most points by a player in a third quarter in a nba finals game all-time

Giannis Antetokounmpo has posted the most points in the NBA Finals, with 20 points on July 20, 2021 and on July 8, 2021.

	NAME	PTS	QUARTER	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	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20	3Q	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	12	3	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	7	7	100.0	76.5	1	2	2	1	+5
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20	3Q	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	11	4	2	0	1	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	9	14	64.3	82.2	2	2	2	3	+3
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	3Q	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	12	5	0	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	71.2	1	4	2	1	+2
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	18	3Q	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	10	0	0	0	0	7	7	100.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	97.8	0	0	2	2	+9
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	17	3Q	6/7/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	12	5	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	5	100.0	83.3	1	4	0	1	+16
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	16	3Q	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	11	4	2	0	0	4	5	80.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	89.3	2	2	1	2	+6
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	16	3Q	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	10	1	2	0	0	6	7	85.7	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	107.5	1	0	0	0	+11
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	16	3Q	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	12	2	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	73.5	0	2	0	2	+11
9	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	15	3Q	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	12	0	3	0	0	6	9	66.7	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	75.9	0	0	0	0	+16
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	15	3Q	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	9	2	0	1	0	5	8	62.5	4	5	80.0	1	1	100.0	88.9	0	2	0	1	+10
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	15	3Q	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	12	5	0	0	0	7	8	87.5	1	1	100.0	0	0		93.8	4	1	0	1	-4
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	15	3Q	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	12	0	2	0	0	6	13	46.2	2	4	50.0	1	1	100.0	55.8	0	0	1	0	-5
13	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	15	3Q	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	12	3	2	0	2	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	86.8	2	1	0	1	+5
14	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	15	3Q	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE		0	0	1	0	6	8	75.0	3	4	75.0	0	0		93.8	0	0	0	0
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	3Q	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	12	1	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	0	0		100.0	0	1	1	0	+6
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	3Q	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	12	2	0	1	0	4	9	44.4	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	67.8	0	2	1	2	+21
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	14	3Q	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	12	1	2	0	0	6	11	54.5	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	58.9	0	1	1	1	-7
18	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	14	3Q	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	vs	GSW	10	2	1	0	0	6	6	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	101.7	1	1	0	1	-3
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	3Q	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	12	1	2	1	0	5	8	62.5	4	6	66.7	0	0		87.5	0	1	2	2	+13
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	13	3Q	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	12	0	0	0	0	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	6	6	100.0	97.9	0	0	1	0	+3
21	Kevin Love K. Love	13	3Q	6/3/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	11	3	0	1	1	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	133.2	0	3	0	0	+4
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	13	3Q	6/8/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE		0	1	1	0	4	7	57.1	3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	82.5	0	0	2	0
23	LeBron James L. James	13	3Q	6/8/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW		3	2	1	2	5	6	83.3	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	94.5	0	3	2	2
24	LeBron James L. James	13	3Q	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW		1	4	1	2	5	9	55.6	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	65.8	0	1	0	0
25	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	12	3Q	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DEN	12	0	2	0	0	5	6	83.3	1	1	100.0	1	2	50.0	87.2	0	0	2	0	-9