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 | 69 | 69 | 2642 | 507 | 1193 | 119 | 322 | 198 | 230 | 107 | 402 | 205 | 76 | 21 | 114 | 106 | 1331 | .425 | .370 | .861 | 38.3 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 3.0 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 35 | 35 | 1311 | 258 | 599 | 62 | 155 | 109 | 126 | 50 | 207 | 94 | 44 | 10 | 59 | 51 | 687 | .431 | .400 | .865 | 37.5 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 2.7 |
| Road | 34 | 34 | 1331 | 249 | 594 | 57 | 167 | 89 | 104 | 57 | 195 | 111 | 32 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 644 | .419 | .341 | .856 | 39.1 | 18.9 | 5.7 | 3.3 | |
| 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 | 48 | 48 | 1863 | 367 | 848 | 84 | 218 | 142 | 164 | 73 | 276 | 142 | 56 | 16 | 81 | 70 | 960 | .433 | .385 | .866 | 38.8 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 3.0 |
| Post | 21 | 21 | 779 | 140 | 345 | 35 | 104 | 56 | 66 | 34 | 126 | 63 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 371 | .406 | .337 | .848 | 37.1 | 17.7 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 53 | 53 | 1986 | 387 | 890 | 87 | 228 | 162 | 189 | 76 | 310 | 163 | 65 | 14 | 88 | 77 | 1023 | .435 | .382 | .857 | 37.5 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 3.1 |
| Loss | 16 | 16 | 656 | 120 | 303 | 32 | 94 | 36 | 41 | 31 | 92 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 308 | .396 | .340 | .878 | 41.0 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 2.6 | |
| 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 | 38 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .391 | .250 | .500 | 38.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| November | 15 | 15 | 588 | 122 | 289 | 30 | 73 | 46 | 49 | 24 | 108 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 320 | .422 | .411 | .939 | 39.2 | 21.3 | 7.2 | 2.9 | |
| December | 14 | 14 | 553 | 108 | 255 | 20 | 65 | 35 | 41 | 22 | 88 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 271 | .424 | .308 | .854 | 39.5 | 19.4 | 6.3 | 2.4 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 574 | 101 | 233 | 27 | 60 | 52 | 63 | 24 | 65 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 281 | .433 | .450 | .825 | 38.3 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 524 | 107 | 225 | 28 | 74 | 42 | 47 | 12 | 72 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 284 | .476 | .378 | .894 | 40.3 | 21.8 | 5.5 | 2.6 | |
| March | 9 | 9 | 336 | 56 | 155 | 12 | 43 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 62 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 145 | .361 | .279 | .808 | 37.3 | 16.1 | 6.9 | 3.0 | |
| April | 2 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .308 | .333 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 212 | 41 | 89 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 109 | .461 | .217 | .786 | 42.4 | 21.8 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| Monday | 9 | 9 | 347 | 61 | 154 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 138 | .396 | .190 | .667 | 38.6 | 15.3 | 6.0 | 2.9 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 10 | 357 | 81 | 168 | 25 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 64 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 222 | .482 | .610 | .972 | 35.7 | 22.2 | 6.4 | 2.9 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 12 | 455 | 103 | 222 | 26 | 61 | 43 | 51 | 22 | 72 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 275 | .464 | .426 | .843 | 37.9 | 22.9 | 6.0 | 2.8 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 9 | 372 | 65 | 162 | 18 | 47 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 172 | .401 | .383 | .889 | 41.3 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | |
| Friday | 11 | 11 | 426 | 68 | 187 | 19 | 61 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 68 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 181 | .364 | .311 | .867 | 38.7 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 4.3 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 13 | 473 | 88 | 211 | 18 | 47 | 40 | 46 | 21 | 76 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 234 | .417 | .383 | .870 | 36.4 | 18.0 | 5.8 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 69 | 69 | 2642 | 507 | 1193 | 119 | 322 | 198 | 230 | 107 | 402 | 205 | 76 | 21 | 114 | 106 | 1331 | .425 | .370 | .861 | 38.3 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 36 | 36 | 1541 | 285 | 673 | 68 | 197 | 106 | 124 | 56 | 224 | 109 | 35 | 18 | 61 | 62 | 744 | .423 | .345 | .855 | 42.8 | 20.7 | 6.2 | 3.0 |
| 30-39 | 29 | 29 | 1022 | 206 | 480 | 50 | 119 | 81 | 94 | 46 | 166 | 84 | 40 | 2 | 52 | 41 | 543 | .429 | .420 | .862 | 35.2 | 18.7 | 5.7 | 2.9 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | .444 | .000 | .917 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .308 | .333 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 14 | 14 | 548 | 109 | 244 | 30 | 69 | 42 | 48 | 18 | 76 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 290 | .447 | .435 | .875 | 39.1 | 20.7 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 37 | 1439 | 270 | 628 | 52 | 168 | 100 | 118 | 64 | 211 | 115 | 32 | 15 | 72 | 60 | 692 | .430 | .310 | .847 | 38.9 | 18.7 | 5.7 | 3.1 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 14 | 525 | 98 | 244 | 31 | 66 | 36 | 40 | 20 | 96 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 263 | .402 | .470 | .900 | 37.5 | 18.8 | 6.9 | 2.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 3 | 3 | 92 | 21 | 54 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 65 | .389 | .333 | .900 | 30.7 | 21.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 28 | 1073 | 210 | 472 | 42 | 114 | 84 | 98 | 40 | 165 | 98 | 36 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 546 | .445 | .368 | .857 | 38.3 | 19.5 | 5.9 | 3.5 |
