lowest nba finals fg% since 1980 minimum 180 shot attempts

Since 1979-80, Jayson Tatum has the worst field-goal percentage in the NBA Finals when attempting 180+ field goals, at 37.6 percent.

Interpreted as:
lowest NBA finals fg% by a player since 1980 minimum 180 shot attempts
NAMEFG%FGASERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGM3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
37.6
218
NBA Finals
11
40.5
21.8
7.3
7.1
1.1
0.6
7.5
2.7
7.5
36.6
4.2
5.4
78.0
49.2
0.8
6.5
3.5
446
240
80
78
12
7
39
26
-15
2JR Smith
JR Smith
37.7
223
NBA Finals
25
30.0
9.7
2.7
1.0
0.9
0.4
3.4
2.4
6.2
38.1
0.6
1.1
59.3
51.7
0.4
2.3
0.6
749
243
67
24
22
9
16
71
-112
3Kevin Love
K. Love
38.6
202
NBA Finals
19
27.5
12.3
8.4
1.1
1.2
0.5
4.1
1.8
5.2
34.7
2.3
2.8
81.5
51.8
2.3
6.2
1.0
523
234
160
21
22
10
19
37
-92
4Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
39.2
237
NBA Finals
16
41.1
15.4
5.8
7.8
1.4
0.6
5.8
1.8
5.3
32.9
2.1
2.7
76.7
48.3
1.8
4.1
3.2
658
247
93
124
23
9
51
28
-4
5Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
39.3
219
NBA Finals
12
43.0
18.7
5.3
3.2
0.7
0.1
7.2
0.4
1.3
31.3
3.9
4.8
81.0
45.8
1.8
3.5
3.1
516
224
63
38
8
1
37
32
+57
6Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
39.4
180
NBA Finals
10
38.3
17.6
8.6
2.3
1.6
1.8
7.1
0.1
1.0
10.0
3.3
5.0
66.0
43.6
2.3
6.3
3.6
383
176
86
23
16
18
36
44
-18
7Robert Reid
R. Reid
39.7
184
NBA Finals
12
40.4
14.5
5.9
5.9
1.7
0.4
6.1
0.1
0.8
11.1
2.3
2.9
77.1
43.6
2.4
3.5
1.9
485
174
71
71
20
5
23
41
8Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
40.4
230
NBA Finals
12
42.0
24.4
10.3
2.3
0.7
0.7
7.8
1.1
3.6
30.2
7.8
8.4
93.1
53.4
0.9
9.3
2.5
504
293
123
27
8
8
30
35
+48
9Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
41.2
808
NBA Finals
37
42.7
25.3
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
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
10Draymond Green
D. Green
41.4
319
NBA Finals
33
38.5
11.5
9.1
6.6
1.8
1.0
4.0
1.1
3.8
28.0
2.5
3.3
74.5
51.9
1.5
7.6
2.6
1,269
381
300
219
59
32
87
138
+140
11Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
41.7
199
NBA Finals
19
31.0
10.7
5.2
6.6
1.4
0.3
4.4
0.5
1.6
30.0
1.5
2.8
51.9
45.6
1.5
3.6
2.0
590
203
98
126
26
5
38
36
+1
12Danny Green
D. Green
41.8
194
NBA Finals
24
27.3
9.7
3.2
1.0
1.3
0.9
3.4
2.5
5.8
42.1
0.5
0.6
85.7
58.2
0.8
2.4
1.1
654
233
77
25
30
21
27
64
+78
13Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
41.9
403
NBA Finals
25
40.1
17.9
4.4
7.1
1.4
0.4
6.8
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.2
4.9
85.4
48.9
1.5
2.9
2.6
1,003
447
110
178
36
11
65
68
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
42.5
579
NBA Finals
35
42.0
19.0
8.3
5.9
1.9
1.1
7.0
0.9
3.3
25.6
4.1
5.4
74.7
50.1
2.8
5.6
3.3
1,470
664
292
207
67
39
117
118
+38
15Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
42.9
296
NBA Finals
43
28.2
8.7
2.2
2.4
1.0
0.0
3.0
1.1
2.7
41.7
1.7
2.1
81.3
55.9
0.4
1.7
1.0
1,212
376
94
103
45
1
41
127
+110
16Robert Horry
R. Horry
42.9
282
NBA Finals
37
32.7
9.7
5.9
2.9
1.3
1.2
3.3
1.5
3.9
39.2
1.6
2.3
71.4
56.1
1.7
4.2
1.2
1,208
358
220
109
49
43
45
113
+116
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
43.2
694
NBA Finals
34
39.0
27.3
5.8
6.0
1.6
0.3
8.8
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
18Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
43.2
229
NBA Finals
15
40.0
16.0
3.5
7.7
1.8
0.2
6.6
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.4
47.1
1.2
2.3
3.1
600
240
52
116
27
3
47
49
19Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
43.5
504
NBA Finals
33
37.1
18.5
3.9
1.9
0.8
0.5
6.6
3.2
8.1
39.8
2.0
2.4
84.6
56.7
0.5
3.4
1.3
1,223
610
128
62
26
15
42
89
+59
20Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
43.5
200
NBA Finals
11
38.7
22.3
6.5
4.3
1.2
0.5
7.9
2.2
7.4
29.6
4.3
5.5
77.0
54.0
1.4
5.1
3.1
426
245
71
47
13
6
34
31
+15
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
43.5
186
NBA Finals
13
39.3
19.8
4.9
4.5
0.9
0.6
6.2
1.5
3.7
39.6
5.8
6.9
84.4
57.0
0.5
4.4
3.1
511
257
64
59
12
8
40
49
+21
22Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
43.8
288
NBA Finals
29
30.5
14.0
4.2
3.5
1.3
0.2
4.3
1.4
4.1
35.0
3.9
4.7
83.1
58.5
0.7
3.5
2.6
884
407
121
102
37
5
76
95
+177
23Moses Malone
M. Malone
44.2
190
NBA Finals
10
42.6
23.7
16.6
1.6
1.1
1.9
8.4
0.0
0.0
6.9
10.2
67.6
50.5
7.3
9.3
2.3
426
237
166
16
11
19
23
26
24Byron Scott
B. Scott
44.5
299
NBA Finals
30
30.5
11.0
3.0
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.4
0.3
1.3
25.0
1.8
2.4
75.0
49.9
0.8
2.2
1.3
915
330
89
53
35
5
39
82
25Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
44.7
398
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
60
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.732
2
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
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3
53
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.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
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46
36
.561
14.0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/2
@
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Last Game
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93

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106

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
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45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
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16.0
10
43
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.524
17.0
11
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32
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28.0
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31
51
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29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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Kings Kings - e
22
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22
60
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Wed
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137-157
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120-103

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
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Sat
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