highest ppg in a single nba finals from 2003-04 to 2021-22

Between the 2003-04 and 2021-22 seasons, LeBron James scored the most points per game in an NBA Finals, with 35.8 per game.

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highest ppg by a player in a single NBA finals from 2003-04 to 2021-22

	NAME	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	LeBron James L. James	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	47.7	1.8	11.5	3.5	274	215	80	53	8	3	21	19	-25
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	35.2	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	39.7	8.2	5.4	1.0	1.6	12.0	21.6	55.6	3.6	7.6	47.4	7.6	8.2	92.7	69.8	1.4	6.8	2.2	199	176	41	27	5	8	11	13	+33
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	35.2	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	6	39.8	13.2	5.0	1.2	1.8	12.7	20.5	61.8	0.5	2.5	20.0	9.3	14.2	65.9	65.8	4.0	9.2	2.3	239	211	79	30	7	11	14	18	+30
4	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	34.7	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	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
5	LeBron James L. James	34.0	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	4	44.7	8.5	10.0	1.3	1.0	12.3	23.3	52.7	1.5	4.5	33.3	8.0	9.5	84.2	62.0	2.3	6.3	5.0	179	136	34	40	5	4	20	11	-60
6	LeBron James L. James	33.6	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	5	42.4	12.0	10.0	1.4	1.0	13.2	23.4	56.4	2.4	6.2	38.7	4.8	7.4	64.9	63.0	1.8	10.2	4.2	212	168	60	50	7	5	21	13	-7
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	32.4	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	5	43.8	5.6	7.4	1.4	1.4	11.6	27.0	43.0	1.8	5.0	36.0	7.4	8.8	84.1	52.5	0.6	5.0	3.2	219	162	28	37	7	7	16	13	+49
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31.2	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	6	37.5	6.0	5.0	2.0	0.2	11.0	22.8	48.2	5.2	11.8	43.7	4.0	4.7	85.7	62.6	0.3	5.7	2.5	225	187	36	30	12	1	15	18	+35
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	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
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30.5	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	6	41.7	5.2	6.0	1.5	0.2	8.8	21.3	41.4	3.8	11.2	34.3	9.0	9.5	94.7	59.8	1.0	4.2	2.8	250	183	31	36	9	1	17	15	-19
11	LeBron James L. James	29.8	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.4	11.8	8.5	1.2	0.5	11.3	19.2	59.1	2.5	6.0	41.7	4.7	7.0	66.7	67.1	2.0	9.8	3.5	236	179	71	51	7	3	21	13	+36
12	LeBron James L. James	29.7	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	11.3	8.9	2.6	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	208	79	62	18	16	31	16	+26
13	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	29.4	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	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
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28.8	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	41.3	10.8	7.5	0.8	2.3	10.0	19.0	52.6	2.3	5.5	40.9	6.5	6.8	96.3	65.4	0.5	10.3	2.3	165	115	43	30	3	9	9	12	+86
15	LeBron James L. James	28.6	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	5	44.1	10.2	7.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28.6	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.2	8.0	3.9	2.1	0.7	9.4	23.3	40.5	2.1	6.7	31.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	52.8	1.7	6.3	3.9	288	200	56	27	15	5	27	27	+8
17	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	28.5	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	6	40.5	9.8	4.2	2.0	1.2	8.2	18.8	43.4	2.5	7.0	35.7	9.7	10.7	90.6	60.6	2.7	7.2	3.0	243	171	59	25	12	7	18	15	+15
18	LeBron James L. James	28.2	2013-14	NBA Finals	MIA	5	37.8	7.8	4.0	2.0	0.4	10.4	18.2	57.1	2.8	5.4	51.9	4.6	5.8	79.3	67.9	1.4	6.4	3.8	189	141	39	20	10	2	19	10	-47
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	28.2	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	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
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	27.5	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	40.6	6.0	6.8	1.5	0.8	9.3	23.0	40.2	5.5	13.3	41.5	3.5	3.5	100.0	56.0	0.8	5.3	2.8	162	110	24	27	6	3	11	11	+47
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	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
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	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
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26.8	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	37.7	8.0	9.4	2.2	0.0	8.0	18.2	44.0	3.8	9.8	38.8	7.0	7.8	89.7	61.9	2.2	5.8	3.8	189	134	40	47	11	0	19	14	+30
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.6	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	5	42.6	10.8	1.6	0.4	0.6	10.6	16.8	63.1	0.0	0.0		5.4	11.0	49.1	61.5	3.0	7.8	2.8	213	133	54	8	2	3	14	22	-31
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	26.5	2010-11	NBA Finals	MIA	6	39.0	7.0	5.2	1.5	1.5	9.8	18.0	54.6	1.2	3.8	30.4	5.7	8.2	69.4	61.4	2.5	4.5	2.5	234	159	42	31	9	9	15	14	-6

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

APG

6.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	8:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

2 - 2

103

Final

112

Cavaliers

2 - 2

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.2

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.5

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Holmgren

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

115.7

114.1

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.3

105.7

107.0

107.4

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

11.3

3.6

3.0

0.8

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

510.3

Cunningham

443

Towns

431.9

James

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

551.3

Cunningham

458

Towns

451.3

James

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.1

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.30

Sasser

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.20

Sasser

2.00

Lanier

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

53-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

39-54

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0