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 | 46 | 7 | 709 | 81 | 184 | 32 | 82 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 71 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 202 | .440 | .390 | .533 | 15.4 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 26 | 4 | 410 | 50 | 114 | 17 | 48 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 123 | .439 | .354 | .500 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Road | 20 | 3 | 299 | 31 | 70 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 79 | .443 | .441 | .667 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 23 | 5 | 364 | 37 | 90 | 13 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 93 | .411 | .351 | .667 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Post | 23 | 2 | 345 | 44 | 94 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 109 | .468 | .422 | .333 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 23 | 3 | 350 | 44 | 91 | 18 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 110 | .484 | .429 | .500 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 23 | 4 | 359 | 37 | 93 | 14 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 92 | .398 | .350 | .571 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 64 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .600 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.4 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| November | 12 | 2 | 223 | 22 | 58 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 56 | .379 | .400 | .571 | 18.6 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
| December | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 11.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| January | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| February | 7 | 1 | 77 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .125 | .091 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | ||
| March | 13 | 0 | 175 | 29 | 53 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 68 | .547 | .409 | .250 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | |
| April | 8 | 1 | 139 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 41 | .441 | .526 | .500 | 17.4 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | .304 | .300 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | |
| Monday | 5 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | .667 | .700 | .750 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | |
| Tuesday | 3 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .455 | .500 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 12 | 2 | 218 | 27 | 56 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 67 | .482 | .481 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | ||
| Thursday | 6 | 2 | 93 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .261 | .167 | .500 | 15.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
| Friday | 8 | 1 | 116 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 23 | .385 | .143 | .333 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 1 | 99 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 32 | .519 | .300 | 1.000 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 7 | 7 | 133 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 44 | .485 | .600 | .600 | 18.9 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Reserve | 39 | 0 | 576 | 65 | 151 | 23 | 67 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 65 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 158 | .430 | .343 | .500 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .571 | 1.000 | 33.1 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 8 | 3 | 195 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 51 | .345 | .387 | .500 | 24.4 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | |
| 10-19 | 28 | 3 | 411 | 50 | 101 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 122 | .495 | .385 | .538 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | .381 | .300 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 2 | 179 | 23 | 49 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 60 | .469 | .500 | .500 | 17.9 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 Day | 23 | 2 | 339 | 37 | 86 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 90 | .430 | .324 | .556 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Days | 6 | 1 | 73 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .412 | .286 | .500 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 1 | 97 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 25 | .385 | .364 | .500 | 16.1 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 18 | 3 | 320 | 42 | 96 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 109 | .438 | .444 | .714 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| Western | 28 | 4 | 389 | 39 | 88 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 93 | .443 | .324 | .375 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 6 | 1 | 117 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 46 | .436 | .550 | .500 | 19.4 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| Central | 10 | 2 | 168 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 56 | .500 | .421 | .800 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| Northwest | 12 | 1 | 160 | 16 | 43 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 38 | .372 | .200 | .500 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Pacific | 6 | 1 | 76 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | .500 | .333 | .000 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| Southeast | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .231 | .167 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Southwest | 10 | 2 | 153 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 41 | .515 | .545 | .500 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .200 | 1.000 | 20.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | .000 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 3 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .500 | 1.000 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .556 | .250 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .857 | .750 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 16.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .444 | .000 | .500 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .800 | .500 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .500 | .333 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Memphis | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .667 | .667 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | .467 | .571 | 1.000 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| New Orleans | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .667 | .500 | 20.7 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .286 | .286 | 19.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .385 | .000 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .400 | .600 | 26.9 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .143 | .000 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .636 | .857 | .500 | 19.3 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Utah | 3 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .357 | .429 | .333 | 18.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .231 | .167 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||