most ppg in a finals elimination game

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game in elimination games, with 45.0 per game in Game 6 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Knicks on May 6, 1970.

NAMEPPGDATESEASONSERIESGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.0
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
1
46.0
27.0
3.0
20.0
27.0
74.1
5.0
14.0
35.7
67.9
46
45
27
3
3
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
44.0
4/24/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
1
44.0
6.0
2.0
16.0
38.0
42.1
12.0
13.0
92.3
50.3
44
44
6
2
5
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
43.0
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
1
45.0
20.0
1.0
15.0
34.0
44.1
13.0
17.0
76.5
51.8
45
43
20
1
3
4Jerry West
J. West
42.0
5/5/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
1
48.0
13.0
12.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
14.0
18.0
77.8
56.9
48
42
13
12
2
5LeBron James
L. James
41.0
6/12/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
1
46.2
13.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
19.0
30.0
63.3
2.0
5.0
40.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
64.5
2.0
11.0
2.0
46
41
13
8
2
1
2
3
-13
6LeBron James
L. James
41.0
6/16/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
1
42.6
8.0
11.0
4.0
3.0
16.0
27.0
59.3
3.0
6.0
50.0
6.0
8.0
75.0
67.2
2.0
6.0
1.0
43
41
8
11
4
3
1
3
+26
7Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41.0
6/13/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
1
39.8
3.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
17.0
24.0
70.8
5.0
7.0
71.4
2.0
2.0
100.0
82.4
0.0
3.0
4.0
40
41
3
6
2
1
4
4
+20
8LeBron James
L. James
41.0
6/13/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
1
42.6
16.0
7.0
3.0
3.0
16.0
30.0
53.3
4.0
8.0
50.0
5.0
8.0
62.5
61.2
4.0
12.0
2.0
43
41
16
7
3
3
2
1
+13
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41.0
4/24/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
1
46.0
16.0
2.0
13.0
31.0
41.9
15.0
17.0
88.2
53.3
46
41
16
2
1
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41.0
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
1
51.0
22.0
4.0
13.0
40.0
32.5
15.0
21.0
71.4
41.6
51
41
22
4
6
11Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
40.0
6/9/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
1
40.5
7.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
15.0
27.0
55.6
7.0
12.0
58.3
3.0
4.0
75.0
69.5
3.0
4.0
3.0
41
40
7
4
1
0
3
4
+7
12James Worthy
J. Worthy
40.0
6/13/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
1
46.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
3.0
17.0
26.0
65.4
2.0
3.0
66.7
4.0
6.0
66.7
69.8
0.0
3.0
1.0
46
40
3
3
0
3
1
3
13Julius Erving
J. Erving
40.0
6/5/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
1
43.0
6.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
17.0
29.0
58.6
6.0
7.0
85.7
62.3
2.0
4.0
43
40
6
8
2
1
2
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
39.0
6/12/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
1
44.0
9.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
65.8
4.0
5.0
1.0
44
39
9
5
1
1
1
2
+2
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39.0
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
1
56.0
19.0
3.0
14.0
34.0
41.2
11.0
13.0
84.6
49.1
56
39
19
3
4
16LeBron James
L. James
37.0
6/20/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
1
45.0
12.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
12.0
23.0
52.2
5.0
10.0
50.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
69.8
3.0
9.0
2.0
45
37
12
4
2
0
2
2
+8
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
37.0
6/15/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
1
45.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
14.0
32.0
43.8
3.0
11.0
27.3
6.0
8.0
75.0
52.1
0.0
3.0
3.0
45
37
3
2
2
0
3
5
-4
18Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
37.0
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
1
45.0
23.0
2.0
17.0
33.0
51.5
3.0
11.0
27.3
48.9
45
37
23
2
6
19James Worthy
J. Worthy
36.0
6/21/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
1
44.0
16.0
10.0
2.0
0.0
15.0
22.0
68.2
0.0
0.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
68.2
5.0
11.0
5.0
44
36
16
10
2
0
5
2
20Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
36.0
5/8/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
1
44.0
7.0
19.0
12.0
17.0
70.6
12.0
12.0
100.0
80.8
44
36
7
19
3
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
36.0
4/23/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
1
38.0
10.0
2.0
14.0
37.0
37.8
8.0
8.0
100.0
44.4
38
36
10
2
4
22Jerry West
J. West
36.0
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
1
48.0
10.0
3.0
12.0
27.0
44.4
12.0
16.0
75.0
52.9
48
36
10
3
3
23Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
36.0
4/7/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
1
46.0
13.0
4.0
13.0
24.0
54.2
10.0
14.0
71.4
59.7
46
36
13
4
4
24Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
35.0
10/9/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
1
47.2
12.0
11.0
5.0
1.0
11.0
19.0
57.9
1.0
3.0
33.3
12.0
12.0
100.0
72.1
5.0
7.0
3.0
47
35
12
11
5
1
3
2
+5
25Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
35.0
6/12/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
1
43.0
11.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
15.0
28.0
53.6
0.0
0.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
56.3
2.0
9.0
2.0
43
35
11
2
1
1
2
4
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