Highest PPG in a Finals Series

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All 30+ ppg averages in a NBA Finals Series
41.0 - 1993 Michael Jordan @ age 30 (31, 42, 44, 55, 41, 33)
40.8 - 1967 Rick Barry @ age 23 (37, 30, 55, 43, 36, 44) 40% FG% - 39 shots a game
40.6 - 1962 Elgin Baylor @ age 27 (35, 36, 39, 38, 61, 34, 41) 18 rpg too
38.0 - 2000 Shaquille O'Neal @ age 28 (43, 40, 33, 36, 35, 41) 17 rbg too
37.9 - 1969 Jerry West @ age 30 (53, 41, 24, 40, 39, 26, 42)
36.3 - 2002 Shaquille O'Neal @ age 30
35.8 - 1992 Michael Jordan @ age 29
35.8 - 2015 LeBron James @ age 30
35.6 - 2001 Allen Iverson @ age 26
35.2 - 2017 Kevin Durant @ age 28
34.7 - 2006 Dwayne Wade @ age 24
33.9 - 1966 Jerry West @ age 27
33.8 - 1963 Elgin Baylor @ age 28
33.8 - 1965 Jerry West @ age 26
33.6 - 2017 LeBron James @ age 32
33.5 - 1998 Michael Jordan @ age 35
33.4 - 1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar @ age 33
33.0 - 2001 Shaquille O'Neal @ age 29
32.8 - 1995 Hakeem Olajuwon @ age 32
32.6 - 1974 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar @ age 27
32.4 - 2009 Kobe Bryant @ age 30
32.3 - 1997 Michael Jordan @ age 34
32.2 - 1950 George Mikan @ age 25
31.3 - 1968 Jerry West @ age 29
31.3 - 1970 Jerry West @ age 31
31.2 - 1991 Michael Jordan @ age 28
31.1 - 1962 Jerry West @ age 23
30.6 - 2012 Kevin Durant @ age 23
30.3 - 1977 Julius Erving @ age 27
30.1 - 1957 Bob Pettit @ age 24


The prime age for elite NBA Finals scoring performances without cranking up 39 shots a game is in the 27-30 age window. LeBron is 33, Durant is 29, Curry is 30. Advantage GSW. James Harden for HOU is 28.

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The best part of that is the ‘15 Finals MVP was the guy guarding LeBron

[DrTorch]

93 Jordan was the year he played Phoenix. Think off the top of my head without looking he scored his 55 in the 3 OT game dueling with Thunder Dan.

[Willard Fillmore]

It is yet to be seen how Durant, Curry or Harden will play after 15 years in the NBA, where Lebron is now. I think we all can agree that that LeBron takes more of a physical beating on the court than those 3. LeBron spends high 6 figures a year to stay in shape for the physicality of the NBA.