most points by a bench player in an nba finals game

Sam Cassell has the most points by a player off the bench in an NBA Finals game, with 31 points against the Magic on June 9, 1995.

	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	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	31	6/9/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	30	1	3	3	0	8	12	66.7	4	6	66.7	11	12	91.7	89.7	0	1	2	4
2	Fred Brown F. Brown	30	5/21/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	33	1	3	1	0	13	30	43.3				4	4	100.0	47.2	1	0	1	3
3	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	27	6/11/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	vs	OKC	22	4	1	0	1	9	12	75.0	2	3	66.7	7	8	87.5	87.0	1	3	1	0	+16
4	Jason Terry J. Terry	27	6/12/2011	2010-11	NBA Finals	DAL	@	MIA	34	3	2	2	0	11	16	68.8	3	7	42.9	2	4	50.0	76.0	1	2	3	1	+13
5	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
6	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	26	5/27/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	23	5	2	2	0	11	11	100.0	4	4	100.0	0	2	0.0	109.4	1	4	1	4
7	Larry Wright L. Wright	26	5/20/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	23	3	2	1	0	12	18	66.7				2	3	66.7	67.3	1	2	0	5
8	Fred Brown F. Brown	26	6/2/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	26	2	0	0	0	12	20	60.0				2	2	100.0	62.3	0	2	1	2
9	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	25	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	28	6	2	3	0	5	11	45.5	4	6	66.7	11	11	100.0	78.9	0	6	3	5	+17
10	Kevin McHale K. McHale	25	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	39	8	1	1	3	10	16	62.5	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	67.1	4	4	2	3
11	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	24	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	@	OKC	33	13	3	2	0	6	14	42.9	2	5	40.0	10	10	100.0	65.2	7	6	3	3	-14
12	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	24	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	37	9	2	0	0	9	16	56.3	3	7	42.9	3	5	60.0	65.9	1	8	2	5	-3
13	Gary Neal G. Neal	24	6/11/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	25	4	3	0	0	9	17	52.9	6	10	60.0	0	0		70.6	0	4	0	0	+21
14	Austin Croshere A. Croshere	24	6/9/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	@	LAL	25	6	1	1	2	6	15	40.0	0	2	0.0	12	12	100.0	59.2	4	2	0	4	-6
15	Mike Miller M. Miller	23	6/21/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	OKC	23	5	0	1	0	7	11	63.6	7	8	87.5	2	2	100.0	96.8	0	5	0	4	+14
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	23	6/6/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	27	4	1	1	5	11	14	78.6	0	0		1	2	50.0	77.3	1	3	4	5
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	23	5/27/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	34	4	3	0	0	9	18	50.0				5	7	71.4	54.6	1	3		1
18	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	22	6/13/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	34	2	0	1	0	6	14	42.9	5	11	45.5	5	5	100.0	67.9	1	1	1	1	-10
19	Lucious Harris L. Harris	22	6/12/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	LAL	29	3	2	0	0	9	13	69.2	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	74.5	2	1	0	1	-4
20	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	22	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	28	4	5	1	0	8	9	88.9	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	94.5	0	4	0	2
21	Bruce Brown B. Brown	21	6/9/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	30	4	2	1	1	8	11	72.7	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	85.2	0	4	0	1	0
22	Derrick White D. White	21	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	32	1	3	0	0	6	11	54.5	5	8	62.5	4	4	100.0	82.3	0	1	2	3	+25
23	Ray Allen R. Allen	21	6/16/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	@	SAS	30	4	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	92.8	0	4	0	4	-12
24	James Harden J. Harden	21	6/14/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	35	4	2	1	0	7	11	63.6	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	74.6	0	4	2	3	+13
25	Jason Terry J. Terry	21	6/9/2011	2010-11	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	MIA	30	4	6	0	0	8	12	66.7	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	81.5	0	4	2	1	+1

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Sam Cassell has the most points by a player off the bench in an NBA Finals game, with 31 points against the Magic on June 9, 1995.

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