most active career nba playoff games without a finals appearance

Bill Russell has the most career games in the NBA Finals, with 70 games.

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most active career NBA playoff games by a player without a finals appearance

	NAME	GP	SERIES	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	70	NBA Finals	45.5	16.4	24.5				5.9	13.0	45.6				4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5				3,185	1,151	1,718					225
2	Sam Jones S. Jones	64	NBA Finals	29.2	17.9	4.9				7.2	15.5	46.1				3.5	4.3	82.2	51.2				1,871	1,143	312					151
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	56	NBA Finals	37.2	23.5	9.1	3.2	0.9	2.2	9.7	18.6	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.0	55.6	2.4	5.9	2.7	2,082	1,317	507	181	45	116	121	196
4	LeBron James L. James	55	NBA Finals	42.5	28.4	10.2	7.8	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
5	Jerry West J. West	55	NBA Finals	43.3	30.5	5.0	5.6			11.1	24.2	45.9				8.3	10.0	82.6	53.3				2,380	1,679	277	306				159
6	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	52	NBA Finals	30.8	19.9	9.1				7.8	19.5	40.1				4.3	5.7	74.2	45.1				1,602	1,035	473					209
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	50	NBA Finals	40.9	19.4	7.9	11.7	2.0	0.3	6.8	13.1	51.6	0.2	0.8	23.7	5.7	6.5	87.4	60.7	1.8	6.2	3.8	2,044	971	397	584	102	16	190	147
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	47	NBA Finals	39.8	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2	8.3	19.7	42.1				5.1	6.0	84.8	48.5	1.7	5.0		1,872	1,020	350	195	15	3		154
9	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	47	NBA Finals	24.6	13.5	4.8				4.7	11.3	41.3				4.1	5.1	81.5	49.7				1,158	634	224					178
10	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	46	NBA Finals	30.6	10.3	2.9	3.9	1.3	0.4	3.9	8.7	44.7	0.8	2.0	38.0	1.8	2.2	80.6	53.5	0.8	2.2	1.3	1,406	474	135	178	59	20	60	159
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	44	NBA Finals	42.0	26.4	13.5				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,850	1,161	593					140
12	K.C. Jones	44	NBA Finals	22.0	6.5	2.5				2.5	6.2	39.9				1.6	2.3	71.0	45.6				969	287	110					128
13	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	43	NBA Finals	28.2	8.7	2.2	2.4	1.0	0.0	3.0	6.9	42.9	1.1	2.7	41.7	1.7	2.1	81.3	55.9	0.4	1.7	1.0	1,212	376	94	103	45	1	41	127	+110
14	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	43	NBA Finals	26.2	10.5	6.4	1.2			4.3	9.3	46.1				1.9	2.6	73.5	50.3				1,126	453	277	50				179
15	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	42	NBA Finals	39.0	17.0	5.0	9.5			6.1	18.2	33.7				4.7	6.1	77.0	40.6				1,639	713	210	397				114
16	Don Nelson D. Nelson	38	NBA Finals	19.9	8.4	5.2	1.1	0.2	0.0	3.2	7.1	45.0				2.0	2.7	74.0	50.7	0.5	3.1		757	319	199	43	2	0		103
17	Slater Martin S. Martin	38	NBA Finals		9.9					3.3						3.4	4.9	68.4						378						148
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	37	NBA Finals	42.7	25.3	5.7	5.1	1.8	0.9	9.0	21.8	41.2	1.3	4.1	31.4	6.0	7.1	84.8	50.7	1.1	4.6	3.3	1,581	937	211	187	65	33	123	118	+36
19	Robert Horry R. Horry	37	NBA Finals	32.7	9.7	5.9	2.9	1.3	1.2	3.3	7.6	42.9	1.5	3.9	39.2	1.6	2.3	71.4	56.1	1.7	4.2	1.2	1,208	358	220	109	49	43	45	113	+116
20	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	37	NBA Finals	28.3	10.4	2.6	4.1	1.2	0.1	4.2	9.0	47.0	0.7	1.8	41.5	1.2	1.6	75.9	53.6	0.7	1.9	1.5	1,048	383	95	150	46	4	56	106
21	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	37	NBA Finals	40.1	18.3	4.7	6.2	1.3	1.1	6.8	16.3	42.0	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.5	5.5	81.0	48.8	1.8	2.9	2.7	1,483	676	175	228	48	39	100	106
22	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	36	NBA Finals	27.0	8.5	4.0	3.1	0.9	0.7	3.4	6.9	49.0	1.1	3.2	36.0	0.6	1.5	37.0	55.9	1.0	3.0	0.9	973	305	143	112	31	25	33	75	+70
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	NBA Finals	43.0	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	12.5	26.0	48.1	1.2	3.3	36.8	7.4	9.1	80.6	55.9	1.6	4.4	2.8	1,506	1,176	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
24	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	35	NBA Finals	42.0	19.0	8.3	5.9	1.9	1.1	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.9	3.3	25.6	4.1	5.4	74.7	50.1	2.8	5.6	3.3	1,470	664	292	207	67	39	117	118	+38
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	NBA Finals	47.3	18.6	24.6	3.8			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				1,657	652	862	134				101