youngest player to score 45 points in a nba finals game

Rick Barry is the youngest with 45+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 23 years and 21 days old against the 76ers on April 18, 1967.

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youngest player to score 45 or more points in a NBA finals game
NAMEAgePTSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-021
55
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
2Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25-121
50
4/12/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
vs
42
19
19
34
55.9
12
15
80.0
61.6
1
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25-364
48
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
@
52
5
6
5
0
18
41
43.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
53.4
2
3
3
0
+6
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26-226
50
7/20/2021
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
5Jerry West
J. West
26-326
45
4/19/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
@
45
5
5
17
38
44.7
11
12
91.7
52.0
2
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27-210
61
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
@
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
7Jerry West
J. West
27-329
45
4/22/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
vs
47
4
10
19
31
61.3
7
10
70.0
63.6
2
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29-116
46
6/12/1992
1991-92
NBA Finals
@
42
5
4
0
1
14
23
60.9
2
4
50.0
16
19
84.2
73.3
0
5
4
5
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30-119
55
6/16/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
vs
46
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
0
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
10Jerry West
J. West
30-330
53
4/23/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
vs
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31-083
47
6/5/2019
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
12LeBron James
L. James
33-152
51
5/31/2018
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
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33-258
45
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
vs
46
27
3
20
27
74.1
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35-117
45
6/14/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
@
44
1
1
4
0
15
35
42.9
3
7
42.9
12
15
80.0
54.1
0
1
1
2
+2

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