fewest field goal made to score 43 points in finals game

Dwyane Wade has made the fewest shots with 43+ points, with 11 made in Game 5 of the 2006 NBA Finals against the Mavericks on June 18, 2006.

	NAME	FGM	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	11	43	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	50	4	4	3	0	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	21	25	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
2	Jerry West J. West	13	43	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7			25	52.0				17	20	85.0	63.6				2
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	14	45	6/13/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	41	3	3	2	0	27	51.9	4	7	57.1	13	15	86.7	67.0	1	2	3	1	+10
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	43	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	47	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	7	2	0	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	46	6/12/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	@	POR	42	5	4	0	1	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	16	19	84.2	73.3	0	5	4	5
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	15	43	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	43	13	7	1	1	23	65.2	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	82.4	1	12	3	3	+15
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	15	45	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
9	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	15	43	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	6			27	55.6				13	14	92.9	64.8				6
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	15	43	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1			34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	16	50	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	16	44	4/24/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	44	6	2			38	42.1				12	13	92.3	50.3				5
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	17	44	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	17	43	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	7	3			41	41.5				9	12	75.0	46.5				5
15	Jerry West J. West	17	45	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5			38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
16	LeBron James L. James	18	44	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	8	6	0	0	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
17	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	18	48	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	52	5	6	5	0	41	43.9	3	8	37.5	9	9	100.0	53.4	2	3	3	0	+6
18	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	18	43	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	3	8	6	1	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
19	LeBron James L. James	19	51	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	19	44	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	9	6	2	1	43	44.2	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	48.2	3	6	3	5
21	Jerry West J. West	19	45	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10			31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	19	50	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	19				34	55.9				12	15	80.0	61.6				1
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	20	43	6/19/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	@	MIA	45	7	5	1	0	32	62.5	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	64.5	1	6	3	3	0
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20	45	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21	43	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	44	19	4	0	3	31	67.7	0	0		1	6	16.7	63.9	6	13	2	2	+18

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8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
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Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
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3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
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Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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