most points by a 5th year player in a finals game since 2000

Nikola Jokić scored the most points by a player in an NBA Finals game in his 5th playoff, with 41 points against the Heat on June 4, 2023.

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	42	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
2	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	6	8	1	0	10	22	45.5	2	6	33.3	16	19	84.2	62.6	1	5	5	5	-4
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	6/13/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	47	20	2	0	1	16	21	76.2	0	0		4	11	36.4	69.7	3	17	2	4	-8
4	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	34	6/16/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	44	7	3	1	0	12	23	52.2	5	11	45.5	5	6	83.3	66.3	1	6	5	2	+1
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	41	6	10	3	0	10	20	50.0	2	9	22.2	12	15	80.0	63.9	2	4	4	3	+3
6	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	34	6/7/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	@	LAL	45	11	7	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	12	50.0	4	4	100.0	74.7	5	6	2	2	-6
7	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	34	6/19/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	44	5	7	0	0	11	26	42.3	2	7	28.6	10	11	90.9	55.1	3	2	1	2	+7
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	34	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	45	11	1	0	1	13	16	81.3	0	0		8	12	66.7	79.9	5	6	6	4	-8
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	49	4	7	2	0	14	27	51.9	1	5	20.0	4	5	80.0	56.5	0	4	5	5	+7
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	32	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	44	21	10	0	2	12	21	57.1	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	65.3	3	18	3	5	+15
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32	6/4/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	36	10	11	1	0	7	17	41.2	4	11	36.4	14	14	100.0	69.1	2	8	8	3	+21
12	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	30	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	41	5	2	0	0	11	18	61.1	6	11	54.5	2	2	100.0	79.4	0	5	1	4	+3
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	48	7	3	0	1	10	20	50.0	0	0		9	14	64.3	55.4	3	4	3	5	+16
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28	6/12/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	42	16	4	0	1	12	16	75.0	1	3	33.3	3	5	60.0	76.9	1	15	4	3	+12
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	28	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	34	6	3	1	0	8	19	42.1	6	9	66.7	6	8	75.0	62.2	1	5	4	2	-36
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	34	6	10	3	0	11	22	50.0	6	11	54.5	0	0		63.6	1	5	2	3	+20
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	28	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	4	8	1	1	9	16	56.3	4	4	100.0	6	7	85.7	73.4	0	4	5	4	+7
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	40	10	14	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	27	6/13/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	44	10	4	0	0	10	20	50.0	5	9	55.6	2	6	33.3	59.6	0	10	4	3	-13
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	27	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	40	9	5	0	1	9	16	56.3	4	8	50.0	5	6	83.3	72.4	3	6	2	2	+7
21	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	27	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	42	4	13	3	1	12	20	60.0	3	6	50.0	0	0		67.5	1	3	2	4	+14
22	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	27	6/14/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	@	CLE	33	5	3	1	0	8	19	42.1	3	9	33.3	8	11	72.7	56.6	1	4	1	5	+13
23	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	26	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	40	13	5	0	0	13	25	52.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		52.0	4	9	1	4	-6
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	41	6	9	1	0	9	23	39.1	3	9	33.3	5	6	83.3	50.7	1	5	2	2	+13
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	39	13	6	2	0	8	19	42.1	5	9	55.6	5	5	100.0	61.3	5	8	1	3	+11