best career finals fg% at least 19 ppg minimum 17 games since 1962

Since 1961-62, Shaquille O'Neal has the highest field-goal percentage in the NBA Finals when playing 17+ games and putting up 19.0+ points per game, at 60.2 percent.

Interpreted as:
best career finals fg% by a player at least 19 ppg minimum 17 games since 1962
NAME FG% PPG GP SERIES MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
60.2
28.8
30
NBA Finals
42.3
13.1
3.4
0.5
2.1
11.3
18.8
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.7
48.4
59.0
4.0
9.1
3.4
1,268
865
393
103
16
62
101
109
+34
2 James Worthy
J. Worthy
53.3
22.2
34
NBA Finals
39.6
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
3.6
5.3
68.3
56.4
1.9
3.1
2.0
1,346
754
171
112
34
20
68
88
3 Julius Erving
J. Erving
52.6
25.5
22
NBA Finals
39.8
7.5
4.5
2.0
1.8
9.8
18.7
0.1
0.4
14.3
5.8
7.6
76.6
57.9
2.2
5.3
2.8
875
561
166
100
44
40
45
56
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
52.3
23.5
56
NBA Finals
37.2
9.1
3.2
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.0
55.6
2.4
5.9
2.7
2,082
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
5 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
51.6
19.4
50
NBA Finals
40.9
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
6 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
49.6
20.1
18
NBA Finals
37.0
9.4
2.3
1.9
0.9
6.7
13.4
1.9
4.7
40.5
4.9
5.8
84.6
62.9
2.5
6.9
1.9
665
362
169
41
34
16
34
53
+89
7 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
48.8
27.5
17
NBA Finals
42.5
10.6
3.4
1.9
3.2
11.0
22.5
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.4
7.2
74.0
53.4
3.0
7.6
3.1
722
467
181
58
33
54
52
70
8 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
48.5
20.8
34
NBA Finals
39.6
13.3
2.8
0.8
2.4
7.9
16.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
53.8
3.7
9.6
2.8
1,346
708
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
9 LeBron James
L. James
48.4
28.4
55
NBA Finals
42.5
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48.1
33.6
35
NBA Finals
43.0
6.0
6.0
1.8
0.7
12.5
26.0
1.2
3.3
36.8
7.4
9.1
80.6
55.9
1.6
4.4
2.8
1,506
1,176
211
209
62
23
99
103
+45
11 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
47.6
23.9
29
NBA Finals
38.8
5.7
4.3
1.8
1.0
8.7
18.2
0.5
1.6
31.1
6.0
8.1
74.8
54.8
1.6
4.2
2.9
1,125
693
166
125
53
30
85
75
-51
12 Sam Jones
S. Jones
46.6
22.0
43
NBA Finals
35.1
5.1
2.9
8.7
18.8
4.5
5.4
82.8
51.9
1,508
944
221
123
127
13 Jerry West
J. West
45.9
30.5
55
NBA Finals
43.3
5.0
5.6
11.1
24.2
8.3
10.0
82.6
53.3
2,380
1,679
277
306
159
14 Larry Bird
L. Bird
45.8
23.1
31
NBA Finals
42.8
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
1,326
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
15 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
45.5
25.5
18
NBA Finals
39.6
3.8
4.4
1.5
0.4
10.1
22.1
2.1
5.8
36.2
3.3
3.5
93.7
53.9
1.1
2.7
2.4
713
459
69
80
27
8
44
51
-2
16 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
45.1
19.6
23
NBA Finals
41.9
7.5
3.5
1.0
1.1
8.2
18.1
3.2
4.4
73.3
48.8
2.1
4.9
3.4
964
450
173
80
19
20
41
95
17 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
43.8
26.8
40
NBA Finals
42.0
13.7
3.9
10.2
23.3
6.4
8.3
76.5
49.6
1,681
1,070
546
154
122
18 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
43.2
27.3
34
NBA Finals
39.0
5.8
6.0
1.6
0.3
8.8
20.4
4.5
11.3
39.5
5.2
5.6
91.7
59.6
1.0
4.7
3.5
1,327
928
196
204
55
11
120
96
+138
19 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
42.1
21.7
47
NBA Finals
39.8
7.4
4.1
1.2
0.2
8.3
19.7
5.1
6.0
84.8
48.5
1.7
5.0
1,872
1,020
350
195
15
3
154
20 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
41.2
25.3
37
NBA Finals
42.7
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
1,581
937
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
StatMuse has game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1956 Finals.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
10/24
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
10/26
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/27
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM
Wed
10/29
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

1 - 4

96

Final

103

Wed 30 Apr 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM