Magic Johnson dropped his most points in an NBA Finals game against the 76ers on May 16, 1980, with 42 points.
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Magic Johnson NBA finals career high points in a 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 |  | 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 | |||
| 2 | | M. Johnson | 32 | 6/7/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | M. Johnson | 29 | 6/11/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | @ | 40 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 4 | | M. Johnson | 29 | 6/9/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 64.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | M. Johnson | 29 | 6/2/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | | M. Johnson | 28 | 6/7/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 90.9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 7 | | M. Johnson | 28 | 5/11/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 76.1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | | M. Johnson | 27 | 5/31/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | | M. Johnson | 27 | 5/31/1983 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 51.4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 10 | | M. Johnson | 26 | 6/7/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | | M. Johnson | 24 | 6/3/1982 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 63.3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 12 | | M. Johnson | 23 | 6/14/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | @ | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 64.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 13 | | M. Johnson | 23 | 6/9/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 6/9/1991 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 63.2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 15 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 6/7/1991 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | vs | 50 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 58.0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 16 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 6/19/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 62.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 6/4/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 31 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 6/1/1982 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | vs | 34 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 91.1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 19 | | M. Johnson | 21 | 6/10/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 55.6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | | M. Johnson | 20 | 6/5/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 59.4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | | M. Johnson | 20 | 6/6/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 49 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 66.3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Johnson | 19 | 6/2/1991 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 101.1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 23 | | M. Johnson | 19 | 6/21/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 75.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 24 | | M. Johnson | 19 | 5/27/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | @ | 34 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 60.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | | M. Johnson | 19 | 5/22/1983 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 58.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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