youngest player to score 20 ppg in the finals

Magic Johnson is the youngest with 20.0+ points per game in an NBA Finals. He was 20 years old in his rookie season.

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youngest player to score 20 or higher ppg in a season in the finals

	NAME	Age	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	21.5	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	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
2	Alvan Adams A. Adams	21	23.0	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	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
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	22	26.0	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	5	39.7	11.2	2.6	1.0	3.6	8.8	20.8	42.3	1.8	6.6	27.3	6.6	8.4	78.6	53.1	3.6	7.6	2.6	199	130	56	13	5	18	13	11	+8
4	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22	23.0	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	1	43.6	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
5	LeBron James L. James	22	22.0	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	42.6	7.0	6.8	1.0	0.5	8.0	22.5	35.6	1.0	5.0	20.0	5.0	7.3	69.0	42.8	1.0	6.0	5.8	170	88	28	27	4	2	23	8	-4
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	22	24.6	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	5	46.8	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
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22	27.4	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	5	45.8	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
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	22	28.0	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	4	45.0	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
9	James Worthy J. Worthy	22	22.1	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	7	39.1	4.4	2.3	1.4	0.3	9.6	15.0	63.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.6	65.6	65.1	2.0	2.4	2.3	274	155	31	16	10	2	16	25
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	22	40.8	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	6	43.3	8.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	245	53	20				25
11	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22	24.0	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	168	88					28
12	Jalen Williams J. Williams	23	23.6	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	34.7	5.0	3.7	0.9	0.0	7.9	18.1	43.3	1.1	4.3	26.7	6.7	8.3	81.0	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.1	243	165	35	26	6	0	15	23	-21
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23	21.5	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.7	6.8	7.0	1.2	0.7	7.3	20.0	36.7	3.3	7.3	45.5	3.5	5.3	65.6	48.1	0.8	6.0	3.8	244	129	41	42	7	4	23	15	-21
14	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	23	27.1	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	39.0	3.9	3.9	2.1	0.7	10.3	22.0	46.8	2.1	5.3	40.5	4.4	4.7	93.9	56.4	1.1	2.7	2.6	273	190	27	27	15	5	18	18	+33
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	30.6	2011-12	NBA Finals	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
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	23	27.0	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	5	42.3	6.4	6.6	1.0	0.4	10.4	24.0	43.3	0.6	4.4	13.6	5.6	6.8	82.4	50.0	0.8	5.6	2.2	211	135	32	33	5	2	11	12	-17
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	23	26.8	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	4	43.8	5.8	5.3	1.5	0.8	9.0	17.5	51.4	1.5	2.8	54.5	7.3	9.0	80.6	62.3	0.8	5.0	3.8	175	107	23	21	6	3	15	11	+34
18	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	23	25.5	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	4	43.0	4.8	8.0	1.0	0.8	8.8	17.5	50.0	2.8	6.0	45.8	5.3	5.8	91.3	63.7	1.5	3.3	3.8	172	102	19	32	4	3	15	15
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23	24.7	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	6	40.2	11.8	1.8	2.3	3.2	9.3	19.5	47.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	52.6	4.5	7.3	2.7	241	148	71	11	14	19	16	26
20	James Worthy J. Worthy	23	23.7	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.0	4.5	3.2	0.5	0.5	9.5	16.8	56.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.7	6.7	70.0	59.9	1.7	2.8	1.3	234	142	27	19	3	3	8	14
21	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	23	20.2	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	6	33.8	6.0	2.2	1.2	2.3	8.7	16.3	53.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.8	4.3	65.4	55.3	2.0	4.0	3.2	203	121	36	13	7	14	19	29
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	27.0	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	42.0	18.5	2.8			11.5	19.0	60.5				4.0	5.3	76.2	63.4				168	108	74	11				12
23	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	23	20.3	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	39.3	9.8	3.3			8.8	16.8	52.2				2.8	4.0	68.8	54.7				157	81	39	13				13
24	Jerry West J. West	23	31.1	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	7	45.0	5.0	2.7			10.4	22.9	45.6				10.3	12.1	84.7	55.2				315	218	35	19				25
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	29.2	2023-24	NBA Finals	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

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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Magic Johnson is the youngest with 20.0+ points per game in an NBA Finals. He was 20 years old in his rookie season.

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