most points scored by a player in a nba finals game 2 single game

Jerry West has scored the most points, with 45 points in Game 2 of the 1965 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 19, 1965.

	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	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5			17	38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
2	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	6			15	27	55.6				13	14	92.9	64.8				6
3	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
4	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	13	4	1	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	67.1	6	7	2	3
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	40	12	9	2	0	18	36	50.0	2	2	100.0	4	5	80.0	55.0	5	7	5	2
6	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
7	Jerry West J. West	41	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8			12	22	54.5				17	20	85.0	66.6				3
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	41	12	8	0	1	14	23	60.9	0	0		12	14	85.7	68.6	3	9	4	2	+35
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	40	6/9/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	46	24	4	0	3	11	18	61.1	0	0		18	39	46.2	56.9	5	19	2	5	+14
10	Jerry West J. West	40	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4			13	23	56.5				14	15	93.3	67.6				5
11	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6			16	28	57.1				8	9	88.9	62.6				4
12	LeBron James L. James	39	6/7/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	50	16	11	1	1	11	35	31.4	3	6	50.0	14	18	77.8	45.4	4	12	3	3	0
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	6/5/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	50	5	10	1	0	16	32	50.0	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	54.2	1	4	5	5
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	6/4/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	45	13	9	2	0	11	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	15	21	71.4	65.0	4	9	5	2	+15
15	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
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	6/5/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	40	5	3	1	1	14	33	42.4	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	49.5	3	2	0	2	+16
17	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	37	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	42	12	3			10	18	55.6				17	18	94.4	71.4				5
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	36	6/2/2011	2010-11	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	42	5	6	3	1	13	20	65.0	2	7	28.6	8	12	66.7	71.2	2	3	1	2	+5
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	36	5/20/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	WAS	43	9	4	3	2	14	31	45.2				8	8	100.0	52.1	2	7		4
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	4/30/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	53	15	6	1	3	15	31	48.4				6	9	66.7	51.5	6	9		4
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	12	5			14	30	46.7				8	8	100.0	53.7				3
22	LeBron James L. James	35	6/8/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	MIA	@	SAS	38	10	3	2	0	14	22	63.6	3	3	100.0	4	5	80.0	72.3	2	8	4	3	+11
23	Jerry West J. West	35	4/24/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	40	6	6			14	28	50.0				7	9	77.8	54.8				2
24	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	35	3/29/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	43	22	7			14	29	48.3				7	7	100.0	54.6				2
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	34	6/8/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	36	5	8	4	1	11	21	52.4	1	4	25.0	11	12	91.7	64.7	0	5	2	3	+5

Unlock 2x data

More NBA News

Wembanyama's 30 points, 14 rebounds power Spurs to a 124-109 win over the Kings

Nov 7, 2026

Luka Doncic scores 53 in another spectacular offensive game, carrying Lakers past Blazers 124-118

Nov 7, 2026

LeBron James has a rough return to Cleveland with only his 10th regular-season single-digit game

Nov 7, 2026

Ayo Dosunmu scores 26 points as Timberwolves top Pelicans to stay unbeaten in NBA Cup play

Nov 7, 2026

Cavaliers hold LeBron James to 8 points in his Ohio return, rout 76ers 119-95

Nov 7, 2026

Alijah Martin's career game helps short-handed Raptors beat the Bucks 121-107 in NBA Cup game

Nov 7, 2026

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

40.1

Dončić

RPG

10.4

Kessler

APG

7.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

114.5

20th

NETRTG

7.7

7th

3P%

37.9

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

6 - 2

118

Final

124

Lakers

8 - 2

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BKN	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Jerry West has scored the most points, with 45 points in Game 2 of the 1965 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 19, 1965.

Related Searches

More NBA News

More Lakers Stats

40.1

10.4

7.7

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

29.9

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.7

9.6

9.3

8.5

2.8

2.7

2.6

4.2

2.7

2.4

5.8

4.7

4.4

78.5

76.3

75.9

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

567.5

565.1

477.8

602.5

550.3

501

40.6

36.6

36.5

37.0

36.9

36.5

2.03

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule