Since 2017-18, LeBron James has scored the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 51 points against the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a finals game since 2018

	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	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
3	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
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
5	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
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	42	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
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	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
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	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
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	38	13	6	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	13	17	76.5	67.3	4	9	1	3	+20
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	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
11	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	40	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	43	6	4	2	0	15	33	45.5	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	54.8	0	6	1	1	+10
12	LeBron James L. James	40	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
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	6/5/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	40	5	3	3	0	14	30	46.7	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	56.7	0	5	2	2	+3
15	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
16	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
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	35	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	45	3	2	0	0	13	28	46.4	4	6	66.7	5	5	100.0	57.9	0	3	2	3	-3
18	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	35	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	47	12	11	5	1	11	19	57.9	1	3	33.3	12	12	100.0	72.1	5	7	3	2	+5
19	Jamal Murray J. Murray	34	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	45	10	10	1	0	12	22	54.5	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	3	7	7	2	+14
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	6/16/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	40	7	7	2	1	12	21	57.1	6	11	54.5	4	4	100.0	74.7	0	7	2	4	+8
21	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	34	6/16/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	44	7	3	1	0	12	23	52.2	5	11	45.5	5	6	83.3	66.3	1	6	5	2	+1
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	38	5	5	3	0	12	25	48.0	7	14	50.0	3	4	75.0	63.5	0	5	2	3	-9
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	34	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	38	9	5	0	3	11	21	52.4	2	4	50.0	10	10	100.0	66.9	3	6	1	1	+23
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	34	6/2/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	vs	GSW	39	14	3	1	1	8	20	40.0	2	9	22.2	16	16	100.0	62.9	5	9	5	1	-14
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	40	5	5	1	0	8	18	44.4	4	9	44.4	14	14	100.0	70.4	1	4	3	4	-9