most efficient shooting 40 point finals game ever

Wilt Chamberlain had the highest field-goal percentage in the NBA Finals when scoring 40+ points, at 74.1 percent.

Interpreted as:
most efficient shooting by a player 40 or more point finals game ever
NAME FG% PTS SERIES GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
74.1
45
NBA Finals
1
46.0
45.0
27.0
3.0
20.0
27.0
5.0
14.0
35.7
67.9
46
27
3
3
2 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
70.0
40
NBA Finals
1
44.9
40.0
11.0
13.0
2.0
2.0
14.0
20.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
14.0
85.7
76.5
1.0
10.0
5.0
45
11
13
2
2
5
0
+20
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
66.7
40
NBA Finals
1
41.0
40.0
15.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
16.0
24.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
71.5
4.0
11.0
5.0
41
15
1
0
4
5
4
4 James Worthy
J. Worthy
65.4
40
NBA Finals
1
46.0
40.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
3.0
17.0
26.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
4.0
6.0
66.7
69.8
0.0
3.0
1.0
46
3
3
0
3
1
3
5 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
65.2
43
NBA Finals
1
43.3
43.0
13.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
15.0
23.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
7.0
7.0
100.0
82.4
1.0
12.0
3.0
43
13
7
1
1
3
3
+15
6 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64.3
133
NBA Finals
3
40.1
44.3
13.0
4.0
0.7
2.7
15.0
23.3
0.7
3.3
20.0
13.7
18.0
75.9
70.9
4.0
9.0
3.3
120
39
12
2
8
10
8
+33
7 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
62.7
81
NBA Finals
2
40.2
40.5
5.0
5.0
1.5
0.5
16.0
25.5
6.0
9.5
63.2
2.5
3.0
83.3
75.5
1.5
3.5
3.5
80
10
10
3
1
7
8
+27
8 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
62.5
43
NBA Finals
1
45.5
43.0
7.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
20.0
32.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
64.5
1.0
6.0
3.0
45
7
5
1
0
3
3
0
9 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
62.1
208
NBA Finals
5
46.0
41.6
17.4
4.4
0.2
2.2
16.4
26.4
0.0
0.0
8.8
18.6
47.3
60.1
5.0
12.4
2.4
230
87
22
1
11
12
14
+67
10 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
61.5
42
NBA Finals
1
46.0
42.0
13.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
16.0
26.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
67.1
6.0
7.0
2.0
46
13
4
1
1
2
3
11 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
60.9
42
NBA Finals
1
47.0
42.0
15.0
7.0
3.0
1.0
14.0
23.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
14.0
100.0
72.0
3.0
12.0
5.0
47
15
7
3
1
5
3
12 Julius Erving
J. Erving
58.6
40
NBA Finals
1
43.0
40.0
6.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
17.0
29.0
6.0
7.0
85.7
62.3
2.0
4.0
43
6
8
2
1
2
13 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
57.9
90
NBA Finals
2
44.0
45.0
18.5
16.5
28.5
12.0
13.5
88.9
65.3
88
37
5
14 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
57.1
41
NBA Finals
1
41.9
41.0
11.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
16.0
28.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
65.0
3.0
8.0
5.0
42
11
4
0
0
5
3
-11
15 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
57.1
40
NBA Finals
1
48.0
40.0
17.0
6.0
16.0
28.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
62.6
48
17
6
4
16 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
56.3
43
NBA Finals
1
44.0
43.0
3.0
8.0
6.0
1.0
18.0
32.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
5.0
7.0
71.4
61.3
1.0
2.0
5.0
44
3
8
6
1
5
4
17 Jalen Williams
J. Williams
56.0
40
NBA Finals
1
35.2
40.0
6.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
25.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
66.1
1.0
5.0
1.0
35
6
4
1
0
1
4
+14
18 Devin Booker
D. Booker
55.7
82
NBA Finals
2
40.0
41.0
2.5
2.5
1.0
1.0
17.0
30.5
1.0
3.5
28.6
6.0
7.0
85.7
61.0
1.0
1.5
3.0
80
5
5
2
2
6
10
+12
19 LeBron James
L. James
53.7
338
NBA Finals
8
44.7
42.3
11.5
8.3
2.3
1.3
16.5
30.8
3.1
7.1
43.9
6.1
8.5
72.1
61.2
2.1
9.4
3.0
357
92
66
18
10
24
18
+13
20 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
52.7
83
NBA Finals
2
47.5
41.5
11.0
6.5
14.5
27.5
12.5
13.0
96.2
62.5
95
22
13
10
21 Jerry West
J. West
52.7
432
NBA Finals
10
45.8
43.2
6.7
6.3
15.6
29.6
12.0
14.1
85.1
60.3
458
67
63
27
22 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50.7
273
NBA Finals
6
45.5
45.5
7.0
5.2
1.3
0.7
17.2
33.8
2.0
5.0
40.0
9.2
12.2
75.3
58.1
1.7
5.3
2.7
273
42
31
8
4
16
22
+2
23 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
49.1
90
NBA Finals
2
42.0
45.0
9.0
5.5
1.0
0.0
14.0
28.5
6.5
14.0
46.4
10.5
11.5
91.3
67.0
2.0
7.0
4.0
84
18
11
2
0
8
4
+3
24 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
47.1
40
NBA Finals
1
38.0
40.0
8.0
8.0
2.0
2.0
16.0
34.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
53.3
1.0
7.0
1.0
38
8
8
2
2
1
1
+25
25 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
46.3
85
NBA Finals
2
46.6
42.5
8.5
3.0
2.5
0.0
12.5
27.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
17.0
21.5
79.1
58.3
1.0
7.5
2.0
93
17
6
5
0
4
6
+7
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.829
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
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.610
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Clippers Clippers
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32
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