Sam Jones has the most career points per minute per game in the NBA Finals, with 39.1.

Interpreted as:

most points per mpg by a player in NBA finals

	NAME	PTS/MPG	PTS	MPG	SERIES	GP	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	Sam Jones S. Jones	39.1	1,143	29.2	NBA Finals	64	17.9	4.9				7.2	15.5	46.1				3.5	4.3	82.2	51.2				1,871	312					151
2	Jerry West J. West	38.8	1,679	43.3	NBA Finals	55	30.5	5.0	5.6			11.1	24.2	45.9				8.3	10.0	82.6	53.3				2,380	277	306				159
3	LeBron James L. James	36.76	1,562	42.5	NBA Finals	55	28.4	10.2	7.8	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.42	1,317	37.2	NBA Finals	56	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
5	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	33.6	1,035	30.8	NBA Finals	52	19.9	9.1				7.8	19.5	40.1				4.3	5.7	74.2	45.1				1,602	473					209
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27.61	1,161	42.0	NBA Finals	44	26.4	13.5				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,850	593					140
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.33	1,176	43.0	NBA Finals	35	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	12.5	26.0	48.1	1.2	3.3	36.8	7.4	9.1	80.6	55.9	1.6	4.4	2.8	1,506	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
8	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	25.73	634	24.6	NBA Finals	47	13.5	4.8				4.7	11.3	41.3				4.1	5.1	81.5	49.7				1,158	224					178
9	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	25.61	1,020	39.8	NBA Finals	47	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2	8.3	19.7	42.1				5.1	6.0	84.8	48.5	1.7	5.0		1,872	350	195	15	3		154
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.3	1,151	45.5	NBA Finals	70	16.4	24.5				5.9	13.0	45.6				4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5				3,185	1,718					225
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23.77	928	39.0	NBA Finals	34	27.3	5.8	6.0	1.6	0.3	8.8	20.4	43.2	4.5	11.3	39.5	5.2	5.6	91.7	59.6	1.0	4.7	3.5	1,327	196	204	55	11	120	96	+138
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	23.75	971	40.9	NBA Finals	50	19.4	7.9	11.7	2.0	0.3	6.8	13.1	51.6	0.2	0.8	23.7	5.7	6.5	87.4	60.7	1.8	6.2	3.8	2,044	397	584	102	16	190	147
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	21.92	937	42.7	NBA Finals	37	25.3	5.7	5.1	1.8	0.9	9.0	21.8	41.2	1.3	4.1	31.4	6.0	7.1	84.8	50.7	1.1	4.6	3.3	1,581	211	187	65	33	123	118	+36
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20.47	865	42.3	NBA Finals	30	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
15	James Worthy J. Worthy	19.05	754	39.6	NBA Finals	34	22.2	5.0	3.3	1.0	0.6	9.2	17.3	53.3	0.1	0.4	20.0	3.6	5.3	68.3	56.4	1.9	3.1	2.0	1,346	171	112	34	20	68	88
16	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	18.27	713	39.0	NBA Finals	42	17.0	5.0	9.5			6.1	18.2	33.7				4.7	6.1	77.0	40.6				1,639	210	397				114
17	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	17.89	708	39.6	NBA Finals	34	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
18	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	17.88	574	32.1	NBA Finals	29	19.8	3.3				7.7	18.0	42.8				4.3	4.7	92.6	49.2				931	96					65
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	17.86	693	38.8	NBA Finals	29	23.9	5.7	4.3	1.8	1.0	8.7	18.2	47.6	0.5	1.6	31.1	6.0	8.1	74.8	54.8	1.6	4.2	2.9	1,125	166	125	53	30	85	75	-51
20	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	17.3	453	26.2	NBA Finals	43	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
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	17.09	709	41.5	NBA Finals	25	28.4	16.6				9.6	23.0	41.8				9.1	12.0	75.4	50.0				1,037	416					77
22	Kevin McHale K. McHale	17.08	556	32.5	NBA Finals	31	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
23	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	16.87	676	40.1	NBA Finals	37	18.3	4.7	6.2	1.3	1.1	6.8	16.3	42.0	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.5	5.5	81.0	48.8	1.8	2.9	2.7	1,483	175	228	48	39	100	106
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	16.74	716	42.8	NBA Finals	31	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	1,326	361	187	63	24	91	80
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	16.46	610	37.1	NBA Finals	33	18.5	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.5	6.6	15.3	43.5	3.2	8.1	39.8	2.0	2.4	84.6	56.7	0.5	3.4	1.3	1,223	128	62	26	15	42	89	+59

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

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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

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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

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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