Bill Russell has the most career games in the NBA Finals, with 70 games.

Interpreted as:

most NBA finals 40 point games by a player

	NAME	GP	PTS	SERIES	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	70	1,151	NBA Finals	45.5	16.4	24.5				5.9	13.0	45.6				4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5				3,185	1,718					225
2	Sam Jones S. Jones	64	1,143	NBA Finals	29.2	17.9	4.9				7.2	15.5	46.1				3.5	4.3	82.2	51.2				1,871	312					151
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	56	1,317	NBA Finals	37.2	23.5	9.1	3.2	0.9	2.2	9.7	18.6	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.0	55.6	2.4	5.9	2.7	2,082	507	181	45	116	121	196
4	LeBron James L. James	55	1,562	NBA Finals	42.5	28.4	10.2	7.8	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
5	Jerry West J. West	55	1,679	NBA Finals	43.3	30.5	5.0	5.6			11.1	24.2	45.9				8.3	10.0	82.6	53.3				2,380	277	306				159
6	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	52	1,035	NBA Finals	30.8	19.9	9.1				7.8	19.5	40.1				4.3	5.7	74.2	45.1				1,602	473					209
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	50	971	NBA Finals	40.9	19.4	7.9	11.7	2.0	0.3	6.8	13.1	51.6	0.2	0.8	23.7	5.7	6.5	87.4	60.7	1.8	6.2	3.8	2,044	397	584	102	16	190	147
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	47	1,020	NBA Finals	39.8	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2	8.3	19.7	42.1				5.1	6.0	84.8	48.5	1.7	5.0		1,872	350	195	15	3		154
9	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	47	634	NBA Finals	24.6	13.5	4.8				4.7	11.3	41.3				4.1	5.1	81.5	49.7				1,158	224					178
10	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	46	474	NBA Finals	30.6	10.3	2.9	3.9	1.3	0.4	3.9	8.7	44.7	0.8	2.0	38.0	1.8	2.2	80.6	53.5	0.8	2.2	1.3	1,406	135	178	59	20	60	159
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	44	1,161	NBA Finals	42.0	26.4	13.5				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,850	593					140
12	K.C. Jones	44	287	NBA Finals	22.0	6.5	2.5				2.5	6.2	39.9				1.6	2.3	71.0	45.6				969	110					128
13	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	43	376	NBA Finals	28.2	8.7	2.2	2.4	1.0	0.0	3.0	6.9	42.9	1.1	2.7	41.7	1.7	2.1	81.3	55.9	0.4	1.7	1.0	1,212	94	103	45	1	41	127	+110
14	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	43	453	NBA Finals	26.2	10.5	6.4	1.2			4.3	9.3	46.1				1.9	2.6	73.5	50.3				1,126	277	50				179
15	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	42	713	NBA Finals	39.0	17.0	5.0	9.5			6.1	18.2	33.7				4.7	6.1	77.0	40.6				1,639	210	397				114
16	Don Nelson D. Nelson	38	319	NBA Finals	19.9	8.4	5.2	1.1	0.2	0.0	3.2	7.1	45.0				2.0	2.7	74.0	50.7	0.5	3.1		757	199	43	2	0		103
17	Slater Martin S. Martin	38	378	NBA Finals		9.9					3.3						3.4	4.9	68.4											148
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	37	937	NBA Finals	42.7	25.3	5.7	5.1	1.8	0.9	9.0	21.8	41.2	1.3	4.1	31.4	6.0	7.1	84.8	50.7	1.1	4.6	3.3	1,581	211	187	65	33	123	118	+36
19	Robert Horry R. Horry	37	358	NBA Finals	32.7	9.7	5.9	2.9	1.3	1.2	3.3	7.6	42.9	1.5	3.9	39.2	1.6	2.3	71.4	56.1	1.7	4.2	1.2	1,208	220	109	49	43	45	113	+116
20	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	37	383	NBA Finals	28.3	10.4	2.6	4.1	1.2	0.1	4.2	9.0	47.0	0.7	1.8	41.5	1.2	1.6	75.9	53.6	0.7	1.9	1.5	1,048	95	150	46	4	56	106
21	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	37	676	NBA Finals	40.1	18.3	4.7	6.2	1.3	1.1	6.8	16.3	42.0	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.5	5.5	81.0	48.8	1.8	2.9	2.7	1,483	175	228	48	39	100	106
22	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	36	305	NBA Finals	27.0	8.5	4.0	3.1	0.9	0.7	3.4	6.9	49.0	1.1	3.2	36.0	0.6	1.5	37.0	55.9	1.0	3.0	0.9	973	143	112	31	25	33	75	+70
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	1,176	NBA Finals	43.0	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	12.5	26.0	48.1	1.2	3.3	36.8	7.4	9.1	80.6	55.9	1.6	4.4	2.8	1,506	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
24	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	35	664	NBA Finals	42.0	19.0	8.3	5.9	1.9	1.1	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.9	3.3	25.6	4.1	5.4	74.7	50.1	2.8	5.6	3.3	1,470	292	207	67	39	117	118	+38
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	652	NBA Finals	47.3	18.6	24.6	3.8			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				1,657	862	134				101