highest amount of points in a finals clinching game

Elgin Baylor has dropped the most points in an NBA Finals, with 284 points.

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highest amount of points by a player in a finals clinching game

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	284	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	7	45.9	40.6	17.9	3.7			14.4	33.6	43.0				11.7	14.1	82.8	51.0				321	125	26				22
2	Jerry West J. West	265	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	7	43.9	37.9	4.7	7.4			13.7	28.0	49.0				10.4	12.4	83.9	56.6				307	33	52				20
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	246	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	45.7	41.0	8.5	6.3	1.7	0.7	16.8	33.2	50.8	1.7	4.2	40.0	5.7	8.2	69.4	55.8	2.5	6.0	2.7	274	51	38	10	4	16	20
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	245	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	6	43.3	40.8	8.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	53	20				25
5	Jerry West J. West	237	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	7	45.3	33.9	6.4	5.1			12.6	24.4	51.5				8.7	10.0	87.1	58.7				317	45	36				20
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	228	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	6	45.5	38.0	16.7	2.3	1.0	2.7	16.0	26.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	15.5	38.7	57.6	5.7	11.0	2.2	273	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	228	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	7	49.3	32.6	12.1	5.4	0.6	2.1	13.9	26.4	52.4				4.9	7.0	69.4	55.2	3.1	9.0		345	85	38	4	15		19
8	Jerry West J. West	219	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	47.9	31.3	3.4	7.7			10.3	22.9	45.0				10.7	12.9	83.3	54.9				335	24	54				21
9	Jerry West J. West	218	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	7	45.0	31.1	5.0	2.7			10.4	22.9	45.6				10.3	12.1	84.7	55.2				315	35	19				25
10	LeBron James L. James	215	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	6	45.7	35.8	13.3	8.8	1.3	0.5	13.0	32.7	39.8	2.2	7.0	31.0	7.7	11.2	68.7	47.7	1.8	11.5	3.5	274	80	53	8	3	21	19	-25
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	215	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	6	42.3	35.8	4.8	6.5	1.7	0.3	13.5	25.7	52.6	2.0	4.7	42.9	6.8	7.7	89.1	61.7	1.0	3.8	4.0	254	29	39	10	2	24	21
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	212	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	38.2	30.3	4.6	5.6	1.9	1.6	10.0	22.6	44.3	1.1	4.7	24.2	9.1	10.0	91.4	56.1	0.3	4.3	3.4	267	32	39	13	11	24	22	+8
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	211	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	6	39.8	35.2	13.2	5.0	1.2	1.8	12.7	20.5	61.8	0.5	2.5	20.0	9.3	14.2	65.9	65.8	4.0	9.2	2.3	239	79	30	7	11	14	18	+30
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	211	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	44.7	30.1	18.3				9.9	25.4	38.8				10.4	13.9	75.3	47.8				313	128					23
15	LeBron James L. James	208	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	8.9	2.6	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	79	62	18	16	31	16	+26
16	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	208	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.5	34.7	7.8	3.8	2.7	1.0	10.8	23.2	46.8	0.5	1.8	27.3	12.5	16.2	77.3	57.2	2.0	5.8	3.7	261	47	23	16	6	22	22	+22
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	203	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	6	45.7	33.8	15.0	4.3			12.7	27.2	46.6				8.5	10.2	83.6	53.5				274	90	26				21
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	201	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	6	41.7	33.5	4.0	2.3	1.8	0.7	11.7	27.3	42.7	0.7	2.2	30.8	9.5	11.7	81.4	51.6	1.5	2.5	1.7	250	24	14	11	4	10	13	+39
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	200	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.2	28.6	8.0	3.9	2.1	0.7	9.4	23.3	40.5	2.1	6.7	31.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	52.8	1.7	6.3	3.9	288	56	27	15	5	27	27	+8
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	198	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.0	28.3	11.0	4.4			10.6	23.1	45.7				7.1	8.4	84.7	52.7				336	77	31				25
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	194	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	6	42.7	32.3	7.0	6.0	1.2	0.8	12.0	26.3	45.6	1.3	4.2	32.0	7.0	9.2	76.4	53.2	1.5	5.5	2.2	256	42	36	7	5	13	14	+6
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	193	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	6		32.2					10.5						11.2	14.3	77.9											27
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	192	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	27.4	14.0	3.6	2.1	1.1	8.9	18.3	48.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	9.1	10.9	84.2	59.5	3.7	10.3	3.6	305	98	25	15	8	25	24
24	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	190	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	39.0	27.1	3.9	3.9	2.1	0.7	10.3	22.0	46.8	2.1	5.3	40.5	4.4	4.7	93.9	56.4	1.1	2.7	2.6	273	27	27	15	5	18	18	+33
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	188	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	43.1	26.9	9.1	3.6	1.6	3.9	10.7	21.4	50.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.3	6.1	86.0	55.6	1.9	7.3	3.6	302	64	25	11	27	25	26

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2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	49	29	.628	8.0
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1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.5
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.5
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
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8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	22.0
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10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.5
11	Grizzlies - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	41.0
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5