Elgin Baylor put up 61.0 points per game in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

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	NAME	DATE	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/14/1962	61.0	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	61	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/18/1967	55.0	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	46	55	12	5			22	48	45.8				11	19	57.9	48.8				4
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/16/1993	55.0	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	46	55	8	4	0	0	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	18	72.2	61.2	1	7	1	3
4	Jerry West J. West	4/23/1969	53.0	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	53	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
5	LeBron James L. James	5/31/2018	51.0	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	51	8	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	4/12/1958	50.0	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	50	19				19	34	55.9				12	15	80.0	61.6				1
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	7/20/2021	50.0	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	50	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	6/6/2001	48.0	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	52	48	5	6	5	0	18	41	43.9	3	8	37.5	9	9	100.0	53.4	2	3	3	0	+6
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	6/5/2019	47.0	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	47	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/12/1992	46.0	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	@	POR	42	46	5	4	0	1	14	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	16	19	84.2	73.3	0	5	4	5
11	Jerry West J. West	4/19/1965	45.0	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	45	5	5			17	38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
12	Jerry West J. West	4/22/1966	45.0	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	45	4	10			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5/6/1970	45.0	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	46	45	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/14/1998	45.0	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	45	1	1	4	0	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
15	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	6/13/2026	45.0	2025-26	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	41	45	3	3	2	0	14	27	51.9	4	7	57.1	13	15	86.7	67.0	1	2	3	1	+10
16	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/24/1967	44.0	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	44	44	6	2			16	38	42.1				12	13	92.3	50.3				5
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/13/1993	44.0	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	44	9	6	2	1	19	43	44.2	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	48.2	3	6	3	5
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6/6/2001	44.0	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	44	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
19	LeBron James L. James	6/4/2015	44.0	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	44	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/21/1963	43.0	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	43	20	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
21	Jerry West J. West	4/21/1965	43.0	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	43	12	7			13	25	52.0				17	20	85.0	63.6				2
22	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/20/1967	43.0	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	43	7	3			17	41	41.5				9	12	75.0	46.5				5
23	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	4/25/1969	43.0	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	43	12	6			15	27	55.6				13	14	92.9	64.8				6
24	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	6/19/1988	43.0	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	43	3	8	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6/7/2000	43.0	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	44	43	19	4	0	3	21	31	67.7	0	0		1	6	16.7	63.9	6	13	2	2	+18

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