most points scored in an nba finals game first half by player

Kyrie Irving has dropped the most points in a first half, with 28 points in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Warriors on June 9, 2017.

	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	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	28	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	21	2	4	1	0	11	14	78.6	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	91.4	0	2	1	1	+10
2	LeBron James L. James	27	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	22	4	3	1	1	11	14	78.6	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	88.1	0	4	3	1	+4
3	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	26	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE		2	0	0	0	8	12	66.7	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	94.5	0	2	1	0
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	25	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	22	3	4	1	0	10	18	55.6	0	4	0.0	5	7	71.4	59.3	0	3	1	2	+21
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	21	8	4	0	0	7	13	53.8	4	8	50.0	7	8	87.5	75.7	2	6	2	1	-3
6	LeBron James L. James	25	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW		9	1	2	1	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	61.9	4	5	1	1
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	21	8	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	3	4	75.0	7	7	100.0	91.7	1	7	2	1	0
8	LeBron James L. James	24	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	21	2	4	1	0	9	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	88.0	1	1	2	0	-2
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23	6/9/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	21	3	3	1	0	9	13	69.2	3	6	50.0	2	5	40.0	75.7	0	3	3	1	+1
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23	6/10/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	20	1	3	0	0	7	11	63.6	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	84.3	1	0	3	0	+3
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	19	5	6	0	0	10	18	55.6	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	58.2	2	3	0	0	+6
12	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	22	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	21	7	3	0	0	8	13	61.5	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	79.3	3	4	1	2	+9
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	22	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	23	6	6	3	0	7	10	70.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	84.1	2	4	0	2	+6
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	22	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	21	2	3	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	8	8	100.0	87.9	0	2	1	2	-18
15	LeBron James L. James	22	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	21	6	8	1	0	7	11	63.6	2	4	50.0	6	10	60.0	71.4	1	5	1	1	+22
16	Draymond Green D. Green	22	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE		6	5	2	0	8	10	80.0	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	105.4	0	6	2	0
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	21	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	21	5	3	1	0	7	16	43.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	62.2	1	4	4	2	-9
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	21	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	18	4	2	1	0	7	11	63.6	6	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	88.4	0	4	1	4	-3
19	LeBron James L. James	21	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	20	4	3	1	0	9	11	81.8	3	4	75.0	0	1	0.0	91.8	1	3	0	0	+4
20	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	21	6/13/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	22	6	6	1	0	7	10	70.0	4	5	80.0	3	4	75.0	89.3	2	4	1	2	+9
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	21	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	18	3	1	1	0	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	89.3	1	2	3	2	+18
22	LeBron James L. James	21	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	23	5	1	2	0	9	15	60.0	2	2	100.0	1	3	33.3	64.3	1	4	3	1	-13
23	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	21	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	19	1	1	0	0	7	11	63.6	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	88.4	0	1	0	1	0
24	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	20	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	21	3	1	0	0	8	14	57.1	4	5	80.0	0	0		71.4	0	3	1	1	+5
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	22	4	2	1	0	7	15	46.7	3	8	37.5	3	3	100.0	61.3	0	4	1	1	-3

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