oldest player to score 45 points in a finals game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan is the oldest with 45+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 35 years and 117 days old versus the Jazz on June 14, 1998.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to score 45 or more points in a finals game since 1980
NAME AGE 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 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35-117
45
6/14/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
UTA UTA
44
1
1
4
0
15
35
42.9
3
7
42.9
12
15
80.0
54.1
0
1
1
2
+2
2 LeBron James
L. James
33-152
51
5/31/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
3 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31-083
47
6/5/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
TOR TOR
43
8
7
2
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
13
14
92.9
63.2
2
6
3
1
-8
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30-119
55
6/16/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
46
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
0
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29-116
46
6/12/1992
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
POR POR
42
5
4
0
1
14
23
60.9
2
4
50.0
16
19
84.2
73.3
0
5
4
5
6 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26-226
50
7/20/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
7 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25-364
48
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL 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

More Bulls Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

20th

DRTG

115.6

18th

NETRTG

-1.5

20th

3P%

36.7

13th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

0 - 1

90

Final

109

MIA Heat

1 - 0

Wed 16 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM