most points scored by a player in first 5 career finals games

Tom Heinsohn had the most points by a player in the NBA Finals in his first 5 playoffs, with 628 points.

NAME PTS GP SERIES 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
29
NBA Finals
31.9
21.7
10.3
8.4
20.4
41.3
4.8
6.5
74.1
46.6
925
299
124
2 George Mikan
G. Mikan
614
24
NBA Finals
25.6
8.2
9.3
11.7
79.0
116
3 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
578
17
NBA Finals
44.9
34.0
15.4
12.4
29.4
42.2
9.2
11.5
80.0
49.3
764
262
61
4 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
576
25
NBA Finals
37.0
23.0
10.8
8.0
17.9
45.0
7.0
8.4
83.3
53.4
926
269
109
5 James Worthy
J. Worthy
575
26
NBA Finals
38.9
22.1
5.5
3.5
1.1
0.5
9.2
16.7
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.7
5.4
67.9
57.9
2.1
3.3
2.1
1,012
142
90
28
14
54
72
6 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
567
20
NBA Finals
41.5
28.4
16.7
9.7
22.9
42.5
9.0
12.1
74.3
50.4
829
334
59
7 Jerry West
J. West
564
18
NBA Finals
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
8 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
448
18
NBA Finals
38.3
24.9
5.8
6.2
1.6
0.3
8.0
18.7
42.7
4.2
10.8
39.2
4.7
5.2
90.3
59.3
1.3
4.5
4.3
689
105
111
28
6
77
52
+75
9 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
428
23
NBA Finals
42.6
18.6
9.4
10.7
2.3
0.6
6.6
12.5
52.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.0
60.5
2.5
7.0
4.8
980
217
245
52
13
111
84
10 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
418
24
NBA Finals
29.4
17.4
6.4
6.1
13.6
45.1
5.2
6.3
82.7
53.3
705
154
102
11 Bill Russell
B. Russell
393
27
NBA Finals
43.0
14.6
24.9
5.1
13.0
39.4
4.3
7.8
55.5
44.4
1,162
673
76
12 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
380
21
NBA Finals
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
13 Rick Barry
R. Barry
363
10
NBA Finals
43.2
36.3
6.9
4.0
3.5
0.8
13.8
33.4
41.3
8.7
10.4
83.7
47.8
1.0
3.0
432
69
40
14
3
37
14 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
360
13
NBA Finals
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
15 Sam Jones
S. Jones
354
28
NBA Finals
21.8
12.6
4.8
5.4
11.5
46.7
1.9
2.5
77.1
50.3
610
133
42
16 Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
338
28
NBA Finals
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
17 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
336
11
NBA Finals
46.6
30.5
14.5
4.5
0.6
2.1
13.0
23.7
54.8
4.5
6.4
71.4
57.6
3.1
9.0
513
159
49
4
15
31
18 Julius Erving
J. Erving
335
12
NBA Finals
41.0
27.9
6.9
5.0
2.3
1.8
10.8
20.2
53.3
0.2
0.7
25.0
6.3
8.1
78.4
58.8
1.8
5.2
2.8
492
83
60
28
21
17
33
19 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
314
18
NBA Finals
36.5
17.4
3.9
1.9
0.7
0.6
6.3
14.9
42.2
2.8
7.8
35.7
2.1
2.6
80.9
54.4
0.6
3.4
1.3
657
71
34
12
11
24
49
+10
20 Byron Scott
B. Scott
312
26
NBA Finals
29.8
12.0
3.2
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.9
10.8
45.6
0.3
1.3
25.7
1.8
2.4
75.8
50.6
0.9
2.3
1.3
775
82
46
32
5
35
66
21 Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
312
22
NBA Finals
14.2
5.0
4.1
5.6
72.6
79
22 Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
306
16
NBA Finals
36.9
19.1
2.3
5.3
0.6
0.1
7.0
14.1
49.6
0.2
0.7
27.3
4.9
5.6
88.8
57.7
0.8
1.6
2.1
590
37
84
10
1
33
30
23 Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
301
25
NBA Finals
12.0
4.6
2.9
3.8
77.7
119
24 Larry Bird
L. Bird
284
13
NBA Finals
43.2
21.8
14.6
5.2
2.2
0.8
7.8
17.0
45.7
0.4
0.7
55.6
5.9
7.1
83.7
54.3
3.2
11.4
3.4
562
190
67
29
11
44
40
25 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
282
11
NBA Finals
44.7
25.6
15.6
4.0
1.0
3.9
9.5
18.5
51.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
6.5
8.9
73.5
57.1
3.4
12.3
3.6
492
172
44
11
43
40
28
+66

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

Fri 16 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM