Kobe Bryant put up his most points in an NBA Finals game against the Magic on June 4, 2009, with 40 points.

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Kobe Bryant's highest final points in a game

	NAME	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	38	8	8	2	2	16	34	47.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	53.3	1	7	1	1	+25
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	6/13/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	44	5	4	1	1	13	27	48.1	4	10	40.0	8	9	88.9	61.4	2	3	4	5	-6
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	6/10/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	45	7	1	2	0	12	20	60.0	1	2	50.0	11	18	61.1	64.5	3	4	3	4	+2
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36	6/9/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	@	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
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	6/10/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	6	2	2	0	10	22	45.5	6	11	54.5	7	8	87.5	64.7	0	6	7	5	-8
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	49	4	7	2	0	14	27	51.9	1	5	20.0	4	5	80.0	56.5	0	4	5	5	+7
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	32	6/11/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	@	ORL	49	7	8	1	1	11	31	35.5	2	6	33.3	8	8	100.0	46.3	1	6	3	3	+11
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	32	6/10/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	48	6	3	2	0	13	30	43.3	0	2	0.0	6	6	100.0	49.0	0	6	3	2	+5
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	6/9/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	@	ORL	40	3	8	0	0	11	25	44.0	4	9	44.4	5	10	50.0	52.7	1	2	4	5	-3
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	6/8/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	47	8	6	2	2	11	23	47.8	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	58.4	1	7	2	4	+11
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	6/3/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	7	6	1	1	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	9	10	90.0	56.8	1	6	4	4	+6
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	6/14/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	@	ORL	43	6	5	2	4	10	23	43.5	2	5	40.0	8	8	100.0	56.6	0	6	1	2	+14
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	40	4	8	3	0	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	57.5	1	3	4	3	+8
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29	6/8/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	44	7	4	2	3	10	29	34.5	1	7	14.3	8	8	100.0	44.6	2	5	1	2	+10
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29	6/7/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	49	4	8	2	0	10	22	45.5	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	54.9	0	4	7	2	+2
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	6/14/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	@	IND	47	4	5	1	2	14	27	51.9	0	0		0	0		51.9	2	2	3	4	+2
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26	6/15/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	40	11	3	4	0	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	7	7	100.0	58.9	3	8	2	2	+15
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26	6/15/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	44	12	6	1	1	7	18	38.9	2	3	66.7	10	11	90.9	56.9	2	10	3	3	+14
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26	6/19/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	45	10	4	1	2	8	27	29.6	2	6	33.3	8	9	88.9	42.0	3	7	1	4	+7
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	7	4	5	0	8	21	38.1	4	9	44.4	5	7	71.4	51.9	3	4	6	4	+8
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	47	4	4	4	2	10	27	37.0	1	6	16.7	4	4	100.0	43.5	1	3	3	2	-12
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25	6/12/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NJN	44	6	8	2	0	7	16	43.8	2	3	66.7	9	11	81.8	60.0	0	6	1	4	+6
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	24	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	3	6	1	1	9	26	34.6	0	3	0.0	6	6	100.0	41.9	0	3	4	3	-13
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	24	6/15/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	45	3	4	1	0	7	21	33.3	0	2	0.0	10	11	90.9	46.4	1	2	3	2	-19
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	24	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	42	8	3	2	1	9	15	60.0	3	3	100.0	3	4	75.0	71.6	1	7	4	2	+20