Elgin Baylor put up 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.
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most points by a player in a players first career NBA finals game| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 61 | 4/14/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | R. Barry | 55 | 4/18/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | M. Jordan | 55 | 6/16/1993 | 1992-93 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 61.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 4 |  | J. West | 53 | 4/23/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | L. James | 51 | 5/31/2018 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 6 |  | B. Pettit | 50 | 4/12/1958 | 1957-58 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 61.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 50 | 7/20/2021 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 74.9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 8 |  | A. Iverson | 48 | 6/6/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | @ | 52 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 43.9 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 53.4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +6 | ||
| 9 |  | S. Curry | 47 | 6/5/2019 | 2018-19 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 63.2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -8 | ||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 46 | 6/12/1992 | 1991-92 | NBA Finals | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 73.3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 11 |  | J. West | 45 | 4/19/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 44.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 52.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | J. West | 45 | 4/22/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | W. Chamberlain | 45 | 5/6/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 6/14/1998 | 1997-98 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 54.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 15 | | R. Barry | 44 | 4/24/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 6/13/1993 | 1992-93 | NBA Finals | vs | 57 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 44.2 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 48.2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 17 |  | S. O'Neal | 44 | 6/6/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | vs | 52 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 58.4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | -6 | |||
| 18 | | L. James | 44 | 6/4/2015 | 2014-15 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 51.9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -3 | ||
| 19 | | E. Baylor | 43 | 4/21/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 51.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | J. West | 43 | 4/21/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | R. Barry | 43 | 4/20/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 41.5 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 46.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | J. Havlicek | 43 | 4/25/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 64.8 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | I. Thomas | 43 | 6/19/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 61.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 24 | | S. O'Neal | 43 | 6/7/2000 | 1999-00 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 63.9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | +18 | |||
| 25 |  | D. Wade | 43 | 6/18/2006 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | vs | 50 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 55.1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | ||
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