Spurs #4 Michael Finley NBA's Offical Michael Finley Page

Full name: Michael Howard Finley
Position: G-F
Born: 3/6/73
Height: 6-7
Weight: 225 lbs.
College: Wisconsin
College major: business management
Charity: Founder of “Finley and Friends” golf tournament which benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Family: daughter, Micah, born on 9/3/03
Favorite music: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, U2 and Metallica ... plays the guitar

Career Highlights:
2004-05: Ranked 16th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage … averaged 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 36.8 minutes … shot .427 (387-907) from the field, a career-best .407 (116-285) from three-point land and .831 (113-136) from the line … Mavericks were 18-1 when he scored 20-or-more … scored in double figures 53 times with 20-or-more 19 times and 30-or-more twice … had a season-high 33 points (10-18 FG, 1-4 3PT-FG, 12-13 FT) vs. Indiana on 1/8 … matched his season-best with 33 - including 25 points in the second half - at Phoenix on 2/17 … hit 8-of-8 from downtown vs. Cleveland on 3/26 to set a Mavericks record for the most three-pointers made without a miss … averaged 25.2 points in 43.2 minutes during a five game stretch in February when Jerry Stackhouse was out with a right groin strain (from 2/13-2/24 … Dallas won all five games) … missed 15 games (11/11-12/7) with a sprained right ankle and missed three games (3/4-3/7) with a left calf contusion (Dallas was 10-8 in games he missed versus 48-16 when he played)… in the 2005 postseason averaged 13.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.31 steals in 13 games … scored in double-figures nine times in the postseason including a 31-point effort (12-18 FG, 5-6 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) in the Mavericks 108-106 win in Phoenix on 5/11.

2003-04: Averaged 18.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.17 steals and 38.6 minutes per game in 72 games (all starts)...Second on the team in scoring and steals...Shot 44.3% (514-1159) from the field, a career-high 40.5% (150-370) from 3-point range and 85.0% (164-193) from the line...Set a career-high with 150 3-pointers made...Scored in double figures 64 times, 20 or more points 30 times and 30 or more eight times...Led the team in scoring 21 times and in minutes 35 times...Among NBA leaders, ranked 21st in scoring, 22nd in free throw percentage, tied for 11th in 3-point percentage and 15th in minutes per game...Missed five games with a sprained right great toe (12/12-12/20/03), three games with a strained right calf (3/24-3/28/04) and two games with back spasms (4/10-4/11/04)...Season-high tying 38 points (15-23 FGs, 5-7 3FGs) in 38 minutes at Phoenix (3/13/04)...game-high 35 points (13-25 FGs), including 20 in the final quarter, in 45 minutes vs. Seattle on 3/2/04...Career-high 4 blocks in 41 minutes vs. Portland on 2/28/04..Had 29 points in the first half and finished with a season-high tying 38 points (17-26 FGs, 3-4 3FGs) in all 48 minutes at L.A. Clippers on 12/10/03.

2002-03: Averaged 19.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.0 apg and 1.10 spg in 38.3 mpg in 69 games...Tteam's second-leading scorer...shot 42.5% (507-1193) from the field, 37.0% (119-322 3FGs) from 3-point range and a career-high 86.1% from the line (198-230)...Scored in double figures 66 times, 20 or more points 31 times and 30 or more five times...Led the team in scoring 15 times and in minutes 35 times...Tallied at least 5 assists 15 times and at least 5 rebounds 44 times...Among NBA leaders was tied for 15th in free throw percentage, tied for 38th in 3-point percentage and 24th in minutes per game...Missed 13 games with a strained left hamstring...placed on the injured list on 4/3/03 and activated on 4/11/03...29 points (8-14 FGs, career-high 7-10 3FGs, 6-6 FTs) with 7 boards and 4 assists in 40 minutes at Houston (1/29/03)...Career-best 42 points (13-28 FGs) along with 10 boards vs. Detroit on 11/23/02; also set career-highs in FTM and FTA with his 15-17 performance from the free throw line...Career-high 15 rebounds in 35 minutes vs. L.A. Lakers on 11/19/02.

