most points in a finals game by a player in a loss before 1975

Before 1974-75, Jerry West had the most points in a loss in an NBA Finals game, with 45 points on April 22, 1966 and on April 19, 1965.

	NAME	PTS	L	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
1	Jerry West J. West	45	1	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10			19	31	61.3	7	10	70.0	63.6			2
2	Jerry West J. West	45	1	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5			17	38	44.7	11	12	91.7	52.0			2
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	44	1	4/24/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	44	6	2			16	38	42.1	12	13	92.3	50.3			5
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	1	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	6			15	27	55.6	13	14	92.9	64.8			6
5	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	1	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	7	3			17	41	41.5	9	12	75.0	46.5			5
6	Jerry West J. West	42	1	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	1	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4			13	40	32.5	15	21	71.4	41.6			6
8	Jerry West J. West	40	1	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4			15	30	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.1			4
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	1	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4			14	23	60.9	12	12	100.0	70.7			4
10	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	1	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6			16	28	57.1	8	9	88.9	62.6			4
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	56	19	3			14	34	41.2	11	13	84.6	49.1			4
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	1	4/11/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	14	6			14	28	50.0	10	14	71.4	55.6			1
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37	1	5/7/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	48	11	6	0	2	16	31	51.6	5	7	71.4	54.3	3	8	4
14	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	37	1	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	4			14	26	53.8	9	9	100.0	61.7			3
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	37	1	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	@	PHI	48	8	7			15	43	34.9	7	8	87.5	39.8			3
16	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	37	1	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	42	12	3			10	18	55.6	17	18	94.4	71.4			5
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	36	1	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
18	Jerry West J. West	36	1	4/28/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	10	3			12	27	44.4	12	16	75.0	52.9			3
19	Sam Jones S. Jones	36	1	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	43	7	2			13	24	54.2	10	10	100.0	63.4			4
20	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	36	1	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	46	4				12	31	38.7	12	13	92.3	49.0			2
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35	1	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	46	14	5	1	3	14	28	50.0	7	9	77.8	54.8	2	12	1
22	Jerry West J. West	35	1	4/30/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	41	4	6			14	24	58.3	7	8	87.5	63.6			4
23	Sam Jones S. Jones	35	1	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	41	6	2			11	26	42.3	13	15	86.7	53.7			3
24	Jerry West J. West	35	1	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	53	6	0			14	30	46.7	7	8	87.5	52.2			4
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	1	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	36	17	3			14	29	48.3	7	7	100.0	54.6			2

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