Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Isiah Thomas posted 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 |  | 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 | |||
| 2 |  | M. Johnson | 42 | 5/16/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 3 |  | J. Worthy | 40 | 6/13/1989 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 69.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 4 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 40 | 5/14/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 71.5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 38 | 5/7/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 59.6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 6 |  | J. Wilkes | 37 | 5/16/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 57.5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Worthy | 36 | 6/21/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 68.2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 36 | 6/7/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 59.6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 9 |  | A. Toney | 36 | 6/1/1982 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | @ | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 70.9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 10 |  | J. Erving | 36 | 5/14/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 58.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 11 |  | A. Dantley | 34 | 6/7/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 89.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 12 |  | L. Bird | 34 | 6/8/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 78.1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 13 |  | J. Dumars | 33 | 6/8/1989 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals | vs | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 74.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 14 |  | D. Johnson | 33 | 6/14/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15 | | J. Worthy | 33 | 6/2/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 66.6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 16 |  | K. McHale | 33 | 6/5/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 60.2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 17 |  | H. Olajuwon | 33 | 5/26/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | @ | 38 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 61.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Worthy | 33 | 6/7/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 75.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 5/10/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 48.6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 5/4/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 71.1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 6/14/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 71.4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Johnson | 32 | 6/7/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | L. Bird | 32 | 6/2/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | @ | 42 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 59.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | | H. Olajuwon | 32 | 6/5/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 55.2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 25 | | K. McHale | 32 | 6/9/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 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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