most points by a single player in the first half of a finals game

Kyrie Irving has the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 28 points versus the Warriors on June 9, 2017.

	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	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	28	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	21	2	4	1	0	11	14	78.6	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	91.4	0	2	1	1	+10
2	LeBron James L. James	27	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	22	4	3	1	1	11	14	78.6	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	88.1	0	4	3	1	+4
3	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	26	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE		2	0	0	0	8	12	66.7	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	94.5	0	2	1	0
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	25	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	22	3	4	1	0	10	18	55.6	0	4	0.0	5	7	71.4	59.3	0	3	1	2	+21
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	21	8	4	0	0	7	13	53.8	4	8	50.0	7	8	87.5	75.7	2	6	2	1	-3
6	LeBron James L. James	25	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW		9	1	2	1	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	61.9	4	5	1	1
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	21	8	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	3	4	75.0	7	7	100.0	91.7	1	7	2	1	0
8	LeBron James L. James	24	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	21	2	4	1	0	9	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	88.0	1	1	2	0	-2
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23	6/9/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	21	3	3	1	0	9	13	69.2	3	6	50.0	2	5	40.0	75.7	0	3	3	1	+1
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23	6/10/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	20	1	3	0	0	7	11	63.6	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	84.3	1	0	3	0	+3
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	19	5	6	0	0	10	18	55.6	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	58.2	2	3	0	0	+6
12	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	22	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	21	7	3	0	0	8	13	61.5	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	79.3	3	4	1	2	+9
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	22	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	23	6	6	3	0	7	10	70.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	84.1	2	4	0	2	+6
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	22	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	21	2	3	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	8	8	100.0	87.9	0	2	1	2	-18
15	LeBron James L. James	22	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	21	6	8	1	0	7	11	63.6	2	4	50.0	6	10	60.0	71.4	1	5	1	1	+22
16	Draymond Green D. Green	22	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE		6	5	2	0	8	10	80.0	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	105.4	0	6	2	0
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	21	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	21	5	3	1	0	7	16	43.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	62.2	1	4	4	2	-9
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	21	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	18	4	2	1	0	7	11	63.6	6	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	88.4	0	4	1	4	-3
19	LeBron James L. James	21	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	20	4	3	1	0	9	11	81.8	3	4	75.0	0	1	0.0	91.8	1	3	0	0	+4
20	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	21	6/13/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	22	6	6	1	0	7	10	70.0	4	5	80.0	3	4	75.0	89.3	2	4	1	2	+9
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	21	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	18	3	1	1	0	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	89.3	1	2	3	2	+18
22	LeBron James L. James	21	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	23	5	1	2	0	9	15	60.0	2	2	100.0	1	3	33.3	64.3	1	4	3	1	-13
23	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	21	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	19	1	1	0	0	7	11	63.6	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	88.4	0	1	0	1	0
24	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	20	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	21	3	1	0	0	8	14	57.1	4	5	80.0	0	0		71.4	0	3	1	1	+5
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	22	4	2	1	0	7	15	46.7	3	8	37.5	3	3	100.0	61.3	0	4	1	1	-3