most mpg as a 12th year player in the finals while playing 1+ games

Bill Russell played the most minutes per game when playing 1+ game in his 12th playoff in the NBA Finals with 48.7 minutes per game.

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	NAME	MPG	GP	SERIES	PPG	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	48.7	6	NBA Finals	17.3	21.8	5.7			5.7	13.2	43.0				6.0	10.0	60.0	49.3				292	104	131	34				22
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47.2	5	NBA Finals	19.4	23.2	2.6			7.8	13.0	60.0				3.8	7.0	54.3	60.3				236	97	116	13				18
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	45.6	5	NBA Finals	18.6	8.0	12.4	1.2	0.0	5.0	11.6	43.1	0.8	2.8	28.6	7.8	8.2	95.1	61.2	1.6	6.4	4.4	228	93	40	62	6	0	22	10
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43.8	5	NBA Finals	32.4	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
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42.7	6	NBA Finals	32.3	7.0	6.0	1.2	0.8	12.0	26.3	45.6	1.3	4.2	32.0	7.0	9.2	76.4	53.2	1.5	5.5	2.2	256	194	42	36	7	5	13	14	+6
6	LeBron James L. James	42.4	5	NBA Finals	33.6	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	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	41.0	6	NBA Finals	15.5	5.5	4.5	0.3	0.5	5.8	15.2	38.5				3.8	5.0	76.7	44.6	1.8	3.7		246	93	33	27	2	3		16
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	40.8	6	NBA Finals	23.8	10.3	3.5	1.7	0.3	9.0	20.3	44.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.8	9.7	60.3	48.5	3.2	7.2	2.3	245	143	62	21	10	2	14	19	+12
9	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	40.5	4	NBA Finals	21.5	9.5	6.8	1.0	0.3	6.8	15.0	45.0	0.5	3.3	15.4	7.5	9.5	78.9	56.0	3.3	6.3	1.5	162	86	38	27	4	1	6	14
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.0	7	NBA Finals	17.9	11.3	4.7			7.4	15.3	48.6				3.0	3.9	77.8	52.6				280	125	79	33				22
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38.8	4	NBA Finals	23.5	7.5	3.0	0.8	2.3	9.3	16.8	55.2	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.5	76.9	59.9	1.3	6.3	3.5	155	94	30	12	3	9	14	18
12	Tony Parker T. Parker	35.2	7	NBA Finals	15.7	1.9	6.4	1.0	0.1	6.0	14.6	41.2	0.3	1.0	28.6	3.4	4.7	72.7	47.2	0.4	1.4	2.1	246	110	13	45	7	1	15	7	+6
13	Jerry West J. West	34.4	5	NBA Finals	21.4	3.2	4.6			8.4	19.0	44.2				4.6	6.8	67.6	48.7				172	107	16	23				14
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	33.6	5	NBA Finals	4.2	3.0	4.4	1.2	0.4	1.8	5.6	32.1	0.4	2.0	20.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	36.4	1.2	1.8	1.4	168	21	15	22	6	2	7	17	-48
15	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	31.4	6	NBA Finals	9.2	4.5	4.0	1.0	1.5	3.7	8.5	43.1	1.3	4.3	30.8	0.5	1.5	33.3	50.0	0.8	3.7	1.5	188	55	27	24	6	9	9	12	-21
16	Paul Silas P. Silas	30.7	7	NBA Finals	5.7	8.0	2.6	0.7	0.1	1.7	4.3	40.0				2.3	3.0	76.2	51.0	3.0	5.0	2.0	215	40	56	18	5	1	14	26
17	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	30.6	7	NBA Finals	8.6	3.0	2.0	0.9	0.0	3.0	7.1	42.0	0.3	1.4	20.0	2.3	2.4	94.1	52.2	0.4	2.6	1.3	214	60	21	14	6	0	9	25	+24
18	Sam Jones S. Jones	30.1	7	NBA Finals	18.7	3.6	2.3			8.0	17.0	47.1				2.7	3.3	82.6	50.7				211	131	25	16				23
19	David Robinson D. Robinson	26.8	6	NBA Finals	10.8	7.3	0.7	1.2	1.8	3.7	6.0	61.1	0.0	0.0		3.5	5.0	70.0	66.1	2.5	4.8	0.5	161	65	44	4	7	11	3	18	+28
20	Horace Grant H. Grant	24.6	5	NBA Finals	5.2	5.6	0.6	0.4	1.4	2.0	6.8	29.4	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.6	75.0	34.6	2.4	3.2	0.4	123	26	28	3	2	7	2	9	+14
21	A.C. Green	17.2	6	NBA Finals	5.0	3.3	0.5	0.2	0.0	2.0	3.5	57.1	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.2	85.7	62.3	1.5	1.8	0.3	103	30	20	3	1	0	2	11	-27
22	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	16.6	5	NBA Finals	5.8	2.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.6	3.6	44.4	0.2	1.8	11.1	2.4	3.6	66.7	55.9	1.0	1.4	0.8	83	29	12	2	1	1	4	17	-3
23	Kyle Korver K. Korver	16.2	4	NBA Finals	1.5	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	4.0	6.3	0.3	2.8	9.1	0.8	1.3	60.0	16.5	0.5	1.3	0.5	65	6	7	3	0	1	2	7	-7
24	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	7.8	4	NBA Finals	1.0	1.8	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.5	1.5	33.3				0.0	0.0		33.3	0.8	1.0		31	4	7	0	4	1		5
25	JR Smith	3.4	3	NBA Finals	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	10	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	+2

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RPG

8.4

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NETRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

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33.5

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31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

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8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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20-62

22-60

25-57

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

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Dončić

3,685.5

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	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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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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