player finals elimination game with most points since 1976

Since 1975-76, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are tied for the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 41 points.

	NAME	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	LeBron James L. James	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	8	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
2	LeBron James L. James	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	40	3	6	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	82.4	0	3	4	4	+20
4	LeBron James L. James	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
5	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	40	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	7	4	1	0	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	69.5	3	4	3	4	+7
6	James Worthy J. Worthy	40	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	46	3	3	0	3	17	26	65.4	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	69.8	0	3	1	3
7	Julius Erving J. Erving	40	6/5/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	@	POR	43	6	8	2	1	17	29	58.6				6	7	85.7	62.3	2	4		2
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	39	6/12/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	44	9	5	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	65.8	4	5	1	2	+2
9	LeBron James L. James	37	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	45	12	4	2	0	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	8	8	100.0	69.8	3	9	2	2	+8
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	37	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
11	James Worthy J. Worthy	36	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	44	16	10	2	0	15	22	68.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	68.2	5	11	5	2
12	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	35	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	47	12	11	5	1	11	19	57.9	1	3	33.3	12	12	100.0	72.1	5	7	3	2	+5
13	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	35	6/12/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	LAL	43	11	2	1	1	15	28	53.6	0	0		5	7	71.4	56.3	2	9	2	4	+1
14	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	35	6/25/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	SAS	43	10	2	2	0	13	27	48.1	1	1	100.0	8	10	80.0	55.7	2	8	3	1	-5
15	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	34	6/16/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	44	7	3	1	0	12	23	52.2	5	11	45.5	5	6	83.3	66.3	1	6	5	2	+1
16	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	33	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	46	10	5	0	1	11	22	50.0	0	2	0.0	11	11	100.0	61.5	6	4	0	1
17	Draymond Green D. Green	32	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	47	15	9	2	0	11	15	73.3	6	8	75.0	4	4	100.0	95.5	1	14	2	3	-1
18	LeBron James L. James	32	6/16/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	47	18	9	2	0	13	33	39.4	2	10	20.0	4	8	50.0	43.8	3	15	6	3	-3
19	LeBron James L. James	32	6/18/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	50	10	11	3	1	11	26	42.3	1	5	20.0	9	12	75.0	51.2	4	6	6	3	-1
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32	6/21/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	@	MIA	43	11	3	2	1	13	24	54.2	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	63.2	2	9	7	5	-23
21	Jalen Rose J. Rose	32	6/16/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	44	6	5	2	1	12	18	66.7	4	5	80.0	4	4	100.0	81.0	0	6	5	4	+29
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	47	14	3	2	8	13	25	52.0	0	0		6	9	66.7	55.2	6	8	4	3
23	Kevin McHale K. McHale	32	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	16	1	2	2	11	18	61.1	0	0		10	13	76.9	67.5	4	12	3	6
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	6/10/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	41	8	7	0	0	10	23	43.5	5	14	35.7	6	6	100.0	60.5	2	6	4	0	-2
25	LeBron James L. James	31	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	10	11	1	0	11	22	50.0	3	8	37.5	6	10	60.0	58.7	1	9	2	2	+32