what are the most points by a player in a finals game in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Isiah Thomas put up the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 43 points versus the Lakers on June 19, 1988.

	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	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	3	8	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
3	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
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	4	11	5	4
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	5/7/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	3	2	5	19	31	61.3	0	0		0	2	0.0	59.6	4	10	4	4
6	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	37	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	42	10	2	1	0	16	30	53.3	0	0		5	5	100.0	57.5	6	4	3	4
7	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
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4
9	Andrew Toney A. Toney	36	6/1/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	36	5	2	2	0	13	21	61.9	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	70.9	1	4	3	3
10	Julius Erving J. Erving	36	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	41	9	6	4	2	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	12	16	75.0	58.0	2	7	2	2
11	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	34	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	43	4	4	0	0	14	16	87.5	0	0		6	7	85.7	89.1	1	3	2	3
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	34	6/8/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	17	2	2	1	15	20	75.0	2	2	100.0	2	4	50.0	78.1	2	15	5	4
13	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	33	6/8/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	36	2	6	0	0	10	16	62.5	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	74.5	1	1	0	2
14	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
15	James Worthy J. Worthy	33	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	40	9	10	2	0	16	23	69.6	0	2	0.0	1	4	25.0	66.6	4	5	3	1
16	Kevin McHale K. McHale	33	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	44	8	1	0	2	12	23	52.2	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	2	6	2	3
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	38	12	2	1	3	14	23	60.9	0	0		5	9	55.6	61.2	7	5	2	5
18	James Worthy J. Worthy	33	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	40	8	1	1	1	13	17	76.5	0	0		7	11	63.6	75.5	1	7	0	2
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	5/10/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	41	14	3	0	4	13	30	43.3	0	0		7	9	77.8	48.6	5	9	3	4
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	5	0	6	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	71.1	1	13	3	4
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	32	6/7/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	11	9	1	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	74.3	3	8	1	0
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	42	7	6	1	0	14	25	56.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.8	2	5	0	0
24	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
25	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