highest scoring finals games in the last 20 seasons

Since 2006-07, LeBron James dropped the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 51 points versus the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring by a player finals games in the last 20 seasons

	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	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	51	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
4	LeBron James L. James	44	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	43	13	7	1	1	15	23	65.2	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	82.4	1	12	3	3	+15
7	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43	6/19/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	@	MIA	45	7	5	1	0	20	32	62.5	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	64.5	1	6	3	3	0
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	42	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	39	1	2	0	1	17	28	60.7	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	65.7	1	0	4	5	0
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	18	61.1	70.2	4	8	3	3	+3
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	42	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	38	13	6	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	13	17	76.5	67.3	4	9	1	3	+20
12	LeBron James L. James	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	8	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
13	LeBron James L. James	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
14	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	40	3	6	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	82.4	0	3	4	4	+20
15	LeBron James L. James	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
16	Jalen Williams J. Williams	40	6/16/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	35	6	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	9	12	75.0	66.1	1	5	1	4	+14
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	42	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
18	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	40	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	43	6	4	2	0	15	33	45.5	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	54.8	0	6	1	1	+10
19	LeBron James L. James	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	40	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	7	4	1	0	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	69.5	3	4	3	4	+7
22	LeBron James L. James	40	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
23	LeBron James L. James	40	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	46	12	8	4	2	14	34	41.2	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	50.9	1	11	4	1	+7
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	38	8	8	2	2	16	34	47.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	53.3	1	7	1	1	+25
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	40	6	5	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	8	62.5	6	6	100.0	86.1	1	5	4	3	+18

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

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RPG

8.9

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APG

5.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

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DRTG

114.8

15th

NETRTG

4.2

8th

3P%

36.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Mon 4/6	CLE	@	MEM	8:00 PM

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Final

149

Cavaliers

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PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-58

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,198.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

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44-28-1

43-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

31-43

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	35	.527	14.5
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	44	.397	24.0
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.5
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	12.0
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	21.0
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.5
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	33.0
12	Grizzlies - e	24	49	.329	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.5
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.5
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	39.0