O'Neal
O'Neal
Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal scored 36, 40, 35 and 34 points in Game 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively, of NBA Finals 2002 to improve his all-time NBA Finals scoring average to 34.2 points per game. That average leaves him only 2.1 points per game behind Rick Barry for the top spot:




PLAYERGFGMFTMPTSAVG
Rick Barry101388736336.3
Shaquille O'Neal1925314465034.2
Michael Jordan354382581,17633.6
Jerry West556124551,67930.5
Bob Pettit2524122770928.4
Hakeem Olajuwon171879146727.5
Elgin Baylor444422771,16126.4
Julius Erving2221612856125.5
Joe Fulks118410427224.7
Clyde Drexler1512610836724.5

Minimum 10 games played