players most nba finals points in 1961-62 to 1981-82

Between the 1961-62 and 1981-82 seasons, Jerry West posted the most points in the NBA Finals, with 1,679 points.

	NAME	PTS	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Jerry West J. West	1,679	NBA Finals	55	43.3	30.5	5.0	5.6			11.1	24.2	45.9				8.3	10.0	82.6	53.3				2,380	277	306				159
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,070	NBA Finals	40	42.0	26.8	13.7	3.9			10.2	23.3	43.8				6.4	8.3	76.5	49.6				1,681	546	154				122
3	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1,020	NBA Finals	47	39.8	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2	8.3	19.7	42.1				5.1	6.0	84.8	48.5	1.7	5.0		1,872	350	195	15	3		154
4	Sam Jones S. Jones	944	NBA Finals	43	35.1	22.0	5.1	2.9			8.7	18.8	46.6				4.5	5.4	82.8	51.9				1,508	221	123				127
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	758	NBA Finals	43	47.0	17.6	24.3	5.2			6.4	13.0	49.5				4.7	7.3	65.2	54.3				2,023	1,045	222				149
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	652	NBA Finals	35	47.3	18.6	24.6	3.8			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				1,657	862	134				101
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	611	NBA Finals	22	42.2	27.8	12.4	4.0	0.8	3.2	11.8	21.6	54.5	0.0	0.0		4.2	6.2	67.9	57.1	2.8	8.2	3.4	928	273	88	15	57	37	72
8	Julius Erving J. Erving	485	NBA Finals	18	40.1	26.9	7.3	4.4	2.2	1.6	10.3	19.3	53.6	0.1	0.6	14.3	6.2	8.2	76.2	58.9	2.2	5.1	3.0	722	132	80	39	29	36	45
9	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	450	NBA Finals	23	41.9	19.6	7.5	3.5	1.0	1.1	8.2	18.1	45.1				3.2	4.4	73.3	48.8	2.1	4.9	3.4	964	173	80	19	20	41	95
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	407	NBA Finals	23	29.4	17.7	7.6	2.0			7.1	18.5	38.4				3.5	4.7	74.3	43.0				677	174	45				85
11	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	405	NBA Finals	38	26.5	10.7	6.1	1.2			4.3	9.5	45.6				2.0	2.6	77.0	50.1				1,007	232	44				158
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	363	NBA Finals	10	43.2	36.3	6.9	4.0	3.5	0.8	13.8	33.4	41.3				8.7	10.4	83.7	47.8	1.0	3.0		432	69	40	14	3		37
13	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	358	NBA Finals	22	30.8	16.3	3.7	3.0			6.0	12.8	46.6				4.4	5.6	77.4	53.3				677	82	65				69
14	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	335	NBA Finals	23	27.3	14.6	2.4	2.5			5.5	11.9	46.0				3.6	4.6	78.3	52.2				628	55	57				70
15	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	328	NBA Finals	16	40.5	20.5	11.6	1.4	1.2	2.2	8.1	18.4	43.7				4.4	6.7	65.4	47.9	4.2	7.4	2.5	648	185	23	19	35	30	71
16	Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried	327	NBA Finals	28	23.2	11.7	2.2	2.8			4.2	10.5	40.1				3.3	3.9	82.7	47.8				650	61	77				91
17	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	325	NBA Finals	25	32.3	13.0	7.9	1.8			4.2	10.4	40.5				4.6	6.3	72.8	49.5				808	198	44				97
18	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	321	NBA Finals	17	44.6	18.9	7.5	8.2			7.6	14.1	53.8				3.7	5.1	72.4	57.7				759	128	139				55
19	Don Nelson D. Nelson	319	NBA Finals	38	19.9	8.4	5.2	1.1	0.2	0.0	3.2	7.1	45.0				2.0	2.7	74.0	50.7	0.5	3.1		757	199	43	2	0		103
20	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	292	NBA Finals	16	37.1	18.3	7.5	2.5	1.3	0.3	7.8	18.3	42.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.6	3.3	79.2	46.2	3.6	3.9	2.7	593	120	40	21	4	32	53
21	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	282	NBA Finals	13	43.0	21.7	12.8	4.0	1.2	0.3	9.2	19.5	47.0				3.4	4.6	73.3	50.5	3.5	9.3		559	167	52	15	4		62
22	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	276	NBA Finals	17	38.2	16.2	3.8	3.1			7.0	16.0	43.8				2.2	2.6	86.4	47.4				649	65	52				62
23	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	263	NBA Finals	17	35.9	15.5	12.4	2.3			6.9	15.9	43.2				1.7	2.5	69.0	45.4				610	210	39				60
24	Gus Williams G. Williams	259	NBA Finals	12	33.9	21.6	4.2	3.6	1.6	0.7	8.2	17.3	47.1				5.3	7.8	67.7	52.0	1.5	2.7	3.4	407	50	43	19	8	41	29
25	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	246	NBA Finals	13	45.9	18.9	4.1	6.5	1.5	0.0	7.7	17.1	45.0				3.5	4.4	80.7	49.8	1.0	3.1		597	53	84	20	0		33

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
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4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

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Thu 5/7	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 5/9	OKC	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 5/11	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 5/13	LAL	@	OKC	1:00 PM
Sat 5/16	OKC	@	LAL	1:00 PM

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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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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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
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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
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Wed 3/25	TOR	@	LAC	94-119
Thu 3/26	NOP	@	DET	108-129
Thu 3/26	NYK	@	CHA	103-114
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