worst true shooting in a finals run with 20+ ppg

Elgin Baylor has the lowest true shooting percentage with 20.0+ points per game in an NBA Finals, at 38.8 percent in his rookie season.

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Worst true shooting by a player in a finals run with 20+ ppg

	NAME	TS%	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.8	22.8	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	4	42.3	11.8				8.5	25.5	33.3				5.8	8.8	65.7				169	91	47					18
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	41.0	20.7	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	46.0	6.7	9.1			6.9	21.6	31.8				7.0	8.4	83.1				322	145	47	64				20
3	LeBron James L. James	42.8	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	1.0	6.0	5.8	170	88	28	27	4	2	23	8	-4
4	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	44.9	24.0	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8				254	168	88					28
5	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	45.1	22.4	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	7	33.3	9.7	2.1			9.4	22.3	42.3				3.6	5.9	61.0				233	157	68	15				29
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	45.3	20.0	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	5	40.6	11.8	1.2	0.4	2.0	7.2	18.2	39.6				5.6	8.8	63.6	4.2	7.6	3.0	203	100	59	6	2	10	15	24
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45.6	22.6	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	5	46.2	2.8	4.4	1.8	0.6	8.6	22.6	38.1	0.8	4.6	17.4	4.6	5.0	92.0	0.4	2.4	3.6	231	113	14	22	9	3	18	15	-52
8	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	45.9	21.2	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	44.3	9.2	7.7	2.0	1.0	9.0	20.5	43.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.2	5.8	54.3	2.7	6.5	4.3	266	127	55	46	12	6	26	19
9	Rick Barry R. Barry	45.9	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				260	245	53	20				25
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	46.2	25.0	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	7	42.9	15.0	2.3			9.3	23.4	39.6				6.4	8.3	77.6				300	175	105	16				17
11	Hal Greer H. Greer	46.4	26.0	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	6	46.0	8.0	6.2			9.8	24.7	39.9				6.3	7.7	82.6				276	156	48	37				23
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	46.5	20.8	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	4	42.3	10.8	1.8	1.5	2.8	8.0	19.3	41.6				4.8	7.0	67.9	3.3	7.5		169	83	43	7	6	11		16
13	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	46.7	23.3	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	6	34.2	9.2	1.3			9.0	21.8	41.2				5.3	7.2	74.4				205	140	55	8				24
14	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	46.8	21.9	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	40.0	3.7				7.6	20.3	37.3				6.7	7.0	95.9				280	153	26					18
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	46.8	22.3	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	44.8	15.7	1.3	0.8	2.2	8.0	19.8	40.3	0.0	0.0		6.3	9.2	69.1	7.7	8.0	2.0	269	134	94	8	5	13	12	11
16	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	47.0	22.7	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	9.9	4.6	1.1	0.3	9.9	22.4	43.9				3.0	4.0	75.0	2.9	7.0		305	159	69	32	8	2		34
17	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	47.0	21.6	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	5	40.6	4.6	2.0			9.2	20.8	44.2				3.2	5.0	64.0				203	108	23	10				13
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	47.1	20.6	2004-05	NBA Finals	SAS	7	40.7	14.1	2.1	0.4	2.1	7.7	18.4	41.9	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.7	66.7	4.7	9.4	2.4	285	144	99	15	3	15	17	16	-8
19	LeBron James L. James	47.7	35.8	2014-15	NBA Finals	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	1.8	11.5	3.5	274	215	80	53	8	3	21	19	-25
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	47.8	30.1	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	44.7	18.3				9.9	25.4	38.8				10.4	13.9	75.3				313	211	128					23
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	48.1	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	0.8	6.0	3.8	244	129	41	42	7	4	23	15	-21
22	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	48.2	27.6	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	5		8.0	2.8			11.0	25.8	42.6				5.6	6.4	87.5					138	40	14				16
23	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	48.2	21.8	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	5	45.0	8.0	5.4	1.0	1.4	8.8	20.4	43.1				4.2	5.0	84.0	2.6	5.4	3.6	225	109	40	27	5	7	18	23
24	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	48.4	20.4	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	7	40.6	7.0	4.1	1.0	1.0	8.4	18.7	45.0				3.6	5.4	65.8	1.9	5.1	3.3	284	143	49	29	7	7	23	30
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	48.5	23.8	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	6	40.8	10.3	3.5	1.7	0.3	9.0	20.3	44.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.8	9.7	60.3	3.2	7.2	2.3	245	143	62	21	10	2	14	19	+12

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Elgin Baylor has the lowest true shooting percentage with 20.0+ points per game in an NBA Finals, at 38.8 percent in his rookie season.

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