most points in a finals game in the 2010s

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, LeBron James had the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 51 points against the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

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most points by a player in a finals game in the 2010s

	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	LeBron James L. James	51	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
3	LeBron James L. James	44	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	43	13	7	1	1	15	23	65.2	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	82.4	1	12	3	3	+15
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43	6/19/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	@	MIA	45	7	5	1	0	20	32	62.5	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	64.5	1	6	3	3	0
6	LeBron James L. James	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	8	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
7	LeBron James L. James	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	40	3	6	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	82.4	0	3	4	4	+20
9	LeBron James L. James	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	40	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	7	4	1	0	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	69.5	3	4	3	4	+7
11	LeBron James L. James	40	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
12	LeBron James L. James	40	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	46	12	8	4	2	14	34	41.2	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	50.9	1	11	4	1	+7
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	40	6	5	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	8	62.5	6	6	100.0	86.1	1	5	4	3	+18
14	LeBron James L. James	39	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	46	11	9	1	1	15	27	55.6	4	9	44.4	5	6	83.3	65.8	3	8	5	2	+7
15	LeBron James L. James	39	6/7/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	50	16	11	1	1	11	35	31.4	3	6	50.0	14	18	77.8	45.4	4	12	3	3	0
16	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	38	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	44	6	3	0	0	16	29	55.2	0	7	0.0	6	6	100.0	60.1	1	5	2	5	-9
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	38	9	8	0	0	14	26	53.8	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	64.4	2	7	0	1	+16
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	6/10/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	40	5	6	2	0	11	25	44.0	7	13	53.8	9	10	90.0	64.6	3	2	3	3	+10
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	6/13/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	44	5	4	1	1	13	27	48.1	4	10	40.0	8	9	88.9	61.4	2	3	4	5	-6
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	6/8/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	39	6	4	3	3	12	27	44.4	7	15	46.7	6	6	100.0	62.4	2	4	2	4	+18
21	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	37	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	41	3	1	0	0	11	20	55.0	6	11	54.5	9	9	100.0	77.2	0	3	1	2	-21
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	42	7	4	2	0	13	23	56.5	7	13	53.8	4	4	100.0	74.7	3	4	5	2	+24
23	LeBron James L. James	37	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	45	12	4	2	0	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	8	8	100.0	69.8	3	9	2	2	+8
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	36	6/7/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	41	12	2	4	1	11	22	50.0	5	9	55.6	9	9	100.0	69.3	1	11	0	4	+13
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	46	8	4	0	1	12	20	60.0	4	8	50.0	8	9	88.9	75.1	1	7	2	2	+15

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