most points in finals after missing 30+ days

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points in the NBA Finals, with 61 points on April 14, 1962.

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most points in finals after field goal missing by a player 30+ days

	NAME	PTS	FG MISS	DAY	SEASON	SERIES	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	24	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	48.0	61.0	22.0	1.0			22.0	46.0	47.8				17.0	19.0	89.5	56.1				48	22	1				3
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	55	16	6/16/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	46.0	55.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	37.0	56.8	0.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	18.0	72.2	61.2	1.0	7.0	1.0	46	8	4	0	0	1	3
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	26	4/18/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	46.0	55.0	12.0	5.0			22.0	48.0	45.8				11.0	19.0	57.9	48.8				46	12	5				4
4	Jerry West J. West	53	20	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	46.0	53.0	3.0	10.0			21.0	41.0	51.2				11.0	13.0	84.6	56.7				46	3	10				3
5	LeBron James L. James	51	13	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	47.6	51.0	8.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	19.0	32.0	59.4	3.0	7.0	42.9	10.0	11.0	90.9	69.2	4.0	4.0	5.0	48	8	8	1	1	5	2	-13
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	50	9	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	42.4	50.0	14.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	16.0	25.0	64.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	17.0	19.0	89.5	74.9	4.0	10.0	6.0	42	14	2	0	5	6	2	+10
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	15	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	42.0	50.0	19.0				19.0	34.0	55.9				12.0	15.0	80.0	61.6				42	19					1
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	48	23	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	52.0	48.0	5.0	6.0	5.0	0.0	18.0	41.0	43.9	3.0	8.0	37.5	9.0	9.0	100.0	53.4	2.0	3.0	3.0	52	5	6	5	0	3	0	+6
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	17	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	43.3	47.0	8.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	14.0	31.0	45.2	6.0	14.0	42.9	13.0	14.0	92.9	63.2	2.0	6.0	3.0	43	8	7	2	0	3	1	-8
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46	9	6/12/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	42.0	46.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	14.0	23.0	60.9	2.0	4.0	50.0	16.0	19.0	84.2	73.3	0.0	5.0	4.0	42	5	4	0	1	4	5
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	20	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	44.0	45.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	15.0	35.0	42.9	3.0	7.0	42.9	12.0	15.0	80.0	54.1	0.0	1.0	1.0	44	1	1	4	0	1	2	+2
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	7	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	46.0	45.0	27.0	3.0			20.0	27.0	74.1				5.0	14.0	35.7	67.9				46	27	3				3
13	Jerry West J. West	45	12	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	47.0	45.0	4.0	10.0			19.0	31.0	61.3				7.0	10.0	70.0	63.6				47	4	10				2
14	Jerry West J. West	45	21	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	45.0	45.0	5.0	5.0			17.0	38.0	44.7				11.0	12.0	91.7	52.0				45	5	5				2
15	LeBron James L. James	44	20	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	45.8	44.0	8.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	38.0	47.4	2.0	8.0	25.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	51.9	0.0	8.0	4.0	46	8	6	0	0	4	2	-3
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	44	11	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	52.0	44.0	20.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	28.0	60.7	0.0	0.0		10.0	22.0	45.5	58.4	6.0	14.0	4.0	52	20	5	1	0	4	3	-6
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44	24	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	57.0	44.0	9.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	19.0	43.0	44.2	3.0	9.0	33.3	3.0	6.0	50.0	48.2	3.0	6.0	3.0	57	9	6	2	1	3	5
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	44	22	4/24/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	44.0	44.0	6.0	2.0			16.0	38.0	42.1				12.0	13.0	92.3	50.3				44	6	2				5
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	12	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	40.7	43.0	10.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	7.0	14.0	50.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	71.8	2.0	8.0	5.0	41	10	4	0	0	5	3	+11
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	8	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	43.3	43.0	13.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	6.0	9.0	66.7	7.0	7.0	100.0	82.4	1.0	12.0	3.0	43	13	7	1	1	3	3	+15
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43	12	6/19/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	45.5	43.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	0.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	64.5	1.0	6.0	3.0	45	7	5	1	0	3	3	0
22	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43	17	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	50.1	43.0	4.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	28.0	39.3	0.0	2.0	0.0	21.0	25.0	84.0	55.1	0.0	4.0	3.0	50	4	4	3	0	3	1	+1
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	43	10	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	44.0	43.0	19.0	4.0	0.0	3.0	21.0	31.0	67.7	0.0	0.0		1.0	6.0	16.7	63.9	6.0	13.0	2.0	44	19	4	0	3	2	2	+18
24	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43	14	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	44.0	43.0	3.0	8.0	6.0	1.0	18.0	32.0	56.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	5.0	7.0	71.4	61.3	1.0	2.0	5.0	44	3	8	6	1	5	4
25	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	43	12	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	48.0	43.0	12.0	6.0			15.0	27.0	55.6				13.0	14.0	92.9	64.8				48	12	6				6

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