highest nba finals ppg ever; minimum 11 gp, from 1946-47 to 2001-02

Between the 1946-47 and 2001-02 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal averaged the most points per game in the NBA Finals when playing 11+ games, with 34.2 per game.

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highest NBA finals ppg by a player ever; minimum 11 gp, from 1946-47 to 2001-02
NAME PPG GP SERIES 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 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
34.2
19
NBA Finals
44.4
14.6
4.1
0.6
2.8
13.3
22.4
59.5
0.0
0.0
7.6
14.7
51.6
59.3
4.7
9.9
3.6
844
650
278
78
11
54
68
65
+93
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.6
35
NBA Finals
43.0
6.0
6.0
1.8
0.7
12.5
26.0
48.1
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
3 Jerry West
J. West
30.5
55
NBA Finals
43.3
5.0
5.6
11.1
24.2
45.9
8.3
10.0
82.6
53.3
2,380
1,679
277
306
159
4 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
28.4
25
NBA Finals
41.5
16.6
9.6
23.0
41.8
9.1
12.0
75.4
50.0
1,037
709
416
77
5 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.5
17
NBA Finals
42.5
10.6
3.4
1.9
3.2
11.0
22.5
48.8
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
6 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
26.4
44
NBA Finals
42.0
13.5
10.0
23.5
42.7
6.3
8.3
75.5
48.6
1,850
1,161
593
140
7 Julius Erving
J. Erving
25.5
22
NBA Finals
39.8
7.5
4.5
2.0
1.8
9.8
18.7
52.6
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
8 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
24.7
11
NBA Finals
7.6
9.5
11.6
81.3
272
42
9 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
24.5
15
NBA Finals
40.3
8.3
6.0
1.4
0.5
8.4
18.1
46.3
0.5
3.0
15.6
7.2
8.7
82.4
55.7
2.9
5.3
2.7
604
367
124
90
21
8
41
61
10 Karl Malone
K. Malone
24.4
12
NBA Finals
40.7
10.4
3.7
1.3
0.8
9.5
20.1
47.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
5.4
8.0
67.7
51.7
3.3
7.1
3.1
488
293
125
44
16
9
37
38
-11
11 George Mikan
G. Mikan
23.9
31
NBA Finals
7.8
8.4
10.5
79.4
741
145
12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23.5
56
NBA Finals
37.2
9.1
3.2
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
52.3
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
13 Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.1
31
NBA Finals
42.8
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
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
14 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
23.0
25
NBA Finals
37.0
10.8
8.0
17.9
45.0
7.0
8.4
83.3
53.4
926
576
269
109
15 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
22.6
16
NBA Finals
37.2
4.2
7.9
2.1
0.3
8.3
17.3
48.0
1.1
2.4
46.2
4.8
6.1
78.6
56.4
0.9
3.3
3.8
595
361
67
127
34
5
61
55
16 James Worthy
J. Worthy
22.2
34
NBA Finals
39.6
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
53.3
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
17 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
22.0
14
NBA Finals
41.8
6.1
5.1
1.3
1.2
8.1
19.0
42.5
0.8
2.1
36.7
5.1
6.1
83.5
50.8
1.0
5.1
2.8
585
308
85
71
18
17
39
44
+70
18 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
21.7
47
NBA Finals
39.8
7.4
4.1
1.2
0.2
8.3
19.7
42.1
5.1
6.0
84.8
48.5
1.7
5.0
1,872
1,020
350
195
15
3
154
19 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
21.7
13
NBA Finals
43.0
12.8
4.0
1.2
0.3
9.2
19.5
47.0
3.4
4.6
73.3
50.5
3.5
9.3
559
282
167
52
15
4
62
20 Gus Williams
G. Williams
21.6
12
NBA Finals
33.9
4.2
3.6
1.6
0.7
8.2
17.3
47.1
5.3
7.8
67.7
52.0
1.5
2.7
3.4
407
259
50
43
19
8
41
29
21 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
20.5
16
NBA Finals
40.5
11.6
1.4
1.2
2.2
8.1
18.4
43.7
4.4
6.7
65.4
47.9
4.2
7.4
2.5
648
328
185
23
19
35
30
71
22 Willis Reed
W. Reed
20.0
11
NBA Finals
34.2
9.9
2.7
8.7
17.9
48.7
2.5
3.9
65.1
50.9
376
220
109
30
37
23 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
19.9
52
NBA Finals
30.8
9.1
7.8
19.5
40.1
4.3
5.7
74.2
45.1
1,602
1,035
473
209
24 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
19.8
29
NBA Finals
32.1
3.3
7.7
18.0
42.8
4.3
4.7
92.6
49.2
931
574
96
65
25 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
19.6
23
NBA Finals
41.9
7.5
3.5
1.0
1.1
8.2
18.1
45.1
3.2
4.4
73.3
48.8
2.1
4.9
3.4
964
450
173
80
19
20
41
95

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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

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NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

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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