who has scored the most points in a finals game playing less than 35 minutes

Michael Jordan has dropped the most points with fewer than 35 minutes played and more than 0 games played in an NBA Finals game, with 39 points versus the Trail Blazers on June 3, 1992.

NAME PTS GP MIN DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
1
34
6/3/1992
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
POR POR
3
11
2
0
16
27
59.3
6
10
60.0
1
1
100.0
71.1
2
1
1
0
2 Chet Walker
C. Walker
33
1
32
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
SFW SFW
11
2
10
18
55.6
13
18
72.2
63.7
1
3 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
33
1
33
4/2/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
13
4
12
24
50.0
9
10
90.0
58.1
4
4 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
32
1
34
6/12/1990
1989-90
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
POR POR
4
5
3
0
11
20
55.0
4
5
80.0
6
6
100.0
70.7
1
3
3
3
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
1
29
6/14/1987
1986-87
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
6
1
0
4
13
18
72.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
71.4
2
4
0
5
6 Gus Williams
G. Williams
32
1
33
5/20/1979
1978-79
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
6
4
0
1
14
24
58.3
4
11
36.4
55.5
3
3
1
3
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
32
1
33
4/25/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
10
5
11
15
73.3
10
12
83.3
78.9
3
8 Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
31
1
30
6/9/1995
1994-95
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
@
ORL ORL
1
3
3
0
8
12
66.7
4
6
66.7
11
12
91.7
89.7
0
1
2
4
9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
1
33
4/21/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
BAL BAL
17
0
13
16
81.3
5
5
100.0
85.2
5
10 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
30
1
32
6/13/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
TOR TOR
5
0
2
0
8
12
66.7
4
6
66.7
10
10
100.0
91.5
1
4
2
3
+5
11 Fred Brown
F. Brown
30
1
33
5/21/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
1
3
1
0
13
30
43.3
4
4
100.0
47.2
1
0
1
3
12 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
30
1
32
5/3/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
6
2
0
1
13
18
72.2
4
6
66.7
72.7
2
4
4
13 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29
1
33
6/14/2024
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
vs
BOS BOS
5
5
3
0
12
26
46.2
0
8
0.0
5
7
71.4
49.9
0
5
1
3
+30
14 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
29
1
32
6/5/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
BOS BOS
6
4
3
0
9
21
42.9
5
12
41.7
6
7
85.7
60.2
0
6
2
2
+24
15 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
29
1
27
4/4/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
5
3
8
20
40.0
13
14
92.9
55.4
3
16 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
28
1
34
6/5/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
GSW GSW
6
3
1
0
8
19
42.1
6
9
66.7
6
8
75.0
62.2
1
5
4
2
-36
17 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28
1
34
6/1/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
6
10
3
0
11
22
50.0
6
11
54.5
0
0
63.6
1
5
2
3
+20
18 Draymond Green
D. Green
28
1
34
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
7
5
1
0
11
20
55.0
5
8
62.5
1
1
100.0
68.5
1
6
1
2
+20
19 Timofey Mozgov
T. Mozgov
28
1
33
6/11/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
10
1
1
0
9
16
56.3
0
0
10
12
83.3
65.8
6
4
3
3
-5
20 Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
28
1
33
4/27/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
3
3
10
16
62.5
8
9
88.9
70.1
3
21 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
28
1
29
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
6
2
13
24
54.2
2
4
50.0
54.3
4
22 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
28
1
25
4/18/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
SFW SFW
3
1
12
17
70.6
4
5
80.0
72.9
1
23 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
28
1
32
4/5/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
12
4
9
20
45.0
10
11
90.9
56.4
4
24 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
28
1
31
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
2
10
25
40.0
8
8
100.0
49.1
4
25 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
28
1
33
4/5/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
@
FTW FTW
8
18
44.4
12
14
85.7
57.9
6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1957 Finals.

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ORTG

114.1

20th

DRTG

115.6

18th

NETRTG

-1.5

20th

3P%

36.7

13th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

0 - 1

90

Final

109

MIA Heat

1 - 0

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119
Tue
3/25
LAC LAC
@
NYK NYK
126-113
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86
Tue
3/25
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
117-127
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM