Rick Barry had the most points by a player in an NBA Finals game in his first playoff, with 55 points versus the 76ers on April 18, 1967.
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highest points by a player in their first finals game| NAME | PTS | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | R. Barry | 55 | 4/18/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | R. Barry | 44 | 4/24/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | R. Barry | 43 | 4/20/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 41.5 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 46.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | D. Booker | 42 | 7/14/2021 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals | @ | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 65.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | M. Johnson | 42 | 5/16/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 6 |  | G. Mikan | 42 | 4/4/1949 | 1948-49 | NBA Finals | vs | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 73.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | | D. Booker | 40 | 7/17/2021 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 56.8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Erving | 40 | 6/5/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 62.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | | J. Erving | 37 | 6/3/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 10 | | R. Barry | 37 | 4/14/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 34.9 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 39.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | T. Heinsohn | 37 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 48.9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | J. Fulks | 37 | 4/16/1947 | 1946-47 | NBA Finals | vs | 0 | 13 | 31 | 41.9 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 49.8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | | R. Barry | 36 | 4/23/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 38 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 37.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 44.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | K. Martin | 35 | 6/12/2002 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 56.3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +1 | |||
| 15 | | G. Mikan | 35 | 4/8/1949 | 1948-49 | NBA Finals | @ | 13 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  | E. Baylor | 34 | 4/4/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 42.4 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 43.9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Fulks | 34 | 4/22/1947 | 1946-47 | NBA Finals | vs | 0 | 10 | 34 | 29.4 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 40.6 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | D. Johnson | 33 | 5/30/1978 | 1977-78 | NBA Finals | vs | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 80.1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | | J. Erving | 33 | 5/22/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 20 |  | A. Adams | 33 | 5/30/1976 | 1975-76 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 59.7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
| 21 | | D. Booker | 31 | 7/8/2021 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +10 | |||
| 22 |  | J. Worthy | 30 | 6/6/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 81.9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | | R. Barry | 30 | 4/16/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 39 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 45.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | E. Baylor | 30 | 4/9/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 41.4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 46.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | | J. Worthy | 29 | 5/31/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 90.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
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