players with the highest ppg in an nba finals since 2000

Since 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal has put up the most points per game in an NBA Finals, with 38.0 per game.

NAMEPPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
38.0
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
45.5
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
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
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
3LeBron James
L. James
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
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35.6
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
5
47.4
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
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35.2
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
5
39.7
8.2
5.4
1.0
1.6
12.0
21.6
55.6
3.6
7.6
47.4
7.6
8.2
92.7
69.8
1.4
6.8
2.2
199
176
41
27
5
8
11
13
+33
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
35.2
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
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
7Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
34.7
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
43.5
7.8
3.8
2.7
1.0
10.8
23.2
46.8
0.5
1.8
27.3
12.5
16.2
77.3
57.2
2.0
5.8
3.7
261
208
47
23
16
6
22
22
+22
8LeBron James
L. James
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
9LeBron James
L. James
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
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
33.0
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
45.0
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
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
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
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
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
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.6
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
5
42.6
6.0
2.2
1.4
1.0
11.4
20.8
54.8
2.6
6.6
39.4
5.2
6.2
83.9
65.0
1.2
4.8
3.8
213
153
30
11
7
5
19
20
-20
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
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
15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
30.3
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
7
38.2
4.6
5.6
1.9
1.6
10.0
22.6
44.3
1.1
4.7
24.2
9.1
10.0
91.4
56.1
0.3
4.3
3.4
267
212
32
39
13
11
24
22
+8
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30.2
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
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
17LeBron James
L. James
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
18LeBron James
L. James
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
19Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
29.5
2025-26
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
4
38.7
4.5
5.0
2.0
0.0
10.5
26.5
39.6
2.5
7.3
34.5
6.0
7.0
85.7
49.9
1.3
3.3
4.0
155
118
18
20
8
0
16
10
-2
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
29.4
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
5
40.3
4.0
4.4
1.0
0.2
11.6
24.6
47.2
2.6
6.2
41.9
3.6
4.0
90.0
55.8
1.6
2.4
3.2
202
147
20
22
5
1
16
16
-32
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.2
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
5
38.8
8.8
5.6
2.6
0.0
11.8
25.0
47.2
2.2
9.0
24.4
3.4
5.8
58.6
53.0
0.0
8.8
4.6
194
146
44
28
13
0
23
14
+7
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
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
23LeBron James
L. James
28.6
2011-12
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
5
44.1
10.2
7.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
21.6
47.2
0.6
3.2
18.8
7.6
9.2
82.6
55.8
3.0
7.2
3.8
220
143
51
37
8
2
19
10
+31
24Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
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
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
28.5
2018-19
NBA Finals
TOR TOR
6
40.5
9.8
4.2
2.0
1.2
8.2
18.8
43.4
2.5
7.0
35.7
9.7
10.7
90.6
60.6
2.7
7.2
3.0
243
171
59
25
12
7
18
15
+15
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35.9

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20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
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4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
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12.0
6
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60
22
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2
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56
26
.683
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3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
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4
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52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
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6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
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76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
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Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
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32
50
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31
51
.378
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13
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20
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19
63
.232
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65
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64
18
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2
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62
20
.756
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3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
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Rockets Rockets - x
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22
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
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ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105
Mon
3/30
CHI CHI
@
SAS SAS
114-129
Mon
3/30
MIN MIN
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DAL DAL
124-94
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3/30
CLE CLE
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UTA UTA
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6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
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NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Fri
6/19
NYK NYK
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SAS SAS
8:30 PM