what are the most points by a player in a finals game without winning mvp

Elgin Baylor has the most points with exactly 0 Finals MVP awards in an NBA Finals game, with 61 points versus the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

NAME PTS FMVP 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 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
0
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
2 Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
0
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
3 LeBron James
L. James
51
0
5/31/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
4 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
50
0
4/12/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
42
19
19
34
55.9
12
15
80.0
61.6
1
5 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
48
0
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
52
5
6
5
0
18
41
43.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
53.4
2
3
3
0
+6
6 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
47
0
6/5/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
TOR TOR
43
8
7
2
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
13
14
92.9
63.2
2
6
3
1
-8
7 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
0
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
46
27
3
20
27
74.1
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
8 Jerry West
J. West
45
0
4/22/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
47
4
10
19
31
61.3
7
10
70.0
63.6
2
9 Jerry West
J. West
45
0
4/19/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
5
17
38
44.7
11
12
91.7
52.0
2
10 LeBron James
L. James
44
0
6/4/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
2
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
11 Rick Barry
R. Barry
44
0
4/24/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
44
6
2
16
38
42.1
12
13
92.3
50.3
5
12 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
43
0
6/19/2012
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
45
7
5
1
0
20
32
62.5
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
64.5
1
6
3
3
0
13 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
43
0
6/19/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
44
3
8
6
1
18
32
56.3
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
61.3
1
2
5
4
14 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
0
4/25/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
12
6
15
27
55.6
13
14
92.9
64.8
6
15 Rick Barry
R. Barry
43
0
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
45
7
3
17
41
41.5
9
12
75.0
46.5
5
16 Jerry West
J. West
43
0
4/21/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
44
12
7
13
25
52.0
17
20
85.0
63.6
2
17 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
43
0
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
20
1
15
34
44.1
13
17
76.5
51.8
3
18 Devin Booker
D. Booker
42
0
7/14/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
39
1
2
0
1
17
28
60.7
0
3
0.0
8
9
88.9
65.7
1
0
4
5
0
19 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
42
0
6/11/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
CHI CHI
46
13
4
1
1
16
26
61.5
0
1
0.0
10
12
83.3
67.1
6
7
2
3
20 Jerry West
J. West
42
0
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
8
1
17
30
56.7
8
10
80.0
61.0
1
21 George Mikan
G. Mikan
42
0
4/4/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
14
21
66.7
14
17
82.4
73.7
4
22 LeBron James
L. James
41
0
6/12/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
46
13
8
2
1
19
30
63.3
2
5
40.0
1
4
25.0
64.5
2
11
2
3
-13
23 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
41
0
6/13/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
40
3
6
2
1
17
24
70.8
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
82.4
0
3
4
4
+20
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
0
4/24/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
46
16
2
13
31
41.9
15
17
88.2
53.3
1
25 Jerry West
J. West
41
0
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
8
2
15
27
55.6
11
13
84.6
62.7
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