most points in a close out game in the finals

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bob Pettit are tied for the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 50 points.

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most points by a player in a close out game in the finals

	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	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	19				19	34	55.9				12	15	80.0	61.6				1
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
4	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	3	8	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
6	Jerry West J. West	42	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	6/19/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	47	12	1	0	4	19	32	59.4	0	0		3	12	25.0	55.0	5	7	0	2	+6
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	44	7	7	0	2	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	7	10	70.0	61.4	1	6	2	5
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4			13	40	32.5				15	21	71.4	41.6				6
10	LeBron James L. James	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
11	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	40	5/2/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	47	10	7			14	28	50.0				12	12	100.0	60.1				4
12	George Mikan G. Mikan	40	4/23/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR			2			13	20	65.0				14	17	82.4	72.8				6
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	40	6	5	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	8	62.5	6	6	100.0	86.1	1	5	4	3	+18
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	6/13/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	44	11	4	1	1	15	35	42.9	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	49.5	1	10	1	2	0
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	56	19	3			14	34	41.2				11	13	84.6	49.1				4
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	6	8	1	0	10	22	45.5	2	6	33.3	16	19	84.2	62.6	1	5	5	5	-4
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	6/8/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	39	6	4	3	3	12	27	44.4	7	15	46.7	6	6	100.0	62.4	2	4	2	4	+18
18	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	37	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	41	3	1	0	0	11	20	55.0	6	11	54.5	9	9	100.0	77.2	0	3	1	2	-21
19	LeBron James L. James	37	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	45	12	4	2	0	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	8	8	100.0	69.8	3	9	2	2	+8
20	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	37	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	42	10	2	1	0	16	30	53.3	0	0		5	5	100.0	57.5	6	4	3	4
21	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
22	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	36	6/20/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	45	10	5	4	3	10	18	55.6	0	0		16	21	76.2	66.1	3	7	5	4	+9
23	James Worthy J. Worthy	36	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	44	16	10	2	0	15	22	68.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	68.2	5	11	5	2
24	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	36	5/10/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIL	58	9	4	0	0	14	29	48.3				8	10	80.0	53.9	2	7		2
25	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	36	5/8/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	44	7	19			12	17	70.6				12	12	100.0	80.8				3

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