most 30 point games in a finals by a center

Shaquille O'Neal has the most games by a center with 30+ points in an NBA Finals, with 6 games.

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most 30 or more point games in a finals by a center

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6	228	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	45.5	38.0	16.7	2.3	1.0	2.7	16.0	26.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	15.5	38.7	57.6	5.7	11.0	2.2	273	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	176	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	50.6	35.2	12.4	5.8	0.6	2.6	15.0	28.0	53.6				5.2	6.8	76.5	56.8	3.2	9.2		253	62	29	3	13		15
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	4	145	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	41.5	36.3	12.3	3.8	0.5	2.8	12.5	21.0	59.5	0.0	0.0		11.3	17.0	66.2	63.6	3.3	9.0	3.5	166	49	15	2	11	14	7	+45
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	131	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	44.8	32.8	11.5	5.5	2.0	2.0	14.0	29.0	48.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	4.5	6.5	69.2	51.4	2.8	8.8	2.8	179	46	22	8	8	11	18
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4	144	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	41.0	36.0	14.3	3.0	0.5	4.8	15.5	26.5	58.5	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.3	80.0	61.5	3.5	10.8	3.8	164	57	12	2	19	15	16
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3	108	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	45.0	36.0	15.3	4.3	0.3	1.3	13.7	24.3	56.2	0.0	0.0		8.7	15.7	55.3	57.6	5.7	9.7	3.3	135	46	13	1	4	10	13	+14
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3	94	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	38.0	31.3	8.7	5.3	2.0	1.7	12.7	22.7	55.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.7	69.2	59.2	3.0	5.7	3.3	114	26	16	6	5	10	15
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3	97	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	46.0	32.3	25.7	3.3			13.7	25.7	53.2				5.0	11.0	45.5	53.0				138	77	10				7
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	3	109	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN		36.3					12.0						12.3	15.0	82.2											15
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2	73	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	42.8	36.5	16.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	14.0	24.5	57.1	1.5	3.5	42.9	7.0	8.0	87.5	65.1	3.0	13.0	4.0	86	32	14	0	2	8	8	+4
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2	70	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	46.0	35.0	15.5	1.5	0.0	1.0	14.5	18.5	78.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.5	52.2	74.3	4.0	11.5	4.0	92	31	3	0	2	8	8	-16
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2	62	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	43.0	31.0	9.0	2.5	0.5	4.5	12.5	20.5	61.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.0	100.0	67.0	1.5	7.5	2.0	86	18	5	1	9	4	9
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2	65	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	42.5	32.5	13.0	2.5	1.5	5.5	13.5	24.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.5	9.0	61.1	58.1	6.5	6.5	3.0	85	26	5	3	11	6	8
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2	66	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	42.0	33.0	12.0	7.5	1.0	3.0	15.5	27.0	57.4	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.5	80.0	58.7	3.0	9.0	3.5	84	24	15	2	6	7	8
15	Willis Reed W. Reed	2	75	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	47.0	37.5	16.5	4.0			16.5	30.0	55.0				4.5	7.5	60.0	56.3				94	33	8				4
16	George Mikan G. Mikan	2	60	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN		30.0	16.5				11.0	20.5	53.7				8.0	9.5	84.2	60.8					33					8
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	2	77	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN		38.5					13.5						11.5	14.5	79.3											10
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1	30	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	44.4	30.0	17.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	21.0	61.9	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.0	80.0	64.7	5.0	12.0	2.0	44	17	0	1	0	2	2	+16
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	33	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	45.0	33.0	12.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	22.0	54.5	0.0	0.0		9.0	14.0	64.3	58.6	3.0	9.0	4.0	45	12	7	0	0	4	5
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	32	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	29.0	32.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	13.0	18.0	72.2	0.0	0.0		6.0	10.0	60.0	71.4	2.0	4.0	0.0	29	6	1	0	4	0	5
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	1	31	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	48.0	31.0	15.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	10.0	24.0	41.7	0.0	0.0		11.0	18.0	61.1	48.6	7.0	8.0	2.0	48	15	1	1	2	2	1
22	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1	33	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	40.0	33.0	14.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	14.0	25.0	56.0				5.0	6.0	83.3	59.7	6.0	8.0		40	14	2	2	1		3
23	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1	30	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	32.0	30.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	18.0	72.2				4.0	6.0	66.7	72.7	2.0	4.0		32	6	2	0	1		4
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	31	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	33.0	31.0	17.0	0.0			13.0	16.0	81.3				5.0	5.0	100.0	85.2				33	17	0				5
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	45	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	46.0	45.0	27.0	3.0			20.0	27.0	74.1				5.0	14.0	35.7	67.9				46	27	3				3

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Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 1/12	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
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