most points by a player in a game 1 nba finals

Jerry West has scored the most points in 1968-69, with 53 points in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	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	Jerry West J. West	53	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	1	46.0	53.0	3.0	10.0			21.0	41.0	51.2				11.0	13.0	84.6	56.7				46	3	10				3
2	LeBron James L. James	51	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	1	47.6	51.0	8.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	19.0	32.0	59.4	3.0	7.0	42.9	10.0	11.0	90.9	69.2	4.0	4.0	5.0	48	8	8	1	1	5	2	-13
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	48	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	1	52.0	48.0	5.0	6.0	5.0	0.0	18.0	41.0	43.9	3.0	8.0	37.5	9.0	9.0	100.0	53.4	2.0	3.0	3.0	52	5	6	5	0	3	0	+6
4	LeBron James L. James	44	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	1	45.8	44.0	8.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	38.0	47.4	2.0	8.0	25.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	51.9	0.0	8.0	4.0	46	8	6	0	0	4	2	-3
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	1	52.0	44.0	20.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	28.0	60.7	0.0	0.0		10.0	22.0	45.5	58.4	6.0	14.0	4.0	52	20	5	1	0	4	3	-6
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	1	44.0	43.0	19.0	4.0	0.0	3.0	21.0	31.0	67.7	0.0	0.0		1.0	6.0	16.7	63.9	6.0	13.0	2.0	44	19	4	0	3	2	2	+18
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	42	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	1		42.0					14.0	21.0	66.7				14.0	17.0	82.4	73.7										4
8	Jerry West J. West	41	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	1	51.0	41.0	8.0	2.0			15.0	27.0	55.6				11.0	13.0	84.6	62.7				51	8	2				3
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	1	38.0	40.0	8.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	16.0	34.0	47.1	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
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	1	34.0	39.0	3.0	11.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	27.0	59.3	6.0	10.0	60.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	71.1	2.0	1.0	1.0	34	3	11	2	0	1	0
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	1	39.6	38.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	14.0	30.0	46.7	3.0	6.0	50.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	56.7	0.0	5.0	2.0	40	5	3	3	0	2	2	+3
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	1	37.6	38.0	9.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	3.0	6.0	50.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	64.4	2.0	7.0	0.0	38	9	8	0	0	0	1	+16
13	Willis Reed W. Reed	37	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	1	45.0	37.0	16.0	5.0			16.0	30.0	53.3				5.0	7.0	71.4	55.9				45	16	5				2
14	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	37	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	1	48.0	37.0	12.0	4.0			14.0	26.0	53.8				9.0	9.0	100.0	61.7				48	12	4				3
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	37	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	1	48.0	37.0	8.0	7.0			15.0	43.0	34.9				7.0	8.0	87.5	39.8				48	8	7				3
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	1	54.0	37.0	14.0				11.0	26.0	42.3				15.0	20.0	75.0	53.2				54	14					3
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	1		37.0					13.0						11.0	14.0	78.6											4
18	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	1		37.0		0.0			13.0	31.0	41.9				11.0	14.0	78.6	49.8						0				3
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	1	45.8	36.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	20.0	60.0	4.0	8.0	50.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	75.1	1.0	7.0	2.0	46	8	4	0	1	2	2	+15
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	1	40.0	36.0	16.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	12.0	22.0	54.5	0.0	0.0		12.0	21.0	57.1	57.6	2.0	14.0	5.0	40	16	1	1	4	5	2	-3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	1	40.0	36.0	8.0	12.0	3.0	0.0	14.0	24.0	58.3	1.0	1.0	100.0	7.0	9.0	77.8	64.4	2.0	6.0	4.0	40	8	12	3	0	4	5
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	1	47.0	36.0	20.0	2.0			13.0	28.0	46.4				10.0	13.0	76.9	53.4				47	20	2				4
23	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	36	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	1	46.0	36.0	4.0				12.0	31.0	38.7				12.0	13.0	92.3	49.0				46	4					2
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	1	46.0	35.0	14.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	14.0	28.0	50.0				7.0	9.0	77.8	54.8	2.0	12.0		46	14	5	1	3		1
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	1	36.0	35.0	17.0	3.0			14.0	29.0	48.3				7.0	7.0	100.0	54.6				36	17	3				2

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