most finals minutes from 1998-99 to 2017-18

Between the 1998-99 and 2017-18 seasons, LeBron James played the most minutes in the NBA Finals, with 2,101 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
most finals minutes by a player from 1998-99 to 2017-18
NAME MIN SERIES GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
2,101
NBA Finals
49
42.9
28.2
10.0
7.7
1.8
0.9
10.6
22.5
47.2
1.8
5.1
34.3
5.2
7.1
73.9
55.1
1.9
8.1
4.0
1,383
490
379
86
43
196
117
-122
2 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,581
NBA Finals
37
42.7
25.3
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
41.2
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
937
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
3 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,346
NBA Finals
34
39.6
20.8
13.3
2.8
0.8
2.4
7.9
16.2
48.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
53.8
3.7
9.6
2.8
708
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
4 Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
1,212
NBA Finals
43
28.2
8.7
2.2
2.4
1.0
0.0
3.0
6.9
42.9
1.1
2.7
41.7
1.7
2.1
81.3
55.9
0.4
1.7
1.0
376
94
103
45
1
41
127
+110
5 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1,125
NBA Finals
29
38.8
23.9
5.7
4.3
1.8
1.0
8.7
18.2
47.6
0.5
1.6
31.1
6.0
8.1
74.8
54.8
1.6
4.2
2.9
693
166
125
53
30
85
75
-51
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,088
NBA Finals
26
41.8
29.0
13.2
3.0
0.6
2.0
11.4
18.9
60.3
0.0
0.0
6.2
13.1
47.4
58.8
4.2
9.0
3.1
753
343
78
15
52
80
91
+34
7 Tony Parker
T. Parker
1,053
NBA Finals
29
36.3
16.5
2.4
4.5
0.6
0.1
6.7
14.8
45.6
0.7
1.9
35.2
2.4
3.8
63.1
50.2
0.3
2.1
2.4
479
71
130
18
3
70
54
+50
8 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
884
NBA Finals
29
30.5
14.0
4.2
3.5
1.3
0.2
4.3
9.9
43.8
1.4
4.1
35.0
3.9
4.7
83.1
58.5
0.7
3.5
2.6
407
121
102
37
5
76
95
+177
9 Ray Allen
R. Allen
869
NBA Finals
25
34.8
13.9
3.2
1.9
0.9
0.2
4.5
10.0
44.8
2.2
5.1
43.3
2.7
3.0
90.7
61.3
0.8
2.4
1.6
347
80
47
22
5
40
71
-13
10 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
852
NBA Finals
22
38.7
25.4
5.9
6.3
1.5
0.4
8.2
19.5
42.2
4.5
11.2
39.7
4.5
4.9
91.6
58.6
1.2
4.6
4.0
558
129
138
34
9
88
63
+122
11 Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
841
NBA Finals
23
36.6
14.7
7.8
1.2
0.9
0.9
5.7
12.3
45.9
0.3
1.1
28.0
3.0
3.8
79.5
52.4
2.3
5.5
1.3
337
179
27
21
21
29
55
-79
12 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
805
NBA Finals
22
36.6
17.2
3.9
1.7
0.6
0.5
6.2
14.5
43.1
2.8
7.6
36.9
1.9
2.4
80.8
55.4
0.5
3.5
1.3
378
86
38
14
12
29
61
+63
13 Draymond Green
D. Green
804
NBA Finals
21
38.3
12.8
8.9
6.0
1.9
1.0
4.4
10.3
42.4
1.3
4.3
31.1
2.7
3.7
74.0
53.6
1.3
7.6
2.0
269
187
126
39
22
42
87
+141
14 Robert Horry
R. Horry
756
NBA Finals
26
29.1
8.3
5.3
2.6
1.1
1.2
2.8
6.0
47.7
1.3
3.0
43.6
1.3
1.6
78.6
62.0
1.6
3.7
1.2
215
137
68
28
30
30
80
+116
15 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
739
NBA Finals
18
41.1
17.3
10.4
3.2
0.7
1.7
6.2
11.8
52.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.8
71.3
58.5
3.2
7.3
1.7
311
188
57
12
30
31
56
+28
16 JR Smith
JR Smith
739
NBA Finals
22
33.6
10.9
3.0
1.1
1.0
0.4
3.8
10.0
37.7
2.6
6.9
38.2
0.7
1.2
59.3
51.8
0.4
2.6
0.7
240
66
24
21
9
16
68
-114
17 Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
698
NBA Finals
22
31.7
8.5
9.0
0.9
0.4
0.8
3.5
6.3
55.4
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.7
55.9
56.7
3.7
5.4
0.7
187
199
20
9
18
16
54
-101
18 Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
693
NBA Finals
23
30.1
9.5
2.4
3.0
1.3
0.1
3.1
7.7
40.4
1.6
4.2
37.1
1.7
2.3
75.0
54.5
0.2
2.2
2.1
219
55
70
29
3
48
61
+56
19 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
658
NBA Finals
16
41.1
15.4
5.8
7.8
1.4
0.6
5.8
14.8
39.2
1.8
5.3
32.9
2.1
2.7
76.7
48.3
1.8
4.1
3.2
247
93
124
23
9
51
28
-4
20 Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
647
NBA Finals
20
32.4
11.2
5.0
3.6
1.2
0.7
4.5
8.8
50.9
1.5
4.0
36.7
0.9
2.3
37.8
57.5
1.4
3.7
1.0
224
100
71
23
14
20
44
+166
21 Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
609
NBA Finals
17
35.8
5.8
3.5
1.4
0.6
0.5
2.0
6.3
31.8
1.4
3.6
39.3
0.4
0.7
58.3
44.1
0.4
3.2
1.1
99
60
24
10
8
18
47
0
22 Lamar Odom
L. Odom
581
NBA Finals
18
32.3
11.2
7.7
1.7
0.6
0.8
4.4
8.6
51.6
0.3
1.3
26.1
1.9
3.1
63.6
56.1
1.8
5.9
1.9
201
139
31
11
15
35
67
+43
23 Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
577
NBA Finals
22
26.2
8.0
4.8
1.0
1.0
0.2
3.0
6.5
45.8
0.1
0.7
12.5
2.0
2.9
67.2
51.4
1.2
3.6
1.3
175
106
21
22
4
29
58
-41
24 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
577
NBA Finals
14
41.2
31.7
8.1
4.9
1.1
1.6
11.2
20.6
54.5
2.9
6.6
43.0
6.4
7.1
90.9
67.0
1.1
7.1
2.8
444
114
68
15
22
39
45
+99
25 Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
524
NBA Finals
19
27.6
9.4
5.8
1.4
1.0
1.6
3.9
9.2
42.5
0.7
2.6
26.0
0.9
1.3
70.8
48.2
1.2
4.6
0.7
178
110
26
19
30
14
75
+71
StatMuse has game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1957 Finals.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Mon
10/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Thu
12/25
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
12:00 PM
Mon
1/19
OKC OKC
@
CLE CLE
2:30 PM
Last Game
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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

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
SAS SAS
@
DAL DAL
9:30 PM
Thu
10/23
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
7:30 PM