most points in a single nba finals game with 33 points or less before 1986

Before 1985-86, 13 players were tied for the most points with 33 or fewer points in an NBA Finals game, with 33 points. The first three are James Worthy on June 7, 1985, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on May 10, 1980 and on May 4, 1980 and Dennis Johnson on May 30, 1978.

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most points by a player in a single NBA finals game with 33 points or less before 1986

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	James Worthy J. Worthy	33	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	40	8	1	1	1	13	17	76.5	0	0	7	11	63.6	75.5	1	7	0	2
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	5/10/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	41	14	3	0	4	13	30	43.3	0	0	7	9	77.8	48.6	5	9	3	4
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	5	0	6	14	21	66.7	0	0	5	5	100.0	71.1	1	13	3	4
4	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	33	5/30/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	37	7	3	0	3	10	14	71.4			13	15	86.7	80.1	2	5	3	3
5	Julius Erving J. Erving	33	5/22/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	POR	43	5	4	3	0	14	24	58.3			5	5	100.0	63.0	1	4		3
6	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	33	6/4/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	60	6	9	2	0	15	29	51.7			3	4	75.0	53.6	0	6		2
7	Alvan Adams A. Adams	33	5/30/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	BOS	40	14	2	2	1	14	25	56.0			5	6	83.3	59.7	6	8		3
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	33	5/5/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIL	48	5	2	1	0	12	26	46.2			9	10	90.0	54.3	1	4		4
9	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	33	5/8/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	44	14	2			13	21	61.9			7	8	87.5	67.3				4
10	Jerry West J. West	33	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	42	6	13			12	22	54.5			9	9	100.0	63.6				2
11	Jerry West J. West	33	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	3	4			9	23	39.1			15	17	88.2	54.1				4
12	Jerry West J. West	33	4/26/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	7	9			12	24	50.0			9	12	75.0	56.4				5
13	Chet Walker C. Walker	33	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	@	SFW	32	11	2			10	18	55.6			13	18	72.2	63.7				1
14	Jerry West J. West	33	4/25/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	4	0			13	25	52.0			7	8	87.5	57.9				3
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	10	1			12	23	52.2			9	10	90.0	60.2				3
16	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	33	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	33	13	4			12	24	50.0			9	10	90.0	58.1				4
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	33	4/9/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	40	21				7	21	33.3			19	24	79.2	52.3				3
18	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	33	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	43	8	3			11	22	50.0			11	14	78.6	58.6				6
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	33	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	42	15	3			12	21	57.1			9	14	64.3	60.8				2
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	33	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	40	16				12	24	50.0			9	10	90.0	58.1				5
21	Kevin McHale K. McHale	32	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	16	1	2	2	11	18	61.1	0	0	10	13	76.9	67.5	4	12	3	6
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	37	8	6	4	2	12	25	48.0	0	0	8	11	72.7	53.6	2	6	3	6
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	35	8	5	2	2	12	17	70.6	0	0	8	9	88.9	76.3	2	6	5	4
24	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	32	5/29/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	48	10	3	0	4	12	23	52.2			8	13	61.5	55.7	4	6	5	5
25	Gus Williams G. Williams	32	5/20/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	33	6	4	0	1	14	24	58.3			4	11	36.4	55.5	3	3	1	3