The NBA Finals aren't typically played in July, so you could call Giannis Antetokounmpo the NBA's "Mr. July" for his 50-point performance in the Bucks' close-out game against the Suns in 2021.

O'Neal averaged 33 points and 15.8 rebounds per game over five games in the 2001 NBA Finals, and he holds the record for most free throw attempts in an NBA Finals that lasted five or fewer games.

NBA Finals records by player: All-time list of most points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks in a single game. ... MORE: Complete ranking of highest-scoring performances in an NBA Finals game.

D-Wade was a force in the '06 Finals, rallying the Heat from down 0-2 to bring Miami its first NBA title. Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images Editor's note: We're ranking the best Finals performances ...

In Game 3, he became the first player in NBA history to post a 30-20-10 triple-double in the Finals (32 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists). But perhaps the most impressive part of Jokić’s Finals ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Completing the longest season of his basketball life, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a flourish Sunday ...

There is no better time for a player to put together a hot streak than the NBA Finals. During the past two decades, the best individual performances in the championship round have featured several ...

There have been 12 players in NBA history to win multiple Finals MVPs. ... Olajuwon put forth some dominant performances in the playoffs, but he didn’t win his first title until 1994.

Although imperfect, it quickly captures a player's baseline performance and allows us to compare conference finals games back to 1978 -- the first year the NBA tracked individual turnovers.

In the NBA playoffs, the outcome often rests on the underrated. Certainly, the performances of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton will be scrutinized and big games can propel their ...