most 1st quarter points in a game finals

Stephen Curry has posted the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 21 points versus the Celtics on June 2, 2022.

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most 1st quarter points by a player in a game finals

	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	Stephen Curry S. Curry	21	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	12	3	2	1	0	7	9	77.8	6	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	106.3	0	3	0	1	+4
2	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	17	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	12	5	3	0	0	6	9	66.7	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	86.0	2	3	1	2	+11
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	17	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	12	6	3	0	0	6	11	54.5	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	71.5	1	5	1	1	-7
4	LeBron James L. James	16	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	10	1	2	1	0	7	8	87.5	2	3	66.7	0	1	0.0	94.8	0	1	2	0	+3
5	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	16	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	10	0	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	2	2	100.0	101.5	0	0	0	0	+1
6	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	16	6/8/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW		1	3	1	0	7	9	77.8	2	2	100.0	0	0		88.9	0	1	0	1
7	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	15	6/13/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	10	1	3	1	0	5	6	83.3	4	4	100.0	1	2	50.0	109.0	1	0	1	2	+7
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	15	6/4/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	12	1	2	0	0	2	6	33.3	1	4	25.0	10	10	100.0	72.1	0	1	3	1	+6
9	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	14	6/12/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	12	6	0	1	0	6	11	54.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	58.9	3	3	1	1	+2
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	6/10/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	12	1	3	0	0	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	95.6	1	0	2	0	+6
11	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	14	6/7/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	12	3	0	1	1	5	8	62.5	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	78.8	0	3	0	1	-6
12	Kevin Love K. Love	14	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	11	2	1	1	0	4	6	66.7	3	4	75.0	3	3	100.0	95.6	0	2	0	0	+18
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	10	3	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	0	2	0.0	3	5	60.0	63.7	0	3	0	1	+8
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	12	2	1	0	0	4	7	57.1	2	4	50.0	3	3	100.0	78.1	0	2	1	1	-1
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	11	3	3	0	0	5	9	55.6	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	65.8	0	3	1	1	+6
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	6/9/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	10	2	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	1	2	50.0	2	4	50.0	74.2	0	2	3	0	+6
17	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	13	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	8	3	0	0	0	4	6	66.7	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	94.5	0	3	0	2	+7
18	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	10	2	2	1	0	4	9	44.4	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	65.8	1	1	2	2	-3
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	13	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	12	7	1	0	0	4	4	100.0	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	112.8	1	6	2	0	-1
20	LeBron James L. James	13	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	12	5	3	0	1	3	5	60.0	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	76.3	1	4	1	0	-5
21	Max Strus M. Strus	12	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	9	1	0	0	1	4	7	57.1	4	7	57.1	0	0		85.7	0	1	0	0	+9
22	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	12	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	12	4	1	0	0	6	8	75.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		75.0	2	2	0	0	+9
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	12	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	12	3	2	0	0	4	9	44.4	2	6	33.3	2	2	100.0	60.7	0	3	1	1	-1
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	12	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	9	3	2	0	0	4	6	66.7	3	3	100.0	1	2	50.0	87.2	0	3	1	2	+9
25	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	12	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	11	3	0	1	0	6	7	85.7	0	0		0	0		85.7	0	3	0	1	+3