who scored the most points in an nba finals game vs celtics past 40 years

Between July 14, 1985 and July 14, 2025, Stephen Curry has posted the most points in an NBA Finals game versus the Celtics, with 43 points on June 10, 2022.

	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	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
2	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
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	6/10/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	45	7	1	2	0	12	20	60.0	1	2	50.0	11	18	61.1	64.5	3	4	3	4	+2
4	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	35	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	45	3	2	0	0	13	28	46.4	4	6	66.7	5	5	100.0	57.9	0	3	2	3	-3
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	6/16/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	40	7	7	2	1	12	21	57.1	6	11	54.5	4	4	100.0	74.7	0	7	2	4	+8
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	38	5	5	3	0	12	25	48.0	7	14	50.0	3	4	75.0	63.5	0	5	2	3	-9
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	6/10/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	6	2	2	0	10	22	45.5	6	11	54.5	7	8	87.5	64.7	0	6	7	5	-8
8	James Worthy J. Worthy	33	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	40	9	10	2	0	16	23	69.6	0	2	0.0	1	4	25.0	66.6	4	5	3	1
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	38	12	2	1	3	14	23	60.9	0	0		5	9	55.6	61.2	7	5	2	5
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32	6/9/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	42	11	11	4	0	12	21	57.1	4	9	44.4	4	8	50.0	65.3	0	11	8	1	-3
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	32	6/7/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	11	9	1	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	74.3	3	8	1	0
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	47	14	3	2	8	13	25	52.0	0	0		6	9	66.7	55.2	6	8	4	3
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	37	4	2	2	0	12	22	54.5	6	11	54.5	1	1	100.0	69.1	0	4	3	4	-14
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	30	6/6/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	38	10	1	2	0	12	26	46.2	4	12	33.3	2	5	40.0	53.2	0	10	4	1	-10
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	6/3/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	7	6	1	1	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	9	10	90.0	56.8	1	6	4	4	+6
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	40	4	8	3	0	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	57.5	1	3	4	3	+8
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	29	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	33	5	5	3	0	12	26	46.2	0	8	0.0	5	7	71.4	49.9	0	5	1	3	+30
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	29	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	32	6	4	3	0	9	21	42.9	5	12	41.7	6	7	85.7	60.2	0	6	2	2	+24
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29	6/8/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	44	7	4	2	3	10	29	34.5	1	7	14.3	8	8	100.0	44.6	2	5	1	2	+10
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	29	6/11/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	40	8	12	4	0	12	21	57.1	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	63.7	1	7	2	4
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	29	6/9/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	41	8	5	1	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	64.0	3	5	5	0
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	29	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	8	13	2	1	13	25	52.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	55.1	2	6	0	2
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28	6/17/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	43	12	5	3	0	12	25	48.0	2	9	22.2	2	5	40.0	51.5	0	12	7	3	-19
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	38	6	6	1	0	11	27	40.7	1	7	14.3	4	4	100.0	46.9	0	6	3	6	+9