| Western | 41 | 41 | 1569 | 297 | 721 | 77 | 208 | 114 | 132 | 67 | 237 | 107 | 40 | 15 | 70 | 73 | 785 | .412 | .370 | .864 | 38.3 | 19.1 | 5.8 | 2.6 | |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 520 | 89 | 214 | 17 | 54 | 32 | 40 | 18 | 75 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 227 | .416 | .315 | .800 | 40.0 | 17.5 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| Central | 15 | 15 | 553 | 121 | 258 | 25 | 60 | 52 | 58 | 22 | 90 | 53 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 319 | .469 | .417 | .897 | 36.9 | 21.3 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
| Midwest | 20 | 20 | 766 | 148 | 351 | 44 | 109 | 63 | 72 | 33 | 119 | 50 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 37 | 403 | .422 | .404 | .875 | 38.3 | 20.2 | 6.0 | 2.5 | |
| Pacific | 21 | 21 | 803 | 149 | 370 | 33 | 99 | 51 | 60 | 34 | 118 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 382 | .403 | .333 | .850 | 38.2 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 70 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 39 | .438 | .556 | .857 | 35.0 | 19.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 72 | 12 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | .375 | .500 | .714 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 62 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 27 | .333 | .286 | .875 | 31.0 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 68 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | .576 | .000 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 23.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | |
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 110 | 27 | 54 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 72 | .500 | .286 | .875 | 36.7 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 71 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 67 | .500 | .300 | .923 | 35.5 | 33.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 113 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 50 | .412 | .308 | .667 | 37.7 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 153 | 27 | 57 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 84 | .474 | .667 | 1.000 | 38.3 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 41 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 49 | .488 | .571 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 24.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 3 | 118 | 24 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 65 | .462 | .375 | .875 | 39.3 | 21.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 81 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 | .289 | .500 | 1.000 | 40.5 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 3.0 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 4 | 157 | 31 | 81 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 83 | .383 | .304 | .824 | 39.3 | 20.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 83 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | .355 | .364 | .750 | 41.5 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 83 | 18 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 41 | .439 | .333 | 1.000 | 41.5 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 125 | 20 | 63 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 55 | .317 | .375 | .857 | 41.7 | 18.3 | 7.0 | 4.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 89 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | .351 | .571 | .833 | 44.5 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | |
| New Orleans | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .313 | .000 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 34 | .467 | .222 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | .455 | .200 | .750 | 37.5 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 73 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | .406 | .500 | 36.5 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 120 | 26 | 59 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 63 | .441 | .188 | .800 | 40.0 | 21.0 | 7.7 | 3.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 162 | 31 | 68 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 88 | .456 | .385 | .842 | 40.5 | 22.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 104 | 23 | 47 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 62 | .489 | .500 | .750 | 34.7 | 20.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 136 | 23 | 70 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 57 | .329 | .222 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 85 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | .571 | .667 | .333 | 42.5 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | |
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 117 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 47 | .408 | .231 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 86 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38 | .459 | .091 | .750 | 43.0 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |