nba players to score 40 points in a game 7

Jayson Tatum had 51 points in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the 76ers on May 14, 2023.

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NBA players to score 40 or more points in a game 7
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5/14/2023
51
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4/30/2023
50
@
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
6/19/2021
40
@
50
13
5
0
1
15
24
62.5
2
6
33.3
8
14
57.1
66.3
2
11
3
3
+6
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6/19/2021
48
vs
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
6/6/2021
46
@
45
7
14
0
0
17
30
56.7
5
11
45.5
7
11
63.6
66.0
0
7
6
3
-9
6Jamal Murray
J. Murray
9/15/2020
40
@
45
4
5
1
0
15
26
57.7
6
13
46.2
4
4
100.0
72.0
0
4
5
1
+15
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
5/12/2019
41
vs
43
8
3
3
0
16
39
41.0
2
9
22.2
7
8
87.5
48.2
4
4
4
1
-2
8LeBron James
L. James
4/29/2018
45
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
9LeBron James
L. James
5/18/2008
45
@
47
5
6
2
0
14
29
48.3
3
11
27.3
14
19
73.7
60.2
1
4
2
4
0
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
5/18/2008
41
vs
44
4
5
2
0
13
23
56.5
4
6
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.5
1
3
4
4
+10
11Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
5/22/2006
41
vs
50
15
6
1
3
12
24
50.0
0
1
0.0
17
23
73.9
60.1
6
9
3
4
-7
12Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
6/3/2001
44
vs
44
6
7
2
0
17
33
51.5
4
6
66.7
6
7
85.7
61.0
1
5
2
4
+19
13Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
5/20/1995
46
vs
42
3
10
1
1
12
26
46.2
1
2
50.0
21
22
95.5
64.5
1
2
1
3
14Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
6/5/1993
44
vs
46
24
1
1
1
12
20
60.0
1
1
100.0
19
22
86.4
74.1
10
14
1
3
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5/17/1992
42
vs
42
6
4
2
3
15
29
51.7
0
0
12
13
92.3
60.5
3
3
5
3
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
5/22/1988
47
@
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
17Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
4/17/1981
42
@
42
1
3
0
0
19
28
67.9
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
70.6
5
2
18George Gervin
G. Gervin
5/18/1979
42
@
43
6
1
3
1
16
31
51.6
10
13
76.9
57.2
3
4
19Jerry West
J. West
5/5/1969
42
vs
48
13
12
14
29
48.3
14
18
77.8
56.9
2
20Sam Jones
S. Jones
4/10/1963
47
vs
41
7
1
18
27
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.8
4
21Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
4/10/1963
43
@
48
6
6
11
24
45.8
21
22
95.5
63.8
4
22Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
4/18/1962
41
@
51
22
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
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