who has the most pts in their first nba conf finals game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Trae Young has the most points in his first game, with 48 points in Game 1 of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals against the Bucks on June 23, 2021.

	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	Trae Young T. Young	48	6/23/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	ATL	@	MIL	41	7	11	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
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	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	41	5/22/2005	2004-05	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SAS	36	9	1	0	1	13	21	61.9	0	0		15	18	83.3	70.9	6	3	2	2	-9
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	6/20/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	LAC	44	13	11	0	0	15	29	51.7	3	7	42.9	7	7	100.0	62.3	1	12	2	3	+6
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	40	5/17/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	OKC	@	DAL	42	8	5	1	2	10	18	55.6	2	5	40.0	18	19	94.7	75.9	0	8	3	3	-1
6	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	39	5/19/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	DEN	@	LAL	40	6	4	0	1	14	20	70.0	4	5	80.0	7	8	87.5	82.9	2	4	3	5	-3
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	38	5/19/2003	2002-03	Conference Finals	DAL	@	SAS	44	15	2	1	1	10	19	52.6	1	4	25.0	17	17	100.0	71.8	1	14	4	4	+10
8	Anthony Davis A. Davis	37	9/18/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	33	10	4	0	0	12	21	57.1	1	3	33.3	12	15	80.0	67.0	3	7	3	3	+15
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	5/19/2015	2014-15	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	HOU	39	6	5	2	0	13	22	59.1	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	72.9	0	6	1	3	+11
10	Deron Williams D. Williams	34	5/20/2007	2006-07	Conference Finals	UTA	@	SAS	42	7	9	1	0	13	23	56.5	2	5	40.0	6	7	85.7	65.2	1	6	1	4	-7
11	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	34	5/24/2006	2005-06	Conference Finals	PHX	@	DAL	38	6	2	1	1	13	23	56.5	0	0		8	10	80.0	62.0	4	2	3	4	+5
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	34	5/22/2001	2000-01	Conference Finals	PHI	vs	MIL	48	4	6	1	0	13	35	37.1	3	4	75.0	5	7	71.4	44.6	1	3	3	4	+8
13	George Gervin G. Gervin	34	5/9/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	SAS	@	LAL	44	6	6	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	1	0.0	14	16	87.5	54.8			3	2
14	Fred Brown F. Brown	34	4/22/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	SEA	@	LAL	30	7	2	0	0	15	21	71.4	4	7	57.1	0	0		81.0	2	5	2	1
15	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	33	6/23/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	ATL	42	4	10	2	1	14	25	56.0	5	12	41.7	0	0		66.0	0	4	3	3	-3
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	32	5/23/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	ORL	vs	IND	37	11	2	1	2	11	16	68.8	0	0		10	12	83.3	75.2	5	6	2	4
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	5/21/1989	1988-89	Conference Finals	CHI	@	DET	45	11	4	0	0	10	29	34.5	2	6	33.3	10	13	76.9	46.1	2	9	3	5
18	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
19	Ray Allen R. Allen	31	5/22/2001	2000-01	Conference Finals	MIL	@	PHI	42	3	7	1	1	12	22	54.5	4	6	66.7	3	3	100.0	66.5	2	1	2	4	+1
20	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	30	5/15/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	MIA	@	CHI	37	9	0	0	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		6	6	100.0	76.4	2	7	2	3	-15
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	30	5/20/2009	2008-09	Conference Finals	ORL	@	CLE	38	13	1	2	0	14	20	70.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	71.8	5	8	3	6	-1
22	Devin Harris D. Harris	30	5/24/2006	2005-06	Conference Finals	DAL	vs	PHX	30	2	2	5	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		6	7	85.7	74.7	2	0	3	5	-17
23	Alex English A. English	30	5/11/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	DEN	@	LAL	36	3	3	0	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	67.9	2	1	1	3
24	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	30	5/8/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	MIL	@	PHI	48	3	5	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	60.4	1	2	3	2
25	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

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4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
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Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
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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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
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