most points in one finals game in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Isiah Thomas scored the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 43 points against the Lakers on June 19, 1988.

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most points by a player in one finals game in the 1980s

	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	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	3	8	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
3	James Worthy J. Worthy	40	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	46	3	3	0	3	17	26	65.4	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	69.8	0	3	1	3
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	4	11	5	4
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	5/7/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	3	2	5	19	31	61.3	0	0		0	2	0.0	59.6	4	10	4	4
6	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	37	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	42	10	2	1	0	16	30	53.3	0	0		5	5	100.0	57.5	6	4	3	4
7	James Worthy J. Worthy	36	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	44	16	10	2	0	15	22	68.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	68.2	5	11	5	2
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4
9	Andrew Toney A. Toney	36	6/1/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	36	5	2	2	0	13	21	61.9	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	70.9	1	4	3	3
10	Julius Erving J. Erving	36	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	41	9	6	4	2	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	12	16	75.0	58.0	2	7	2	2
11	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	34	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	43	4	4	0	0	14	16	87.5	0	0		6	7	85.7	89.1	1	3	2	3
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	34	6/8/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	17	2	2	1	15	20	75.0	2	2	100.0	2	4	50.0	78.1	2	15	5	4
13	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	33	6/8/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	36	2	6	0	0	10	16	62.5	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	74.5	1	1	0	2
14	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	33	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	46	10	5	0	1	11	22	50.0	0	2	0.0	11	11	100.0	61.5	6	4	0	1
15	James Worthy J. Worthy	33	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	40	9	10	2	0	16	23	69.6	0	2	0.0	1	4	25.0	66.6	4	5	3	1
16	Kevin McHale K. McHale	33	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	44	8	1	0	2	12	23	52.2	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	2	6	2	3
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	38	12	2	1	3	14	23	60.9	0	0		5	9	55.6	61.2	7	5	2	5
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	32	6/7/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	11	9	1	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	74.3	3	8	1	0
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	42	7	6	1	0	14	25	56.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.8	2	5	0	0
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	47	14	3	2	8	13	25	52.0	0	0		6	9	66.7	55.2	6	8	4	3
25	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

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