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 against the 76ers on May 16, 1980.

Interpreted as:
youngest player with 35 or more points in a finals game
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 Tom 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
3 Rick 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
4 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
5 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
6 Rick 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
7 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
8 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
9 Kevin 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
10 Kobe 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
11 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
12 Jerry 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
13 Jerry 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
14 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
15 Bob 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
16 Bob 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
17 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
18 Dwyane 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
19 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
20 Dwyane 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
21 Kenyon 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
22 Andrew 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
23 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
24 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
25 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

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15th

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1.2

14th

3P%

36.6

14th

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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
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

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
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM