most points by a player in their first conference finals game

Trae Young scored the most points in his first game, with 48 points in Game 1 of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals against the Bucks on June 23, 2021.

	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	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
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	41	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	SAS	@	OKC	49	24	3	1	3	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	66.7	9	15	3	4	+16
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	5/19/2015	2014-15	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	HOU	39	6	5	2	0	13	22	59.1	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	72.9	0	6	1	3	+11
10	Deron Williams D. Williams	34	5/20/2007	2006-07	Conference Finals	UTA	@	SAS	42	7	9	1	0	13	23	56.5	2	5	40.0	6	7	85.7	65.2	1	6	1	4	-7
11	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	34	5/24/2006	2005-06	Conference Finals	PHX	@	DAL	38	6	2	1	1	13	23	56.5	0	0		8	10	80.0	62.0	4	2	3	4	+5
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	34	5/22/2001	2000-01	Conference Finals	PHI	vs	MIL	48	4	6	1	0	13	35	37.1	3	4	75.0	5	7	71.4	44.6	1	3	3	4	+8
13	George Gervin G. Gervin	34	5/4/1979	1978-79	Conference Finals	SAS	@	WAS	39	6	0	3	3	15	26	57.7				4	5	80.0	60.3			1	2
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	34	4/27/1975	1974-75	Conference Finals	WAS	@	BOS	47	12	1			14	26	53.8				6	9	66.7	56.7				5
15	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	33	6/23/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	ATL	42	4	10	2	1	14	25	56.0	5	12	41.7	0	0		66.0	0	4	3	3	-3
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	32	5/23/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	ORL	vs	IND	37	11	2	1	2	11	16	68.8	0	0		10	12	83.3	75.2	5	6	2	4
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	5/21/1989	1988-89	Conference Finals	CHI	@	DET	45	11	4	0	0	10	29	34.5	2	6	33.3	10	13	76.9	46.1	2	9	3	5
18	Earl Tatum E. Tatum	32	5/6/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	POR	45	7	3	2	0	16	23	69.6				0	0		69.6	1	6		6
19	Moses Malone M. Malone	32	5/5/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	HOU	@	PHI	39	12	0		1	10	17	58.8				12	14	85.7	69.1				1
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	4/9/1971	1970-71	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	LAL	46	22	1			14	30	46.7				4	7	57.1	48.4				2
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31	5/20/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	MIN	38	5	9	3	0	10	27	37.0	0	4	0.0	11	14	78.6	46.7	1	4	2	1	+22
22	Ray Allen R. Allen	31	5/22/2001	2000-01	Conference Finals	MIL	@	PHI	42	3	7	1	1	12	22	54.5	4	6	66.7	3	3	100.0	66.5	2	1	2	4	+1
23	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	30	5/15/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	MIA	@	CHI	37	9	0	0	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		6	6	100.0	76.4	2	7	2	3	-15
24	Dwight Howard D. Howard	30	5/20/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	ORL	@	CLE	38	13	1	2	0	14	20	70.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	71.8	5	8	3	6	-1
25	Devin Harris D. Harris	30	5/24/2006	2005-06	Conference Finals	DAL	vs	PHX	30	2	2	5	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		6	7	85.7	74.7	2	0	3	5	-17

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PPG

21.9

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RPG

8.6

Johnson

APG

7.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

113.3

13th

NETRTG

2.0

13th

3P%

35.2

15th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	ATL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 11/18	ATL	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/20	CHA	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 11/22	DET	@	ATL	3:30 PM

Last Game

Lakers

10 - 2

124

Final

114

Hawks

7 - 5

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

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1-9

2-8

3-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MEM	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Trae Young scored the most points in his first game, with 48 points in Game 1 of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals against the Bucks on June 23, 2021.

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