most points in a game in the 2008 nba finals

Paul Pierce dropped the most points in a 2008 NBA Finals game, with 38 points against the Lakers on June 15, 2008.

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most points by a player in a game in the 2008 NBA finals

	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	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	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
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	6/10/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	45	7	1	2	0	12	20	60.0	1	2	50.0	11	18	61.1	64.5	3	4	3	4	+2
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	40	4	8	3	0	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	57.5	1	3	4	3	+8
4	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	28	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	4	8	1	1	9	16	56.3	4	4	100.0	6	7	85.7	73.4	0	4	5	4	+7
5	Ray Allen R. Allen	26	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	32	4	2	3	0	8	12	66.7	7	9	77.8	3	3	100.0	97.6	1	3	1	0	+23
6	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	26	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	36	14	4	3	1	10	18	55.6	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	61.7	3	11	0	2	+32
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	7	4	5	0	8	21	38.1	4	9	44.4	5	7	71.4	51.9	3	4	6	4	+8
8	Ray Allen R. Allen	25	6/10/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	41	5	2	1	1	8	13	61.5	5	7	71.4	4	6	66.7	79.9	3	2	1	3	-9
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	24	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	3	6	1	1	9	26	34.6	0	3	0.0	6	6	100.0	41.9	0	3	4	3	-13
10	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	24	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	13	3	1	0	9	22	40.9	0	0		6	6	100.0	48.7	4	9	1	3	+8
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	22	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	3	1	1	0	7	22	31.8	3	9	33.3	5	5	100.0	45.5	1	2	4	1	-35
12	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	22	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	31	4	2	1	0	7	10	70.0	3	4	75.0	5	7	71.4	84.1	0	4	3	4	+10
13	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	21	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	32	7	8	6	0	8	20	40.0	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	45.5	2	5	1	3	+24
14	Leon Powe L. Powe	21	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	15	2	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	0	0		9	13	69.2	82.5	1	1	0	4	+6
15	Lamar Odom L. Odom	20	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	11	2	0	4	8	10	80.0	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	88.3	2	9	4	3	+9
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	20	6/12/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	42	4	7	1	1	6	13	46.2	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	59.0	0	4	4	4	+9
17	Sasha Vujacic S. Vujacic	20	6/10/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	28	4	1	0	1	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	85.0	0	4	0	2	+15
18	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	19	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	13	6	1	2	6	10	60.0	0	0		7	10	70.0	66.0	3	10	0	3	+13
19	Ray Allen R. Allen	19	6/12/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	9	2	3	1	6	11	54.5	2	6	33.3	5	5	100.0	72.0	2	7	1	2	+6
20	Lamar Odom L. Odom	19	6/12/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	10	4	0	1	8	11	72.7	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	74.5	4	6	2	1	+6
21	Ray Allen R. Allen	19	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	44	8	5	1	1	5	13	38.5	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	57.5	1	7	4	2	+11
22	James Posey J. Posey	18	6/12/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	25	2	0	0	0	5	10	50.0	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	76.5	0	2	0	5	+15
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	17	6/17/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	39	3	10	2	0	4	13	30.8	2	7	28.6	7	8	87.5	51.5	1	2	2	2	+35
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	17	6/12/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	43	4	10	4	0	6	19	31.6	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	39.3	0	4	2	4	-9
25	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	17	6/12/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	38	10	2	0	0	6	13	46.2	0	0		5	7	71.4	52.9	1	9	3	5	-6