who scored the most points in an nba finals game vs celtics

Elgin Baylor has posted the most points in an NBA Finals game against the Celtics, with 61 points 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	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	19				19	34	55.9				12	15	80.0	61.6				1
4	Jerry West J. West	45	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
5	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5			17	38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
7	Jerry West J. West	43	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7			13	25	52.0				17	20	85.0	63.6				2
8	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
9	Jerry West J. West	42	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
10	Jerry West J. West	42	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1			17	30	56.7				8	10	80.0	61.0				1
11	Jerry West J. West	41	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8			12	22	54.5				17	20	85.0	66.6				3
12	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
13	Jerry West J. West	41	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	8	2			15	27	55.6				11	13	84.6	62.7				3
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4			13	40	32.5				15	21	71.4	41.6				6
15	Jerry West J. West	40	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4			15	30	50.0				10	10	100.0	58.1				4
16	Jerry West J. West	40	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4			13	23	56.5				14	15	93.3	67.6				5
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4			14	23	60.9				12	12	100.0	70.7				4
18	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	40	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6			16	28	57.1				8	9	88.9	62.6				4
19	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
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	4/10/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	23	4			13	35	37.1				13	16	81.3	46.4				2
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	56	19	3			14	34	41.2				11	13	84.6	49.1				4
22	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
23	Jerry West J. West	38	4/28/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	10	5			13	21	61.9				12	15	80.0	68.8				3
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	45	23	8			14	27	51.9				10	10	100.0	60.5				5
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	4/11/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	14	6			14	28	50.0				10	14	71.4	55.6				1