most points in the finals before turning 27

Tom Heinsohn has posted the most career points by a player younger than 27 in the NBA Finals, with 628 points.

Interpreted as:

most points in the finals before turning 27 years old by a player

	NAME	PTS	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	628	NBA Finals	29	31.9	21.7	10.3				8.4	20.4	41.3				4.8	6.5	74.1	46.6				925	299					124
2	Jerry West J. West	564	NBA Finals	18	43.8	31.3	5.8	3.5			11.6	25.2	45.8				8.2	9.8	83.6	53.0				789	104	63				49
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	538	NBA Finals	29	41.9	18.6	8.9	11.3	2.2	0.4	6.6	12.8	51.8	0.0	0.4	9.1	5.3	6.2	84.5	59.7	2.1	6.8	4.5	1,215	258	329	65	13	131	100
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	421	NBA Finals	19	42.9	22.2	5.2	4.9	1.4	1.1	8.2	19.9	41.2	0.8	2.8	28.3	4.9	5.8	85.5	49.3	0.8	4.4	3.0	816	99	93	27	20	57	59	+18
5	James Worthy J. Worthy	421	NBA Finals	19	39.3	22.2	4.7	3.1	1.2	0.5	9.5	16.6	57.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.1	4.8	64.8	59.3	1.9	2.8	1.9	746	90	59	23	10	36	54
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	387	NBA Finals	13	42.4	29.8	17.7				9.8	24.2	40.3				10.2	13.5	75.6	49.3				551	230					41
7	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	380	NBA Finals	21	31.9	18.1	6.4	3.0			7.1	17.4	41.1				3.8	4.5	84.2	46.7				669	134	64				66
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	360	NBA Finals	13	39.8	27.7	4.2	4.2	1.8	0.6	10.8	23.0	46.8	2.3	5.8	39.5	3.8	4.2	92.6	55.8	1.4	2.8	2.7	518	54	55	24	8	35	39	+6
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	358	NBA Finals	12		29.8					9.8						10.3	12.9	80.0											55
10	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	338	NBA Finals	28	31.2	12.1	8.0	1.3			4.9	10.8	45.7				2.2	3.1	70.5	49.6				874	224	36				132
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	305	NBA Finals	22	42.2	13.9	24.0				4.8	12.4	38.5				4.3	7.5	57.9	44.2				929	529					63
12	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	302	NBA Finals	20		15.1					4.6						6.0	8.1	74.1											72
13	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	301	NBA Finals	25		12.0					4.6						2.9	3.8	77.7											119
14	Tony Parker T. Parker	279	NBA Finals	17	37.1	16.4	3.3	3.6	0.4	0.1	6.9	14.9	46.6	0.7	2.1	34.3	1.8	3.4	53.4	50.1	0.4	2.9	2.6	630	56	62	7	2	45	38	+3
15	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	274	NBA Finals	19		14.4	2.8				5.1						4.2	5.8	72.7						39					51
16	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	272	NBA Finals	11		24.7					7.6						9.5	11.6	81.3											42
17	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	264	NBA Finals	13	34.9	20.3	10.7				6.5	14.8	43.5				7.4	9.2	80.0	53.7				454	139					63
18	Gus Williams G. Williams	259	NBA Finals	12	33.9	21.6	4.2	3.6	1.6	0.7	8.2	17.3	47.1				5.3	7.8	67.7	52.0	1.5	2.7	3.4	407	50	43	19	8	41	29
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	245	NBA Finals	6	43.3	40.8	8.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	53	20				25
20	Andrew Toney A. Toney	244	NBA Finals	10	37.4	24.4	2.5	7.0	1.2	0.1	9.4	19.2	49.0	0.3	0.8	37.5	5.3	6.2	85.5	55.6	1.1	1.4	3.7	374	25	70	12	1	37	34
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	240	NBA Finals	11	40.5	21.8	7.3	7.1	1.1	0.6	7.5	19.8	37.6	2.7	7.5	36.6	4.2	5.4	78.0	49.2	0.8	6.5	3.5	446	80	78	12	7	39	26	-15
22	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	237	NBA Finals	16	36.7	14.8	2.7	7.3	2.4	0.1	6.4	12.6	51.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.9	2.8	68.9	53.4	0.7	2.0	2.5	587	43	117	38	2	40	36
23	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	236	NBA Finals	18	24.2	13.1	5.4	1.1	0.8	1.9	5.3	10.1	52.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.4	4.1	60.3	55.1	1.3	4.1	2.7	436	97	19	14	35	32	69
24	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	232	NBA Finals	13	36.5	17.8	3.6	1.8	0.8	0.8	6.4	15.2	41.9	2.5	7.7	33.0	2.5	3.1	82.5	53.8	0.5	3.2	1.5	474	47	23	10	10	20	33	-12
25	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	229	NBA Finals	11	42.0	20.8	8.8	7.2	1.9	0.8	7.6	16.3	46.9	0.3	1.3	21.4	5.3	6.5	81.7	54.5	2.9	5.9	3.9	462	97	79	21	9	43	43

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0