highest plus-minus in game 2 of the finals

Shaquille O'Neal has the highest plus/minus in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, at +35 against the New Jersey Nets on June 7, 2002.

Interpreted as:
highest plus-minus by a player in game 2 of the finals
NAME+/-DATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
+35
6/7/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
vs
41
40
12
8
0
1
14
23
60.9
0
0
12
14
85.7
68.6
3
9
4
2
2Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
+30
6/9/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
vs
35
19
4
2
1
0
6
12
50.0
2
4
50.0
5
5
100.0
66.9
0
4
0
1
3Rick Fox
R. Fox
+30
6/7/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
vs
36
10
8
6
1
1
3
6
50.0
2
4
50.0
2
2
100.0
72.7
1
7
2
5
4LeBron James
L. James
+29
6/9/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
vs
41
17
8
7
3
3
7
17
41.2
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
47.5
1
7
2
2
5Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
+28
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
vs
28
7
5
3
0
1
3
6
50.0
0
2
0.0
1
3
33.3
47.8
3
2
2
1
6Ray Allen
R. Allen
+27
6/9/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
vs
25
13
1
0
0
0
5
8
62.5
3
5
60.0
0
0
81.3
0
1
0
0
7Robert Horry
R. Horry
+27
6/10/2007
2006-07
NBA Finals
vs
26
5
9
4
0
5
1
3
33.3
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
64.4
2
7
0
3
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
+25
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
vs
25
18
9
4
0
1
7
11
63.6
4
8
50.0
0
0
81.8
1
8
4
4
9Erick Dampier
E. Dampier
+25
6/11/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
vs
29
6
13
1
1
1
2
3
66.7
0
0
2
3
66.7
69.4
4
9
2
2
10Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
+25
6/12/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
vs
32
27
3
7
3
0
6
8
75.0
4
5
80.0
11
13
84.6
98.4
1
2
3
3
11Aaron Wiggins
A. Wiggins
+24
6/8/2025
2024-25
NBA Finals
vs
21
18
4
1
1
0
6
11
54.5
5
8
62.5
1
2
50.0
75.8
1
3
1
1
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
+24
6/5/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
vs
32
29
6
4
3
0
9
21
42.9
5
12
41.7
6
7
85.7
60.2
0
6
2
2
13Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
+24
6/5/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
vs
15
3
3
1
3
0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
150.0
1
2
0
1
14Kevon Looney
K. Looney
+24
6/5/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
vs
21
12
7
2
3
1
6
6
100.0
0
0
0
0
100.0
1
6
0
2
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
+24
6/3/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
vs
38
26
9
7
0
2
10
14
71.4
2
3
66.7
4
4
100.0
82.5
0
9
3
3
16Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
+24
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
vs
37
22
7
1
0
0
8
12
66.7
4
7
57.1
2
3
66.7
82.6
1
6
2
2
17Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
+24
6/7/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
vs
29
12
5
3
0
0
4
9
44.4
2
3
66.7
2
4
50.0
55.8
2
3
2
5
18Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
+23
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
vs
31
17
2
5
2
0
6
13
46.2
4
8
50.0
1
1
100.0
63.2
0
2
4
1
19Gabe Vincent
G. Vincent
+22
6/4/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
@
32
23
0
3
2
0
8
12
66.7
4
6
66.7
3
3
100.0
86.3
0
0
1
4
20James Jones
J. Jones
+22
6/7/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
@
23
8
1
1
2
0
3
7
42.9
2
4
50.0
0
0
57.1
0
1
0
4
21Mike Miller
M. Miller
+22
6/9/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
vs
16
9
0
1
1
0
3
3
100.0
3
3
100.0
0
0
150.0
0
0
0
2
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
+21
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
vs
36
32
10
11
1
0
7
17
41.2
4
11
36.4
14
14
100.0
69.1
2
8
8
3
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
+21
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
vs
41
33
13
6
3
5
13
22
59.1
4
8
50.0
3
3
100.0
70.8
2
11
3
4
24Leandro Barbosa
L. Barbosa
+21
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
vs
18
10
3
1
1
0
5
7
71.4
0
2
0.0
0
0
71.4
1
2
0
1
25Draymond Green
D. Green
+20
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
vs
34
28
7
5
1
0
11
20
55.0
5
8
62.5
1
1
100.0
68.5
1
6
1
2
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.754
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.729
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37
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.638
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37
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.617
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37
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.617
8.5
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.586
10.5
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34
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.567
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.230
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