most points in a game 7 of an nba finals and lost by one player

Jerry West has scored the most points in a loss, with 42 points in Game 7 of the 1969 NBA Finals against the Celtics on May 5, 1969.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	Draymond Green D. Green	32	1	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	47	15	9	2	0	11	15	73.3	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	95.5	1	14	2	3	-1
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	1	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	6	4	0	2	12	22	54.5	0	0		5	8	62.5	56.8	2	4	2	3
8	Jerry West J. West	28	1	5/8/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	6	5			9	19	47.4				10	12	83.3	57.7				4
9	Marvin Webster M. Webster	27	1	6/7/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	42	19	0	1	4	8	12	66.7				11	16	68.8	70.9	10	9	2	5
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26	1	5/12/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	46	13	4	0	0	10	21	47.6				6	11	54.5	50.3	3	10		1
11	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	25	1	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	41	5	4	1	0	9	18	50.0	1	2	50.0	6	6	100.0	60.6	2	3	3	5
12	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	24	1	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	@	OKC	33	13	3	2	0	6	14	42.9	2	5	40.0	10	10	100.0	65.2	7	6	3	3	-14
13	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24	1	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	43	12	2	4	1	8	18	44.4	0	0		8	8	100.0	55.8	4	8	3	4	+2
14	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	24	1	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	40	16	0			7	15	46.7				10	14	71.4	56.7				6
15	Larry Foust L. Foust	24	1	4/10/1955	1954-55	NBA Finals	FTW	@	SYR	30	7	3			8	19	42.1				8	11	72.7	50.3				4
16	Derek Harper D. Harper	23	1	6/22/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	38	0	5	2	0	8	16	50.0	2	5	40.0	5	6	83.3	61.7	0	0	2	4
17	Slater Martin S. Martin	23	1	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	56	8	7			6	16	37.5				11	12	91.7	54.0				3
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	22	1	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	43	14	4			8	18	44.4				6	13	46.2	46.4				4
19	James Worthy J. Worthy	21	1	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	40	4	2	0	1	9	14	64.3	0	1	0.0	3	6	50.0	63.1	2	2	2	4
20	Fred Brown F. Brown	21	1	6/7/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	31	1	2	1	0	9	18	50.0				3	5	60.0	52.0	0	1	1	0
21	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	21	1	6/7/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	38	11	1	0	1	7	16	43.8				7	10	70.0	51.5	8	3	4	5
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	21	1	5/8/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	24	4			10	16	62.5				1	11	9.1	50.4				1
23	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	21	1	4/25/1952	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	45	3	1			7	18	38.9				7	10	70.0	46.9				4
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	20	1	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	43	15	7			8	22	36.4				4	5	80.0	41.3				4
25	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	19	1	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	45	16	0	1	1	8	17	47.1	1	4	25.0	2	4	50.0	50.6	4	12	2	2	-8

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