players to score 45 points in a finals clinching game

Don Carlson dropped 62 points in the 1947 NBA Finals in his rookie season.

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players to score 45 or more points in a finals clinching game
NAMEPTSSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Don Carlson
D. Carlson
62
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
12.4
4.8
2.8
3.6
77.8
14
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
131
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
26.2
8.8
8.6
11.6
74.1
15
3Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
72
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
14.4
4.4
5.6
10.4
53.8
14
4Angelo Musi
A. Musi
47
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
9.4
4.2
1.0
2.4
41.7
15
5Jim Seminoff
J. Seminoff
52
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
10.4
4.4
1.6
2.2
72.7
16
6George Senesky
G. Senesky
57
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
11.4
4.2
3.0
3.6
83.3
6
7Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
50
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
10.0
4.4
1.2
2.2
54.5
9
8Howie Dallmar
H. Dallmar
53
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
8.8
2.7
3.0
14.7
20.5
2.8
4.7
60.7
26.4
16
28
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
141
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
23.5
0.5
6.7
25.2
26.5
10.2
11.7
87.1
38.8
3
27
10Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
77
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
12.8
0.3
4.0
14.7
27.3
4.8
6.7
72.5
36.5
2
24
11Kleggie Hermsen
K. Hermsen
62
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
10.3
1.7
3.2
13.8
22.9
4.0
5.7
70.6
31.6
10
25
12Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
83
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
13.8
0.7
4.7
15.8
29.5
4.5
6.8
65.9
36.7
4
24
13Buddy Jeannette
B. Jeannette
53
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
8.8
1.2
3.0
5.7
52.9
2.8
3.2
89.5
62.6
7
20
14Ralph Kaplowitz
R. Kaplowitz
46
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
7.7
0.5
2.3
8.2
28.6
3.0
3.3
90.0
39.8
3
10
15Chick Reiser
C. Reiser
50
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
8.3
1.0
2.8
13.5
21.0
2.7
3.7
72.7
27.6
6
24
16George Senesky
G. Senesky
58
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
9.7
0.7
3.7
10.2
36.1
2.3
3.7
63.6
41.0
4
20
17Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
91
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
15.2
1.3
5.2
15.2
34.1
4.8
6.3
76.3
42.2
8
23
18Arnie Ferrin
A. Ferrin
45
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
7.5
2.3
2.8
4.3
65.4
23
19Kleggie Hermsen
K. Hermsen
70
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
11.7
3.5
4.7
8.2
57.1
27
20Sonny Hertzberg
S. Hertzberg
57
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
9.5
3.2
3.2
3.7
86.4
14
21Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
46
1948-49
NBA Finals
5
9.2
3.2
2.8
3.8
73.7
17
22George Mikan
G. Mikan
165
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
27.5
9.0
9.5
11.5
82.6
28
23Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
85
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
14.2
5.8
2.5
4.0
62.5
22
24Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
76
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
12.7
3.8
5.0
6.8
73.2
25
25Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
77
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
12.8
5.0
2.8
3.5
81.0
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