most points in a finals game by a 22 year old

Tom Heinsohn has scored the most points by a 22-year-old player in an NBA Finals game, with 37 points versus the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

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most points by a player in a finals game by a 22 year old

	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	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	22-230	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	32	22-155	6/8/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	39	8	6	2	3	11	18	61.1	2	4	50.0	8	9	88.9	72.9	1	7	1	3	+7
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	32	22-291	6/10/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	48	6	3	2	0	13	30	43.3	0	2	0.0	6	6	100.0	49.0	0	6	3	2	+5
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	22-289	6/8/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	47	8	6	2	2	11	23	47.8	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	58.4	1	7	2	4	+11
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	29	22-152	6/5/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	40	9	2	2	4	11	21	52.4	2	6	33.3	5	8	62.5	59.1	3	6	4	2	+6
6	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	29	22-346	6/10/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	39	4	2	2	2	10	13	76.9	3	6	50.0	6	7	85.7	90.2	1	3	1	4	+19
7	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	28	22-228	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	42	11				12	34	35.3				4	5	80.0	38.7				4
8	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	27	22-357	6/11/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	vs	OKC	22	4	1	0	1	9	12	75.0	2	3	66.7	7	8	87.5	87.0	1	3	1	0	+16
9	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	26	22-150	6/3/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	38	12	2	1	3	6	21	28.6	2	9	22.2	12	13	92.3	48.7	3	9	6	2	-3
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26	22-296	6/15/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	44	12	6	1	1	7	18	38.9	2	3	66.7	10	11	90.9	56.9	2	10	3	3	+14
11	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	26	22-216	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	11				10	27	37.0				6	7	85.7	43.2				5
12	LeBron James L. James	25	22-164	6/12/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	SAS	42	8	7	2	1	9	23	39.1	0	5	0.0	7	8	87.5	47.1	0	8	5	3	+4
13	LeBron James L. James	25	22-162	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	@	SAS	38	7	6	1	0	9	21	42.9	0	2	0.0	7	11	63.6	48.4	3	4	6	3	-5
14	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	24	22-157	6/10/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	44	13	1	0	3	9	25	36.0	2	8	25.0	4	7	57.1	42.7	5	8	0	1	+1
15	LeBron James L. James	24	22-166	6/14/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	SAS	46	6	10	0	0	10	30	33.3	2	7	28.6	2	6	33.3	36.8	0	6	6	1	+2
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	22-293	6/3/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	43	8	7	1	0	8	15	53.3	0	1	0.0	8	9	88.9	63.3	3	5	0	3
17	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23	22-226	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	35	8				9	15	60.0				5	7	71.4	63.6				4
18	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	22	22-348	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	39	19	0	1	0	8	10	80.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	87.0	2	17	0	3	+13
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	22	22-351	6/15/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	34	10	2	1	1	7	10	70.0	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	87.0	2	8	3	6	+15
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22	22-291	6/1/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	34	9	8	3	0	8	9	88.9	0	0		6	7	85.7	91.1	2	7	3	5
21	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	22	22-152	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	33	9	0			10	14	71.4				2	4	50.0	69.8				6
22	James Harden J. Harden	21	22-293	6/14/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	35	4	2	1	0	7	11	63.6	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	74.6	0	4	2	3	+13
23	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	21	22-222	6/6/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	6	0	0	7	6	10	60.0	0	0		9	12	75.0	68.7	3	3	2	5	+1
24	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	21	22-116	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	32	7	8	6	0	8	20	40.0	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	45.5	2	5	1	3	+24
25	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	21	22-324	6/12/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	CHI	27	2	0	2	1	9	12	75.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	76.3	1	1	1	3

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