player with 45 or more mpg in a finals season since 1980

Magic Johnson had 45.6 minutes per game in the 1991 NBA Finals.

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1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
45.6
1990-91
NBA Finals
5
18.6
8.0
12.4
1.2
0.0
5.0
11.6
43.1
0.8
2.8
28.6
7.8
8.2
95.1
61.2
1.6
6.4
4.4
228
93
40
62
6
0
22
10
2Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
46.2
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
27.3
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
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45.7
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
41.0
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
4Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
46.8
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
17.2
8.2
3.7
1.3
2.2
5.8
13.2
44.3
2.8
6.5
43.6
2.7
3.3
80.0
58.7
2.0
6.2
1.2
281
103
49
22
8
13
7
8
5Robert Horry
R. Horry
46.8
1994-95
NBA Finals
4
17.8
10.0
3.8
3.0
2.3
5.8
13.3
43.4
2.8
7.3
37.9
3.5
5.3
66.7
57.0
2.3
7.8
1.3
187
71
40
15
12
9
5
9
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
45.0
1994-95
NBA Finals
4
28.0
12.5
6.3
0.3
2.5
11.0
18.5
59.5
0.0
0.0
6.0
10.5
57.1
60.6
2.8
9.8
5.3
180
112
50
25
1
10
21
18
7Gary Payton
G. Payton
45.7
1995-96
NBA Finals
6
18.0
6.3
7.0
1.5
0.0
6.7
15.0
44.4
1.5
4.5
33.3
3.2
4.3
73.1
53.2
1.0
5.3
2.5
274
108
38
42
9
0
15
22
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
45.8
1998-99
NBA Finals
5
27.4
14.0
2.4
1.0
2.2
10.2
19.0
53.7
0.0
0.4
0.0
7.0
8.8
79.5
59.9
2.8
11.2
3.4
229
137
70
12
5
11
17
12
+24
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
45.5
1999-00
NBA Finals
6
38.0
16.7
2.3
1.0
2.7
16.0
26.2
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.0
15.5
38.7
57.6
5.7
11.0
2.2
273
228
100
14
6
16
13
20
+8
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
46.8
2000-01
NBA Finals
5
24.6
7.8
5.8
1.4
1.4
8.8
21.2
41.5
0.6
1.8
33.3
6.4
7.6
84.2
50.1
1.0
6.8
3.6
234
123
39
29
7
7
18
15
+31
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
47.4
2000-01
NBA Finals
5
35.6
5.6
3.8
1.8
0.2
13.2
32.4
40.7
2.2
7.8
28.2
7.0
9.6
72.9
48.6
1.0
4.6
2.4
237
178
28
19
9
1
12
12
-25
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
45.0
2000-01
NBA Finals
5
33.0
15.8
4.8
0.4
3.4
12.6
22.0
57.3
0.0
0.0
7.8
15.2
51.3
57.5
6.2
9.6
4.0
225
165
79
24
2
17
20
20
+40
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
46.2
2003-04
NBA Finals
5
22.6
2.8
4.4
1.8
0.6
8.6
22.6
38.1
0.8
4.6
17.4
4.6
5.0
92.0
45.6
0.4
2.4
3.6
231
113
14
22
9
3
18
15
-52
14LeBron James
L. James
45.7
2014-15
NBA Finals
6
35.8
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
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