most points in 20 minutes or under in nba finals game

Leon Powe has scored the most points with 20 or fewer minutes played in an NBA Finals game, with 21 points versus the Lakers on June 8, 2008.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in 20 minutes or under in NBA finals game
NAME PTS MIN DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Leon Powe
L. Powe
21
15
6/8/2008
2007-08
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
2
0
0
0
6
7
85.7
0
0
9
13
69.2
82.5
1
1
0
4
+6
2 Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
20
19
4/19/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
4
2
8
13
61.5
4
4
100.0
67.8
3
3 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
20
19
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
1
7
8
87.5
6
6
100.0
94.0
4
4 Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
19
19
6/4/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
SEA SEA
5
0
0
1
7
10
70.0
5
7
71.4
72.6
4
1
2
1
5 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
19
18
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
SFW SFW
5
3
7
14
50.0
5
10
50.0
51.6
6
6 Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
18
20
9/30/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
@
LAL LAL
5
2
0
0
8
11
72.7
2
4
50.0
0
0
81.8
1
4
0
0
+8
7 Mel Counts
M. Counts
18
19
4/27/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
4
1
6
9
66.7
6
6
100.0
77.3
5
8 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
18
20
4/26/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
SFW SFW
2
4
7
14
50.0
4
4
100.0
57.1
3
9 Patty Mills
P. Mills
17
18
6/15/2014
2013-14
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
MIA MIA
1
2
0
0
6
10
60.0
5
8
62.5
0
0
85.0
0
1
0
2
+15
10 Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
17
18
6/11/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
3
2
0
0
8
11
72.7
0
2
0.0
1
2
50.0
71.5
2
1
2
3
11 Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
17
19
6/3/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
5
0
1
0
7
7
100.0
0
0
3
5
60.0
92.4
0
5
0
4
12 Jim Krebs
J. Krebs
17
19
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
10
8
17
47.1
1
1
100.0
48.7
5
13 Fred Roberts
F. Roberts
16
11
6/4/1987
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
4
2
1
0
6
8
75.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
75.2
1
3
0
0
14 Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
16
20
5/27/1982
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
4
0
1
2
7
12
58.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
62.1
2
2
1
4
15 Fred Brown
F. Brown
16
18
5/27/1979
1978-79
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
0
2
2
0
6
9
66.7
4
4
100.0
74.3
0
0
2
2
16 Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
16
20
4/18/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
SFW SFW
5
1
7
13
53.8
2
4
50.0
54.2
6
17 Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
16
18
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
5
2
6
13
46.2
4
4
100.0
54.2
5
18 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
16
20
4/8/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
3
1
6
13
46.2
4
5
80.0
52.6
4
19 Sam Jones
S. Jones
16
18
4/7/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
3
1
6
13
46.2
4
5
80.0
52.6
1
20 Bob Ferry
B. Ferry
16
17
3/27/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
6
0
7
9
77.8
2
3
66.7
77.5
1
21 Sam Jones
S. Jones
16
19
3/30/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
8
6
8
75.0
4
6
66.7
75.2
3
22 Arnie Risen
A. Risen
16
20
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
10
0
6
12
50.0
4
8
50.0
51.5
6
23 Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
15
12
6/14/2024
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
vs
BOS BOS
3
1
0
0
5
7
71.4
5
7
71.4
0
0
107.1
0
3
0
0
+6
24 Christian Braun
C. Braun
15
19
6/7/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
4
1
1
0
7
8
87.5
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
88.9
2
2
1
1
+2
25 Jordan Poole
J. Poole
15
18
6/16/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
@
BOS BOS
3
2
0
0
5
12
41.7
3
8
37.5
2
2
100.0
58.2
1
2
0
3
+11
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1957 Finals.

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

Fri 16 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM