Michael Jordan is the oldest with 45+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 35 years and 117 days old against the Jazz on June 14, 1998.
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oldest player to score 45 or more points in an NBA finals game| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 35-117 | 45 | 6/14/1998 | 1997-98 | NBA Finals | @ | 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 |  | W. Chamberlain | 33-258 | 45 | 5/6/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | L. James | 33-152 | 51 | 5/31/2018 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 4 |  | S. Curry | 31-083 | 47 | 6/5/2019 | 2018-19 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 63.2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -8 | ||
| 5 |  | J. West | 30-330 | 53 | 4/23/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 30-119 | 55 | 6/16/1993 | 1992-93 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 61.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 7 |  | J. Brunson | 29-286 | 45 | 6/13/2026 | 2025-26 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 67.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 8 | | M. Jordan | 29-116 | 46 | 6/12/1992 | 1991-92 | NBA Finals | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 73.3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 9 |  | J. West | 27-329 | 45 | 4/22/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | E. Baylor | 27-210 | 61 | 4/14/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | J. West | 26-326 | 45 | 4/19/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 44.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 52.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 26-226 | 50 | 7/20/2021 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 74.9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 13 |  | A. Iverson | 25-364 | 48 | 6/6/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | @ | 52 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 43.9 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 53.4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +6 | ||
| 14 |  | B. Pettit | 25-121 | 50 | 4/12/1958 | 1957-58 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 61.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 |  | R. Barry | 23-021 | 55 | 4/18/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 48.8 | 4 |
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
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| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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