2001-02: Averaged 20.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 3.3 apg in a team-high 39.9 mpg in 69 games (all starts)…Team’s second leading scorer…Activated prior to the L.A. Clippers game (1/29) after missing 13 games from 1/8-1/29/02 with a strained left hamstring (11 on the injured list)…Put on the injured list prior to tipoff vs. Denver (1/8)…Did not play for the first time in a Mavericks uniform and first time in six seasons against Atlanta (12/29)…Cconsecutive games played streak ended at 490 games…Went 1-2 from the line in 3 minutes vs. Chicago (12/27) before suffering injury…Played the lowest minutes total of his career in that game…ranked 18th in NBA scoring, 10th in Minutes Per Game (39.9) and 29th in Free Throw Percentage (.837)…Led the team in minutes 43 times...team's leading scorer 26 times...Scored in double figures 66 times...scored 20 or more 39 times and 30 or more 11 times...Made his 500th career 3-point field goal vs. Phoenix (11/24)...In wins averaged 22.5 ppg (.490 FG%) and in the losses 16.6 ppg (.404)….Tied career-high of 39 points (16-28 FGs) vs. Golden State (11/27), tied career-high of 16 field goals in that game...Registered five double-doubles…Played six complete games

2000-01: Named to his second consecutive Western Conference All-Star team....Scored 12 points (5-15 FGs) and dished out 5 assists in the 2001 All-Star Game in Washington D.C.....Team's second-leading scorer at 21.5 ppg....Also averaged 5.2 rpg and 4.4 apg in 42.0 mpg (first in the league)....Ranked 19th in points, 22nd in steals and 36th in assists in the league....One of two Mavericks to play and start all 82 games (Dirk Nowitzki was the other)....Scored in double figures 79 times....Scored 20 points or more 55 times and 30 or more 11 times....Averaged 21.4 ppg (.476 FGs) in the Mavericks wins compared to 21.8 ppg (.429 FGs) in the losses....Averaged 25.3 ppg in January (best scoring month of the season by a Maverick)....Played six complete games and has 28 in his career....Had eight double-doubles....Had a season-high 11 assists in 42 minutes at Vancouver (2/27/01)....Played a career-high tying 57 minutes at New York (2/7/01), which is a franchise double overtime record....Recorded a franchise-record 10 steals vs. Philadelphia (1/23/01)....21 points (9-21 FGs), including two 3-pointers in the final 8 seconds to send game into overtime vs. Orlando (1/18/00)....Season-high 38 points (16-22 FGs) vs. Seattle (12/26/00)....Just missed triple-double with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists vs. Lakers (12/22/00) in 48 minutes....One of just 24 players in the league to record at least one triple-double with 13 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and 10 assists in 44 minutes at Golden State (12/2/00). Started all 10 playoff games....Averaged 19.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists in a team-high 43.4 minutes....Led team in scoring five times....Set a Mavericks playoff record playing in three complete games....Had 25 points (9-23 FGs), 10 assists and 5 rebounds in 48 minutes against San Antonio in Game 4 (5/12/01)....Recorded the third best mark of minutes without a turnover in franchise history in that game....Played all but 11 minutes in the first round (229 out of 240 total minutes)....Scored a playoff-high 33 points (13-24 FGs, 54.1%) in 48 minutes at Utah in Game 5 (5/3/01)....Had a playoff-high 12 rebounds against Utah in Game 4 (5/1/01).

