what is the most points scored in a conference finals game 1 since 2023

Since 2022-23, Jalen Brunson has the most points, with 43 points in Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers on May 21, 2025.

	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	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	43	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	41	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	SAS	@	OKC	49	24	3	1	3	14	25	56.0	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	66.7	9	15	3	4	+16
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	42	10	3	3	2	14	23	60.9	1	1	100.0	11	11	100.0	71.8	1	9	0	3	-8
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	38	5/19/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	CLE	46	5	6	3	0	15	29	51.7	1	6	16.7	7	10	70.0	56.9	0	5	3	5	+15
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	36	5/21/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	IND	46	12	4	3	0	12	26	46.2	2	8	25.0	10	12	83.3	57.5	2	10	4	4	+20
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	35	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	IND	39	12	2	1	1	11	17	64.7	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	80.1	2	10	1	4	+9
7	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	35	5/17/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	@	BOS	43	5	7	6	0	12	25	48.0	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	59.5	3	2	3	4	+5
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	34	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	vs	LAL	42	21	14	0	2	12	17	70.6	3	3	100.0	7	8	87.5	82.8	6	15	5	4	+11
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33	5/22/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	DAL	@	MIN	41	6	8	3	1	12	26	46.2	3	10	30.0	6	7	85.7	56.7	0	6	4	2	-9
10	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	31	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	SAS	32	2	1	2	2	11	19	57.9	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	76.3	0	2	2	3	0
11	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	31	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	IND	@	NYK	42	4	11	1	0	12	23	52.2	4	12	33.3	3	4	75.0	62.6	0	4	2	3	+15
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31	5/20/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	MIN	38	5	9	3	0	10	27	37.0	0	4	0.0	11	14	78.6	46.7	1	4	2	1	+22
13	Jamal Murray J. Murray	31	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	vs	LAL	37	5	5	3	1	12	20	60.0	4	8	50.0	3	3	100.0	72.7	1	4	1	5	+3
14	Aaron Nesmith A. Nesmith	30	5/21/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	IND	@	NYK	39	2	0	1	2	9	13	69.2	8	9	88.9	4	4	100.0	101.6	0	2	0	5	+10
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	30	5/22/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	DAL	@	MIN	40	5	4	0	1	12	23	52.2	0	3	0.0	6	6	100.0	58.5	1	4	2	3	+5
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30	5/17/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	MIA	41	7	1	0	1	9	17	52.9	1	3	33.3	11	11	100.0	68.7	0	7	4	4	-10
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	29	5/19/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	CLE	@	NYK	41	5	3	6	1	12	23	52.2	4	11	36.4	1	1	100.0	61.9	0	5	4	5	-13
18	Julius Randle J. Randle	28	5/20/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	MIN	@	OKC	36	8	1	1	0	9	13	69.2	5	6	83.3	5	6	83.3	89.5	4	4	5	3	-17
19	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	28	5/21/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	IND	48	7	8	3	0	10	16	62.5	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	78.8	5	2	4	3	+7
20	Jalen Williams J. Williams	26	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	SAS	37	7	3	1	1	11	25	44.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	49.4	3	4	2	2	-3
21	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	26	5/21/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	IND	44	7	5	3	1	10	20	50.0	1	4	25.0	5	8	62.5	55.3	1	6	3	1	+4
22	LeBron James L. James	26	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	40	12	9	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	4	0.0	8	11	72.7	62.4	3	9	3	1	-6
23	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	25	5/21/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	IND	@	BOS	40	3	10	3	1	8	18	44.4	6	14	42.9	3	3	100.0	64.7	0	3	3	2	-11
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	SAS	51	3	12	5	1	7	23	30.4	2	7	28.6	8	9	88.9	44.5	0	3	4	3	-15
25	Dylan Harper D. Harper	24	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	SAS	@	OKC	47	11	6	7	0	8	20	40.0	1	7	14.3	7	7	100.0	52.0	1	10	1	3	+14

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
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
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 2022-23, Jalen Brunson has the most points, with 43 points in Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers on May 21, 2025.

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3,474

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