most points by a point guard in a nba finals game 1

Jerry West has scored the most points by a point guard in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 53 points versus the Celtics on April 23, 1969.

	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	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	6/5/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	40	5	3	3	0	14	30	46.7	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	56.7	0	5	2	2	+3
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	38	5	5	3	0	12	25	48.0	7	14	50.0	3	4	75.0	63.5	0	5	2	3	-9
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	40	5	5	1	0	8	18	44.4	4	9	44.4	14	14	100.0	70.4	1	4	3	4	-9
5	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	33	6/5/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	vs	POR	38	7	6	1	0	13	27	48.1	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	55.7	1	6	2	3
6	Jerry West J. West	33	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	3	4			9	23	39.1				15	17	88.2	54.1				4
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	32	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	37	4	9	1	0	12	19	63.2	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	77.1	1	3	2	0	+17
8	Jason Terry J. Terry	32	6/8/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	MIA	37	4	1	3	0	13	18	72.2	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	84.7	0	4	1	2	+12
9	Gus Williams G. Williams	32	5/20/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	33	6	4	0	1	14	24	58.3				4	11	36.4	55.5	3	3	1	3
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	30	6/6/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	38	10	1	2	0	12	26	46.2	4	12	33.3	2	5	40.0	53.2	0	10	4	1	-10
11	Wali Jones W. Jones	30	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	41	10	8			13	26	50.0				4	5	80.0	53.2				3
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	29	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	46	6	9	1	0	11	23	47.8	5	11	45.5	2	2	100.0	60.7	0	6	2	1	+10
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	29	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	8	13	2	1	13	25	52.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	55.1	2	6	0	2
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	34	6	10	3	0	11	22	50.0	6	11	54.5	0	0		63.6	1	5	2	3	+20
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	28	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	44	8	10	2	0	8	11	72.7	2	2	100.0	10	10	100.0	90.9	2	6	1	3
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	42	8	11	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	48.3	1	7	2	1	+14
17	Tony Parker T. Parker	27	6/7/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	38	4	7	2	0	12	23	52.2	0	0		3	6	50.0	52.7	1	3	4	1	+3
18	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	27	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	46	3	5			7	23	30.4				13	15	86.7	45.6				2
19	Jamal Murray J. Murray	26	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	44	6	10	1	0	11	22	50.0	2	7	28.6	2	2	100.0	56.8	1	5	3	2	+9
20	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	26	6/2/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	38	3	4	3	0	7	22	31.8	1	4	25.0	11	12	91.7	47.7	1	2	3	2	-9
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	43	4	8	2	0	10	20	50.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	59.7	0	4	4	1	+4
22	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	26	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	45	4	5	2	1	11	25	44.0	1	6	16.7	3	3	100.0	49.4	2	2	3	3
23	Larry Wright L. Wright	26	5/20/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	23	3	2	1	0	12	18	66.7				2	3	66.7	67.3	1	2	0	5
24	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	26	4/21/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	@	MIL	42	6	3			11	23	47.8				4	7	57.1	49.8				1
25	Jerry West J. West	26	4/18/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	36	2	2			10	24	41.7				6	7	85.7	48.0				3