1999-2000: Played and started in all 82 games and averaged a career-high 22.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.33 steals per game in 42.2 minutes per game....Selected to his first All-Star Game in Oakland....Led the Western Conference reserves with 11 points on 5-6 shooting in the game which the West won 137-126....Named the NBA Player of the Week from 1/31-2/6....Led the NBA in minutes and set a Dallas record with 3,464 minutes played breaking his old mark of 3,394 set in 1997-98....Led the Mavericks in scoring, field goals made and attempted, steals and assists....Finished the season ranked 11th in the NBA in scoring, 20th in assists, 22nd in 3-point shooting and 35th in steals.... Posted career bests in points with 1,855, rebounds with 518, assists with 438 and blocks with 32....One of only four players in the league who averaged more than 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game (Kevin Garnett, Grant Hill and Gary Payton)....Posted a career-high four triple-doubles which was third in the league and just one off the league high of 5 set by Jason Kidd and Chris Webber....Led the team with 18 double-doubles....In the last 67 games he missed just 356 minutes (5.3 per game)....Played 12 complete games....Played 40 or more minutes 57 times....Scored in double figures 80 times, at least 20 points 53 times and at least 30 points 17 times....Season-high 38 points (14-26 FGs) vs. Sacramento on 4/4/00.

1998-99: Averaged 20.2 ppg on .444 shooting with 5.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.32 steals in 41.0 minutes....Led team in scoring, steals, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and minutes....Finished season as the only guard in the NBA to average at least 20.0 ppg and 5.0 rebounds per game and for the second-straight season was the second-highest scoring guard in the Western Conference (behind Payton's 21.7 ppg)....Scoring average was 13th in the NBA and he ranked third in the NBA in minutes per game (41.0)....One of only 10 players in the league to score at least 1,000 points (1,009) in the 50-game season....Sscored 20-plus points 29 times, including five games of 30 or more points....Played four complete games and had six double-doubles....His .823 free throw percentage was a career high....Had a season-high 36 points, with 10 rebounds in 48 minutes on 4/20/99 vs. Phoenix....Dished his 1,000th career assist, at Phoenix on 3/9/99.

1997-98: Averaged a team-leading 21.5 ppg (11th in the NBA) with 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists in an NBA-leading 41.4 minutes per game....Scoring average ranked second among Western Conference guards (trailing Mitch Richmond's 23.2 ppg)....Recorded his first career triple-double 4/14/98 vs. the Lakers.... 2/13/98 against the Pacers played a career-high 57 minutes....Scored a career-high 39 points on 1/27/98 vs. Cleveland....Finley and Grant Hill were the only two players in the NBA that season to average more than 20 points, five rebounds and 4.9 assists....Became the first Maverick ever to lead the team in points, assists, steals and minutes.

1996-97: Played 83 games due to the trade from Phoenix....finished third to champion Kobe Bryant and runner-up Chris Carr in the Nestle Slam Dunk Championship at the 1997 All-Star Weekend in Cleveland (attempted a cartwheel dunk.... Played 27 games for Phoenix, 18 as a starter, and was averaging 13.0 ppg when he was traded to Dallas on Dec. 26, 1996, in the deal that brought Jason Kidd to the Suns.

1995-96: Named first-team All-Rookie....Finished third in Rookie of the Year voting....Averaged more minutes than any rookie in Suns' history....Became just the third Phoenix rookie to score 1,000 points in a season....Finished runner-up to Brent Barry in the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk Championship and registered 9 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals as a starter in the Schick Rookie Game at All-Star Weekend....Missed the 1996 Playoffs after spraining left ankle in final quarter of season finale at Houston on 4/21/96.

COLLEGE: Honorable mention All-America selection by The Associated Press in final three seasons at Wisconsin....Finished college career as UW's all-time scoring leader (2,147)....Averaged 18.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists during career....As a sophomore averaged a career-best 22.1 ppg, setting UW's single-season record for points (620)....First-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore and senior (first Badger named to the first team since John Kotz in 1941) and a second-team selection as a junior....Only player in UW history to score more than 500 points in three consecutive seasons....In 1994 played on the Team USA squad in Europe and the World University Games....Named USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year in 1993.