Stephen Curry vs. Michael Finley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Finley and Stephen Curry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Stephen Curry and Michael Finley both played 15 years in the NBA. Stephen Curry had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Michael Finley had his rookie season in 1995-96. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Stephen Curry |
15 |
9 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
Michael Finley |
15 |
10 |
1995-96 to 2009-10 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Stephen Curry |
Michael Finley |
Season |
2009-10 | 1995-96 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Phoenix Suns |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
80 |
36.2 |
17.5 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
14.3 |
.462 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
.437 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.885 |
Michael Finley |
82 |
39.2 |
15.0 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
5.7 |
11.9 |
.476 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.328 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.749 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Finley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
74 |
33.6 |
18.6 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
14.2 |
.480 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
.442 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
.934 |
Michael Finley |
83 |
33.6 |
15.0 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
12.9 |
.444 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.361 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.808 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Finley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
26 |
28.2 |
14.7 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
.490 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.455 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.809 |
Michael Finley |
82 |
41.4 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
18.4 |
.449 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.357 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.784 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Finley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
78 |
38.2 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.451 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.453 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
.900 |
Michael Finley |
50 |
41.0 |
20.2 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
7.8 |
17.5 |
.444 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.331 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
12 |
41.4 |
23.4 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
8.1 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
8.5 |
19.6 |
.434 |
3.5 |
8.8 |
.396 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
.921 |
Michael Finley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
78 |
36.5 |
24.0 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
17.7 |
.471 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.424 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
.885 |
Michael Finley |
82 |
42.2 |
22.6 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
9.1 |
20.0 |
.457 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.401 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
7 |
42.3 |
23.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
16.6 |
.440 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
.386 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.881 |
Michael Finley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
80 |
32.7 |
23.8 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
16.8 |
.487 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.443 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
.914 |
Michael Finley |
82 |
42.0 |
21.5 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
8.7 |
18.9 |
.458 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.346 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
21 |
39.3 |
28.3 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
2.2 |
9.5 |
20.9 |
.456 |
4.7 |
11.0 |
.422 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.835 |
Michael Finley |
10 |
43.4 |
19.7 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
20.0 |
.360 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.362 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
79 |
34.2 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
10.2 |
20.2 |
.504 |
5.1 |
11.2 |
.454 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
.908 |
Michael Finley |
69 |
39.9 |
20.6 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
8.2 |
17.8 |
.463 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.339 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.837 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
18 |
34.1 |
25.1 |
0.8 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
18.8 |
.438 |
4.4 |
11.0 |
.404 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
.916 |
Michael Finley |
8 |
46.5 |
24.6 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
18.5 |
.466 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.378 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
79 |
33.4 |
25.3 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
8.5 |
18.3 |
.468 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.411 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.898 |
Michael Finley |
69 |
38.3 |
19.3 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
7.3 |
17.3 |
.425 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.370 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
17 |
35.4 |
28.1 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
18.4 |
.484 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
.419 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
.904 |
Michael Finley |
20 |
41.1 |
18.3 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
15.1 |
.435 |
2.4 |
5.7 |
.412 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.864 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
51 |
32.0 |
26.4 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
16.9 |
.495 |
4.2 |
9.8 |
.423 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
.921 |
Michael Finley |
72 |
38.6 |
18.6 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
7.1 |
16.1 |
.443 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.405 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
15 |
37.0 |
25.5 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.451 |
4.3 |
10.8 |
.395 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
.957 |
Michael Finley |
5 |
39.4 |
13.0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
13.6 |
.382 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
.269 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
69 |
33.8 |
27.3 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
9.2 |
19.4 |
.472 |
5.1 |
11.7 |
.437 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
.916 |
Michael Finley |
64 |
36.8 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
6.0 |
14.2 |
.427 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.407 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.831 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
22 |
38.5 |
28.2 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
19.6 |
.441 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
.377 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
.943 |
Michael Finley |
13 |
38.2 |
13.1 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
11.8 |
.425 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.393 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
5 |
27.8 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
16.4 |
.402 |
2.4 |
9.8 |
.245 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
1.000 |
Michael Finley |
77 |
26.5 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
.412 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.394 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.852 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Finley |
13 |
31.6 |
10.5 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
8.1 |
.476 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.383 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
63 |
34.2 |
32.0 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
10.4 |
21.7 |
.482 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.421 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
.916 |
Michael Finley |
82 |
22.2 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
.412 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.364 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.918 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Finley |
20 |
26.9 |
11.3 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
8.9 |
.410 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.419 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.897 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
64 |
34.5 |
25.5 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
19.1 |
.437 |
4.5 |
11.7 |
.380 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
.923 |
Michael Finley |
82 |
26.9 |
10.1 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
9.3 |
.414 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.370 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
22 |
34.7 |
27.4 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
9.2 |
20.0 |
.459 |
4.1 |
10.4 |
.397 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
.829 |
Michael Finley |
17 |
23.0 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.402 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.365 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
56 |
34.7 |
29.4 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
10.0 |
20.2 |
.493 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.427 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
.915 |
Michael Finley |
81 |
28.8 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.437 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
.411 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
13 |
37.9 |
30.5 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
11.2 |
23.9 |
.466 |
4.4 |
12.1 |
.363 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.845 |
Michael Finley |
5 |
28.6 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
.441 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.467 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
74 |
32.7 |
26.4 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
8.8 |
19.5 |
.450 |
4.8 |
11.8 |
.408 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.923 |
Michael Finley |
46 |
15.4 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.440 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.390 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.533 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Finley |
18 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.250 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.273 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |