most points in nba final game since 2005

Since 2004-05, LeBron James has the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 51 points versus the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

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most points by a player in NBA final game since 2005

	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	LeBron James L. James	51	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	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
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
4	LeBron James L. James	44	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	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
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	43	13	7	1	1	15	23	65.2	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	82.4	1	12	3	3	+15
7	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43	6/19/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	@	MIA	45	7	5	1	0	20	32	62.5	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	64.5	1	6	3	3	0
8	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	50	4	4	3	0	11	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	21	25	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	42	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	39	1	2	0	1	17	28	60.7	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	65.7	1	0	4	5	0
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	18	61.1	70.2	4	8	3	3	+3
11	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	42	6/13/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	43	13	2	2	0	14	26	53.8	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	61.9	2	11	1	5	+6
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	42	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	38	13	6	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	13	17	76.5	67.3	4	9	1	3	+20
14	LeBron James L. James	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	8	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
15	LeBron James L. James	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
16	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	40	3	6	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	82.4	0	3	4	4	+20
17	LeBron James L. James	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
18	Jalen Williams J. Williams	40	6/16/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	35	6	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	9	12	75.0	66.1	1	5	1	4	+14
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	42	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
20	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	40	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	43	6	4	2	0	15	33	45.5	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	54.8	0	6	1	1	+10
21	LeBron James L. James	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	40	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	7	4	1	0	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	69.5	3	4	3	4	+7
24	LeBron James L. James	40	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
25	LeBron James L. James	40	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	46	12	8	4	2	14	34	41.2	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	50.9	1	11	4	1	+7

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