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 | 16 | 1823 | 273 | 663 | 104 | 286 | 90 | 98 | 34 | 223 | 108 | 32 | 16 | 46 | 76 | 740 | .412 | .364 | .918 | 22.2 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 9 | 924 | 138 | 326 | 51 | 133 | 37 | 42 | 25 | 112 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 36 | 364 | .423 | .383 | .881 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Road | 41 | 7 | 899 | 135 | 337 | 53 | 153 | 53 | 56 | 9 | 111 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 376 | .401 | .346 | .946 | 21.9 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 53 | 9 | 1116 | 154 | 400 | 53 | 168 | 61 | 67 | 21 | 151 | 62 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 47 | 422 | .385 | .315 | .910 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| Post | 29 | 7 | 708 | 119 | 263 | 51 | 118 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 72 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 318 | .452 | .432 | .935 | 24.4 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 58 | 11 | 1289 | 200 | 465 | 76 | 195 | 66 | 72 | 25 | 160 | 84 | 23 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 542 | .430 | .390 | .917 | 22.2 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Loss | 24 | 5 | 534 | 73 | 198 | 28 | 91 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 63 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 198 | .369 | .308 | .923 | 22.2 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 16 | 3 | 330 | 38 | 118 | 10 | 40 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 105 | .322 | .250 | .864 | 20.6 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| December | 15 | 6 | 333 | 48 | 115 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 130 | .417 | .405 | .850 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
| January | 16 | 0 | 325 | 48 | 121 | 17 | 59 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 58 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 132 | .397 | .288 | 1.000 | 20.3 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | |
| February | 10 | 0 | 212 | 29 | 69 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 76 | .420 | .333 | 1.000 | 21.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
| March | 15 | 0 | 335 | 66 | 146 | 25 | 64 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 169 | .452 | .391 | .857 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
| April | 10 | 7 | 288 | 44 | 94 | 23 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 128 | .468 | .511 | 1.000 | 28.8 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 12 | 3 | 263 | 33 | 96 | 17 | 45 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 102 | .344 | .378 | .905 | 21.9 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| Monday | 12 | 3 | 284 | 48 | 103 | 12 | 38 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 133 | .466 | .316 | .962 | 23.6 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | |
| Tuesday | 9 | 2 | 211 | 39 | 83 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 107 | .470 | .389 | .938 | 23.4 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 19 | 3 | 397 | 54 | 137 | 19 | 57 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 138 | .394 | .333 | .917 | 20.9 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 1 | 170 | 20 | 54 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 57 | .370 | .462 | 1.000 | 24.2 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 13 | 2 | 268 | 44 | 105 | 19 | 49 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 115 | .419 | .388 | .800 | 20.6 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 2 | 231 | 35 | 85 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 88 | .412 | .314 | .875 | 23.1 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 16 | 16 | 458 | 64 | 154 | 25 | 61 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 182 | .416 | .410 | .906 | 28.6 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Reserve | 66 | 0 | 1365 | 209 | 509 | 79 | 225 | 61 | 66 | 28 | 173 | 81 | 29 | 16 | 33 | 53 | 558 | .411 | .351 | .924 | 20.7 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 82 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | .462 | .571 | 1.000 | 40.8 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| 30-39 | 8 | 3 | 265 | 46 | 99 | 18 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 124 | .465 | .367 | .933 | 33.2 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| 20-29 | 40 | 11 | 955 | 149 | 344 | 54 | 146 | 52 | 56 | 12 | 104 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 404 | .433 | .370 | .929 | 23.9 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 31 | 0 | 513 | 64 | 191 | 23 | 75 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 71 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 173 | .335 | .307 | .880 | 16.6 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .667 | .500 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 18 | 1 | 410 | 66 | 150 | 20 | 66 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 50 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 173 | .440 | .303 | .955 | 22.8 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 Day | 49 | 13 | 1081 | 159 | 393 | 67 | 170 | 58 | 62 | 22 | 139 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 48 | 443 | .405 | .394 | .935 | 22.1 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 2 | 194 | 22 | 68 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 57 | .324 | .192 | .800 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 111 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 57 | .537 | .550 | .667 | 22.3 | 11.4 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 30 | 2 | 638 | 92 | 233 | 33 | 105 | 35 | 38 | 12 | 82 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 252 | .395 | .314 | .921 | 21.3 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Western | 52 | 14 | 1185 | 181 | 430 | 71 | 181 | 55 | 60 | 22 | 141 | 75 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | 488 | .421 | .392 | .917 | 22.8 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | |
| 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 | 10 | 0 | 219 | 30 | 84 | 10 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 86 | .357 | .303 | 1.000 | 21.9 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| Central | 10 | 1 | 211 | 30 | 77 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 83 | .390 | .317 | .769 | 21.1 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | |
| Northwest | 18 | 5 | 398 | 46 | 125 | 21 | 55 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 128 | .368 | .382 | .938 | 22.1 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
| Pacific | 18 | 8 | 452 | 74 | 168 | 29 | 70 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 59 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 200 | .440 | .414 | .885 | 25.1 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | |
| Southeast | 10 | 1 | 208 | 32 | 72 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 83 | .444 | .323 | 1.000 | 20.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Southwest | 16 | 1 | 335 | 61 | 137 | 21 | 56 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 160 | .445 | .375 | .944 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .409 | .100 | 1.000 | 29.1 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28 | .478 | .200 | 1.000 | 27.7 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | .438 | .300 | 1.000 | 23.9 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .300 | .400 | .500 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 1 | 87 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | .323 | .111 | 1.000 | 21.7 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| Denver | 3 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .389 | .286 | 16.2 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .444 | .000 | .500 | 16.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 3 | 122 | 24 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 67 | .533 | .438 | 1.000 | 30.6 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 69 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .355 | .200 | 1.000 | 17.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .350 | .300 | 1.000 | 25.9 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 1 | 88 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | .485 | .333 | .857 | 21.9 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 1 | 73 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | .313 | .444 | 24.2 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Memphis | 4 | 0 | 89 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 64 | .622 | .625 | .889 | 22.2 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 2.5 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .273 | .143 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .409 | .417 | .500 | 25.4 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .263 | .364 | 1.000 | 23.9 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .318 | .167 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 4 | 0 | 91 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | .447 | .381 | 1.000 | 22.8 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .143 | .333 | 1.000 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | .667 | .556 | 1.000 | 23.1 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .533 | .500 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 80 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | .370 | .500 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 97 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 40 | .483 | .308 | 1.000 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 2 | 89 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | .452 | .333 | .600 | 22.2 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 2 | 87 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | .448 | .500 | .750 | 21.8 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .364 | .667 | 19.6 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 93 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | .233 | .417 | 1.000 | 23.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .417 | .429 | 1.000 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |