players with 34 or more minutes per game in a finals series

Bob Cousy had 46.0 minutes per game in the 1957 NBA Finals.

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1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
46.0
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
20.7
6.7
9.1
6.9
21.6
31.8
7.0
8.4
83.1
41.0
322
145
47
64
20
2Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
36.3
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
24.0
12.6
9.6
23.7
40.4
4.9
6.9
70.8
44.9
254
168
88
28
3Slater Martin
S. Martin
45.0
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
14.7
3.9
4.7
14.7
32.0
5.3
6.9
77.1
41.5
315
103
27
26
4Jack McMahon
J. McMahon
35.9
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
10.9
4.4
4.6
13.1
34.8
1.7
3.1
54.5
37.4
251
76
31
36
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
44.7
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
30.1
18.3
9.9
25.4
38.8
10.4
13.9
75.3
47.8
313
211
128
23
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
41.6
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
13.3
22.9
5.1
14.4
35.6
3.0
6.1
48.8
38.8
291
93
160
30
7Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
40.0
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
21.9
3.7
7.6
20.3
37.3
6.7
7.0
95.9
46.8
280
153
26
18
8Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
42.0
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
18.7
6.3
7.7
5.8
16.8
34.7
7.0
8.3
84.0
45.5
252
112
38
46
14
9Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
39.0
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
25.2
9.7
7.7
17.3
44.2
9.8
11.3
86.8
56.4
234
151
58
30
10Slater Martin
S. Martin
41.3
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
12.2
4.5
3.7
11.5
31.9
4.8
7.3
65.9
41.3
248
73
27
22
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39.7
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
29.3
17.0
9.7
22.8
42.3
10.0
13.2
75.9
51.2
238
176
102
18
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
34.3
1957-58
NBA Finals
4
14.5
19.3
4.3
12.3
34.7
6.0
9.5
63.2
44.1
137
58
77
12
13Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
36.0
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
21.3
4.5
8.2
19.0
43.0
5.0
5.2
96.8
50.1
216
128
27
18
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
42.3
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
22.8
11.8
8.5
25.5
33.3
5.8
8.8
65.7
38.8
169
91
47
18
15Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
46.5
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
16.8
8.0
12.8
6.0
19.5
30.8
4.8
7.8
61.3
36.6
186
67
32
51
6
16Dick Garmaker
D. Garmaker
35.3
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
19.3
4.3
8.3
18.8
44.0
2.8
3.3
84.6
47.7
141
77
17
15
17Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
41.8
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
14.3
3.5
9.0
5.8
15.0
38.3
2.8
3.8
73.3
42.8
167
57
14
36
10
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
46.5
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
9.3
29.5
3.0
9.5
31.6
3.3
7.3
44.8
36.4
186
37
118
9
19Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
35.4
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
14.4
3.7
10.0
5.9
18.9
31.1
2.7
3.3
82.6
35.5
248
101
26
70
12
20Si Green
S. Green
37.6
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
13.0
7.1
5.7
5.0
11.9
42.2
3.0
4.7
63.6
46.7
263
91
50
40
25
21Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
37.9
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
23.6
10.1
2.7
8.9
20.9
42.5
5.9
6.9
85.4
49.4
265
165
71
19
28
22Johnny McCarthy
J. McCarthy
41.0
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
7.4
5.1
5.4
2.7
7.4
36.5
2.0
2.1
93.3
44.4
287
52
36
38
26
23Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39.7
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
25.7
14.9
3.6
9.6
20.3
47.2
6.6
9.3
70.8
52.8
278
180
104
25
18
24Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
35.9
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
18.4
7.3
1.0
7.0
14.6
48.0
4.4
5.4
81.6
54.3
251
129
51
7
29
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
45.0
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
16.7
24.9
3.0
5.7
12.1
47.1
5.3
7.7
68.5
53.8
315
117
174
21
12
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