bill russell highest nba finals points per 48 minutes

48 in an NBA Finals game against the Lakers on April 24, 1966, with 32.

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Bill Russell highest NBA finals points per 48 minutes in a game

	NAME	PTS/(MIN/48)	PTS	MIN	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	32	32	48	4/24/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	28	4	13	23	56.5	6	7	85.7	61.3	5
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	30	48	4/11/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	38	3	9	17	52.9	12	17	70.6	61.3	2
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	27.17	30	53	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	40	4	8	18	44.4	14	17	82.4	58.9	2
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	26	26	48	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	29	3	10	19	52.6	6	6	100.0	60.1	3
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	26	26	48	4/10/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	23	6	9	16	56.3	8	11	72.7	62.4	4
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.53	25	47	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	29	3	10	19	52.6	5	8	62.5	55.5	3
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.36	28	53	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	26	5	12	18	66.7	4	7	57.1	66.4	4
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.14	22	42	4/25/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	30	4	6	9	66.7	10	12	83.3	77.0	2
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	25	25	48	4/26/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	16	9	9	16	56.3	7	10	70.0	61.3	3
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	25	25	48	4/28/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	32	1	10	22	45.5	5	5	100.0	51.7	5
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	25	25	48	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	18	4	9	18	50.0	7	10	70.0	55.8	4
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.56	22	43	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	27		7	15	46.7	8	10	80.0	56.7	2
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	24	24	48	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	27	5	7	13	53.8	10	13	76.9	64.1	4
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	24	24	48	4/8/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	23	9	10	18	55.6	4	13	30.8	50.6	3
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	23	23	48	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	25	10	10	11	90.9	3	6	50.0	84.3	3
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	23	23	48	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	23	5	10	14	71.4	3	9	33.3	64.0	4
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.74	18	38	4/18/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	28	6	7	13	53.8	4	10	40.0	51.7	4
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.47	22	47	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	35	4	7	15	46.7	8	10	80.0	56.7	2
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.4	14	30	4/2/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	13		4	12	33.3	6	10	60.0	42.7	2
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	22	22	48	4/26/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	23	5	7	13	53.8	8	12	66.7	60.2	3
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	22	22	48	4/19/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	19	4	8	18	44.4	6	7	85.7	52.2	3
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	21.71	19	42	4/19/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	24	4	8	12	66.7	3	3	100.0	71.3	2
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	21	21	48	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	19	5	6	15	40.0	9	10	90.0	54.1	0
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	21	21	48	4/11/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	22	6	8	13	61.5	5	6	83.3	67.1	2
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	21	21	48	3/29/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	40	1	8	12	66.7	5	9	55.6	65.8	2

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