	353	NBA Finals	25		14.1					4.8	13.3	35.8				4.6	6.6	70.1	43.7										102
16	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	337	NBA Finals	23	36.6	14.7	7.8	1.2	0.9	0.9	5.7	12.3	45.9	0.3	1.1	28.0	3.0	3.8	79.5	52.4	2.3	5.5	1.3	841	179	27	21	21	29	55	-79
17	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	328	NBA Finals	16	40.5	20.5	11.6	1.4	1.2	2.2	8.1	18.4	43.7				4.4	6.7	65.4	47.9	4.2	7.4	2.5	648	185	23	19	35	30	71
18	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	325	NBA Finals	25	32.3	13.0	7.9	1.8			4.2	10.4	40.5				4.6	6.3	72.8	49.5				808	198	44				97
19	LeBron James L. James	318	NBA Finals	12	40.9	26.5	9.6	5.8	2.2	0.7	9.9	20.1	49.4	2.2	5.1	42.6	4.5	5.7	79.4	58.7	2.0	7.6	3.1	490	115	69	26	8	37	20	-47
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	313	NBA Finals	16	38.1	19.6	9.6	3.3	1.1	0.6	7.6	16.6	46.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.3	6.4	67.6	50.5	3.0	6.6	2.6	610	154	53	17	10	41	46	-31
21	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	311	NBA Finals	18	41.1	17.3	10.4	3.2	0.7	1.7	6.2	11.8	52.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.8	71.3	58.5	3.2	7.3	1.7	739	188	57	12	30	31	56	+28
22	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	302	NBA Finals	20		15.1					4.6						6.0	8.1	74.1											72
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	293	NBA Finals	12	42.0	24.4	10.3	2.3	0.7	0.7	7.8	19.2	40.4	1.1	3.6	30.2	7.8	8.4	93.1	53.4	0.9	9.3	2.5	504	123	27	8	8	30	35	+48
24	Larry Foust L. Foust	285	NBA Finals	23		12.4					4.2						4.0	4.9	80.5											73
25	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	282	NBA Finals	13	43.0	21.7	12.8	4.0	1.2	0.3	9.2	19.5	47.0				3.4	4.6	73.3	50.5	3.5	9.3		559	167	52	15	4		62

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33.5

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RPG

8.0

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APG

8.3

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Team Rankings

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118.2

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DRTG

116.4

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1.8

14th

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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

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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

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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

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

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3.1

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1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.8

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3.4

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68.8

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67.6

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67.4

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120.8

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119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

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11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

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22-60

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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38.0

Dončić

36.1

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38.0

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37.4

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1.52

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1.90

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

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36-46

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	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

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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

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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

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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
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