most points in finals history in a single game from 2003-04 to 2008-09

Between the 2003-04 and 2008-09 seasons, Dwyane Wade put up the most points in an NBA Finals game, with 43 points versus the Mavericks on June 18, 2006.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in finals history in a single game from 2003-04 to 2008-09

	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	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	43	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	50	4	4	3	0	11	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	21	25	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
2	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	42	6/13/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	43	13	2	2	0	14	26	53.8	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	61.9	2	11	1	5	+6
3	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
4	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	38	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	6	8	1	0	10	22	45.5	2	6	33.3	16	19	84.2	62.6	1	5	5	5	-4
5	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
6	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	36	6/20/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	45	10	5	4	3	10	18	55.6	0	0		16	21	76.2	66.1	3	7	5	4	+9
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	36	6/15/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	40	6	3	1	1	13	23	56.5	2	5	40.0	8	9	88.9	66.8	0	6	4	4	+14
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	6/13/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	47	20	2	0	1	16	21	76.2	0	0		4	11	36.4	69.7	3	17	2	4	-8
9	Jason Terry J. Terry	35	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	DAL	@	MIA	50	5	1	1	0	13	23	56.5	4	9	44.4	5	5	100.0	69.4	1	4	4	2	+4
10	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	34	6/7/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	@	LAL	45	11	7	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	12	50.0	4	4	100.0	74.7	5	6	2	2	-6
11	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	34	6/19/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	44	5	7	0	0	11	26	42.3	2	7	28.6	10	11	90.9	55.1	3	2	1	2	+7
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	34	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	45	11	1	0	1	13	16	81.3	0	0		8	12	66.7	79.9	5	6	6	4	-8
13	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
14	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
15	Jason Terry J. Terry	32	6/8/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	MIA	37	4	1	3	0	13	18	72.2	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	84.7	0	4	1	2	+12
16	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
17	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	31	6/10/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	43	6	3	2	0	11	22	50.0	2	4	50.0	7	7	100.0	61.8	3	3	3	1	+15
18	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
19	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
20	Tony Parker T. Parker	30	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	36	4	2	1	0	13	20	65.0	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	68.9	1	3	2	2	+10
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	30	6/13/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	DAL	@	MIA	45	7	1	0	0	9	20	45.0	2	7	28.6	10	12	83.3	59.3	0	7	3	5	+5
22	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
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	6/20/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	MIA	47	15	2	0	2	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	56.8	3	12	1	5	-3
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	48	7	3	0	1	10	20	50.0	0	0		9	14	64.3	55.4	3	4	3	5	+16
25	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	28	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	4	8	1	1	9	16	56.3	4	4	100.0	6	7	85.7	73.4	0	4	5	4	+7