Magic Johnson has scored the most points by a 20-year-old player in an NBA Finals game, with 42 points versus the 76ers on May 16, 1980.
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most points by a player in a finals game by a 20 year old NBA| NAME | PTS | Age | 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 |  | M. Johnson | 42 | 20-276 | 5/16/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2 | | M. Johnson | 28 | 20-271 | 5/11/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 76.1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 3 |  | T. Herro | 21 | 20-260 | 10/6/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | vs | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 53.1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -13 | ||
| 4 | | T. Herro | 17 | 20-258 | 10/4/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | vs | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 5 | | T. Herro | 17 | 20-256 | 10/2/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 6 | | M. Johnson | 16 | 20-270 | 5/10/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 54.6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 7 | | M. Johnson | 16 | 20-264 | 5/4/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 8 |  | D. Dawkins | 15 | 20-140 | 5/31/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | @ | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 65.8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | | T. Herro | 14 | 20-254 | 9/30/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | @ | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -35 | ||
| 10 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 20-274 | 5/14/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 43.5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| 11 |  | J. Hardy | 13 | 20-337 | 6/6/2024 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals | @ | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | ||
| 12 | | M. Johnson | 13 | 20-267 | 5/7/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 69.7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | | T. Herro | 12 | 20-263 | 10/9/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | @ | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 14 |  | D. Lively II | 11 | 20-123 | 6/14/2024 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals | vs | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 81.4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +20 | ||
| 15 | | D. Lively II | 11 | 20-121 | 6/12/2024 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals | vs | 30 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | +6 | |||
| 16 | | D. Dawkins | 8 | 20-135 | 5/26/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | vs | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 60.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 17 | | T. Herro | 7 | 20-265 | 10/11/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | vs | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +4 | |||
| 18 | | D. Dawkins | 7 | 20-131 | 5/22/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | vs | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 48.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 19 | | D. Dawkins | 6 | 20-138 | 5/29/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | @ | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 32.6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
| 20 | | J. Hardy | 5 | 20-345 | 6/14/2024 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals | vs | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | |||
| 21 | | D. Dawkins | 4 | 20-145 | 6/5/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | @ | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 58.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 22 |  | J. Furphy | 2 | 20-190 | 6/16/2025 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals | @ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 69.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |||
| 23 | | D. Lively II | 2 | 20-126 | 6/17/2024 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals | @ | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | ||||
| 24 | | D. Lively II | 2 | 20-118 | 6/9/2024 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals | @ | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -15 | ||||
| 25 | | D. Lively II | 2 | 20-115 | 6/6/2024 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals | @ | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 53.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -15 | |||
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