youngest player with 35 points in a finals game

Magic Johnson is the youngest with 35+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 20 years and 276 days old versus the 76ers on May 16, 1980.

Interpreted as:
youngest player with 35 or more points in a finals game
NAMEAgePTSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Magic 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
2Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
22-230
37
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
45
23
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-017
37
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
48
8
7
15
43
34.9
7
8
87.5
39.8
3
4Rick 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
5Rick 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
6Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-026
36
4/23/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
38
10
2
14
37
37.8
8
8
100.0
44.4
4
7Rick 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
8Russell 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
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
23-257
36
6/12/2012
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
vs
MIA MIA
46
8
4
0
1
12
20
60.0
4
8
50.0
8
9
88.9
75.1
1
7
2
2
+15
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23-290
36
6/9/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NJN NJN
46
6
4
1
2
14
23
60.9
1
3
33.3
7
10
70.0
65.7
1
5
6
3
+1
11Jerry 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
12Jerry West
J. West
23-317
36
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
4
2
11
19
57.9
14
16
87.5
69.1
5
13Jerry West
J. West
23-325
35
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
53
6
0
14
30
46.7
7
8
87.5
52.2
4
14Jalen Williams
J. Williams
24-063
40
6/16/2025
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
vs
IND IND
35
6
4
1
0
14
25
56.0
3
5
60.0
9
12
75.0
66.1
1
5
1
4
+14
15Kyrie 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
16Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24-108
37
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
54
14
11
26
42.3
15
20
75.0
53.2
3
17Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24-122
39
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
56
19
3
14
34
41.2
11
13
84.6
49.1
4
18Dwyane 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
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-149
36
6/15/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL DAL
40
6
3
1
1
13
23
56.5
2
5
40.0
8
9
88.9
66.8
0
6
4
4
+14
20Dwyane 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
21Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-154
36
6/20/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
@
DAL DAL
45
10
5
4
3
10
18
55.6
0
0
16
21
76.2
66.1
3
7
5
4
+9
22Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
24-164
35
6/12/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
vs
LAL LAL
43
11
2
1
1
15
28
53.6
0
0
5
7
71.4
56.3
2
9
2
4
+1
23Andrew Toney
A. Toney
24-190
36
6/1/1982
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
36
5
2
2
0
13
21
61.9
1
1
100.0
9
10
90.0
70.9
1
4
3
3
24Devin 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
25Devin 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

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ORTG

119.1

7th

DRTG

117.5

20th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

35.4

18th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

18 - 7

116

Final

114

PHX Suns

14 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM