most ppg in a finals 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged the most points per game in an NBA Finals in 1979-80, with 33.4 per game.

NAMEPPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33.4
1979-80
NBA Finals
5
40.6
13.6
3.2
0.6
4.6
14.6
26.6
54.9
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.8
57.8
3.2
10.4
4.2
203
167
68
16
3
23
21
20
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
27.4
1983-84
NBA Finals
7
43.6
14.0
3.6
2.1
1.1
8.9
18.3
48.4
0.6
0.9
66.7
9.1
10.9
84.2
59.5
3.7
10.3
3.6
305
192
98
25
15
8
25
24
3Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
27.3
1988-89
NBA Finals
4
36.8
1.8
6.0
0.5
0.3
9.5
16.5
57.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.3
9.5
86.8
65.9
0.3
1.5
1.8
147
109
7
24
2
1
7
4
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
26.6
1983-84
NBA Finals
7
38.9
8.1
4.4
1.7
2.1
10.7
22.3
48.1
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.6
67.9
51.9
3.3
4.9
3.0
272
186
57
31
12
15
21
27
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26.2
1986-87
NBA Finals
6
39.3
8.0
13.0
2.3
0.3
11.0
20.3
54.1
0.2
0.3
50.0
4.0
4.2
96.0
59.0
2.0
6.0
2.2
236
157
48
78
14
2
13
10
6Kevin McHale
K. McHale
26.0
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
40.0
10.7
1.3
0.3
1.8
9.7
16.2
59.8
0.0
0.0
6.7
9.2
72.7
64.4
3.5
7.2
2.7
240
156
64
8
2
11
16
20
7Andrew Toney
A. Toney
26.0
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
37.8
2.7
7.8
1.2
0.0
10.7
20.2
52.9
0.5
1.0
50.0
4.2
4.8
86.2
58.3
0.8
1.8
3.2
227
156
16
47
7
0
19
23
8Kevin McHale
K. McHale
25.8
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
40.2
8.5
1.7
0.8
2.5
9.8
17.2
57.3
0.0
0.0
6.2
7.7
80.4
62.9
3.7
4.8
3.3
241
155
51
10
5
15
20
20
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
25.8
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
39.3
18.0
2.0
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.8
50.7
0.0
0.0
7.8
11.8
66.0
56.2
6.8
11.3
2.8
157
103
72
8
6
6
11
15
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
25.7
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
35.5
9.0
5.2
1.0
1.5
11.2
18.5
60.4
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.9
62.9
2.8
6.2
2.8
213
154
54
31
6
9
17
27
11James Worthy
J. Worthy
25.5
1988-89
NBA Finals
4
42.5
4.3
3.5
0.5
1.5
9.8
20.3
48.1
0.5
0.8
66.7
5.5
7.8
71.0
53.9
1.8
2.5
1.8
170
102
17
14
2
6
7
10
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
25.5
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
40.7
7.0
5.0
2.0
2.3
9.8
18.8
52.2
0.2
0.7
25.0
5.7
8.0
70.8
57.0
1.8
5.2
2.8
244
153
42
30
12
14
17
16
13Julius Erving
J. Erving
25.0
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
38.3
8.2
3.3
1.8
1.3
9.5
17.5
54.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
6.0
8.3
72.0
59.1
3.2
5.0
3.2
230
150
49
20
11
8
19
12
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
24.7
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
40.2
11.8
1.8
2.3
3.2
9.3
19.5
47.9
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
52.6
4.5
7.3
2.7
241
148
71
11
14
19
16
26
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.2
1986-87
NBA Finals
6
42.3
10.0
5.5
1.2
1.2
8.8
19.8
44.5
0.7
1.3
50.0
5.8
6.3
92.1
53.4
1.8
8.2
3.0
254
145
60
33
7
7
18
9
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.0
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
44.8
9.7
9.5
2.7
0.3
8.8
18.3
48.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
5.2
5.5
93.9
57.8
1.7
8.0
2.7
269
144
58
57
16
2
16
17
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.8
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
40.2
8.8
5.0
1.8
0.7
8.8
19.7
44.9
0.5
1.5
33.3
5.7
6.7
85.0
52.7
2.7
6.2
2.2
241
143
53
30
11
4
13
14
18James Worthy
J. Worthy
23.7
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
39.0
4.5
3.2
0.5
0.5
9.5
16.8
56.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.7
6.7
70.0
59.9
1.7
2.8
1.3
234
142
27
19
3
3
8
14
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23.5
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
38.8
7.5
3.0
0.8
2.3
9.3
16.8
55.2
0.0
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.9
59.9
1.3
6.3
3.5
155
94
30
12
3
9
14
18
20Moses Malone
M. Malone
22.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
6
44.8
15.7
1.3
0.8
2.2
8.0
19.8
40.3
0.0
0.0
6.3
9.2
69.1
46.8
7.7
8.0
2.0
269
134
94
8
5
13
12
11
21James Worthy
J. Worthy
22.1
1983-84
NBA Finals
7
39.1
4.4
2.3
1.4
0.3
9.6
15.0
63.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.6
65.6
65.1
2.0
2.4
2.3
274
155
31
16
10
2
16
25
22James Worthy
J. Worthy
22.0
1987-88
NBA Finals
7
38.0
7.4
4.4
0.7
0.6
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.1
7.0
73.5
54.4
2.7
4.7
2.6
266
154
52
31
5
4
18
18
23Andrew Toney
A. Toney
22.0
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
36.8
2.3
5.8
1.3
0.3
7.5
17.8
42.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
7.0
8.3
84.8
51.4
1.5
0.8
4.5
147
88
9
23
5
1
18
11
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.7
1986-87
NBA Finals
6
33.8
7.3
0.8
0.5
2.5
8.3
16.3
51.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
5.0
7.5
66.7
55.2
2.5
4.8
1.7
203
130
44
5
3
15
10
19
25Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21.5
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
42.7
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17

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