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 | 64 | 64 | 2358 | 387 | 907 | 116 | 285 | 113 | 136 | 45 | 262 | 169 | 48 | 18 | 60 | 123 | 1003 | .427 | .407 | .831 | 36.8 | 15.7 | 4.1 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 32 | 32 | 1176 | 184 | 461 | 60 | 154 | 59 | 71 | 23 | 128 | 80 | 31 | 15 | 30 | 65 | 487 | .399 | .390 | .831 | 36.8 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Road | 32 | 32 | 1182 | 203 | 446 | 56 | 131 | 54 | 65 | 22 | 134 | 89 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 58 | 516 | .455 | .427 | .831 | 36.9 | 16.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | 36 | 36 | 1407 | 248 | 566 | 66 | 165 | 86 | 99 | 26 | 162 | 97 | 34 | 13 | 42 | 67 | 648 | .438 | .400 | .869 | 39.1 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| Post | 28 | 28 | 951 | 139 | 341 | 50 | 120 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 100 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 56 | 355 | .408 | .417 | .730 | 34.0 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 48 | 48 | 1769 | 313 | 687 | 87 | 206 | 85 | 103 | 39 | 208 | 143 | 35 | 12 | 43 | 87 | 798 | .456 | .422 | .825 | 36.9 | 16.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Loss | 16 | 16 | 589 | 74 | 220 | 29 | 79 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 205 | .336 | .367 | .848 | 36.8 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | |
| 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 | November | 5 | 5 | 158 | 32 | 74 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 85 | .432 | .444 | .867 | 31.6 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| December | 9 | 9 | 342 | 66 | 149 | 21 | 55 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 175 | .443 | .382 | .917 | 38.0 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | |
| January | 13 | 13 | 538 | 83 | 202 | 22 | 59 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 220 | .411 | .373 | .889 | 41.4 | 16.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 525 | 94 | 207 | 27 | 59 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 58 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 238 | .454 | .458 | .719 | 40.4 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 453 | 63 | 154 | 24 | 53 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 61 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 163 | .409 | .453 | .684 | 34.8 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 2.6 | |
| April | 11 | 11 | 342 | 49 | 121 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 122 | .405 | .341 | 1.000 | 31.1 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 8 | 319 | 49 | 117 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 131 | .419 | .353 | .913 | 39.9 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| Monday | 7 | 7 | 261 | 41 | 111 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 111 | .369 | .343 | .773 | 37.3 | 15.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 12 | 423 | 72 | 152 | 25 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 41 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 192 | .474 | .510 | .885 | 35.3 | 16.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 12 | 417 | 65 | 151 | 15 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 156 | .430 | .341 | .846 | 34.8 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 9 | 320 | 57 | 137 | 20 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 144 | .416 | .385 | .714 | 35.6 | 16.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 6 | 6 | 242 | 39 | 80 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 94 | .488 | .412 | .643 | 40.3 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 10 | 376 | 64 | 159 | 25 | 54 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 175 | .403 | .463 | .917 | 37.6 | 17.5 | 5.2 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 64 | 64 | 2358 | 387 | 907 | 116 | 285 | 113 | 136 | 45 | 262 | 169 | 48 | 18 | 60 | 123 | 1003 | .427 | .407 | .831 | 36.8 | 15.7 | 4.1 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 23 | 23 | 981 | 184 | 401 | 47 | 108 | 64 | 74 | 19 | 110 | 68 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 479 | .459 | .435 | .865 | 42.7 | 20.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| 30-39 | 32 | 32 | 1149 | 169 | 420 | 58 | 147 | 41 | 49 | 21 | 131 | 80 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 61 | 437 | .402 | .395 | .837 | 35.9 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 | |
| 20-29 | 9 | 9 | 228 | 34 | 86 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 87 | .395 | .367 | .615 | 25.3 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 13 | 13 | 460 | 78 | 183 | 23 | 51 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 197 | .426 | .451 | .750 | 35.4 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 34 | 1260 | 199 | 464 | 59 | 151 | 54 | 68 | 23 | 145 | 99 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 57 | 511 | .429 | .391 | .794 | 37.1 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 9 | 342 | 66 | 142 | 19 | 40 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 176 | .465 | .475 | .926 | 38.0 | 19.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 260 | 37 | 106 | 13 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 101 | .349 | .333 | .933 | 37.1 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 24 | 893 | 137 | 326 | 48 | 108 | 52 | 58 | 12 | 99 | 72 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 374 | .420 | .444 | .897 | 37.2 | 15.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| Western | 40 | 40 | 1465 | 250 | 581 | 68 | 177 | 61 | 78 | 33 | 163 | 97 | 30 | 9 | 37 | 78 | 629 | .430 | .384 | .782 | 36.6 | 15.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 263 | 48 | 100 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 121 | .480 | .382 | .923 | 37.6 | 17.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Central | 9 | 9 | 355 | 57 | 132 | 23 | 43 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 164 | .432 | .535 | .900 | 39.4 | 18.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | |
| Northwest | 13 | 13 | 482 | 80 | 190 | 17 | 53 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 55 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 199 | .421 | .321 | .846 | 37.1 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | |
| Pacific | 16 | 16 | 621 | 102 | 244 | 33 | 81 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 68 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 262 | .418 | .407 | .862 | 38.8 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | |
| Southeast | 8 | 8 | 275 | 32 | 94 | 12 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 89 | .340 | .387 | .867 | 34.4 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| Southwest | 11 | 11 | 362 | 68 | 147 | 18 | 43 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 40 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 168 | .463 | .419 | .609 | 32.9 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | 74 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .269 | .182 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 74 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39 | .640 | .444 | .750 | 37.0 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 74 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .375 | .429 | .750 | 37.0 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 85 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 43 | .417 | .600 | 1.000 | 42.5 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 74 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 39 | .500 | .733 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 87 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 37 | .378 | .111 | .889 | 43.5 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .308 | .333 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 165 | 28 | 72 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 71 | .389 | .294 | 1.000 | 41.3 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 2.8 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 74 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 | .452 | .571 | .800 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 84 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | .455 | .286 | .875 | 42.0 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 3 | 107 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | .314 | .143 | 1.000 | 35.7 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 3 | 109 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 48 | .442 | .467 | .750 | 36.3 | 16.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 3 | 92 | 22 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 51 | .512 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.7 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .333 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 76 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | .417 | .400 | .667 | 38.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 70 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .467 | .600 | .500 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .353 | .400 | 1.000 | 44.0 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 4 | 126 | 24 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 58 | .453 | .364 | .462 | 31.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |
| New York | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | .538 | .500 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .316 | .333 | .833 | 28.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 70 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .323 | .250 | 35.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 84 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 46 | .472 | .500 | .800 | 42.0 | 23.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 118 | 23 | 56 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 53 | .411 | .357 | .667 | 39.3 | 17.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 156 | 27 | 58 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 70 | .466 | .579 | .714 | 39.0 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .400 | .000 | .750 | 35.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 130 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 54 | .412 | .250 | .889 | 32.5 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .643 | .333 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 77 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 37 | .484 | .444 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .471 | .714 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |