most points ever in game 1 in finals at least 3 games

LeBron James has posted the most points in the NBA Finals when playing 3+ games, with 282 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player ever in game 1 in finals at least 3 games

	NAME	PTS	GP	SERIES	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	282	10	NBA Finals	42.0	28.2	10.5	6.6	1.3	0.5	10.4	21.7	47.9	2.1	5.1	41.2	5.3	6.8	77.9	57.1	1.9	8.6	4.0	420	105	66	13	5	40	20	-47
2	Jerry West J. West	260	9	NBA Finals	41.9	28.9	4.0	4.3			10.0	25.2	39.6				8.9	10.3	86.0	48.5				377	36	39				30
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	216	10	NBA Finals	33.0	21.6	8.1	2.5	0.7	2.6	9.0	15.9	56.6	0.0	0.0		3.6	4.3	83.7	60.7	1.4	5.7	2.1	330	81	25	6	23	17	33
4	Sam Jones S. Jones	210	10	NBA Finals	32.9	21.0	7.1	3.7			8.6	19.1	45.0				3.8	4.3	88.4	50.0				329	71	37				20
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	207	7	NBA Finals	42.3	29.6	14.0	2.6			12.0	26.0	46.2				5.6	7.9	70.9	50.2				296	98	18				25
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	200	6	NBA Finals	43.9	33.3	14.8	4.2	0.3	1.8	13.5	20.7	65.3	0.0	0.0		6.3	13.2	48.1	63.0	4.2	10.7	4.3	263	89	25	2	11	26	20	-3
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	198	6	NBA Finals	40.8	33.0	5.3	6.7	2.0	0.8	13.2	25.5	51.6	1.5	3.0	50.0	5.2	6.5	79.5	58.2	1.3	4.0	1.5	245	32	40	12	5	9	17	+4
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	183	12	NBA Finals	42.3	15.3	26.1				5.8	13.9	41.9				3.6	6.6	54.4	45.4				508	313					43
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	175	9	NBA Finals	40.8	19.4	7.8	11.1	2.2	0.1	7.3	12.8	57.4	0.4	0.8	57.1	4.3	4.8	90.7	65.3	1.9	5.9	3.1	367	70	100	20	1	28	24
10	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	175	8	NBA Finals	33.8	21.9	6.9	3.9	0.5	0.5	9.0	16.9	53.3				3.9	4.0	96.9	58.7	0.5	6.5		270	55	31	1	1		21
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	170	7	NBA Finals	42.7	24.3	4.4	5.7	1.6	1.6	9.1	22.9	40.0	0.3	2.3	12.5	5.7	6.0	95.2	47.6	0.6	3.9	3.4	299	31	40	11	11	24	20	+22
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	162	6	NBA Finals	39.7	27.0	5.2	7.2	1.7	0.0	9.3	20.5	45.5	4.5	9.8	45.8	3.8	4.0	95.8	60.6	0.5	4.7	3.0	238	31	43	10	0	18	14	+15
13	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	159	9	NBA Finals	32.9	17.7	10.1				6.9	20.0	34.4				3.9	5.0	77.8	39.8				296	91					26
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	154	6	NBA Finals	39.7	25.7	15.0	3.0	1.3	3.2	10.2	17.7	57.5	0.0	0.0		5.3	7.0	76.2	61.9	3.5	11.5	2.3	238	90	18	8	19	14	14	+59
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	139	6	NBA Finals	40.7	23.2	8.2	4.3	2.0	1.8	8.3	17.7	47.2	1.2	4.5	25.9	5.3	7.0	76.2	55.8	2.7	5.5	3.0	244	49	26	12	11	18	16	0
16	George Mikan G. Mikan	134	5	NBA Finals		26.8					8.6						9.6	12.2	78.7											25
17	James Worthy J. Worthy	131	6	NBA Finals	39.7	21.8	5.0	3.8	1.3	0.2	9.3	19.7	47.5	0.0	0.8	0.0	3.2	4.5	70.4	50.4	1.5	3.5	2.0	238	30	23	8	1	12	9
18	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	120	7	NBA Finals	36.3	17.1	4.0	7.6			6.6	19.1	34.3				4.0	5.0	80.0	40.2				254	28	53				14
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	114	5	NBA Finals	40.6	22.8	11.2	8.4	2.4	0.0	9.2	18.2	50.5	0.4	1.0	40.0	4.0	4.6	87.0	56.4	2.8	8.4	3.6	203	56	42	12	0	18	10
20	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	114	5	NBA Finals	33.6	22.8	3.6				8.6	20.4	42.2				5.6	5.8	96.6	49.7				168	18					8
21	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	106	8	NBA Finals	22.3	13.3	3.1				4.4	10.8	40.7				4.5	5.6	80.0	50.1				178	25					23
22	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	105	5	NBA Finals	38.5	21.0	5.0	4.8	1.4	0.6	8.4	19.2	43.8	0.6	2.2	27.3	3.6	5.2	69.2	48.9	2.2	2.8	2.8	192	25	24	7	3	14	12	-30
23	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	105	4	NBA Finals	35.8	26.3	10.3				10.3	20.5	50.0				5.8	7.5	76.7	55.1				143	41					19
24	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	104	4	NBA Finals	40.8	26.0	15.0				8.3	20.3	40.7				9.5	12.0	79.2	50.9				163	60					13
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	100	3	NBA Finals	43.2	33.3	8.7	6.0	0.3	1.3	11.3	22.7	50.0	2.7	7.0	38.1	8.0	9.0	88.9	62.6	1.0	7.7	1.0	130	26	18	1	4	3	6	+48

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RPG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	TOR	@	CLE	1:00 PM

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17 - 65

117

Final

130

Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

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Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

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BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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20-62

22-60

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0