most points in a conference finals game 1 since 2018

Since 2017-18, Trae Young has posted the most points in Game 1 of the Conference Finals, with 48 points against the Bucks on June 23, 2021.

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most points by a player in a conference finals game 1 since 2018

	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	Trae Young T. Young	48	6/23/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	ATL	@	MIL	41	7	11	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	41	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	SAS	@	OKC	49	24	3	1	3	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	66.7	9	15	3	4	+16
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	41	5/17/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	vs	BOS	41	9	5	4	3	12	19	63.2	0	2	0.0	17	18	94.4	76.2	5	4	2	3	+25
5	James Harden J. Harden	41	5/14/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	GSW	35	4	7	1	0	14	24	58.3	5	9	55.6	8	10	80.0	72.2	1	3	4	4	-7
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	42	10	3	3	2	14	23	60.9	1	1	100.0	11	11	100.0	71.8	1	9	0	3	-8
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	6/20/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	LAC	44	13	11	0	0	15	29	51.7	3	7	42.9	7	7	100.0	62.3	1	12	2	3	+6
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	38	5/19/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	CLE	46	5	6	3	0	15	29	51.7	1	6	16.7	7	10	70.0	56.9	0	5	3	5	+15
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	37	9/18/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	33	10	4	0	0	12	21	57.1	1	3	33.3	12	15	80.0	67.0	3	7	3	3	+15
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	5/14/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	GSW	@	HOU	40	3	1	0	1	14	27	51.9	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	62.4	0	3	1	2	+11
11	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	36	5/21/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	IND	46	12	4	3	0	12	26	46.2	2	8	25.0	10	12	83.3	57.5	2	10	4	4	+20
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	5/14/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	POR	35	6	7	1	0	12	23	52.2	9	15	60.0	3	3	100.0	74.0	1	5	1	3	+10
13	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
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	35	5/17/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	@	BOS	43	5	7	6	0	12	25	48.0	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	59.5	3	2	3	4	+5
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	34	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	vs	LAL	42	21	14	0	2	12	17	70.6	3	3	100.0	7	8	87.5	82.8	6	15	5	4	+11
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	34	6/23/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	ATL	41	12	9	2	2	14	25	56.0	0	2	0.0	6	8	75.0	59.6	4	8	3	4	+4
17	Paul George P. George	34	6/20/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	LAC	@	PHX	39	4	5	2	1	10	26	38.5	7	15	46.7	7	8	87.5	57.6	1	3	1	0	+1
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33	5/22/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	DAL	@	MIN	41	6	8	3	1	12	26	46.2	3	10	30.0	6	7	85.7	56.7	0	6	4	2	-9
19	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	33	6/23/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	ATL	42	4	10	2	1	14	25	56.0	5	12	41.7	0	0		66.0	0	4	3	3	-3
20	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	31	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	SAS	32	2	1	2	2	11	19	57.9	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	76.3	0	2	2	3	0
21	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	31	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	IND	@	NYK	42	4	11	1	0	12	23	52.2	4	12	33.3	3	4	75.0	62.6	0	4	2	3	+15
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31	5/20/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	MIN	38	5	9	3	0	10	27	37.0	0	4	0.0	11	14	78.6	46.7	1	4	2	1	+22
23	Jamal Murray J. Murray	31	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	vs	LAL	37	5	5	3	1	12	20	60.0	4	8	50.0	3	3	100.0	72.7	1	4	1	5	+3
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	31	5/15/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	TOR	@	MIL	42	9	2	3	0	10	26	38.5	1	5	20.0	10	10	100.0	51.0	1	8	3	2	-4
25	Aaron Nesmith A. Nesmith	30	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	IND	@	NYK	39	2	0	1	2	9	13	69.2	8	9	88.9	4	4	100.0	101.6	0	2	0	5	+10

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