nba player that has won the most rings when starting in the finals averaging 20 ppg

Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the most career championships by a player as a starter in the NBA Finals when scoring 20.0+ points per game, with 6 championships.

Interpreted as:
NBA player that has won the most rings when starting in the finals averaging 20 or higher ppg
NAME CHAMPS 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 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
6
33.6
NBA Finals
35
43.0
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
1,176
211
209
62
23
99
103
+45
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
23.5
NBA Finals
56
37.2
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
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
3 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5
25.3
NBA Finals
37
42.7
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
937
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
4 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
5
20.8
NBA Finals
34
39.6
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
708
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
5 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4
27.3
NBA Finals
34
39.0
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
928
196
204
55
11
120
96
+138
6 LeBron James
L. James
4
28.4
NBA Finals
55
42.5
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
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
7 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
4
28.8
NBA Finals
30
42.3
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
865
393
103
16
62
101
109
+34
8 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3
23.9
NBA Finals
29
38.8
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
693
166
125
53
30
85
75
-51
9 James Worthy
J. Worthy
3
22.2
NBA Finals
34
39.6
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
754
171
112
34
20
68
88
10 Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
23.1
NBA Finals
31
42.8
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
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
11 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2
20.1
NBA Finals
18
37.0
9.4
2.3
1.9
0.9
6.7
13.4
49.6
1.9
4.7
40.5
4.9
5.8
84.6
62.9
2.5
6.9
1.9
665
362
169
41
34
16
34
53
+89
12 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
2
30.3
NBA Finals
15
39.3
7.7
4.5
1.0
1.5
10.7
19.5
54.6
2.9
6.4
44.8
6.1
6.7
91.1
67.4
1.0
6.7
2.7
589
455
116
68
15
23
40
47
+105
13 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2
22.6
NBA Finals
16
37.2
4.2
7.9
2.1
0.3
8.3
17.3
48.0
1.1
2.4
46.2
4.8
6.1
78.6
56.4
0.9
3.3
3.8
595
361
67
127
34
5
61
55
14 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2
27.5
NBA Finals
17
42.5
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
467
181
58
33
54
52
70
15 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
2
21.7
NBA Finals
13
43.0
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
282
167
52
15
4
62
16 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
2
24.1
NBA Finals
9
47.8
7.4
4.9
1.4
0.1
9.3
22.4
41.6
5.4
6.2
87.5
47.9
1.8
5.7
430
217
67
44
13
1
28
17 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
30.2
NBA Finals
5
41.1
14.0
7.2
0.8
1.4
11.2
19.2
58.3
1.6
3.8
42.1
6.2
7.4
83.8
67.2
1.8
12.2
3.4
205
151
70
36
4
7
17
17
+39
18 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
1
21.4
NBA Finals
5
42.3
6.2
10.0
1.0
0.0
8.2
18.2
45.1
2.4
6.2
38.7
2.6
2.8
92.9
55.1
1.0
5.2
3.4
211
107
31
50
5
0
17
9
+55
19 Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
1
22.3
NBA Finals
11
38.7
6.5
4.3
1.2
0.5
7.9
18.2
43.5
2.2
7.4
29.6
4.3
5.5
77.0
54.0
1.4
5.1
3.1
426
245
71
47
13
6
34
31
+15
20 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1
21.8
NBA Finals
11
40.5
7.3
7.1
1.1
0.6
7.5
19.8
37.6
2.7
7.5
36.6
4.2
5.4
78.0
49.2
0.8
6.5
3.5
446
240
80
78
12
7
39
26
-15
21 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1
35.2
NBA Finals
6
39.8
13.2
5.0
1.2
1.8
12.7
20.5
61.8
0.5
2.5
20.0
9.3
14.2
65.9
65.8
4.0
9.2
2.3
239
211
79
30
7
11
14
18
+30
22 Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
1
24.0
NBA Finals
6
42.4
6.3
5.3
1.5
0.0
9.3
20.8
44.8
2.7
7.5
35.6
2.7
3.0
88.9
54.2
0.3
6.0
3.2
255
144
38
32
9
0
19
14
+7
23 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
1
25.0
NBA Finals
6
38.2
10.7
3.2
1.3
2.0
9.3
16.3
57.1
1.3
3.2
42.1
5.0
5.3
93.8
66.9
3.3
7.3
2.7
229
150
64
19
8
12
16
18
+49
24 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1
25.5
NBA Finals
18
39.6
3.8
4.4
1.5
0.4
10.1
22.1
45.5
2.1
5.8
36.2
3.3
3.5
93.7
53.9
1.1
2.7
2.4
713
459
69
80
27
8
44
51
-2
25 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
24.4
NBA Finals
12
42.0
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
293
123
27
8
8
30
35
+48
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TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
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Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
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Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
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MIA Heat

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
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MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
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NOP NOP
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Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
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PHI PHI
127-109
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HOU HOU
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PHX PHX
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Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
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IND IND
109-111

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Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
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Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
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IND IND
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Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
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IND IND
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6/16
IND IND
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OKC OKC
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