most points by a player in game 3 of conference finals

Michael Jordan has put up the most points in Game 3 of the Conference Finals, with 47 points against the Pistons on May 26, 1990.

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	47	5/26/1990	1989-90	Conference Finals	CHI	vs	DET	43	10	4	1	0	17	32	53.1	2	2	100.0	11	13	84.6	62.3	3	7	4	3
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	5/27/1989	1988-89	Conference Finals	CHI	vs	DET	45	7	5	5	0	16	26	61.5	0	3	0.0	14	15	93.3	70.6	3	4	2	2
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	43	5/26/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	SAS	46	11	4	0	5	19	32	59.4	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	63.7	3	8	2	5
4	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	42	5/23/2010	2009-10	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	LAL	42	11	0	1	1	14	22	63.6	0	0		14	18	77.8	70.2	3	8	2	3	+14
5	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	42	5/23/1987	1986-87	Conference Finals	SEA	vs	LAL	39	10	4	0	0	20	29	69.0	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	70.3	7	3	3	5
6	LeBron James L. James	41	5/24/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	CLE	@	ORL	42	7	9	2	1	11	28	39.3	1	8	12.5	18	24	75.0	53.2	0	7	2	3	-12
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	41	5/23/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	41	6	5	2	0	12	24	50.0	2	5	40.0	15	17	88.2	65.1	1	5	1	4	+4
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	40	5/22/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	DAL	vs	GSW	40	11	3	1	2	11	23	47.8	4	9	44.4	14	17	82.4	65.6	0	11	3	3	-19
9	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	40	5/21/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	MIA	42	9	1	1	1	14	20	70.0	3	9	33.3	9	12	75.0	79.1	2	7	7	2	-6
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	5/23/2015	2014-15	Conference Finals	GSW	@	HOU	35	5	7	2	1	12	19	63.2	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	85.5	3	2	4	2	+33
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	40	5/16/1986	1985-86	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	LAL	46	12	3	2	2	14	28	50.0	0	0		12	15	80.0	57.8	5	7	2	5
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	5/22/1998	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	UTA	41	15	2	0	1	17	30	56.7	0	0		5	13	38.5	54.6	7	8	5	6	-9
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	39	5/22/1992	1991-92	Conference Finals	UTA	vs	POR	45	7	7	2	0	14	23	60.9	0	0		11	13	84.6	67.9	1	6	4	2
14	James Worthy J. Worthy	39	5/23/1987	1986-87	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SEA	42	5	5	2	1	16	25	64.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	67.3	2	3	2	3
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	39	5/14/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	LAL	44	15	4	0	0	15	31	48.4	0	1	0.0	9	10	90.0	55.1			5	3
16	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	38	6/27/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	@	ATL	42	11	7	0	0	15	26	57.7	6	12	50.0	2	2	100.0	70.7	0	11	4	4	+16
17	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	38	4/19/1974	1973-74	Conference Finals	NYK	@	BOS	48	10	4			15	22	68.2				8	9	88.9	73.2				3
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	37	5/20/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	@	LAL	42	7	6	2	0	15	29	51.7	5	11	45.5	2	2	100.0	61.9	0	7	1	2	+18
19	LeBron James L. James	37	5/24/2015	2014-15	Conference Finals	CLE	vs	ATL	47	18	13	3	0	14	37	37.8	1	6	16.7	8	10	80.0	44.7	8	10	6	4	-3
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	36	5/25/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	BOS	@	IND	44	10	8	1	2	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	7	11	63.6	64.7	1	9	0	3	+9
21	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	36	5/19/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	TOR	vs	MIL	52	9	5	2	1	11	25	44.0	2	4	50.0	12	13	92.3	58.6	2	7	5	2	+10
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	5/18/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	GSW	@	POR	37	6	3	0	0	11	26	42.3	6	16	37.5	8	9	88.9	60.1	0	6	5	3	+19
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	5/23/2010	2009-10	Conference Finals	LAL	@	PHX	43	9	11	1	1	13	24	54.2	2	8	25.0	8	8	100.0	65.4	2	7	5	3	-12
24	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	36	5/29/2005	2004-05	Conference Finals	MIA	@	DET	38	7	2	0	1	12	21	57.1	0	0		12	18	66.7	62.2	2	5	2	5	-1
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	5/25/2001	2000-01	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	40	9	8	1	0	14	27	51.9	2	4	50.0	6	9	66.7	58.1	5	4	3	1	+28