most points scored in a nba finals game by a laker

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points for the Lakers in an NBA Finals game, with 61 points against the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
2	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
4	Jerry West J. West	45	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
5	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
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	44	19	4	0	3	21	31	67.7	0	0		1	6	16.7	63.9	6	13	2	2	+18
8	Jerry West J. West	43	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7			13	25	52.0				17	20	85.0	63.6				2
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
11	Jerry West J. West	42	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
12	Jerry West J. West	42	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1			17	30	56.7				8	10	80.0	61.0				1
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	42	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	WAS						14	21	66.7				14	17	82.4	73.7				4
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	41	6/19/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	47	12	1	0	4	19	32	59.4	0	0		3	12	25.0	55.0	5	7	0	2	+6
15	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
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/24/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2			13	31	41.9				15	17	88.2	53.3				1
17	Jerry West J. West	41	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	8	2			15	27	55.6				11	13	84.6	62.7				3
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4			13	40	32.5				15	21	71.4	41.6				6
19	LeBron James L. James	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	38	8	8	2	2	16	34	47.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	53.3	1	7	1	1	+25
21	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
22	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
23	James Worthy J. Worthy	40	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	46	3	3	0	3	17	26	65.4	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	69.8	0	3	1	3
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	4	11	5	4
25	Jerry West J. West	40	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4			15	30	50.0				10	10	100.0	58.1				4

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