who was the first player with 40 points in a finals game

George Mikan put up 42 points in Game 1 of the 1949 NBA Finals against the Washington Capitols on April 4, 1949.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	4/4/1949	42	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	WAS				14	21	66.7	14	17	82.4	73.7	4
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	4/23/1950	40	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR			2	13	20	65.0	14	17	82.4	72.8	6
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	4/12/1958	50	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	19		19	34	55.9	12	15	80.0	61.6	1
4	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	4/5/1961	40	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	48	17	6	16	28	57.1	8	9	88.9	62.6	4
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	4/9/1961	40	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	46	18	4	14	23	60.9	12	12	100.0	70.7	4
6	Jerry West J. West	4/8/1962	40	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	4	13	23	56.5	14	15	93.3	67.6	5
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/14/1962	61	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1	22	46	47.8	17	19	89.5	56.1	3
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/18/1962	41	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	22	4	13	40	32.5	15	21	71.4	41.6	6
9	Jerry West J. West	4/17/1963	42	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1	17	30	56.7	8	10	80.0	61.0	1
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/21/1963	43	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1	15	34	44.1	13	17	76.5	51.8	3
11	Jerry West J. West	4/19/1965	45	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5	17	38	44.7	11	12	91.7	52.0	2
12	Jerry West J. West	4/21/1965	43	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12	7	13	25	52.0	17	20	85.0	63.6	2
13	Jerry West J. West	4/17/1966	41	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	8	2	15	27	55.6	11	13	84.6	62.7	3
14	Jerry West J. West	4/22/1966	45	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10	19	31	61.3	7	10	70.0	63.6	2
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/24/1966	41	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2	13	31	41.9	15	17	88.2	53.3	1
16	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/18/1967	55	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	46	12	5	22	48	45.8	11	19	57.9	48.8	4
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/20/1967	43	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	45	7	3	17	41	41.5	9	12	75.0	46.5	5
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	4/24/1967	44	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	44	6	2	16	38	42.1	12	13	92.3	50.3	5
19	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	5/2/1968	40	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	47	10	7	14	28	50.0	12	12	100.0	60.1	4
20	Jerry West J. West	4/23/1969	53	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10	21	41	51.2	11	13	84.6	56.7	3
21	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	4/25/1969	43	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	6	15	27	55.6	13	14	92.9	64.8	6
22	Jerry West J. West	4/25/1969	41	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8	12	22	54.5	17	20	85.0	66.6	3
23	Jerry West J. West	4/29/1969	40	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4	15	30	50.0	10	10	100.0	58.1	4
24	Jerry West J. West	5/5/1969	42	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12	14	29	48.3	14	18	77.8	56.9	2
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5/6/1970	45	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3	20	27	74.1	5	14	35.7	67.9	3

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George Mikan put up 42 points in Game 1 of the 1949 NBA Finals against the Washington Capitols on April 4, 1949.

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