most points in finals game 1

Jerry West has scored the most points in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 53 points versus the Celtics on April 23, 1969.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in finals game 1
NAMEPTSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jerry West
J. West
53
4/23/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
2LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
48
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
52
5
6
5
0
18
41
43.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
53.4
2
3
3
0
+6
4LeBron James
L. James
44
6/4/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
2
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
44
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
52
20
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
10
22
45.5
58.4
6
14
4
3
-6
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
43
6/7/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
44
19
4
0
3
21
31
67.7
0
0
1
6
16.7
63.9
6
13
2
2
+18
7George Mikan
G. Mikan
42
4/4/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
14
21
66.7
14
17
82.4
73.7
4
8Jerry West
J. West
41
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
8
2
15
27
55.6
11
13
84.6
62.7
3
9Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40
6/4/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
ORL ORL
38
8
8
2
2
16
34
47.1
0
1
0.0
8
8
100.0
53.3
1
7
1
1
+25
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
6/3/1992
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
POR POR
34
3
11
2
0
16
27
59.3
6
10
60.0
1
1
100.0
71.1
2
1
1
0
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
38
6/5/2025
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
vs
IND IND
40
5
3
3
0
14
30
46.7
3
6
50.0
7
8
87.5
56.7
0
5
2
2
+3
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
38
6/1/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
38
9
8
0
0
14
26
53.8
3
6
50.0
7
8
87.5
64.4
2
7
0
1
+16
13Willis Reed
W. Reed
37
4/24/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
45
16
5
16
30
53.3
5
7
71.4
55.9
2
14John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
37
4/23/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
12
4
14
26
53.8
9
9
100.0
61.7
3
15Rick Barry
R. Barry
37
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
48
8
7
15
43
34.9
7
8
87.5
39.8
3
16Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
37
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
54
14
11
26
42.3
15
20
75.0
53.2
3
17George Mikan
G. Mikan
37
4/8/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
SYR SYR
13
11
14
78.6
4
18Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
4/16/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
0
13
31
41.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
3
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
36
6/12/2012
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
vs
MIA MIA
46
8
4
0
1
12
20
60.0
4
8
50.0
8
9
88.9
75.1
1
7
2
2
+15
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36
6/5/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NJN NJN
40
16
1
1
4
12
22
54.5
0
0
12
21
57.1
57.6
2
14
5
2
-3
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36
6/2/1991
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
LAL LAL
40
8
12
3
0
14
24
58.3
1
1
100.0
7
9
77.8
64.4
2
6
4
5
22Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
47
20
2
13
28
46.4
10
13
76.9
53.4
4
23Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
36
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
46
4
12
31
38.7
12
13
92.3
49.0
2
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35
4/28/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
BOS BOS
46
14
5
1
3
14
28
50.0
7
9
77.8
54.8
2
12
1
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
4/7/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
36
17
3
14
29
48.3
7
7
100.0
54.6
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