most points by a player in game 1 of conference final

LeBron James has dropped the most points in Game 1 of the Conference Finals, with 49 points versus the Magic on May 20, 2009.

	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	LeBron James L. James	49	5/20/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	CLE	vs	ORL	41	6	8	2	3	20	30	66.7	3	6	50.0	6	10	60.0	71.2	3	3	2	1	+7
2	Trae Young T. Young	48	6/23/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	ATL	@	MIL	41	7	11	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	48	5/17/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	15	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	5/19/2001	2000-01	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SAS	47	10	3	1	1	19	35	54.3	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	58.4	1	9	4	4	+17
5	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	41	5/17/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	vs	BOS	41	9	5	4	3	12	19	63.2	0	2	0.0	17	18	94.4	76.2	5	4	2	3	+25
7	James Harden J. Harden	41	5/14/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	GSW	35	4	7	1	0	14	24	58.3	5	9	55.6	8	10	80.0	72.2	1	3	4	4	-7
8	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	41	5/22/2005	2004-05	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SAS	36	9	1	0	1	13	21	61.9	0	0		15	18	83.3	70.9	6	3	2	2	-9
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	5/20/2000	1999-00	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	POR	47	11	7	0	5	14	25	56.0	0	0		13	27	48.1	55.6	1	10	0	2	+22
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	42	10	3	3	2	14	23	60.9	1	1	100.0	11	11	100.0	71.8	1	9	0	3	-8
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	6/20/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	LAC	44	13	11	0	0	15	29	51.7	3	7	42.9	7	7	100.0	62.3	1	12	2	3	+6
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	5/14/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	SAS	39	7	3	3	0	14	26	53.8	7	16	43.8	5	7	71.4	68.8	2	5	3	0	+8
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	40	5/17/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	OKC	@	DAL	42	8	5	1	2	10	18	55.6	2	5	40.0	18	19	94.7	75.9	0	8	3	3	-1
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	5/17/2010	2009-10	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	35	5	5	1	0	13	23	56.5	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	70.7	0	5	2	1	+22
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	5/19/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	43	6	4	0	1	13	28	46.4	2	3	66.7	12	13	92.3	59.3	3	3	1	3	-5
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	40	5/19/2003	2002-03	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	DAL	45	15	7	1	1	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	19	63.2	70.5	3	12	2	5	+5
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	39	5/19/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	DEN	@	LAL	40	6	4	0	1	14	20	70.0	4	5	80.0	7	8	87.5	82.9	2	4	3	5	-3
18	LeBron James L. James	38	5/17/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	CLE	@	BOS	42	9	7	2	0	14	24	58.3	1	6	16.7	9	11	81.8	65.9	2	7	2	2	+17
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	38	5/19/2003	2002-03	Conference Finals	DAL	@	SAS	44	15	2	1	1	10	19	52.6	1	4	25.0	17	17	100.0	71.8	1	14	4	4	+10
20	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	38	5/19/1996	1995-96	Conference Finals	ORL	@	CHI	40	3	3	3	0	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	4	7	57.1	78.9	1	2	4	1
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	38	5/2/1976	1975-76	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	PHX	35	7	3	6	1	17	31	54.8				4	5	80.0	57.2	2	5		4
22	Rick Barry R. Barry	38	4/27/1975	1974-75	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	CHI	42	5	4	5	1	18	32	56.3				2	4	50.0	56.3	2	3		1
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	37	9/18/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	33	10	4	0	0	12	21	57.1	1	3	33.3	12	15	80.0	67.0	3	7	3	3	+15
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	5/14/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	GSW	@	HOU	40	3	1	0	1	14	27	51.9	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	62.4	0	3	1	2	+11
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	5/20/1997	1996-97	Conference Finals	CHI	vs	MIA	42	9	3	1	1	15	31	48.4	0	2	0.0	7	10	70.0	52.3	3	6	2	3	+10