Michael Howard Finley ▪ Twitter: @Da_Finster
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: March 6, 1973 in Melrose Park, Illinois
High School: Proviso East in Maywood, Illinois
College: University of Wisconsin
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (21st pick, 21st overall), 1995 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1995
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 82 | 82 | 3443 | 711 | 1552 | 91 | 263 | 252 | 325 | 109 | 425 | 360 | 118 | 32 | 190 | 174 | 1765 | .458 | .346 | .775 | 42.0 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1697 | 360 | 768 | 41 | 125 | 142 | 186 | 63 | 214 | 196 | 59 | 20 | 105 | 92 | 903 | .469 | .328 | .763 | 41.4 | 22.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1746 | 351 | 784 | 50 | 138 | 110 | 139 | 46 | 211 | 164 | 59 | 12 | 85 | 82 | 862 | .448 | .362 | .791 | 42.6 | 21.0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 50 | 50 | 2114 | 437 | 969 | 43 | 146 | 145 | 190 | 67 | 258 | 215 | 74 | 18 | 118 | 111 | 1062 | .451 | .295 | .763 | 42.3 | 21.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| Post | 32 | 32 | 1329 | 274 | 583 | 48 | 117 | 107 | 135 | 42 | 167 | 145 | 44 | 14 | 72 | 63 | 703 | .470 | .410 | .793 | 41.5 | 22.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 53 | 53 | 2180 | 462 | 971 | 63 | 156 | 147 | 186 | 72 | 285 | 246 | 63 | 24 | 116 | 95 | 1134 | .476 | .404 | .790 | 41.1 | 21.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Loss | 29 | 29 | 1263 | 249 | 581 | 28 | 107 | 105 | 139 | 37 | 140 | 114 | 55 | 8 | 74 | 79 | 631 | .429 | .262 | .755 | 43.6 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .476 | .000 | .750 | 42.0 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| November | 15 | 15 | 600 | 110 | 267 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 69 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 35 | 36 | 268 | .412 | .289 | .841 | 40.0 | 17.9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | |
| December | 16 | 16 | 683 | 144 | 295 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 58 | 31 | 94 | 81 | 21 | 5 | 40 | 39 | 345 | .488 | .295 | .759 | 42.7 | 21.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 606 | 145 | 315 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 66 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 354 | .460 | .280 | .758 | 43.3 | 25.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 518 | 101 | 222 | 11 | 34 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 61 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 241 | .455 | .324 | .718 | 43.2 | 20.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 573 | 115 | 244 | 20 | 43 | 45 | 56 | 20 | 80 | 67 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 295 | .471 | .465 | .804 | 40.9 | 21.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 421 | 86 | 188 | 22 | 49 | 42 | 54 | 11 | 50 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 236 | .457 | .449 | .778 | 42.1 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 7 | 268 | 51 | 116 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 131 | .440 | .296 | .913 | 38.3 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Monday | 11 | 11 | 483 | 96 | 218 | 17 | 38 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 70 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 242 | .440 | .447 | .825 | 43.9 | 22.0 | 6.4 | 4.2 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 14 | 601 | 147 | 295 | 17 | 52 | 37 | 52 | 24 | 80 | 70 | 26 | 6 | 28 | 36 | 348 | .498 | .327 | .712 | 42.9 | 24.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | |
| Wednesday | 14 | 14 | 582 | 116 | 261 | 16 | 42 | 43 | 53 | 18 | 61 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 37 | 291 | .444 | .381 | .811 | 41.6 | 20.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 11 | 452 | 89 | 192 | 11 | 32 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 58 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 215 | .464 | .344 | .703 | 41.1 | 19.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | |
| Friday | 9 | 9 | 375 | 78 | 173 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 188 | .451 | .208 | .711 | 41.7 | 20.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 16 | 682 | 134 | 297 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 82 | 16 | 87 | 83 | 29 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 350 | .451 | .354 | .793 | 42.6 | 21.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 82 | 82 | 3443 | 711 | 1552 | 91 | 263 | 252 | 325 | 109 | 425 | 360 | 118 | 32 | 190 | 174 | 1765 | .458 | .346 | .775 | 42.0 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 65 | 65 | 2874 | 612 | 1316 | 77 | 229 | 215 | 279 | 93 | 358 | 294 | 97 | 27 | 157 | 149 | 1516 | .465 | .336 | .771 | 44.2 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 30-39 | 12 | 12 | 427 | 64 | 174 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 165 | .368 | .385 | .818 | 35.6 | 13.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | |
| 20-29 | 5 | 5 | 142 | 35 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 84 | .565 | .500 | .769 | 28.4 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 14 | 14 | 601 | 119 | 265 | 16 | 44 | 42 | 55 | 20 | 63 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 296 | .449 | .364 | .764 | 42.9 | 21.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 1 Day | 55 | 55 | 2265 | 452 | 998 | 62 | 176 | 150 | 192 | 68 | 279 | 232 | 76 | 16 | 126 | 107 | 1116 | .453 | .352 | .781 | 41.2 | 20.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | |
