youngest players to average 25 ppg during finals

Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal and Rick Barry are tied for the youngest with 25.0+ points per game in an NBA Finals. They were 22 years old.

Interpreted as:
youngest players to average 25 or higher ppg in a season during finals
NAMEAgePPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22
27.4
1998-99
NBA Finals
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
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22
28.0
1994-95
NBA Finals
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
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
22
40.8
1966-67
NBA Finals
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
4Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23
27.1
2015-16
NBA Finals
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
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
23
30.6
2011-12
NBA Finals
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
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23
27.0
2011-12
NBA Finals
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
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23
26.8
2001-02
NBA Finals
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
8Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
23
25.5
1994-95
NBA Finals
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
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23
27.0
1970-71
NBA Finals
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
10Jerry West
J. West
23
31.1
1961-62
NBA Finals
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
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
29.2
2023-24
NBA Finals
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
12Devin Booker
D. Booker
24
28.2
2020-21
NBA Finals
6
40.2
3.5
4.0
0.8
0.3
10.8
23.8
45.5
1.8
6.8
26.8
4.7
5.3
87.5
53.8
1.0
2.5
3.2
241
169
21
24
5
2
19
23
+12
13Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
24
29.4
2016-17
NBA Finals
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
14Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24
34.7
2005-06
NBA Finals
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
15Andrew Toney
A. Toney
24
26.0
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
37.8
2.7
7.8
1.2
0.0
10.7
20.2
52.9
0.5
1.0
50.0
4.2
4.8
86.2
58.3
0.8
1.8
3.2
227
156
16
47
7
0
19
23
16Jerry West
J. West
24
29.5
1962-63
NBA Finals
6
44.0
6.8
4.5
12.7
25.8
49.0
4.2
5.5
75.8
52.2
264
177
41
27
11
17Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24
30.1
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
44.7
18.3
9.9
25.4
38.8
10.4
13.9
75.3
47.8
313
211
128
23
18George Mikan
G. Mikan
24
27.5
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
9.0
9.5
11.5
82.6
165
28
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25
35.6
2000-01
NBA Finals
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
20Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
25
27.3
1988-89
NBA Finals
4
36.8
1.8
6.0
0.5
0.3
9.5
16.5
57.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.3
9.5
86.8
65.9
0.3
1.5
1.8
147
109
7
24
2
1
7
4
21Gus Williams
G. Williams
25
29.0
1978-79
NBA Finals
5
36.6
3.6
3.6
1.0
0.6
11.4
22.8
50.0
6.2
9.8
63.3
53.5
2.0
1.6
3.0
183
145
18
18
5
3
15
8
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25
29.3
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
39.7
17.0
9.7
22.8
42.3
10.0
13.2
75.9
51.2
238
176
102
18
23George Mikan
G. Mikan
25
32.2
1949-50
NBA Finals
6
10.5
11.2
14.3
77.9
193
27
24Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25
26.2
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
8.8
8.6
11.6
74.1
131
15
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
26
30.3
2024-25
NBA Finals
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

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

6.9

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

8th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

6.6

4th

3P%

35.0

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
Spurs Spurs
41
16
.719
3.0
3
35
21
.625
8.5
4
36
22
.621
8.5
5
36
23
.610
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
1:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

41 - 16

114

Final

103

DET Pistons

42 - 14

Mon 23 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
19
.667
4.5
3
37
22
.627
6.5
4
37
22
.627
6.5
5
34
24
.586
9.0
6
32
26
.552
11.0
7
31
26
.544
11.5
8
31
28
.525
12.5
9
29
31
.483
15.0
10
28
31
.475
15.5
11
25
31
.446
17.0
12
24
35
.407
19.5
13
16
41
.281
26.5
14
15
42
.263
27.5
15
15
44
.254
28.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
41
16
.719
3.0
3
35
21
.625
8.5
4
36
22
.621
8.5
5
36
23
.610
9.0
6
34
23
.596
10.0
7
33
26
.559
12.0
8
30
28
.517
14.5
9
28
31
.475
17.0
10
27
30
.474
17.0
11
21
35
.375
22.5
12
21
36
.368
23.0
13
18
40
.310
26.5
14
17
42
.288
28.0
15
13
46
.220
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/22
@
117-114
Thu
1/22
@
110-98
Fri
1/23
@
115-119
Fri
1/23
@
112-109
Fri
1/23
@
119-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM