Elgin Baylor posted 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.
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lakers player most points scored at last 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 |  | E. Baylor | 61 | 4/14/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | J. West | 53 | 4/23/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 45 | 5/6/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | J. West | 45 | 4/22/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | J. West | 45 | 4/19/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 44.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 52.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | S. O'Neal | 44 | 6/6/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | vs | 52 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 58.4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | -6 | |||
| 7 | | S. O'Neal | 43 | 6/7/2000 | 1999-00 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 63.9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | +18 | |||
| 8 | | J. West | 43 | 4/21/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | E. Baylor | 43 | 4/21/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 51.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | 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 | |||
| 11 | | J. West | 42 | 5/5/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 56.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | J. West | 42 | 4/17/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 61.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | G. Mikan | 42 | 4/4/1949 | 1948-49 | NBA Finals | vs | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 73.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | | S. O'Neal | 41 | 6/19/2000 | 1999-00 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 55.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +6 | |||
| 15 | | J. West | 41 | 4/25/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 66.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | E. Baylor | 41 | 4/24/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 41.9 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 53.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | J. West | 41 | 4/17/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | 51 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 62.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | E. Baylor | 41 | 4/18/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | 51 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 32.5 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 41.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | L. James | 40 | 10/9/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | vs | 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 |  | K. Bryant | 40 | 6/4/2009 | 2008-09 | NBA Finals | vs | 38 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 21 | | S. O'Neal | 40 | 6/7/2002 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 68.6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +35 | |||
| 22 | | S. O'Neal | 40 | 6/9/2000 | 1999-00 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 46.2 | 56.9 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 5 | +14 | |||
| 23 |  | J. Worthy | 40 | 6/13/1989 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 69.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 24 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 40 | 5/14/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 71.5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | | J. West | 40 | 4/29/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
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