Elgin Baylor has put up the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 61 points against the Celtics on April 14, 1962.
Elgin Baylor has put up the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 61 points against the Celtics on April 14, 1962.
| NAME | PTS | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| Elgin Baylor | 61 | 4/14/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals |  LAL | @ |  BOS | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||
 | Michael Jordan | 55 | 6/16/1993 | 1992-93 | NBA Finals |  CHI | vs |  PHX | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 61.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
 | Rick Barry | 55 | 4/18/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals |  SFW | vs |  PHI | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 | |||||||||
 | Jerry West | 53 | 4/23/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | LAL | vs | BOS | 46 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||
 | LeBron James | 51 | 5/31/2018 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals |  CLE | @ |  GSW | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 |
 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 50 | 7/20/2021 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals |  MIL | vs | PHX | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 74.9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | +10 |
 | Bob Pettit | 50 | 4/12/1958 | 1957-58 | NBA Finals |  STL | vs | BOS | 42 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 61.6 | 1 | ||||||||||
 | Allen Iverson | 48 | 6/6/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals |  PHI | @ | LAL | 52 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 43.9 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 53.4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +6 |
 | Stephen Curry | 47 | 6/5/2019 | 2018-19 | NBA Finals | GSW | vs |  TOR | 43 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 63.2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -8 |
| Michael Jordan | 46 | 6/12/1992 | 1991-92 | NBA Finals | CHI | @ |  POR | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 73.3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Michael Jordan | 45 | 6/14/1998 | 1997-98 | NBA Finals | CHI | @ |  UTA | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 54.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
 | Wilt Chamberlain | 45 | 5/6/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | LAL | vs |  NYK | 46 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||
 | Jerry West | 45 | 4/22/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | LAL | vs | BOS | 47 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jerry West | 45 | 4/19/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | LAL | @ | BOS | 45 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 44.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 52.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| LeBron James | 44 | 6/4/2015 | 2014-15 | NBA Finals | CLE | @ | GSW | 46 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 51.9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -3 |
 | Shaquille O'Neal | 44 | 6/6/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | LAL | vs | PHI | 52 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 58.4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | -6 | |
| Michael Jordan | 44 | 6/13/1993 | 1992-93 | NBA Finals | CHI | vs | PHX | 57 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 44.2 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 48.2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| Rick Barry | 44 | 4/24/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | SFW | vs | PHI | 44 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.3 | 5 | |||||||||
| Stephen Curry | 43 | 6/10/2022 | 2021-22 | NBA Finals |  GSW | @ | BOS | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 71.8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +11 |
 | Kevin Durant | 43 | 6/6/2018 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals | GSW | @ | CLE | 43 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | +15 |
 | Russell Westbrook | 43 | 6/19/2012 | 2011-12 | NBA Finals |  OKC | @ |  MIA | 45 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 64.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 | Dwyane Wade | 43 | 6/18/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | MIA | vs |  DAL | 50 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 55.1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 43 | 6/7/2000 | 1999-00 | NBA Finals | LAL | vs |  IND | 44 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 63.9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | +18 | |
 | Isiah Thomas | 43 | 6/19/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals |  DET | @ | LAL | 44 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 61.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
 | John Havlicek | 43 | 4/25/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | BOS | @ | LAL | 48 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 64.8 | 6 | |||||||||
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