highest fg% in a finals game before 1980

Before 1979-80, 41 players were tied for the highest field-goal percentage in an NBA Finals game, at 100.0 percent. The first three are Wally Walker on June 2, 1978, on May 21, 1978 and on May 29, 1977, Greg Ballard on May 21, 1978 and Corky Calhoun on June 5, 1977.

Interpreted as:
highest fg% by a player in a finals game before 1980
NAMEFG%DATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wally Walker
W. Walker
100.0
6/2/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
vs
8
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
1
0
0
4
2Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
100.0
5/21/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
@
7
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
100.0
106.4
0
3
0
0
3Wally Walker
W. Walker
100.0
5/21/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
vs
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
0
1
0
1
4Corky Calhoun
C. Calhoun
100.0
6/5/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
vs
8
6
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
100.0
0
0
2
5Wally Walker
W. Walker
100.0
5/29/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
vs
2
6
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
100.0
0
0
0
6Terry Furlow
T. Furlow
100.0
5/26/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
vs
3
4
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
100.0
0
1
1
7Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
100.0
5/26/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
vs
30
10
14
0
0
2
3
3
4
6
66.7
88.7
0
14
4
8Robin Jones
R. Jones
100.0
5/22/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
@
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
1
1
0
9Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
100.0
6/6/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
vs
6
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0.0
69.4
0
1
0
10Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
100.0
5/30/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
vs
10
3
0
3
0
0
1
1
1
3
33.3
64.7
0
0
2
11Nate Hawthorne
N. Hawthorne
100.0
5/30/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
vs
7
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
100.0
106.4
0
0
3
12Kevin Stacom
K. Stacom
100.0
5/23/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
vs
12
5
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
100.0
102.5
1
0
1
13Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
100.0
5/25/1975
1974-75
NBA Finals
@
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
1
0
1
14Tom Kozelko
T. Kozelko
100.0
5/25/1975
1974-75
NBA Finals
vs
9
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
100.0
0
0
1
15Derrek Dickey
D. Dickey
100.0
5/18/1975
1974-75
NBA Finals
@
19
9
6
1
1
0
4
4
1
1
100.0
101.4
3
3
3
16Phil Hankinson
P. Hankinson
100.0
5/12/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
@
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
0
0
0
17Terry Driscoll
T. Driscoll
100.0
5/7/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
vs
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
1
0
2
18Russ Lee
R. Lee
100.0
5/3/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
@
1
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
100.0
0
0
0
19Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
100.0
4/30/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
vs
6
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0.0
53.2
0
1
1
20Hank Finkel
H. Finkel
100.0
4/28/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
@
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
0
1
0
21Russ Lee
R. Lee
100.0
4/28/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
vs
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
0
0
0
22Dean Meminger
D. Meminger
100.0
5/10/1973
1972-73
NBA Finals
@
15
5
1
2
2
2
1
1
100.0
102.5
2
23Mel Counts
M. Counts
100.0
5/8/1973
1972-73
NBA Finals
@
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
100.0
2
24Gary Zeller
G. Zeller
100.0
4/28/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
@
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
1
25Dorie Murrey
D. Murrey
100.0
4/25/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
vs
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
100.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1956 Finals.

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