youngest nba player with at least 40 points in an nba finals game

Magic Johnson is the youngest with 40+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 20 years and 276 days old versus the 76ers on May 16, 1980.

NAME AGE 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 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20-276
42
5/16/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
15
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
2 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-021
55
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
3 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-023
43
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
45
7
3
17
41
41.5
9
12
75.0
46.5
5
4 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-027
44
4/24/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
44
6
2
16
38
42.1
12
13
92.3
50.3
5
5 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23-220
43
6/19/2012
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
45
7
5
1
0
20
32
62.5
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
64.5
1
6
3
3
0
6 Jerry West
J. West
23-315
40
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
4
13
23
56.5
14
15
93.3
67.6
5
7 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
24-082
41
6/13/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW 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
8 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-147
42
6/13/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL DAL
43
13
2
2
0
14
26
53.8
1
2
50.0
13
18
72.2
61.9
2
11
1
5
+6
9 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-152
43
6/18/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL 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
10 Devin Booker
D. Booker
24-257
42
7/14/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
39
1
2
0
1
17
28
60.7
0
3
0.0
8
9
88.9
65.7
1
0
4
5
0
11 Devin Booker
D. Booker
24-260
40
7/17/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
MIL 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
12 George Mikan
G. Mikan
24-290
42
4/4/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
14
21
66.7
14
17
82.4
73.7
4
13 Jerry West
J. West
24-324
42
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
8
1
17
30
56.7
8
10
80.0
61.0
1
14 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
25-078
40
6/9/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
41
7
4
1
0
15
27
55.6
7
12
58.3
3
4
75.0
69.5
3
4
3
4
+7
15 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25-121
50
4/12/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
42
19
19
34
55.9
12
15
80.0
61.6
1
16 George Mikan
G. Mikan
25-309
40
4/23/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
2
13
20
65.0
14
17
82.4
72.8
6
17 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25-364
48
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
52
5
6
5
0
18
41
43.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
53.4
2
3
3
0
+6
18 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26-214
42
7/8/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
40
12
4
1
3
15
22
68.2
1
5
20.0
11
18
61.1
70.2
4
8
3
3
+3
19 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26-217
41
7/11/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
38
13
6
1
0
14
23
60.9
0
2
0.0
13
17
76.5
67.3
4
9
1
3
+20
20 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26-226
50
7/20/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
21 Jerry West
J. West
26-326
45
4/19/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
5
17
38
44.7
11
12
91.7
52.0
2
22 Jerry West
J. West
26-328
43
4/21/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
44
12
7
13
25
52.0
17
20
85.0
63.6
2
23 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
27-050
43
6/19/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
44
3
8
6
1
18
32
56.3
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
61.3
1
2
5
4
24 Julius Erving
J. Erving
27-103
40
6/5/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
POR POR
43
6
8
2
1
17
29
58.6
6
7
85.7
62.3
2
4
2
25 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27-210
61
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
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5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
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2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
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Bucks Bucks
48
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Pistons Pistons
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111
Fri
3/28
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
111-132

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM