most points per game by a player in a finals series under 23

Tom Heinsohn has averaged the most career points per game by a player younger than 23 in the NBA Finals, with 24.0 per game.

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most points per game by a player in a finals series under 23 years old

	NAME	PPG	SERIES	GP	MPG	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	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	24.0	NBA Finals	7	36.3	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	168	88					28
2	Alvan Adams A. Adams	23.0	NBA Finals	6	38.7	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	61	28	8	5		22
3	LeBron James L. James	22.0	NBA Finals	4	42.6	7.0	6.8	1.0	0.5	8.0	22.5	35.6	1.0	5.0	20.0	5.0	7.3	69.0	42.8	1.0	6.0	5.8	170	88	28	27	4	2	23	8	-4
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	20.1	NBA Finals	10	41.0	6.2	5.0	1.2	1.4	7.7	19.6	39.3	0.5	1.9	26.3	4.2	4.9	85.7	46.2	1.1	5.1	2.4	410	201	62	50	12	14	24	33	+36
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18.8	NBA Finals	12	42.2	11.0	8.3	2.6	0.3	6.6	11.8	55.6	0.0	0.4	0.0	5.7	6.6	86.1	63.9	3.1	7.9	4.7	506	226	132	100	31	4	56	40
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	17.3	NBA Finals	6						5.0						7.3	10.0	73.3						104						24
7	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	15.9	NBA Finals	12	35.2	9.2	1.3	1.8	0.8	5.9	10.8	55.0	1.6	3.5	45.2	2.5	3.3	75.0	65.1	2.4	6.8	1.3	422	191	110	16	22	9	16	38	+74
8	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	14.7	NBA Finals	6	37.5	12.0	1.8	1.5	1.5	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	3.7	90.9	59.7	2.2	9.8	1.3	225	88	72	11	9	9	8	23	+9
9	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14.7	NBA Finals	6	34.6	4.2	3.0	0.5	0.0	5.3	14.5	36.8	1.8	5.0	36.7	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.8	0.2	4.0	2.3	208	88	25	18	3	0	14	7	-46
10	Tony Parker T. Parker	14.0	NBA Finals	6	35.3	3.2	4.2	0.3	0.2	5.3	13.8	38.6	1.0	2.3	42.9	2.3	3.8	60.9	45.1	0.3	2.8	1.8	212	84	19	25	2	1	11	9	-7
11	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	14.0	NBA Finals	4	36.5	6.5	4.8			4.5	9.5	47.4				5.0	6.5	76.9	56.6				146	56	26	19				14
12	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	13.7	NBA Finals	7	32.4	8.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	5.4	1.6	227	96	56	7	4	5	11	35
13	Jordan Poole J. Poole	13.2	NBA Finals	6	20.8	1.8	1.8	0.5	0.2	4.5	10.3	43.5	2.5	6.5	38.5	1.7	1.8	90.9	59.1	0.2	1.7	2.0	125	79	11	11	3	1	12	12	-3
14	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	12.7	NBA Finals	3						5.7						1.3	2.3	57.1						38						11
15	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	12.5	NBA Finals	6						4.3						3.8	6.0	63.9						75						32
16	James Harden J. Harden	12.4	NBA Finals	5	32.8	4.8	3.6	1.2	0.0	3.6	9.6	37.5	1.4	4.4	31.8	3.8	4.8	79.2	52.9	0.8	4.0	2.4	164	62	24	18	6	0	12	18	-11
17	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	12.3	NBA Finals	7						4.9						2.6	4.6	56.3						86						20
18	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	12.2	NBA Finals	5	19.3	3.8	1.0	0.0	0.8	3.4	7.4	45.9	1.0	2.2	45.5	4.4	6.2	71.0	60.2	2.0	1.8	1.2	96	61	19	5	0	4	6	10	0
19	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	11.5	NBA Finals	4	26.8	9.8	1.0	1.8	0.8	4.5	14.0	32.1				2.5	3.0	83.3	37.5	3.3	6.5		107	46	39	4	7	3		9
20	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	11.2	NBA Finals	5	40.0	13.0	1.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				5.2	6.6	78.8	46.3				200	56	65	6				15
21	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	10.8	NBA Finals	4	34.8	1.8	2.5	1.5	0.0	4.5	10.3	43.9	1.5	4.8	31.6	0.3	0.3	100.0	51.9	0.3	1.5	0.0	139	43	7	10	6	0	0	8	-6
22	Johnny Davis J. Davis	10.7	NBA Finals	6	32.7	3.3	5.0	1.8	0.0	4.0	9.3	42.9				2.7	3.3	80.0	49.4	1.2	2.2		196	64	20	30	11	0		18
23	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	10.6	NBA Finals	10	32.6	5.7	1.6	1.2	0.2	4.1	9.3	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.5	68.6	48.9	1.0	4.7	1.7	326	106	57	16	12	2	17	25	-34
24	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	10.0	NBA Finals	5						4.4						1.2	2.2	54.5						50						9
25	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	9.6	NBA Finals	5	23.8	9.0	1.2			4.2	8.2	51.2				1.2	2.6	46.2	51.4				119	48	45	6				21

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RPG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.0

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Sun 3/1	PHI	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	DAL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM

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Final

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Celtics

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32.6

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31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

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RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

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8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.5

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15-44

16-43

18-42

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

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USG% Leaders

37.5

Dončić

36.7

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Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

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1.59

Dončić

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

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1.69

Dončić

1.54

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39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

25-35

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25-34

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.0
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	28.5
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	27.0
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0