most total points scored per game by a player in a single finals series through the first 5 games

Rick Barry posted the most points with more than 0 games played in an NBA Finals game in his first 5 games, with 55 points versus the 76ers on April 18, 1967.

	NAME	PTS	GP	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	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	1	4/18/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5			22	48	45.8				11	19	57.9	48.8				4
2	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	48	1	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	52	5	6	5	0	18	41	43.9	3	8	37.5	9	9	100.0	53.4	2	3	3	0	+6
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43	1	6/19/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	@	MIA	45	7	5	1	0	20	32	62.5	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	64.5	1	6	3	3	0
4	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43	1	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	50	4	4	3	0	11	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	21	25	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	1	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
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	1	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	7	3			17	41	41.5				9	12	75.0	46.5				5
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	42	1	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	39	1	2	0	1	17	28	60.7	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	65.7	1	0	4	5	0
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	1	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	18	61.1	70.2	4	8	3	3	+3
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	42	1	6/13/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	43	13	2	2	0	14	26	53.8	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	61.9	2	11	1	5	+6
10	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	42	1	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	13	4	1	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	67.1	6	7	2	3
11	George Mikan G. Mikan	42	1	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	WAS						14	21	66.7				14	17	82.4	73.7				4
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	1	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	42	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	41	1	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	38	13	6	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	13	17	76.5	67.3	4	9	1	3	+20
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	1	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	42	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
15	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	40	1	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	43	6	4	2	0	15	33	45.5	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	54.8	0	6	1	1	+10
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	1	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
17	Jerry West J. West	40	1	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4			13	23	56.5				14	15	93.3	67.6				5
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	1	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	6	8	1	0	10	22	45.5	2	6	33.3	16	19	84.2	62.6	1	5	5	5	-4
19	Willis Reed W. Reed	38	1	4/29/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	49	17	3			17	30	56.7				4	8	50.0	56.7				2
20	Hal Greer H. Greer	38	1	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	@	SFW	46	9	4			15	35	42.9				8	9	88.9	48.8				3
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	1	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	42	7	4	2	0	13	23	56.5	7	13	53.8	4	4	100.0	74.7	3	4	5	2	+24
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	37	1	6/15/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	45	3	2	2	0	14	32	43.8	3	11	27.3	6	8	75.0	52.1	0	3	3	5	-4
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	37	1	6/6/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	vs	CHI	42	10	3	4	0	15	29	51.7	0	0		7	10	70.0	55.4	3	7	2	4	+15
24	Julius Erving J. Erving	37	1	6/3/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	POR	47	9	7	1	2	13	27	48.1				11	13	84.6	56.5	3	6		4
25	Willis Reed W. Reed	37	1	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	45	16	5			16	30	53.3				5	7	71.4	55.9				2