player with highest career ppg in nba finals games that resulted in a loss

LeBron James has put up the most points per game in a loss in an NBA Finals game, with 51.0 per game versus the Warriors on May 31, 2018.

	NAME	PPG	L	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	51.0	1	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	51	8	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47.0	1	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	47	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
3	Jerry West J. West	45.0	1	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	45	4	10			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
4	Jerry West J. West	45.0	1	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	45	5	5			17	38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
5	LeBron James L. James	44.0	1	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	44	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44.0	1	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	44	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44.0	1	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	44	9	6	2	1	19	43	44.2	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	48.2	3	6	3	5
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	44.0	1	4/24/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	44	44	6	2			16	38	42.1				12	13	92.3	50.3				5
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43.0	1	6/19/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	@	MIA	45	43	7	5	1	0	20	32	62.5	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	64.5	1	6	3	3	0
10	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43.0	1	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	43	3	8	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
11	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43.0	1	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	43	12	6			15	27	55.6				13	14	92.9	64.8				6
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	43.0	1	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	43	7	3			17	41	41.5				9	12	75.0	46.5				5
13	Devin Booker D. Booker	42.0	1	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	39	42	1	2	0	1	17	28	60.7	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	65.7	1	0	4	5	0
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42.0	1	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	42	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	18	61.1	70.2	4	8	3	3	+3
15	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	42.0	1	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	42	13	4	1	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	67.1	6	7	2	3
16	Jerry West J. West	42.0	1	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	42	13	12			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41.0	1	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	42	41	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
18	LeBron James L. James	41.0	1	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	41	13	8	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41.0	1	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	44	41	7	7	0	2	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	7	10	70.0	61.4	1	6	2	5
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41.0	1	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	41	22	4			13	40	32.5				15	21	71.4	41.6				6
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	40.0	1	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	42	40	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
22	LeBron James L. James	40.0	1	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	40	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
23	LeBron James L. James	40.0	1	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	40	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
24	James Worthy J. Worthy	40.0	1	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	46	40	3	3	0	3	17	26	65.4	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	69.8	0	3	1	3
25	Julius Erving J. Erving	40.0	1	6/5/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	@	POR	43	40	6	8	2	1	17	29	58.6				6	7	85.7	62.3	2	4		2

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

APG

6.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	8:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
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Pistons

2 - 2

103

Final

112

Cavaliers

2 - 2

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.2

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29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.5

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Holmgren

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

115.7

114.1

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.3

105.7

107.0

107.4

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

11.3

3.6

3.0

0.8

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510.3

Cunningham

443

Towns

431.9

James

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

551.3

Cunningham

458

Towns

451.3

James

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44.1

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

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Thompson

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Smith

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Lanier

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2.00

Lanier

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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