Wilt Chamberlain has posted the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 45 points versus the Knicks on May 6, 1970.
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most points by a player in a finals elimination game in NBA history| 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 |  | W. Chamberlain | 45 | 5/6/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | R. Barry | 44 | 4/24/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | E. Baylor | 43 | 4/21/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 51.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | J. West | 42 | 5/5/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 56.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | L. James | 41 | 6/12/2017 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 64.5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | -13 | ||
| 6 | | L. James | 41 | 6/16/2016 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 67.2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +26 | ||
| 7 |  | K. Irving | 41 | 6/13/2016 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | @ | 40 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +20 | ||
| 8 | | L. James | 41 | 6/13/2016 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 61.2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 9 | | E. Baylor | 41 | 4/24/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 41.9 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 53.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | E. Baylor | 41 | 4/18/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | 51 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 32.5 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 41.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | K. Irving | 40 | 6/9/2017 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 69.5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Worthy | 40 | 6/13/1989 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 69.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 13 |  | J. Erving | 40 | 6/5/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 62.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 14 |  | K. Malone | 39 | 6/12/1998 | 1997-98 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 15 |  | B. Pettit | 39 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | @ | 56 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 49.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | L. James | 37 | 6/20/2013 | 2012-13 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 17 |  | A. Iverson | 37 | 6/15/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 52.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 18 |  | T. Heinsohn | 37 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 48.9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | J. Worthy | 36 | 6/21/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 68.2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 20 |  | W. Frazier | 36 | 5/8/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | R. Barry | 36 | 4/23/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 38 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 37.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 44.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | J. West | 36 | 4/28/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 52.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | C. Hagan | 36 | 4/7/1960 | 1959-60 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 59.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | J. Butler III | 35 | 10/9/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 25 |  | K. Martin | 35 | 6/12/2002 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 56.3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +1 | |||
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