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

Since 1975-76, LeBron James has put up the most points in a loss in an NBA Finals game, with 51 points versus the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

	NAME	PTS	L	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	1	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	1	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	1	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	1	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	1	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	9	6	2	1	19	43	44.2	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	48.2	3	6	3	5
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43	1	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
7	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43	1	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	3	8	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	42	1	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	39	1	2	0	1	17	28	60.7	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	65.7	1	0	4	5	0
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	1	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	18	61.1	70.2	4	8	3	3	+3
10	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	42	1	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	13	4	1	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	67.1	6	7	2	3
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	1	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	42	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
12	LeBron James L. James	41	1	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
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	1	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	44	7	7	0	2	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	7	10	70.0	61.4	1	6	2	5
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	1	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	42	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
15	LeBron James L. James	40	1	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
16	LeBron James L. James	40	1	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
17	James Worthy J. Worthy	40	1	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	46	3	3	0	3	17	26	65.4	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	69.8	0	3	1	3
18	Julius Erving J. Erving	40	1	6/5/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	@	POR	43	6	8	2	1	17	29	58.6				6	7	85.7	62.3	2	4		2
19	LeBron James L. James	39	1	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
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	1	6/5/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	50	5	10	1	0	16	32	50.0	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	54.2	1	4	5	5
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	38	1	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
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	1	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
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	1	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	6	8	1	0	10	22	45.5	2	6	33.3	16	19	84.2	62.6	1	5	5	5	-4
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	1	5/7/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	3	2	5	19	31	61.3	0	0		0	2	0.0	59.6	4	10	4	4
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	37	1	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