best true shooting percentage in a single game by a player with 40 points nba finals

LeBron James has the highest true shooting percentage with 40+ points in an NBA Finals game, at 84.6 percent against the Heat on October 9, 2020.

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	NAME	TS%	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	84.6	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	3	10	4	1	+7
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	82.4	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	1	12	3	3	+15
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	82.4	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	40	3	6	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	0	3	4	4	+20
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	76.5	40	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	1	10	5	0	+20
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	74.9	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	4	10	6	2	+10
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	73.7	42	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	WAS						14	21	66.7				14	17	82.4				4
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	73.3	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	0	5	4	5
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	72.8	40	4/23/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR			2			13	20	65.0				14	17	82.4				6
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	72.0	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	3	12	5	3
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	71.8	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	2	8	5	3	+11
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	71.5	40	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	4	11	5	4
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	70.7	40	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4			14	23	60.9				12	12	100.0				4
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	70.2	42	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	18	61.1	4	8	3	3	+3
14	James Worthy J. Worthy	69.8	40	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	46	3	3	0	3	17	26	65.4	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	0	3	1	3
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	69.5	40	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	7	4	1	0	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	3	4	3	4	+7
16	LeBron James L. James	69.2	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	4	4	5	2	-13
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	68.6	40	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	41	12	8	0	1	14	23	60.9	0	0		12	14	85.7	3	9	4	2	+35
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67.9	45	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7				3
19	Jerry West J. West	67.6	40	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4			13	23	56.5				14	15	93.3				5
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	67.3	41	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	38	13	6	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	13	17	76.5	4	9	1	3	+20
21	LeBron James L. James	67.2	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	2	6	1	3	+26
22	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	67.1	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	13	4	1	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	6	7	2	3
23	Jerry West J. West	66.6	41	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8			12	22	54.5				17	20	85.0				3
24	Jalen Williams J. Williams	66.1	40	6/16/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	35	6	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	9	12	75.0	1	5	1	4	+14
25	Devin Booker D. Booker	65.7	42	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	39	1	2	0	1	17	28	60.7	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	1	0	4	5	0

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