most points scored in a finals game since 2013 less than 45 minutes played

Since 2012-13, Giannis Antetokounmpo has dropped the most points with fewer than 45 minutes played in an NBA Finals game, with 50 points versus the Suns on July 20, 2021.

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most points by a player scored in a finals game since 2013 less than 45 minutes played

	NAME	PTS	MIN	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50	42	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	43	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	41	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	43	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	13	7	1	1	15	23	65.2	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	82.4	1	12	3	3	+15
5	Devin Booker D. Booker	42	39	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	1	2	0	1	17	28	60.7	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	65.7	1	0	4	5	0
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	40	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	18	61.1	70.2	4	8	3	3	+3
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	42	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	38	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	13	6	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	13	17	76.5	67.3	4	9	1	3	+20
9	LeBron James L. James	41	43	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	40	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	3	6	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	82.4	0	3	4	4	+20
11	LeBron James L. James	41	43	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
12	Jalen Williams J. Williams	40	35	6/16/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	6	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	9	12	75.0	66.1	1	5	1	4	+14
13	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	42	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
14	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	40	43	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	6	4	2	0	15	33	45.5	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	54.8	0	6	1	1	+10
15	LeBron James L. James	40	42	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	45	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	40	41	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	7	4	1	0	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	69.5	3	4	3	4	+7
18	LeBron James L. James	40	45	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	40	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	6	5	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	8	62.5	6	6	100.0	86.1	1	5	4	3	+18
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	40	6/5/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	5	3	3	0	14	30	46.7	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	56.7	0	5	2	2	+3
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	38	44	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	6	3	0	0	16	29	55.2	0	7	0.0	6	6	100.0	60.1	1	5	2	5	-9
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	38	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	9	8	0	0	14	26	53.8	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	64.4	2	7	0	1	+16
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	40	6/10/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	5	6	2	0	11	25	44.0	7	13	53.8	9	10	90.0	64.6	3	2	3	3	+10
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	39	6/8/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	6	4	3	3	12	27	44.4	7	15	46.7	6	6	100.0	62.4	2	4	2	4	+18
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	37	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	3	1	0	0	11	20	55.0	6	11	54.5	9	9	100.0	77.2	0	3	1	2	-21