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VOL. 1, NO. 17 · JUNE 22, 2026 · EVERY MONDAY
THE STAT THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST 01
41 PPG IN THE FINALS. THE HIGHEST IN HISTORY. HE WON IN 6.
Highest Scoring Average In NBA Finals History
MICHAEL JORDAN RICK BARRY ALLEN IVERSON
In the 1993 NBA Finals, Jordan averaged 41.0 points per game against the Phoenix Suns. That is the
highest scoring average in NBA Finals history — a record that has stood for over 30 years. He scored 55
in Game 4. He averaged 41 for six games. The Suns had Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Charles Barkley —
the MVP that season. None of it mattered. Jordan scored 41 a night for six games and won the third
consecutive championship.
THE GAME YOU FORGOT 02
Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns 1993-06-16
8 4 21/37 W
POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS FG RESULT
55 In Game 4.
THE DEFINING PERFORMANCE OF THE THREE-PEAT
June 16, 1993. Game 4 of the Finals. Jordan scored 55 points on 21-of-37 shooting. The Suns had no
defensive answer. Charles Barkley, who had won MVP that regular season, watched Jordan dismantle his
team from the perimeter and the mid-range and the free throw line. 55 points in a Finals game. The Bulls
won. Jordan was on his way to the third consecutive championship — and his Finals scoring average for the
series would finish at 41.0, the highest in history.
MJ VS TODAY 03
Was the 1993 Finals Jordan's Best Series?
1993 FINALS VS PHOENIX 1991 FINALS VS LA LAKERS
PPG PPG
GAME 4 VS SIGNIFICANCE
55pts First ring
RESULT THE SWITCH
Won in 6 Left hand layup Game 2
The 1993 Finals produced Jordan's highest scoring average. The 1991 Finals produced his most emotionally
significant performance — the first championship after the Detroit wall. The 1998 Finals produced his most
iconic moment — The Last Shot. Each series has a case. But 41.0 PPG in the Finals has never been touched.
Jordan's best Finals series?
1993 VS PHOENIX (41 PPG) 1991 VS LAKERS (FIRST RING) 1998 VS UTAH (LAST SHOT)
1997 VS UTAH (FLU GAME)
THE COLDEST MJ MOMENT 04
THE SHADOW OF 55
He Scored 55 In A Finals Game And People
Remember Paxson's Three.
Game 6 of the 1993 Finals is remembered for John Paxson's championship-clinching
three-pointer. What gets buried is that Jordan scored 33 points in that game, set up
Paxson's shot with the assist, and had scored 55 two games earlier. The 1993 Finals were
the most dominant individual offensive display in championship history. Jordan averaging
41 for the series gets overshadowed by a single three-pointer from a role player. That's the
paradox of greatness — when you're that good, even 55-point games become
background noise.
THE MJ STAT VAULT 05
PPG — 1993 NBA FINALS
POINTS — GAME 4
41.0 Highest Finals scoring average in NBA 55
21-of-37 FG. 13-of-18 FT. In the Finals.
history. Six games. Against a team with
Against a real defensive team.
the league MVP (Barkley).
CONSECUTIVE NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS
CAREER PLAYOFF PPG
(1991-93)
3 33.4 Jordan's regular season average was 30.1.
The first three-peat since the 1960s
His playoff average was 33.4. He was
Celtics dynasty. Jordan won Finals MVP
better when it mattered more.
all three times.
6 FINALS MVP AWARDS — CAREER
Won it every time he was in the Finals. Never shared it. Never came close to losing it.
THE FORGOTTEN MAN 06
OVERLOOKED · UNDERRATED · DESERVES MORE
Kevin Johnson
PHOENIX SUNS · 1987–1998
20.4 PPG · 9.1 APG — CAREER AVERAGES
The Only Point Guard Who Could Actually Score On Jordan's Era
Kevin Johnson averaged 20.4 points and 9.1 assists per game for his career — numbers that would make
him a franchise cornerstone in any era. He made 3 All-Star teams and was the best point guard of the early
1990s who wasn't John Stockton. His 1993 Finals performance against Jordan's Bulls (he averaged 21 PPG)
was elite. He lost. Jordan averaged 41. KJ gets buried not because he was bad but because his best
performance coincided with Jordan's best series.
The Jordan Connection: KJ was the hardest point guard matchup for the Bulls' defense in the 1993 Finals. His
speed and scoring forced Ron Harper into foul trouble repeatedly. Jordan averaged 41 PPG and it was still
close.
Who's Your Forgotten Man?
Reply with a player who deserves more credit. Best answer gets featured next Monday.
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