players who scored 26+ points in nba finals game since 1980

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped 33 points in Game 1 of the 1980 NBA Finals versus the 76ers on May 4, 1980.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5/4/1980	33	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	5	0	6	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	71.1	1	13	3	4
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5/7/1980	38	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	14	3	2	5	19	31	61.3	0	0		0	2	0.0	59.6	4	10	4	4
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5/10/1980	33	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	41	14	3	0	4	13	30	43.3	0	0		7	9	77.8	48.6	5	9	3	4
4	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	5/11/1980	26	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	41	6	3	0	2	12	23	52.2	0	0		2	3	66.7	53.5	3	3	2	5
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/11/1980	28	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	45	9	9	3	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	76.1	1	8	3	1
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5/14/1980	40	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	4	11	5	4
7	Julius Erving J. Erving	5/14/1980	36	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	41	9	6	4	2	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	12	16	75.0	58.0	2	7	2	2
8	Julius Erving J. Erving	5/16/1980	27	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	39	7	3	2	2	13	23	56.5	0	2	0.0	1	4	25.0	54.5	1	6	3	4
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/16/1980	42	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
10	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	5/16/1980	37	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	42	10	2	1	0	16	30	53.3	0	0		5	5	100.0	57.5	6	4	3	4
11	Robert Reid R. Reid	5/5/1981	27	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	48	8	3	4	0	12	22	54.5	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	56.8	5	3	2	2
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	5/7/1981	31	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	48	15	1	1	2	10	24	41.7	0	0		11	18	61.1	48.6	7	8	2	1
13	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	5/10/1981	28	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	45	4	6	2	0	11	22	50.0	1	3	33.3	5	6	83.3	56.8	3	1	3	4
14	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	5/12/1981	28	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	39	15	3	1	2	10	13	76.9	0	0		8	10	80.0	80.5	7	8	1	3
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	5/14/1981	27	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	43	13	5	1	0	11	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	60.8	2	11	1	3
16	Robert Reid R. Reid	5/14/1981	27	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	47	8	5	1	0	12	24	50.0	0	0		3	5	60.0	51.5	3	5	2	5
17	Julius Erving J. Erving	5/27/1982	27	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	39	9	3	3	1	9	18	50.0	0	2	0.0	9	12	75.0	58.0	4	5	3	1
18	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	6/1/1982	29	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	6	6	3	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	61.6	2	4	4	4
19	Andrew Toney A. Toney	6/1/1982	36	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	36	5	2	2	0	13	21	61.9	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	70.9	1	4	3	3
20	Andrew Toney A. Toney	6/3/1982	28	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	44	5	11	1	0	11	25	44.0	0	2	0.0	6	8	75.0	49.1	3	2	1	4
21	Andrew Toney A. Toney	6/6/1982	31	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	41	2	8	1	0	13	18	72.2	0	0		5	6	83.3	75.1	0	2	1	2
22	Julius Erving J. Erving	6/8/1982	30	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	43	8	3	5	1	11	24	45.8	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	52.8	6	2	4	0
23	Andrew Toney A. Toney	6/8/1982	29	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	43	3	6	2	0	13	23	56.5	0	0		3	3	100.0	59.6	1	2	6	5
24	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	6/8/1982	27	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	43	5	3	2	0	11	25	44.0	0	0		5	5	100.0	49.6	1	4	6	4
25	Moses Malone M. Malone	5/22/1983	27	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	41	18	0	2	3	9	20	45.0	0	0		9	12	75.0	53.4	7	11	3	3