youngest player 18 minutes a game in the nba finals

Dereck Lively II is the youngest with 18.0+ minutes per game in an NBA Finals. He was 19 years old in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
youngest player 18 or higher minutes a game in a season in the NBA finals
NAME AGE MPG SEASON SERIES TM GP PPG 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 Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
19
22.8
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
5
5.6
8.2
0.4
0.8
0.2
2.4
3.4
70.6
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.6
1.4
42.9
69.7
3.2
5.0
1.0
114
28
41
2
4
1
5
11
-10
2 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
20
34.6
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
14.7
4.2
3.0
0.5
0.0
5.3
14.5
36.8
1.8
5.0
36.7
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.8
0.2
4.0
2.3
208
88
25
18
3
0
14
7
-46
3 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
20
34.8
2006-07
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
10.8
1.8
2.5
1.5
0.0
4.5
10.3
43.9
1.5
4.8
31.6
0.3
0.3
100.0
51.9
0.3
1.5
0.0
139
43
7
10
6
0
0
8
-6
4 Tony Parker
T. Parker
20
35.3
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
6
14.0
3.2
4.2
0.3
0.2
5.3
13.8
38.6
1.0
2.3
42.9
2.3
3.8
60.9
45.1
0.3
2.8
1.8
212
84
19
25
2
1
11
9
-7
5 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
42.7
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
6 Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
20
18.7
1976-77
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
7.0
5.2
0.8
0.8
1.5
2.2
4.8
44.8
2.7
4.5
59.3
51.4
0.5
4.7
112
42
31
5
5
9
14
7 Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
21
22.3
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
7
6.0
2.6
0.7
1.7
0.6
2.6
5.4
47.4
0.7
2.3
31.3
0.1
0.3
50.0
54.0
0.7
1.9
0.6
156
42
18
5
12
4
4
18
-10
8 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
21
36.5
2012-13
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
7
14.6
11.1
0.9
2.0
0.4
5.9
11.4
51.3
1.1
3.3
34.8
1.7
2.4
70.6
58.3
3.0
8.1
1.0
255
102
78
6
14
3
7
16
+12
9 Andrew Bynum
A. Bynum
21
18.9
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
6.0
4.2
0.6
0.4
0.6
2.4
6.6
36.4
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.8
66.7
40.6
2.0
2.2
0.6
95
30
21
3
2
3
3
21
+8
10 Jordan Farmar
J. Farmar
21
19.2
2007-08
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
7.0
1.8
1.3
0.3
0.5
2.5
5.2
48.4
1.5
2.8
52.9
0.5
0.7
75.0
64.1
0.2
1.7
0.8
115
42
11
8
2
3
5
7
-55
11 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
21
27.0
2007-08
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
9.3
3.8
6.7
1.5
0.5
3.3
8.8
37.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
2.7
4.5
59.3
43.2
1.2
2.7
1.5
162
56
23
40
9
3
9
13
-4
12 Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
21
24.3
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
4
6.8
4.5
1.3
1.0
0.0
2.8
5.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.8
45.5
52.2
0.5
4.0
0.8
97
27
18
5
4
0
3
7
-1
13 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21
35.2
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
15.6
4.6
4.2
1.0
1.4
6.6
18.0
36.7
0.4
2.0
20.0
2.0
2.2
90.9
41.1
1.2
3.4
1.2
176
78
23
21
5
7
6
18
+5
14 Johnny Davis
J. Davis
21
32.7
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
6
10.7
3.3
5.0
1.8
0.0
4.0
9.3
42.9
2.7
3.3
80.0
49.4
1.2
2.2
196
64
20
30
11
0
18
15 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
21
38.7
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
23.0
10.2
4.7
1.3
0.8
9.8
20.2
48.8
3.3
4.2
80.0
52.3
2.8
7.3
232
138
61
28
8
5
22
16 Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
21
26.8
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
11.5
9.8
1.0
1.8
0.8
4.5
14.0
32.1
2.5
3.0
83.3
37.5
3.3
6.5
107
46
39
4
7
3
9
17 Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
22
20.6
2024-25
NBA Finals
IND IND
7
12.4
5.1
1.3
0.6
0.7
3.4
8.1
42.1
1.0
3.0
33.3
4.6
5.9
78.0
58.0
2.6
2.6
1.3
144
87
36
9
4
5
9
13
-32
18 Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
22
30.3
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
7
12.3
8.9
0.6
0.6
1.6
4.3
10.9
39.5
0.4
2.7
15.8
3.3
3.9
85.2
48.9
2.0
6.9
1.4
212
86
62
4
4
11
10
15
+34
19 Jordan Poole
J. Poole
22
20.8
2021-22
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
13.2
1.8
1.8
0.5
0.2
4.5
10.3
43.5
2.5
6.5
38.5
1.7
1.8
90.9
59.1
0.2
1.7
2.0
125
79
11
11
3
1
12
12
-3
20 Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
22
37.5
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
14.7
12.0
1.8
1.5
1.5
5.7
10.7
53.1
0.0
0.0
3.3
3.7
90.9
59.7
2.2
9.8
1.3
225
88
72
11
9
9
8
23
+9
21 Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
22
33.7
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
4
15.3
6.3
2.5
0.3
0.8
5.8
10.8
53.5
0.0
0.0
3.8
6.0
62.5
56.9
1.5
4.8
2.0
135
61
25
10
1
3
8
11
-28
22 Kevon Looney
K. Looney
22
20.8
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
5
5.8
3.2
1.2
0.4
0.2
2.8
4.8
58.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.8
25.0
56.3
1.4
1.8
1.0
104
29
16
6
2
1
5
14
-10
23 Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
22
32.9
2014-15
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
8.8
5.8
0.8
0.8
0.5
3.2
8.5
37.3
1.3
3.2
42.1
1.2
1.5
77.8
48.2
3.0
2.8
0.7
198
53
35
5
5
3
4
17
+17
24 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22
43.6
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
1
23.0
7.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
2.0
8.0
25.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
51.2
2.0
5.0
1.0
44
23
7
6
4
2
1
5
+5
25 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
22
33.4
2013-14
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
5
17.8
6.4
2.0
1.6
1.2
6.0
9.8
61.2
2.2
3.8
57.9
3.6
4.6
78.3
75.3
1.6
4.8
1.8
167
89
32
10
8
6
9
22
+62
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