highest fg% in a finals game with 40 points

Wilt Chamberlain has the highest field-goal percentage with 40+ points in an NBA Finals game, at 74.1 percent against the Knicks on May 6, 1970.

Interpreted as:
highest fg% by a player in a finals game with 40 or more points
NAME FG% PTS DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
74.1
45
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
46
27
3
20
27
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
2 LeBron James
L. James
71.4
40
10/9/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
MIA MIA
42
13
7
3
0
15
21
6
9
66.7
4
6
66.7
84.6
3
10
4
1
+7
3 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
70.8
41
6/13/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
40
3
6
2
1
17
24
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
82.4
0
3
4
4
+20
4 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
70.0
40
10/4/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
LAL LAL
45
11
13
2
2
14
20
0
0
12
14
85.7
76.5
1
10
5
0
+20
5 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
68.2
42
7/8/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
40
12
4
1
3
15
22
1
5
20.0
11
18
61.1
70.2
4
8
3
3
+3
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
67.7
43
6/7/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
44
19
4
0
3
21
31
0
0
1
6
16.7
63.9
6
13
2
2
+18
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
66.7
40
5/14/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
41
15
1
0
4
16
24
0
0
8
9
88.9
71.5
4
11
5
4
8 George Mikan
G. Mikan
66.7
42
4/4/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
14
21
14
17
82.4
73.7
4
9 James Worthy
J. Worthy
65.4
40
6/13/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
46
3
3
0
3
17
26
2
3
66.7
4
6
66.7
69.8
0
3
1
3
10 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
65.2
43
6/6/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
43
13
7
1
1
15
23
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
82.4
1
12
3
3
+15
11 George Mikan
G. Mikan
65.0
40
4/23/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
2
13
20
14
17
82.4
72.8
6
12 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64.0
50
7/20/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
13 LeBron James
L. James
63.3
41
6/12/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
46
13
8
2
1
19
30
2
5
40.0
1
4
25.0
64.5
2
11
2
3
-13
14 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
62.5
43
6/19/2012
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
45
7
5
1
0
20
32
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
64.5
1
6
3
3
0
15 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
61.5
42
6/11/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
CHI CHI
46
13
4
1
1
16
26
0
1
0.0
10
12
83.3
67.1
6
7
2
3
16 Jerry West
J. West
61.3
45
4/22/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
47
4
10
19
31
7
10
70.0
63.6
2
17 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
61.1
40
6/9/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
46
24
4
0
3
11
18
0
0
18
39
46.2
56.9
5
19
2
5
+14
18 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
60.9
41
7/11/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
38
13
6
1
0
14
23
0
2
0.0
13
17
76.5
67.3
4
9
1
3
+20
19 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
60.9
40
6/7/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NJN NJN
41
12
8
0
1
14
23
0
0
12
14
85.7
68.6
3
9
4
2
+35
20 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
60.9
46
6/12/1992
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
POR POR
42
5
4
0
1
14
23
2
4
50.0
16
19
84.2
73.3
0
5
4
5
21 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
60.9
42
5/16/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
15
7
3
1
14
23
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
22 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
60.9
40
4/9/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
46
18
4
14
23
12
12
100.0
70.7
4
23 Devin Booker
D. Booker
60.7
42
7/14/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
39
1
2
0
1
17
28
0
3
0.0
8
9
88.9
65.7
1
0
4
5
0
24 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
60.7
44
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
52
20
5
1
0
17
28
0
0
10
22
45.5
58.4
6
14
4
3
-6
25 LeBron James
L. James
59.4
51
5/31/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1956 Finals.

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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
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Lakers Lakers
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
107-128
Thu
3/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
122-133
Thu
3/27
LAC LAC
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BKN BKN
132-100
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CHA CHA
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TOR TOR
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Thu
3/27
NYK NYK
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MIL MIL
116-107

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/13
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
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5/14
GSW GSW
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MIN MIN
9:30 PM
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5/15
CLE CLE
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IND IND
1:00 PM