the team that scored the first point of the last 4 finals

The Chicago Stags had 71 points in Game 1 of the 1947 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia Warriors on April 16, 1947.

	TEAM	DATE	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Stags	4/16/1947	71	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	L 71-84	240		5			26	129	20.2				19	30	63.3	25.0				25
2	Stags	4/17/1947	74	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	L 74-85	240		3			30	150	20.0				14	24	58.3	23.0				28
3	Stags	4/19/1947	72	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHI	L 72-75	240					24						24	34	70.6					26
4	Stags	4/20/1947	74	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHI	W 74-73	240		3			32	92	34.8				10	20	50.0	36.7				17
5	Stags	4/22/1947	80	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	L 80-83	240		8			30	117	25.6				20	29	69.0	30.8				33
6	Bullets	4/10/1948	60	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	@	PHI	L 60-71	240		7			19	103	18.4				22	27	81.5	26.1				25
7	Bullets	4/13/1948	66	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	@	PHI	W 66-63	240		9			20	105	19.0				26	34	76.5	27.5				25
8	Bullets	4/15/1948	72	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	PHI	W 72-70	240		5			27	97	27.8				18	27	66.7	33.1				25
9	Bullets	4/17/1948	78	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	PHI	W 78-75	240		5			26	74	35.1				26	35	74.3	43.6				27
10	Bullets	4/20/1948	82	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	@	PHI	L 82-91	240		7			28	108	25.9				26	41	63.4	32.5				35
11	Bullets	4/21/1948	88	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	PHI	W 88-73	240		11			30	87	34.5				28	38	73.7	42.4				33
12	Capitols	4/4/1949	84	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	@	MIN	L 84-88	240					32						20	30	66.7					33
13	Capitols	4/6/1949	62	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	@	MIN	L 62-76	240					21						20	28	71.4					26
14	Capitols	4/8/1949	74	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	MIN	L 74-94	240					26						22	34	64.7					33
15	Capitols	4/9/1949	83	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	MIN	W 83-71	240					26						31	40	77.5					32
16	Capitols	4/11/1949	74	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	MIN	W 74-65	240					29						16	30	53.3					27
17	Capitols	4/13/1949	56	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	@	MIN	L 56-77	240					16						24	36	66.7					28
18	Warriors	5/30/2019	109	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	L 109-118	240	38	29	6	2	34	78	43.6	12	31	38.7	29	31	93.5	59.5	9	29	17	27
19	Raptors	5/30/2019	118	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	vs	GSW	W 118-109	240	36	25	6	6	39	77	50.6	13	33	39.4	27	32	84.4	64.8	7	29	10	26
20	Warriors	6/2/2019	109	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	W 109-104	240	42	34	7	5	38	82	46.3	13	34	38.2	20	23	87.0	59.2	6	36	16	26
21	Raptors	6/2/2019	104	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	vs	GSW	L 104-109	240	49	17	8	2	35	94	37.2	11	38	28.9	23	26	88.5	49.3	15	34	15	22
22	Warriors	6/5/2019	109	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	L 109-123	240	41	25	8	3	36	91	39.6	12	36	33.3	25	30	83.3	52.3	13	28	15	21
23	Raptors	6/5/2019	123	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	W 123-109	240	40	30	9	10	43	82	52.4	17	38	44.7	20	21	95.2	67.4	5	35	16	22
24	Warriors	6/7/2019	92	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	L 92-105	240	42	26	6	6	35	78	44.9	8	27	29.6	14	21	66.7	52.7	8	34	19	23
25	Raptors	6/7/2019	105	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	W 105-92	240	39	22	12	4	36	86	41.9	10	32	31.3	23	24	95.8	54.4	7	32	11	21

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