| 2 Days | 6 | 6 | 264 | 65 | 138 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 161 | .471 | .269 | .800 | 44.0 | 26.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 271 | 65 | 130 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 166 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 45.2 | 27.7 | 6.3 | 4.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 30 | 30 | 1268 | 266 | 575 | 26 | 90 | 88 | 113 | 40 | 144 | 132 | 49 | 11 | 72 | 60 | 646 | .463 | .289 | .779 | 42.3 | 21.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Western | 52 | 52 | 2175 | 445 | 977 | 65 | 173 | 164 | 212 | 69 | 281 | 228 | 69 | 21 | 118 | 114 | 1119 | .455 | .376 | .774 | 41.8 | 21.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 14 | 613 | 127 | 273 | 19 | 46 | 32 | 41 | 18 | 65 | 59 | 29 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 305 | .465 | .413 | .780 | 43.8 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Central | 16 | 16 | 655 | 139 | 302 | 7 | 44 | 56 | 72 | 22 | 79 | 73 | 20 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 341 | .460 | .159 | .778 | 40.9 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 24 | 993 | 216 | 451 | 34 | 79 | 77 | 89 | 27 | 136 | 97 | 37 | 11 | 56 | 59 | 543 | .479 | .430 | .865 | 41.4 | 22.6 | 5.7 | 4.0 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 28 | 1182 | 229 | 526 | 31 | 94 | 87 | 123 | 42 | 145 | 131 | 32 | 10 | 62 | 55 | 576 | .435 | .330 | .707 | 42.2 | 20.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | .357 | .200 | .714 | 37.5 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 88 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 37 | .484 | .250 | .857 | 44.0 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 86 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 45 | .444 | .000 | .929 | 43.0 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 74 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | .528 | .750 | .750 | 37.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 74 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 32 | .438 | .000 | .667 | 37.0 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 169 | 36 | 80 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 95 | .450 | .455 | .900 | 42.3 | 23.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 89 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 48 | .425 | .000 | .824 | 44.5 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 162 | 22 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 53 | .400 | .429 | .545 | 40.5 | 13.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 176 | 43 | 84 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 108 | .512 | .538 | .938 | 44.0 | 27.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 82 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 38 | .500 | .400 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 154 | 28 | 67 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 71 | .418 | .455 | .769 | 38.5 | 17.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 177 | 36 | 78 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 84 | .462 | .154 | .588 | 44.3 | 21.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 90 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 | .486 | 1.000 | .667 | 45.0 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 87 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 56 | .480 | .000 | .571 | 43.5 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 150 | 36 | 72 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 88 | .500 | .385 | .846 | 37.5 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 70 | 20 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | .571 | .571 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 98 | 18 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 42 | .419 | .500 | .500 | 49.0 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 92 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 35 | .371 | .429 | 1.000 | 46.0 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 90 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 52 | .469 | .182 | 1.000 | 45.0 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 168 | 33 | 79 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 88 | .418 | .333 | .667 | 42.0 | 22.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 175 | 32 | 77 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 77 | .416 | .222 | .900 | 43.8 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 169 | 34 | 89 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 90 | .382 | .333 | .810 | 42.3 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 174 | 39 | 86 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 94 | .453 | .333 | .733 | 43.5 | 23.5 | 6.3 | 3.3 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 177 | 44 | 81 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 113 | .543 | .444 | .708 | 44.3 | 28.3 | 6.0 | 3.8 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 88 | 23 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 52 | .479 | .200 | .833 | 44.0 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 182 | 36 | 74 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 96 | .486 | .435 | .933 | 45.5 | 24.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 4 | 142 | 26 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 62 | .473 | .500 | .800 | 35.5 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 85 | 21 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 51 | .467 | .200 | .667 | 42.5 | 25.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |