highest scoring game in the nba finals since 1985

Since 1984-85, Michael Jordan has the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 55 points against the Suns on June 16, 1993.

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highest scoring by a player game in the NBA finals since 1985

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	55	6/16/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	46	8	4	0	0	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	18	72.2	61.2	1	7	1	3
2	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
3	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
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	48	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	52	5	6	5	0	18	41	43.9	3	8	37.5	9	9	100.0	53.4	2	3	3	0	+6
5	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
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	6/12/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	@	POR	42	5	4	0	1	14	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	16	19	84.2	73.3	0	5	4	5
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
8	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
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	9	6	2	1	19	43	44.2	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	48.2	3	6	3	5
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	50	4	4	3	0	11	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	21	25	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	44	19	4	0	3	21	31	67.7	0	0		1	6	16.7	63.9	6	13	2	2	+18
16	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	3	8	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
17	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
18	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
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	42	6/13/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	43	13	2	2	0	14	26	53.8	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	61.9	2	11	1	5	+6
20	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	13	4	1	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	67.1	6	7	2	3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	40	12	9	2	0	18	36	50.0	2	2	100.0	4	5	80.0	55.0	5	7	5	2
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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