who has the most points in a quarter of a nba finals game

Stephen Curry has scored the most points in the NBA Finals, with 21 points in the first quarter against the Celtics on June 2, 2022.

	NAME	PTS	QUARTER	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	Stephen Curry S. Curry	21	1Q	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	12	3	2	1	0	7	9	77.8	6	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	106.3	0	3	0	1	+4
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20	3Q	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	12	3	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	7	7	100.0	76.5	1	2	2	1	+5
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20	3Q	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	11	4	2	0	1	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	9	14	64.3	82.2	2	2	2	3	+3
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	3Q	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	12	5	0	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	71.2	1	4	2	1	+2
5	Devin Booker D. Booker	18	3Q	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	10	0	0	0	0	7	7	100.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	97.8	0	0	2	2	+9
6	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	18	2Q	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE		2	0	0	0	5	5	100.0	4	4	100.0	4	4	100.0	133.1	0	2	1	0
7	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	17	1Q	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	12	5	3	0	0	6	9	66.7	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	86.0	2	3	1	2	+11
8	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	17	3Q	6/7/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	12	5	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	5	100.0	83.3	1	4	0	1	+16
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	17	1Q	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	12	6	3	0	0	6	11	54.5	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	71.5	1	5	1	1	-7
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	17	2Q	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	12	1	4	1	0	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	90.0	0	1	1	0	+2
11	LeBron James L. James	17	4Q	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW		3	4	1	2	6	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	79.0	1	2	0	1
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	17	4Q	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE		3	0	1	0	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	97.0	1	2	1	1
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	17	4Q	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE		2	1	1	0	6	9	66.7	5	8	62.5	0	0		94.4	0	2	3	1
14	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	16	4Q	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	@	OKC	11	6	0	2	0	3	5	60.0	0	1	0.0	10	10	100.0	85.1	3	3	1	2	+2
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	16	3Q	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	11	4	2	0	0	4	5	80.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	89.3	2	2	1	2	+6
16	Chris Paul C. Paul	16	3Q	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	10	1	2	0	0	6	7	85.7	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	107.5	1	0	0	0	+11
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	16	4Q	6/3/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	9	2	1	0	0	5	8	62.5	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	94.8	0	2	2	2	+11
18	LeBron James L. James	16	1Q	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	10	1	2	1	0	7	8	87.5	2	3	66.7	0	1	0.0	94.8	0	1	2	0	+3
19	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	16	1Q	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	10	0	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	2	2	100.0	101.5	0	0	0	0	+1
20	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	16	3Q	6/7/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	12	2	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	73.5	0	2	0	2	+11
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	16	1Q	6/8/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW		1	3	1	0	7	9	77.8	2	2	100.0	0	0		88.9	0	1	0	1
22	LeBron James L. James	16	4Q	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW		2	2	1	0	6	13	46.2	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	57.6	0	2	0	2
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	15	4Q	6/13/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	@	IND	11	0	0	1	1	3	6	50.0	1	3	33.3	8	8	100.0	78.8	0	0	1	3	+16
24	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	15	4Q	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	12	3	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	5	7	71.4	0	0		107.1	0	3	0	0	+6
25	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	15	3Q	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	12	0	3	0	0	6	9	66.7	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	75.9	0	0	0	0	+16

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