oldest player to average 27 ppg in a finals

LeBron James is the oldest with 27.0+ points per game in an NBA Finals. He was 35 years old.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to average 27 or higher ppg in a finals
NAMEAgePPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
35
29.8
2019-20
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
39.4
11.8
8.5
1.2
0.5
11.3
19.2
59.1
2.5
6.0
41.7
4.7
7.0
66.7
67.1
2.0
9.8
3.5
236
179
71
51
7
3
21
13
+36
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
33.5
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
41.7
4.0
2.3
1.8
0.7
11.7
27.3
42.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
9.5
11.7
81.4
51.6
1.5
2.5
1.7
250
201
24
14
11
4
10
13
+39
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33
31.2
2021-22
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
37.5
6.0
5.0
2.0
0.2
11.0
22.8
48.2
5.2
11.8
43.7
4.0
4.7
85.7
62.6
0.3
5.7
2.5
225
187
36
30
12
1
15
18
+35
4LeBron James
L. James
33
34.0
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
44.7
8.5
10.0
1.3
1.0
12.3
23.3
52.7
1.5
4.5
33.3
8.0
9.5
84.2
62.0
2.3
6.3
5.0
179
136
34
40
5
4
20
11
-60
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33
32.3
1996-97
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
42.7
7.0
6.0
1.2
0.8
12.0
26.3
45.6
1.3
4.2
32.0
7.0
9.2
76.4
53.2
1.5
5.5
2.2
256
194
42
36
7
5
13
14
+6
6LeBron James
L. James
32
33.6
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
5
42.4
12.0
10.0
1.4
1.0
13.2
23.4
56.4
2.4
6.2
38.7
4.8
7.4
64.9
63.0
1.8
10.2
4.2
212
168
60
50
7
5
21
13
-7
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
27.3
1995-96
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
42.0
5.3
4.2
1.7
0.2
8.5
20.5
41.5
1.0
3.2
31.6
9.3
11.2
83.6
53.8
1.7
3.7
3.0
252
164
32
25
10
1
18
17
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
32
32.8
1994-95
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
4
44.8
11.5
5.5
2.0
2.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
51.4
2.8
8.8
2.8
179
131
46
22
8
8
11
18
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
33.4
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
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
10LeBron James
L. James
31
29.7
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
7
41.7
11.3
8.9
2.6
2.3
11.7
23.7
49.4
1.9
5.0
37.1
4.4
6.1
72.1
56.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
292
208
79
62
18
16
31
16
+26
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
28.6
2009-10
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
41.2
8.0
3.9
2.1
0.7
9.4
23.3
40.5
2.1
6.7
31.9
7.6
8.6
88.3
52.8
1.7
6.3
3.9
288
200
56
27
15
5
27
27
+8
12Jerry West
J. West
31
31.3
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
47.9
3.4
7.7
10.3
22.9
45.0
10.7
12.9
83.3
54.9
335
219
24
54
21
13Sam Jones
S. Jones
31
27.8
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
39.8
4.8
2.6
11.0
23.4
47.0
5.8
6.6
87.9
52.8
199
139
24
13
14
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
30
30.5
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
41.7
5.2
6.0
1.5
0.2
8.8
21.3
41.4
3.8
11.2
34.3
9.0
9.5
94.7
59.8
1.0
4.2
2.8
250
183
31
36
9
1
17
15
-19
15LeBron James
L. James
30
35.8
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
6
45.7
13.3
8.8
1.3
0.5
13.0
32.7
39.8
2.2
7.0
31.0
7.7
11.2
68.7
47.7
1.8
11.5
3.5
274
215
80
53
8
3
21
19
-25
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
30
32.4
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
43.8
5.6
7.4
1.4
1.4
11.6
27.0
43.0
1.8
5.0
36.0
7.4
8.8
84.1
52.5
0.6
5.0
3.2
219
162
28
37
7
7
16
13
+49
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
30
29.5
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
43.0
4.0
5.0
3.5
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
18Jerry West
J. West
30
37.9
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
43.9
4.7
7.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
10.4
12.4
83.9
56.6
307
265
33
52
20
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
29
27.5
2017-18
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
40.6
6.0
6.8
1.5
0.8
9.3
23.0
40.2
5.5
13.3
41.5
3.5
3.5
100.0
56.0
0.8
5.3
2.8
162
110
24
27
6
3
11
11
+47
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29
28.8
2017-18
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
41.3
10.8
7.5
0.8
2.3
10.0
19.0
52.6
2.3
5.5
40.9
6.5
6.8
96.3
65.4
0.5
10.3
2.3
165
115
43
30
3
9
9
12
+86
21LeBron James
L. James
29
28.2
2013-14
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
5
37.8
7.8
4.0
2.0
0.4
10.4
18.2
57.1
2.8
5.4
51.9
4.6
5.8
79.3
67.9
1.4
6.4
3.8
189
141
39
20
10
2
19
10
-47
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29
36.3
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
41.5
12.3
3.8
0.5
2.8
12.5
21.0
59.5
0.0
0.0
11.3
17.0
66.2
63.6
3.3
9.0
3.5
166
145
49
15
2
11
14
7
+45
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
29
27.3
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
46.2
13.0
5.5
1.2
0.5
10.0
21.0
47.6
0.3
1.3
25.0
7.0
9.3
75.0
54.4
3.7
9.3
1.7
277
164
78
33
7
3
10
20
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29
41.0
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
45.7
8.5
6.3
1.7
0.7
16.8
33.2
50.8
1.7
4.2
40.0
5.7
8.2
69.4
55.8
2.5
6.0
2.7
274
246
51
38
10
4
16
20
25Jerry West
J. West
29
31.3
1967-68
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
42.3
5.8
5.7
11.3
23.3
48.6
8.7
10.7
81.3
55.9
254
188
35
34
23

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ORTG

119.1

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DRTG

117.5

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1.6

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3P%

35.4

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

18 - 7

116

Final

114

PHX Suns

14 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM