{"id":683,"date":"2024-07-03T21:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T21:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/?p=683"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:05:40","slug":"top-single-game-performances-in-the-nba-finals-part-four-the-last-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/2024\/07\/top-single-game-performances-in-the-nba-finals-part-four-the-last-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Single-Game Performances in the NBA Finals (Part Four: the last two decades)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(last updated on October 18, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are going to continue our look at the greatest single-game performances in the NBA Finals. This list will focus on the Finals since 2010. Many familiar names and future Hall of Famers will be getting an entry. To refresh your memory from the previous edition, for a player\u2019s performance to qualify for this list, his team had to win the title during that series. Another rule for this list is that no player will get multiple entries. For instance, LeBron and Steph have several worthy performances, but each can only have one make the list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s look back at the last two decades \u2026 a time of smartphones, social media, and Uber. We will now revisit some of the top single-game performances in NBA Finals history since 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dirk Nowitzki (Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/nowitdi01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dirk Nowitzki\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nowitdi01.html\">Dirk Nowitzki<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\Na-VIT-skee\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Dirk Werner Nowitzki<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swish41\">swish41<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Dirty, Tall Baller from the G, German Race Car, German Jesus)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Power Forward and Center\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>7-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>245lb<\/span>&nbsp;(213cm,&nbsp;111kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1978-06-19\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=6&amp;day=19\">June 19<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1978\">1978<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;45-341d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Wurzburg,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=DE&amp;state=\">Germany<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-de\">de<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Rontgen Gymnasium in Wurzburg, Germany\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/MIL\/draft.html\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1998.html\">1998 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/199902050SEA.html\">February 5, 1999<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;21 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>14x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2011 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>12x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2006-07 MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2010-11 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1522<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>20.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>7.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>2.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>47.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>38.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>87.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>51.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>22.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>206.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re making a Mount Rushmore of foreign-born NBA stars, this German definitely gets a spot: Dirk Nowitzki. This Hall of Famer and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_career.html\">sixth all-time leading scorer in NBA history (31,560 points)<\/a> had an epic NBA Finals game that fueled an unbelievable comeback win and eventually led to the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201106020MIA.html\">Game 2 of the 2011 Finals<\/a>, Dirk and the Dallas Mavericks were down 15 points halfway through the fourth quarter in Miami against the Heat. Staring a 2-0 deficit in the face, the seven-foot sharpshooter put the Mavs on his back. He went for 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists, not the most eye-popping stats, but the amount of clutch plays in the final moments is what stands out. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_2007.html#all_mvp\">2007 NBA MVP<\/a> scored Dallas\u2019s last nine points, including the game-winning drive with just three seconds left. In Game 6, the Mavs won again in Miami to win the franchise\u2019s first NBA championship. Nowitzki was named the Finals MVP as he cemented his legacy as perhaps the greatest foreign player in league history. Dirk Nowitzki delivered some monumental stats in his 21 seasons, and he also delivered one of the top single-game performances ever in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kawhi Leonard (Game 4 of the 2014 NBA Finals)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/leonaka01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Kawhi Leonard\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\kah-WHY\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Kawhi Anthony Leonard<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(The Claw, Board Man, Fun Guy, The Hand, The Terminator)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Small Forward\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-7<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>225lb<\/span>&nbsp;(201cm,&nbsp;102kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAC\/2026.html\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1991-06-29\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=6&amp;day=29\">June 29<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1991\">1991<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;34-111d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Los Angeles,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=CA\">California<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=sandiegost\">San Diego State<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      King in Riverside, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=CA\">California<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Recruiting Rank: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/recruit_rankings_2009.html\">2009<\/a> (48)\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/IND\/draft.html\">Indiana Pacers<\/a>, 1st round (15th pick, 15th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2011.html\">2011 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201112260SAS.html\">December 26, 2011<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;13 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>6x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2014-15 STL Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>6x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2011-12 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>7x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Def. POY<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2019-20 AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=2\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#000000\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#c0c0c0\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#c0c0c0\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#c0c0c0\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"15\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">2<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=2\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#ff0000\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000000\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"15\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">2<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=2\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#ff0000\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"15\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">2<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>37<\/p>\n<p>733<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>21.5<\/p>\n<p>20.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>5.9<\/p>\n<p>6.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>3.1<\/p>\n<p>3.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>49.8<\/p>\n<p>49.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>41.1<\/p>\n<p>39.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>81.0<\/p>\n<p>86.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>56.0<\/p>\n<p>55.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>20.5<\/p>\n<p>23.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>3.5<\/p>\n<p>102.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three players in NBA history have won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/finals_mvp.html\">Finals MVP award<\/a> with multiple teams. Kareem and LeBron were the first two to do it. Who is the third? Kawhi Leonard was the Finals MVP in 2014 (San Antonio Spurs) and in 2019 (Toronto Raptors). In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201406120MIA.html\">Game 4 of the 2014 NBA Finals<\/a>, Leonard had one of his signature stat-stuffing performances that was one of the most impressive in Finals history. The Claw\u2019s 20 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks helped the Spurs dominate the Miami Heat (in South Beach) by 21 points. San Antonio won its fifth NBA title in the next game, and Leonard was named the Finals MVP. This series also represented the Spurs becoming Kawhi\u2019s team as this signaled his presence as an NBA force. In addition to those Finals MVPs, Kawhi has been a six-time All-Star, a six-time All-NBA player, and a two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/dpoy.html\">Defensive Player of the Year<\/a>. Kawhi Leonard is still building his career resume, and that already includes one of the best single-game performances in NBA Finals history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LeBron James (Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/jamesle01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of LeBron James\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\">LeBron James<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>LeBron Raymone James<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/kingjames\">kingjames<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(King James, LBJ, Chosen One, Bron-Bron, The Little Emperor, The Akron Hammer, L-Train, Benjamin Buckets, Captain LeMerica)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Small Forward, Power Forward, Point Guard, Center, and Shooting Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-9<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>250lb<\/span>&nbsp;(206cm,&nbsp;113kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/2026.html\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1984-12-30\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=12&amp;day=30\">December 30<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1984\">1984<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;40-292d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Akron,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=OH\">Ohio<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Son&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesbr02.html\">Bronny&nbsp;James<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=OH\">Ohio<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Recruiting Rank: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/recruit_rankings_2003.html\">2003<\/a> (1)\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/CLE\/draft.html\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2003.html\">2003 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200310290SAC.html\">October 29, 2003<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;22 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>21x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2007-08 Scoring Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2019-20 AST Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>21x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2003-04 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2003-04 ROY<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>6x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. 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cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#E82534\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"15\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\">6<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>70<\/p>\n<p>1562<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>24.4<\/p>\n<p>27.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>7.8<\/p>\n<p>7.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>8.2<\/p>\n<p>7.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>51.3<\/p>\n<p>50.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>37.6<\/p>\n<p>34.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>78.2<\/p>\n<p>73.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>57.1<\/p>\n<p>54.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>22.7<\/p>\n<p>26.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>7.7<\/p>\n<p>271.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LeBron James has played in 55 NBA Finals games. But what one has been his best performance? It would be hard to top what he did in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201606160CLE.html\">Game 6 of the 2016 Finals<\/a>. Yes, in Game 7 of that series he had the unforgettable chase-down block as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the 73-9 Golden State Warriors in their house, but his performance in Game 6 was his crown jewel. That night in a 115-101 Cavs win, King James scored 41 points, dished 11 assists, swallowed 8 boards, snatched 4 steals, and swatted 3 blocks. He had a 42.5 game score rating (his third best in 287 career playoff games). This was one of the wildest and most memorable Finals ever. Cleveland won its first title as they overcame a 3-1 series deficit to the team with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/GSW\/2016.html\">best regular-season record in NBA history<\/a>. As far as LBJ\u2019s Finals accolades, he has been a four-time Finals MVP with three different teams. Besides that, the Akron native is second in Finals points (1,562), second in Finals assists (430), second in Finals steals (93), fourth in Finals rebounds (562), and sixth in Finals blocks (46). It is obvious why LeBron James is in the GOAT conversation, and his eye-popping performance in Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals helps state that claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kevin Durant (Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/duranke01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Kevin Durant\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\">Kevin Durant<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Kevin Wayne Durant<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/easymoneysniper\">easymoneysniper<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Durantula, KD, Slim Reaper, Easy Money Sniper, The Servant, Green Room)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Small Forward, Power Forward, and Shooting Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>240lb<\/span>&nbsp;(211cm,&nbsp;108kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/HOU\/2026.html\">Houston Rockets<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1988-09-29\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=9&amp;day=29\">September 29<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1988\">1988<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;37-019d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Washington,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=DC\">District of Columbia<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=texas\">Texas<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High Schools:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=MD\">Maryland<\/a>, \n    \n      Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=VA\">Virginia<\/a>, \n    \n      Montrose Christian School in Rockville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=MD\">Maryland<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Recruiting Rank: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/recruit_rankings_2006.html\">2006<\/a> (2)\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/OKC\/draft.html\">Seattle SuperSonics<\/a>, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2007.html\">2007 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200710310DEN.html\">October 31, 2007<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;17 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>15x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Scoring Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>11x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2007-08 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2007-08 ROY<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2013-14 MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=35\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#006400\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">35<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=35\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#007AC1\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#EF3B24\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#EF3B24\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#EF3B24\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">35<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=35\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#0000ff\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">35<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=7\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#000000\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"15\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">7<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=35\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#800080\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff8c00\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff8c00\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff8c00\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">35<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>62<\/p>\n<p>1123<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>26.6<\/p>\n<p>27.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>6.0<\/p>\n<p>7.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>4.2<\/p>\n<p>4.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>52.7<\/p>\n<p>50.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>43.0<\/p>\n<p>39.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>83.9<\/p>\n<p>88.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>59.8<\/p>\n<p>55.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>21.2<\/p>\n<p>24.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>5.2<\/p>\n<p>175.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a doubt, Kevin Durant has been one of the most dynamic scorers the NBA has ever seen. He is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_career.html\">eighth on the all-time scoring list<\/a> with some good years left. His combination of size, shooting, and elite scoring ability was on full display in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201806060CLE.html\">Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals<\/a>. That night KD and the Golden State Warriors took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Slim Reaper torched LeBron and company with 43 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists; he was 6 for 9 from deep and registered a 39.6 game score rating (his second best ever in 170 career playoff games). Golden State won their second consecutive title, and Durant collected his second consecutive Finals MVP award. The Durantula is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_per_g_career_finals.html\">one of four players in league history who has averaged 30 points or more in his Finals career (30.3 ppg)<\/a>. Kevin Durant is climbing up the career scoring list, and he also has one of the top single-game performances in NBA Finals history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giannis Antetokounmpo (Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/antetgi01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Giannis Antetokounmpo\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\YAHN-iss ah-dedo-KOON-bo\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/Giannis_An34\">Giannis_An34<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n<span class=\"desc\">(last name previously spelled Adetokunbo)<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n(The Greek Freak, The Alphabet)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Power Forward, Small Forward, Point Guard, and Shooting Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>242lb<\/span>&nbsp;(211cm,&nbsp;109kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/MIL\/2026.html\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1994-12-06\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=12&amp;day=6\">December 6<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1994\">1994<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;30-316d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Athens,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=GR&amp;state=\">Greece<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-gr\" style=\"\">gr<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brothers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetth01.html\">Thanasis&nbsp;Antetokounmpo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetko01.html\">Kostas&nbsp;Antetokounmpo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetal01.html\">Alex&nbsp;Antetokounmpo<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/MIL\/draft.html\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>, 1st round (15th pick, 15th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2013.html\">2013 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201310300NYK.html\">October 30, 2013<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;12 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>9x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2021 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>9x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2013-14 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>5x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2016-17 Most Improved<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2019-20 Def. POY<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2020-21 AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2020-21 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2024-25 IST MVP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=34\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#006400\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">34<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=34\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#004010\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#e4cda1\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#e4cda1\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#e4cda1\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">34<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>67<\/p>\n<p>859<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>30.4<\/p>\n<p>23.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>11.9<\/p>\n<p>9.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>6.5<\/p>\n<p>5.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>60.1<\/p>\n<p>55.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>22.2<\/p>\n<p>28.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>61.7<\/p>\n<p>69.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>60.7<\/p>\n<p>57.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>30.5<\/p>\n<p>25.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>11.5<\/p>\n<p>120.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_game_finals.html\">Only seven players have ever scored 50 points in an NBA Finals game<\/a>. Out of those seven, only two did it in a close-out game for their team. Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of those men. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/202107200MIL.html\">Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals<\/a>, the Greek Freak had one of the signature close-out games in Finals history when he led the Milwaukee Bucks over the Phoenix Suns for the franchise\u2019s first title in 50 years. Giannis dropped 50 points and collected 14 boards; his efficiency was excellent by going 16-25 from the field (64%) and 17-19 from the line (90%). This <em>I-can-do-everything<\/em> player was named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/finals_mvp.html\">Finals MVP<\/a> and reaffirmed his status as a modern-day great. Only age 30 yet, this all-time Buck already has a Springfield resume: nine-time All-Star, nine-time All-NBA, two-time MVP, DPOY award, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, etc. Giannis Antetokounmpo has been one of the best in the league the last decade, and he showed that with an all-time game in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Curry (Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Finals)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/curryst01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Stephen Curry\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\">Stephen Curry<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\STEFF-in\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Wardell Stephen Curry II<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/stephencurry30\">stephencurry30<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Steph, Baby-Faced Assassin, Chef Curry, The Human Torch, Threezus)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Point Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>185lb<\/span>&nbsp;(188cm,&nbsp;83kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/GSW\/2026.html\">Golden State Warriors<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1988-03-14\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=3&amp;day=14\">March 14<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1988\">1988<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;37-218d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Akron,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=OH\">Ohio<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryse01.html\">Seth&nbsp;Curry<\/a>; Brother-in-law&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leeda03.html\">Damion&nbsp;Lee<\/a>; Father&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryde01.html\">Dell&nbsp;Curry<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=davidson\">Davidson<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Charlotte Christian in Charlotte, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=NC\">North Carolina<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/GSW\/draft.html\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2009.html\">2009 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200910280GSW.html\">October 28, 2009<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;16 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>11x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Scoring Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2015-16 STL Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>11x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2009-10 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2010-11 Sportsmanship<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2021-22 WCF MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2021-22 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=30\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#191970\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff4500\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff4500\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff4500\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">30<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=30\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#0000ff\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">30<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>70<\/p>\n<p>1026<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>24.5<\/p>\n<p>24.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>4.4<\/p>\n<p>4.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>6.0<\/p>\n<p>6.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>44.8<\/p>\n<p>47.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>39.7<\/p>\n<p>42.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>93.3<\/p>\n<p>91.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>57.2<\/p>\n<p>58.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>21.5<\/p>\n<p>23.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>7.9<\/p>\n<p>143.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s wild to think that Steph Curry only captured the Finals MVP once in Golden State\u2019s four title runs. That was the 2022 Finals against the Boston Celtics, and he had a Finals game for the ages in that series. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/202206100BOS.html\">Game 4 at the Boston Garden<\/a>, with the Warriors down 2-1, Steph was masterful with 43 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists. The volume shooter was ultra efficient that night: 14 of 26 from the field, 7 of 14 from deep, and 8 of 9 from the charity stripe. This performance surged the team, and they went on to win the next two games in comfortable fashion for their fourth NBA championship in the Splash Brothers era. Curry got his long awaited Finals MVP award. He already has the most three-point field goals in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/fg3_career_finals.html\">Finals history (152)<\/a> \u2026 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/fg3_career_p.html\">playoff history (650)<\/a> \u2026 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/fg3_career.html\">regular-season history (4,058 and growing)<\/a>. His 27.3 ppg in the Finals is ninth all time, and we could fill up a sea scroll with the rest of his accolades. Stephen Curry may be the greatest shooter ever in the NBA, and he also has one of the best single-game performances in NBA Finals history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nikola Jokic (Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/jokicni01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Nikola Joki\u0107\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jokicni01.html\">Nikola Joki\u0107<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\ni-KOLA yo-kitch\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Nikola Joki\u0107<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/nikolajokicofficial\">nikolajokicofficial<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Joker, Big Honey, Cookie Monster, Yoke, Big Tipper)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Center\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>284lb<\/span>&nbsp;(211cm,&nbsp;128kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/DEN\/2026.html\">Denver Nuggets<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1995-02-19\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=2&amp;day=19\">February 19<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1995\">1995<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;30-241d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Sombor,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=RS&amp;state=\">Serbia<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-rs\" style=\"\">rs<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/DEN\/draft.html\">Denver Nuggets<\/a>, 2nd round (11th pick, 41st overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2014.html\">2014 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201510280HOU.html\">October 28, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;10 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>7x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2023 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>7x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2015-16 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2022-23 WCF MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2022-23 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=15\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#6ca6cd\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000080\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000080\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000080\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">15<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=15\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#0d2240\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#f9c647\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#f9c647\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#f9c647\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">15<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>70<\/p>\n<p>745<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>29.6<\/p>\n<p>21.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>12.7<\/p>\n<p>10.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>10.2<\/p>\n<p>7.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>57.6<\/p>\n<p>56.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>41.7<\/p>\n<p>36.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>80.0<\/p>\n<p>82.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>62.7<\/p>\n<p>59.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>32.0<\/p>\n<p>28.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>16.4<\/p>\n<p>128.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/mvp.html\">winner of the NBA MVP award in three out of the last five years<\/a> had to make an appearance on this list: Nikola Jokic. Jokic started his Finals career resoundingly by putting up a triple-double in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/202306010DEN.html\">Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals<\/a> against the Miami Heat. The Denver Nuggets Serbian center had 27 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds in a decisive 104-93 victory. He had a 78 true shooting % for maximum efficiency. The Joker added another triple-double in Game 3 of this series, and the Nuggets went on to win their first NBA title in five games. He seized the Finals MVP with averages of 24.5 ppg, 11.8 rpg, and 9.8 apg. This triple-double machine is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/trp_dbl_career_p.html\">third on the playoffs all-time list with 21<\/a>. His versatility as a center is historic, and since he is relatively young, all of these numbers are going to soar the rest of this decade. 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The Cavs lost that series in four games.\u00a0<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1716661812003\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who has the most triple-doubles in NBA Finals history?<br\/><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">LeBron James has the most triple-doubles in the NBA Finals with 11.<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1716661835800\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the most points scored in a single game of the NBA Finals?<br\/><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Elgin Baylor holds the NBA record for most points scored in an NBA Finals game. On April 14, 1962, Baylor scored 61 points in a win for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. 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