Which player has the most points in a loss in the NBA Finals?

LeBron's 51 points in Game 1 are the most ever by player in an NBA Finals loss.

Interpreted as:
Which player has the most points in a loss in a game in the NBA Finals?
NAME DATE TM OPP PTS L MIN REB AST STL BLK 3PM FG% FT% TO FGM FGA 3PA 3P% FTM FTA PF
1
LeBron James
5/31/2018
CLE
@ GSW
51
1
47.6
8
8
1
1
3
59.4
90.9
5
19
32
7
42.9
10
11
2
2
Jerry West
4/22/1966
LAL
vs. BOS
45
1
47
4
10
61.3
70.0
19
31
7
10
2
3
Jerry West
4/19/1965
LAL
@ BOS
45
1
45
5
5
44.7
91.7
17
38
11
12
2
4
LeBron James
6/4/2015
CLE
@ GSW
44
1
45.8
8
6
0
0
2
47.4
60.0
4
18
38
8
25.0
6
10
2
5
Shaquille O'Neal
6/6/2001
LAL
vs. PHI
44
1
52
20
5
1
0
0
60.7
45.5
4
17
28
0
10
22
3
6
Michael Jordan
6/13/1993
CHI
vs. PHX
44
1
57
9
6
2
1
3
44.2
50.0
3
19
43
9
33.3
3
6
5
7
Rick Barry
4/24/1967
SFW
vs. PHI
44
1
44
6
2
42.1
92.3
16
38
12
13
5
8
Russell Westbrook
6/19/2012
OKC
@ MIA
43
1
45.5
7
5
1
0
0
62.5
100.0
3
20
32
3
0.0
3
3
3
9
Isiah Thomas
6/19/1988
DET
@ LAL
43
1
44
3
8
6
1
2
56.3
71.4
5
18
32
3
66.7
5
7
4
10
John Havlicek
4/25/1969
BOS
@ LAL
43
1
48
12
6
55.6
92.9
15
27
13
14
6
11
Rick Barry
4/20/1967
SFW
vs. PHI
43
1
45
7
3
41.5
75.0
17
41
9
12
5
12
Charles Barkley
6/11/1993
PHX
vs. CHI
42
1
46
13
4
1
1
0
61.5
83.3
2
16
26
1
0.0
10
12
3
13
Jerry West
5/5/1969
LAL
vs. BOS
42
1
48
13
12
48.3
77.8
14
29
14
18
2
14
LeBron James
6/12/2017
CLE
@ GSW
41
1
46.2
13
8
2
1
2
63.3
25.0
2
19
30
5
40.0
1
4
3
15
Michael Jordan
6/18/1993
CHI
vs. PHX
41
1
44
7
7
0
2
2
55.2
70.0
2
16
29
7
28.6
7
10
5
16
Elgin Baylor
4/18/1962
LAL
@ BOS
41
1
51
22
4
32.5
71.4
13
40
15
21
6
17
LeBron James
6/14/2015
CLE
@ GSW
40
1
44.8
14
11
1
0
3
44.1
77.8
2
15
34
8
37.5
7
9
5
18
James Worthy
6/13/1989
LAL
vs. DET
40
1
46
3
3
0
3
2
65.4
66.7
1
17
26
3
66.7
4
6
3
19
Julius Erving
6/5/1977
PHI
@ POR
40
1
43
6
8
2
1
58.6
85.7
17
29
6
7
2
20
Jerry West
4/29/1969
LAL
@ BOS
40
1
45
6
4
50.0
100.0
15
30
10
10
4
21
Bob Pettit
4/9/1961
STL
vs. BOS
40
1
46
18
4
60.9
100.0
14
23
12
12
4
22
Cliff Hagan
4/5/1961
STL
@ BOS
40
1
48
17
6
57.1
88.9
16
28
8
9
4
23
LeBron James
6/7/2017
CLE
vs. GSW
39
1
45.6
11
9
1
1
4
55.6
83.3
5
15
27
9
44.4
5
6
2
24
Michael Jordan
6/5/1992
CHI
vs. POR
39
1
50
5
10
1
0
0
50.0
77.8
5
16
32
4
0.0
7
9
5
25
Bob Pettit
4/13/1957
STL
@ BOS
39
1
56
19
3
41.2
84.6
14
34
11
13
4

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14
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2
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52
30
.634
16.0
3
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50
32
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4
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32
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50
32
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33
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1
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64
18
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2
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61
21
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3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
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50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0