who scored the most points in an nba finals game 5

Elgin Baylor has dropped the most points in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, with 61 points against the Celtics on April 14, 1962.

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	6/12/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	@	POR	42	5	4	0	1	14	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	16	19	84.2	73.3	0	5	4	5
3	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	50	4	4	3	0	11	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	21	25	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	43	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
5	LeBron James L. James	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	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
6	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	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
7	LeBron James L. James	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	44	7	7	0	2	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	7	10	70.0	61.4	1	6	2	5
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/24/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2			13	31	41.9				15	17	88.2	53.3				1
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	42	4	3	2	1	17	33	51.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.8	1	3	2	5	+12
11	LeBron James L. James	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
12	LeBron James L. James	40	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	4	11	5	4
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	40	6	5	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	8	62.5	6	6	100.0	86.1	1	5	4	3	+18
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	39	6/12/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	44	9	5	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	65.8	4	5	1	2	+2
16	Jerry West J. West	39	5/1/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	9			16	31	51.6				7	8	87.5	56.5				3
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	6/13/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	44	5	4	1	1	13	27	48.1	4	10	40.0	8	9	88.9	61.4	2	3	4	5	-6
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	6	8	1	0	10	22	45.5	2	6	33.3	16	19	84.2	62.6	1	5	5	5	-4
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	6/11/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	7	5	3	1	13	27	48.1	2	5	40.0	10	12	83.3	58.9	2	5	3	3	+4
20	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	37	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	41	3	1	0	0	11	20	55.0	6	11	54.5	9	9	100.0	77.2	0	3	1	2	-21
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	42	7	4	2	0	13	23	56.5	7	13	53.8	4	4	100.0	74.7	3	4	5	2	+24
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	37	6/15/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	45	3	2	2	0	14	32	43.8	3	11	27.3	6	8	75.0	52.1	0	3	3	5	-4
23	Julius Erving J. Erving	37	6/3/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	POR	47	9	7	1	2	13	27	48.1				11	13	84.6	56.5	3	6		4
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37	5/7/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	48	11	6	0	2	16	31	51.6				5	7	71.4	54.3	3	8		4
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4