most points center in a conference finals game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has posted the most points by a center in a Conference Finals game, with 44 points versus the Bulls on April 18, 1974.

	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	44	4/18/1974	1973-74	Conference Finals	MIL	@	CHI	48	21	3	1	3	20	29	69.0				4	4	100.0	71.5				3
2	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
3	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	42	6/1/2005	2004-05	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SAS	46	16	2	1	4	16	32	50.0	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	57.0	7	9	3	4	-2
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	42	5/30/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	HOU	@	SAS	44	9	8	1	5	19	30	63.3	0	0		4	7	57.1	63.5	0	9	0	5
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	42	4/26/1981	1980-81	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	KCK	48	23	1	0	1	16	34	47.1	0	0		10	14	71.4	52.3				3
6	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
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	5/31/2002	2001-02	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAC	44	17	1	0	2	14	25	56.0	0	0		13	17	76.5	63.1	2	15	6	4	+8
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	5/20/2000	1999-00	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	POR	47	11	7	0	5	14	25	56.0	0	0		13	27	48.1	55.6	1	10	0	2	+22
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	41	5/24/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	HOU	@	SAS	41	16	4	3	2	18	31	58.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.9	4	12	4	5
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	41	5/25/1994	1993-94	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	UTA	46	13	6	1	3	14	22	63.6	0	0		13	13	100.0	74.0	1	12	3	3
11	Dwight Howard D. Howard	40	5/30/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	ORL	vs	CLE	41	14	4	0	1	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	12	16	75.0	71.3	6	8	2	5	+13
12	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
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	5/8/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	POR	43	17	1	1	3	17	23	73.9				6	9	66.7	74.2	3	14		3
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	4/12/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	MIL	@	LAL	48	7	7			18	31	58.1				4	4	100.0	61.1				4
15	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
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	39	6/1/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	SAS	47	17	3	2	5	16	25	64.0	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	68.4	4	13	6	4
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	5/25/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	ORL	vs	IND	35	10	2	2	0	15	21	71.4	0	0		9	15	60.0	70.7	4	6	4	5
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	38	5/24/1998	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	UTA	39	7	1	1	1	14	24	58.3	0	0		10	18	55.6	59.5	3	4	0	4	+1
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	4/30/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SEA	43	11	6	2	7	15	26	57.7	0	0		8	11	72.7	61.6	4	7	3	2
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	4/22/1974	1973-74	Conference Finals	MIL	@	CHI	47	24	4	0	2	18	26	69.2				2	3	66.7	69.5				3
21	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	37	5/24/2005	2004-05	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SAS	42	8	2	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	0		9	10	90.0	67.5	4	4	5	3	-5
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37	4/22/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	LAL	48	25	8			16	37	43.2				5	5	100.0	47.2				5
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	5/21/1996	1995-96	Conference Finals	ORL	@	CHI	44	16	4	1	1	16	22	72.7	0	0		4	8	50.0	70.5	7	9	6	2
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	36	4/29/1981	1980-81	Conference Finals	HOU	@	KCK	48	11	2	0	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		12	16	75.0	74.9			2	3
25	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	35	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	IND	39	12	2	1	1	11	17	64.7	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	80.1	2	10	1	4	+9