most points scored by a forward in a nba finals game 1

LeBron James has put up the most points by a forward in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 51 points against the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

	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	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
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	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
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	37	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	@	PHI	48	8	7			15	43	34.9				7	8	87.5	39.8				3
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	54	14				11	26	42.3				15	20	75.0	53.2				3
6	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0			13	31	41.9				11	14	78.6	49.8				3
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	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
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	47	20	2			13	28	46.4				10	13	76.9	53.4				4
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	36	17	3			14	29	48.3				7	7	100.0	54.6				2
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	34	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	38	9	5	0	3	11	21	52.4	2	4	50.0	10	10	100.0	66.9	3	6	1	1	+23
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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	47	11	4			14	33	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
13	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	34	4/12/1952	1951-52	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	NYK		7	4			14	22	63.6				6	9	66.7	65.5				3
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	33	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	44	16	2	2	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	65.0	3	13	1	3	+12
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	Julius Erving J. Erving	33	5/22/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	POR	43	5	4	3	0	14	24	58.3				5	5	100.0	63.0	1	4		3
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	10	1			12	23	52.2				9	10	90.0	60.2				3
18	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	33	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	33	13	4			12	24	50.0				9	10	90.0	58.1				4
19	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	33	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	43	8	3			11	22	50.0				11	14	78.6	58.6				6
20	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	32	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	vs	GSW	40	8	5	1	2	14	17	82.4	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	89.5	3	5	2	3	+4
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	32	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	44	20	6	3	7	11	17	64.7	0	0		10	14	71.4	69.1	3	17	1	1	+10
22	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	32	6/5/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	@	CHI	41	8	2	2	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		14	16	87.5	76.0	5	3	7	6
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	LeBron James L. James	30	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	@	OKC	46	9	4	4	0	11	24	45.8	1	3	33.3	7	9	77.8	53.6	1	8	4	1	-11
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	30	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	38	19				11	22	50.0				8	9	88.9	57.8				5