LeBron James dropped 41 points in Game 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Warriors on June 12, 2017.
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2017 players to drop 40 or more points in a playoff game| NAME | DATE | PTS | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. James | 6/12/2017 | 41 | @ | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 64.5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | -13 | ||
| 2 |  | K. Irving | 6/9/2017 | 40 | vs | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 69.5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 3 | | K. Irving | 5/23/2017 | 42 | vs | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 80.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 4 |  | S. Curry | 5/14/2017 | 40 | vs | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 68.8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +8 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Harden | 5/5/2017 | 43 | vs | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 65.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -14 | ||
| 6 |  | I. Thomas | 5/2/2017 | 53 | vs | 45 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 68.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Wall | 5/2/2017 | 40 | @ | 47 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 57.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 8 | | J. Wall | 4/28/2017 | 42 | @ | 44 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 9 |  | R. Westbrook | 4/25/2017 | 47 | @ | 42 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 56.7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 10 |  | K. Leonard | 4/22/2017 | 43 | @ | 44 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 11 | | J. Harden | 4/21/2017 | 44 | @ | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 12 |  | G. Hayward | 4/21/2017 | 40 | vs | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | -5 | ||
| 13 | | L. James | 4/20/2017 | 41 | @ | 45 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 61.8 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | +13 | ||
| 14 | | R. Westbrook | 4/19/2017 | 51 | @ | 41 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 39.5 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 50.1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 15 |  | CJ McCollum | 4/16/2017 | 41 | @ | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -5 |
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