most total points scored by a player in a finals series before 2003

Before 2002-03, Jerry West scored the most points in the NBA Finals, with 1,679 points.

	NAME	PTS	SERIES	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Jerry West J. West	1,679	NBA Finals	55	2,380	277	306			612	1,333	45.9				455	551	82.6	53.3				159		43.3	30.5	5.0	5.6
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,317	NBA Finals	56	2,082	507	181	45	116	544	1,040	52.3	0	1	0.0	229	327	70.0	55.6	124	309	121	196		37.2	23.5	9.1	3.2	0.9	2.2	2.7
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,176	NBA Finals	35	1,506	211	209	62	23	438	911	48.1	42	114	36.8	258	320	80.6	55.9	57	154	99	103	+45	43.0	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	2.8
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,161	NBA Finals	44	1,850	593				442	1,034	42.7				277	367	75.5	48.6				140		42.0	26.4	13.5
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	1,151	NBA Finals	70	3,185	1,718				415	910	45.6				321	524	61.3	50.5				225		45.5	16.4	24.5
6	Sam Jones S. Jones	1,143	NBA Finals	64	1,871	312				458	994	46.1				227	276	82.2	51.2				151		29.2	17.9	4.9
7	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	1,035	NBA Finals	52	1,602	473				407	1,016	40.1				221	298	74.2	45.1				209		30.8	19.9	9.1
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1,020	NBA Finals	47	1,872	350	195	15	3	390	926	42.1				240	283	84.8	48.5	22	65		154		39.8	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	971	NBA Finals	50	2,044	397	584	102	16	339	657	51.6	9	38	23.7	284	325	87.4	60.7	89	308	190	147		40.9	19.4	7.9	11.7	2.0	0.3	3.8
10	James Worthy J. Worthy	754	NBA Finals	34	1,346	171	112	34	20	314	589	53.3	3	15	20.0	123	180	68.3	56.4	66	105	68	88		39.6	22.2	5.0	3.3	1.0	0.6	2.0
11	George Mikan G. Mikan	741	NBA Finals	31						241						259	326	79.4					145			23.9
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	716	NBA Finals	31	1,326	361	187	63	24	260	568	45.8	19	45	42.2	177	203	87.2	54.5	79	282	91	80		42.8	23.1	11.6	6.0	2.0	0.8	2.9
13	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	713	NBA Finals	42	1,639	210	397			258	766	33.7				197	256	77.0	40.6				114		39.0	17.0	5.0	9.5
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	709	NBA Finals	25	1,037	416				241	576	41.8				227	301	75.4	50.0				77		41.5	28.4	16.6
15	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	676	NBA Finals	37	1,483	175	228	48	39	253	602	42.0	4	25	16.0	166	205	81.0	48.8	66	109	100	106		40.1	18.3	4.7	6.2	1.3	1.1	2.7
16	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	664	NBA Finals	35	1,470	292	207	67	39	246	579	42.5	30	117	25.6	142	190	74.7	50.1	97	195	117	118	+38	42.0	19.0	8.3	5.9	1.9	1.1	3.3
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	652	NBA Finals	35	1,657	862	134			264	472	55.9				124	329	37.7	52.9				101		47.3	18.6	24.6	3.8
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	650	NBA Finals	19	844	278	78	11	54	253	425	59.5	0	0		144	279	51.6	59.3	89	189	68	65	+93	44.4	34.2	14.6	4.1	0.6	2.8	3.6
19	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	634	NBA Finals	47	1,158	224				220	533	41.3				194	238	81.5	49.7				178		24.6	13.5	4.8
20	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	576	NBA Finals	25	926	269				201	447	45.0				174	209	83.3	53.4				109		37.0	23.0	10.8
21	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	574	NBA Finals	29	931	96				224	523	42.8				126	136	92.6	49.2				65		32.1	19.8	3.3
22	Julius Erving J. Erving	561	NBA Finals	22	875	166	100	44	40	216	411	52.6	1	7	14.3	128	167	76.6	57.9	49	117	45	56		39.8	25.5	7.5	4.5	2.0	1.8	2.8
23	Kevin McHale K. McHale	556	NBA Finals	31	1,009	230	43	10	44	210	386	54.4	0	2	0.0	136	177	76.8	59.9	85	145	70	95		32.5	17.9	7.4	1.4	0.3	1.4	2.3
24	Robert Parish R. Parish	477	NBA Finals	31	1,020	260	40	32	54	196	406	48.3	0	1	0.0	85	135	63.0	51.2	87	173	65	108		32.9	15.4	8.4	1.3	1.0	1.7	2.1
25	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	474	NBA Finals	46	1,406	135	178	59	20	178	398	44.7	35	92	38.0	83	103	80.6	53.5	35	100	60	159		30.6	10.3	2.9	3.9	1.3	0.4	1.3

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Schedule

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

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

Durant

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

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Before 2002-03, Jerry West scored the most points in the NBA Finals, with 1,679 points.

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