highest ever plus minus in an nba finals series game

Paul Pierce and Shaquille O'Neal are tied for the highest plus/minus in an NBA Finals game, at +35.

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highest ever plus minus by a player in an NBA finals series game

	NAME	+/-	DATE	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	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	+35	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	39	17	3	10	2	0	4	13	30.8	2	7	28.6	7	8	87.5	51.5	1	2	2	2
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	+35	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	41	40	12	8	0	1	14	23	60.9	0	0		12	14	85.7	68.6	3	9	4	2
3	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	+34	6/16/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	33	14	8	2	2	2	6	10	60.0	2	2	100.0	0	1	0.0	67.0	2	6	0	3
4	JR Smith	+33	6/8/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	38	20	4	1	3	0	7	13	53.8	5	10	50.0	1	2	50.0	72.0	0	4	0	1
5	Scott Burrell S. Burrell	+33	6/7/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	25	10	9	0	2	1	4	5	80.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	85.0	0	9	0	4
6	LeBron James L. James	+32	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	31	10	11	1	0	11	22	50.0	3	8	37.5	6	10	60.0	58.7	1	9	2	2
7	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	+32	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	15	16	3	0	0	6	6	100.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	96.6	2	14	3	4
8	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	+32	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	36	26	14	4	3	1	10	18	55.6	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	61.7	3	11	0	2
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	+30	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	33	29	5	5	3	0	12	26	46.2	0	8	0.0	5	7	71.4	49.9	0	5	1	3
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	+30	6/8/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	38	20	12	10	1	3	7	17	41.2	0	3	0.0	6	6	100.0	50.9	1	11	2	3
11	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	+30	6/5/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	33	2	10	6	0	0	1	5	20.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		20.0	2	8	1	1
12	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	+30	6/9/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	35	19	4	2	1	0	6	12	50.0	2	4	50.0	5	5	100.0	66.9	0	4	0	1
13	Rick Fox R. Fox	+30	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	36	10	8	6	1	1	3	6	50.0	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	72.7	1	7	2	5
14	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	+29	6/9/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	42	27	7	6	1	0	11	15	73.3	3	4	75.0	2	3	66.7	82.7	1	6	2	4
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	+29	6/11/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	29	14	12	2	4	0	6	10	60.0	2	3	66.7	0	0		70.0	3	9	1	2
16	LeBron James L. James	+29	6/9/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	41	17	8	7	3	3	7	17	41.2	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	47.5	1	7	2	2
17	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	+29	6/21/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	OKC	34	24	7	0	1	2	9	14	64.3	1	1	100.0	5	5	100.0	74.1	0	7	0	1
18	Jalen Rose J. Rose	+29	6/16/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	44	32	6	5	2	1	12	18	66.7	4	5	80.0	4	4	100.0	81.0	0	6	5	4
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	+28	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	31	21	4	6	0	0	10	18	55.6	1	6	16.7	0	0		58.3	1	3	1	1
20	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	+28	6/5/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	28	7	5	3	0	1	3	6	50.0	0	2	0.0	1	3	33.3	47.8	3	2	2	1
21	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	+27	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	39	13	5	3	2	1	4	12	33.3	3	10	30.0	2	2	100.0	50.5	0	5	0	4
22	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	+27	6/12/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	28	7	1	2	0	0	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	2	3	66.7	65.8	0	1	4	3
23	Tony Parker T. Parker	+27	6/11/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	27	6	2	8	0	0	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	1	3	33.3	47.5	0	2	2	2
24	Ray Allen R. Allen	+27	6/9/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	25	13	1	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	0	0		81.3	0	1	0	0
25	Robert Horry R. Horry	+27	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	26	5	9	4	0	5	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	64.4	2	7	0	3

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