nba finals game 1 leading scorers each year

Jerry West has the most points per game in an NBA Finals, with 53.0 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jerry West J. West	53.0	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	1	46.0	3.0	10.0			21.0	41.0	51.2				11.0	13.0	84.6	56.7				46	53	3	10				3
2	LeBron James L. James	51.0	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	1	47.6	8.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	19.0	32.0	59.4	3.0	7.0	42.9	10.0	11.0	90.9	69.2	4.0	4.0	5.0	48	51	8	8	1	1	5	2	-13
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	48.0	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	1	52.0	5.0	6.0	5.0	0.0	18.0	41.0	43.9	3.0	8.0	37.5	9.0	9.0	100.0	53.4	2.0	3.0	3.0	52	48	5	6	5	0	3	0	+6
4	LeBron James L. James	44.0	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	1	45.8	8.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	38.0	47.4	2.0	8.0	25.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	51.9	0.0	8.0	4.0	46	44	8	6	0	0	4	2	-3
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44.0	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	1	52.0	20.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	28.0	60.7	0.0	0.0		10.0	22.0	45.5	58.4	6.0	14.0	4.0	52	44	20	5	1	0	4	3	-6
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43.0	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	1	44.0	19.0	4.0	0.0	3.0	21.0	31.0	67.7	0.0	0.0		1.0	6.0	16.7	63.9	6.0	13.0	2.0	44	43	19	4	0	3	2	2	+18
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	42.0	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	1						14.0	21.0	66.7				14.0	17.0	82.4	73.7					42						4
8	Jerry West J. West	41.0	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	1	51.0	8.0	2.0			15.0	27.0	55.6				11.0	13.0	84.6	62.7				51	41	8	2				3
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40.0	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	1	38.0	8.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	16.0	34.0	47.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	53.3	1.0	7.0	1.0	38	40	8	8	2	2	1	1	+25
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39.0	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	1	34.0	3.0	11.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	27.0	59.3	6.0	10.0	60.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	71.1	2.0	1.0	1.0	34	39	3	11	2	0	1	0
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38.0	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	1	39.6	5.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	14.0	30.0	46.7	3.0	6.0	50.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	56.7	0.0	5.0	2.0	40	38	5	3	3	0	2	2	+3
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38.0	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	1	37.6	9.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	3.0	6.0	50.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	64.4	2.0	7.0	0.0	38	38	9	8	0	0	0	1	+16
13	Willis Reed W. Reed	37.0	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	1	45.0	16.0	5.0			16.0	30.0	53.3				5.0	7.0	71.4	55.9				45	37	16	5				2
14	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	37.0	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	1	48.0	12.0	4.0			14.0	26.0	53.8				9.0	9.0	100.0	61.7				48	37	12	4				3
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	37.0	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	1	48.0	8.0	7.0			15.0	43.0	34.9				7.0	8.0	87.5	39.8				48	37	8	7				3
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37.0	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	1	54.0	14.0				11.0	26.0	42.3				15.0	20.0	75.0	53.2				54	37	14					3
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	37.0	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	1						13.0						11.0	14.0	78.6						37						4
18	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37.0	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	1			0.0			13.0	31.0	41.9				11.0	14.0	78.6	49.8					37		0				3
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36.0	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	1	45.8	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	20.0	60.0	4.0	8.0	50.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	75.1	1.0	7.0	2.0	46	36	8	4	0	1	2	2	+15
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36.0	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	1	40.0	16.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	12.0	22.0	54.5	0.0	0.0		12.0	21.0	57.1	57.6	2.0	14.0	5.0	40	36	16	1	1	4	5	2	-3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.0	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	1	40.0	8.0	12.0	3.0	0.0	14.0	24.0	58.3	1.0	1.0	100.0	7.0	9.0	77.8	64.4	2.0	6.0	4.0	40	36	8	12	3	0	4	5
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36.0	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	1	47.0	20.0	2.0			13.0	28.0	46.4				10.0	13.0	76.9	53.4				47	36	20	2				4
23	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	36.0	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	1	46.0	4.0				12.0	31.0	38.7				12.0	13.0	92.3	49.0				46	36	4					2
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.0	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	1	46.0	14.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	14.0	28.0	50.0				7.0	9.0	77.8	54.8	2.0	12.0		46	35	14	5	1	3		1
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35.0	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	1	36.0	17.0	3.0			14.0	29.0	48.3				7.0	7.0	100.0	54.6				36	35	17	3				2

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