most points in a game by a center in a finals debut

Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the most points by a center in an NBA Finals, with 228 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	228	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	6	45.5	38.0	16.7	2.3	1.0	2.7	16.0	26.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	15.5	38.7	57.6	5.7	11.0	2.2	273	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	228	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	7	49.3	32.6	12.1	5.4	0.6	2.1	13.9	26.4	52.4				4.9	7.0	69.4	55.2	3.1	9.0		345	85	38	4	15		19
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	193	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	6		32.2					10.5						11.2	14.3	77.9											27
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	188	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	43.1	26.9	9.1	3.6	1.6	3.9	10.7	21.4	50.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.3	6.1	86.0	55.6	1.9	7.3	3.6	302	64	25	11	27	25	26
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	186	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	7	38.9	26.6	8.1	4.4	1.7	2.1	10.7	22.3	48.1	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.6	67.9	51.9	3.3	4.9	3.0	272	57	31	12	15	21	27
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	167	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	5	40.6	33.4	13.6	3.2	0.6	4.6	14.6	26.6	54.9	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.2	80.8	57.8	3.2	10.4	4.2	203	68	16	3	23	21	20
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	165	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	5	45.0	33.0	15.8	4.8	0.4	3.4	12.6	22.0	57.3	0.0	0.0		7.8	15.2	51.3	57.5	6.2	9.6	4.0	225	79	24	2	17	20	20	+40
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	165	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	7	47.9	23.6	24.3	3.7			9.1	17.0	53.8				5.3	7.1	74.0	58.5				335	170	26				27
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	165	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	6		27.5					9.0						9.5	11.5	82.6											28
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	163	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	47.6	23.3	24.1	4.0			10.0	16.0	62.5				3.3	9.6	34.3	57.6				333	169	28				18
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	160	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.3	22.9	27.0	5.7			8.1	15.0	54.3				6.6	8.9	74.2	60.5				338	189	40				21
12	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	159	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	22.7	9.9	4.6	1.1	0.3	9.9	22.4	43.9				3.0	4.0	75.0	47.0	2.9	7.0		305	69	32	8	2		34
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	154	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	35.5	25.7	9.0	5.2	1.0	1.5	11.2	18.5	60.4	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.3	76.9	62.9	2.8	6.2	2.8	213	54	31	6	9	17	27
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	152	1951-52	NBA Finals	MIN	7		21.7	17.4	2.4			7.0	19.9	35.3				7.7	9.9	78.3	44.9					122	17				34
15	Arnie Risen A. Risen	152	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	7		21.7	14.3	2.7			7.4	18.7	39.7				6.9	10.7	64.0	46.3					100	19				27
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	151	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	5	41.1	30.2	14.0	7.2	0.8	1.4	11.2	19.2	58.3	1.6	3.8	42.1	6.2	7.4	83.8	67.2	1.8	12.2	3.4	205	70	36	4	7	17	17	+39
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	148	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	6	40.2	24.7	11.8	1.8	2.3	3.2	9.3	19.5	47.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	52.6	4.5	7.3	2.7	241	71	11	14	19	16	26
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	146	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	5	46.0	29.2	27.6	2.4			12.4	24.0	51.7				4.4	10.6	41.5	50.9				230	138	12				12
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	145	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	4	41.5	36.3	12.3	3.8	0.5	2.8	12.5	21.0	59.5	0.0	0.0		11.3	17.0	66.2	63.6	3.3	9.0	3.5	166	49	15	2	11	14	7	+45
20	Alvan Adams A. Adams	138	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	61	28	8	5		22
21	Willis Reed W. Reed	138	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	6	37.7	23.0	10.5	2.8			9.8	20.3	48.4				3.3	5.7	58.8	50.4				226	63	17				15
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	134	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	44.8	22.3	15.7	1.3	0.8	2.2	8.0	19.8	40.3	0.0	0.0		6.3	9.2	69.1	46.8	7.7	8.0	2.0	269	94	8	5	13	12	11
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	133	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	5	42.6	26.6	10.8	1.6	0.4	0.6	10.6	16.8	63.1	0.0	0.0		5.4	11.0	49.1	61.5	3.0	7.8	2.8	213	54	8	2	3	14	22	-31
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	132	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	7	36.3	18.9	12.1	1.4	0.9	1.4	7.1	14.6	49.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	5.6	82.1	55.4	3.7	8.4	2.3	254	85	10	6	10	16	16	+29
25	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	132	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	7	44.0	18.9	12.4	1.7	1.3	4.3	8.3	22.9	36.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.1	3.0	71.4	39.0	4.6	7.9	3.1	308	87	12	9	30	22	29