youngest players under 26 to score 40 points in a finals game

Magic Johnson is the youngest player younger than 26 with 40+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 20 years and 276 days old against the 76ers on May 16, 1980.

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youngest players under 26 years old to score 40 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	@	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	@	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	@	BOS	45	5	4			13	23	56.5				14	15	93.3	67.6				5
7	Jalen Williams J. Williams	24-063	40	6/16/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	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
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	24-082	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	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
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	24-147	42	6/13/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	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
10	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	24-152	43	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	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
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	24-257	42	7/14/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	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
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	24-260	40	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	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
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	24-290	42	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	WAS						14	21	66.7				14	17	82.4	73.7				4
14	Jerry West J. West	24-324	42	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	8	1			17	30	56.7				8	10	80.0	61.0				1
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	25-078	40	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	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
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25-121	50	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	19				19	34	55.9				12	15	80.0	61.6				1
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	25-309	40	4/23/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR			2			13	20	65.0				14	17	82.4	72.8				6
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	25-364	48	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	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