Before 1989-90, Bob Pettit put up the most points in a win in a closeout game, with 50 points in Game 6 of the 1958 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 12, 1958.
| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Pettit | 50 | 4/12/1958 | 1957-58 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 61.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | M. Johnson | 42 | 5/16/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 3 |  | J. Havlicek | 40 | 5/2/1968 | 1967-68 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | G. Mikan | 40 | 4/23/1950 | 1949-50 | NBA Finals | vs | 2 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 72.8 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | J. Wilkes | 37 | 5/16/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 57.5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 6 |  | T. Heinsohn | 37 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 48.9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | J. Worthy | 36 | 6/21/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 68.2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 8 |  | W. Frazier | 36 | 5/8/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | J. Fulks | 34 | 4/22/1947 | 1946-47 | NBA Finals | vs | 0 | 10 | 34 | 29.4 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 40.6 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 6/14/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 71.4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 11 |  | O. Robertson | 30 | 4/30/1971 | 1970-71 | NBA Finals | @ | 38 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 79.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Howell | 30 | 5/2/1968 | 1967-68 | NBA Finals | @ | 42 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 62.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | B. Russell | 30 | 4/18/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | vs | 53 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/11/1961 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 61.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | L. Bird | 29 | 6/8/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 65.1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 16 |  | K. McHale | 29 | 6/8/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 54.9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 29 | 6/9/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | @ | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 63.7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | | B. Sharman | 29 | 4/9/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 47.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | | J. Graboski | 29 | 4/7/1956 | 1955-56 | NBA Finals | vs | 16 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 50.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | G. Mikan | 29 | 4/13/1949 | 1948-49 | NBA Finals | vs | 9 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | | J. Worthy | 28 | 6/9/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 73.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 |  | D. Cowens | 28 | 5/12/1974 | 1973-74 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 54.1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| 23 | | J. Wilkes | 27 | 6/8/1982 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 49.6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 24 | | L. Bird | 27 | 5/14/1981 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 60.8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 25 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 27 | 4/30/1971 | 1970-71 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 64.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
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