who was the only active player with 43 points in a finals game

Jalen Brunson posted 45 points in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals versus the Spurs on June 13.

Interpreted as:
Who was the only active player with 43 or more points in a finals game?
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1Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
6/13/2026
45
2025-26
NBA Finals
@
41
3
3
2
0
14
27
51.9
4
7
57.1
13
15
86.7
67.0
1
2
3
1
+10
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6/10/2022
43
2021-22
NBA Finals
@
41
10
4
0
0
14
26
53.8
7
14
50.0
8
9
88.9
71.8
2
8
5
3
+11
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
7/20/2021
50
2020-21
NBA Finals
vs
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6/5/2019
47
2018-19
NBA Finals
vs
43
8
7
2
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
13
14
92.9
63.2
2
6
3
1
-8
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6/6/2018
43
2017-18
NBA Finals
@
43
13
7
1
1
15
23
65.2
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
82.4
1
12
3
3
+15
6LeBron James
L. James
5/31/2018
51
2017-18
NBA Finals
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
7LeBron James
L. James
6/4/2015
44
2014-15
NBA Finals
@
46
8
6
0
0
18
38
47.4
2
8
25.0
6
10
60.0
51.9
0
8
4
2
-3
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
6/19/2012
43
2011-12
NBA Finals
@
45
7
5
1
0
20
32
62.5
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
64.5
1
6
3
3
0

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