most points in a finals game with under 20 field goal attempts

Shaquille O'Neal has posted the most points with fewer than 20 field-goal attempts in an NBA Finals game, with 40 points against the Pacers on June 9, 2000.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a finals game with under 20 field goal attempts
NAME PTS FGA DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
40
18
6/9/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
46
24
4
0
3
11
61.1
0
0
18
39
46.2
56.9
5
19
2
5
+14
2 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
37
18
3/30/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
42
12
3
10
55.6
17
18
94.4
71.4
5
3 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
36
18
6/20/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
@
DAL DAL
45
10
5
4
3
10
55.6
0
0
16
21
76.2
66.1
3
7
5
4
+9
4 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
36
17
5/8/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
44
7
19
12
70.6
12
12
100.0
80.8
3
5 Jerry West
J. West
36
19
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
4
2
11
57.9
14
16
87.5
69.1
5
6 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
35
19
10/9/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
@
LAL LAL
47
12
11
5
1
11
57.9
1
3
33.3
12
12
100.0
72.1
5
7
3
2
+5
7 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35
19
6/9/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NJN NJN
42
11
2
0
4
12
63.2
0
0
11
17
64.7
66.1
5
6
2
1
+2
8 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
35
19
6/14/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
IND IND
vs
LAL LAL
50
5
3
1
1
9
47.4
6
9
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.1
0
5
1
1
-2
9 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34
18
5/30/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
@
TOR TOR
40
5
5
1
0
8
44.4
4
9
44.4
14
14
100.0
70.4
1
4
3
4
-9
10 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
34
16
6/6/2004
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
45
11
1
0
1
13
81.3
0
0
8
12
66.7
79.9
5
6
6
4
-8
11 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
34
19
6/12/1990
1989-90
NBA Finals
POR POR
vs
DET DET
41
8
10
2
0
14
73.7
0
1
0.0
6
9
66.7
74.0
3
5
3
2
12 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
34
16
6/7/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
43
4
4
0
0
14
87.5
0
0
6
7
85.7
89.1
1
3
2
3
13 Jerry West
J. West
34
19
4/16/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
6
5
12
63.2
10
12
83.3
70.0
3
14 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33
18
6/5/1991
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
LAL LAL
36
7
13
2
1
15
83.3
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
83.5
1
6
4
4
15 Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
33
17
6/12/1990
1989-90
NBA Finals
POR POR
vs
DET DET
44
8
2
2
1
11
64.7
0
0
11
14
78.6
71.2
1
7
4
3
16 Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
33
16
6/8/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
LAL LAL
36
2
6
0
0
10
62.5
0
1
0.0
13
14
92.9
74.5
1
1
0
2
17 James Worthy
J. Worthy
33
17
6/7/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
40
8
1
1
1
13
76.5
0
0
7
11
63.6
75.5
1
7
0
2
18 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
33
14
5/30/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
37
7
3
0
3
10
71.4
13
15
86.7
80.1
2
5
3
3
19 Chet Walker
C. Walker
33
18
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
SFW SFW
32
11
2
10
55.6
13
18
72.2
63.7
1
20 Chris Paul
C. Paul
32
19
7/6/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
MIL MIL
37
4
9
1
0
12
63.2
4
7
57.1
4
4
100.0
77.1
1
3
2
0
+17
21 Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
32
17
5/30/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
TOR TOR
vs
GSW GSW
40
8
5
1
2
14
82.4
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
89.5
3
5
2
3
+4
22 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
32
17
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
36
10
11
1
0
7
41.2
4
11
36.4
14
14
100.0
69.1
2
8
8
3
+21
23 Draymond Green
D. Green
32
15
6/19/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
47
15
9
2
0
11
73.3
6
8
75.0
4
4
100.0
95.5
1
14
2
3
-1
24 Jason Terry
J. Terry
32
18
6/8/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
vs
MIA MIA
37
4
1
3
0
13
72.2
4
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
84.7
0
4
1
2
+12
25 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
32
17
6/4/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
NJN NJN
44
20
6
3
7
11
64.7
0
0
10
14
71.4
69.1
3
17
1
1
+10
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts going back to the 1956 Finals.

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Rockets Rockets
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