who scored 30+ points in an nba finals game before 2000

Tim Duncan posted 31 points in Game 5 of the 1999 NBA Finals versus the Knicks on June 25, 1999.

	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	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	6/25/1999	31	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	46	9	2	0	1	12	22	54.5	0	1	0.0	7	9	77.8	59.7	0	9	2	2	+5
2	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	6/25/1999	35	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	SAS	43	10	2	2	0	13	27	48.1	1	1	100.0	8	10	80.0	55.7	2	8	3	1	-5
3	Allan Houston A. Houston	6/21/1999	34	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	SAS	45	3	4	0	0	10	24	41.7	2	4	50.0	12	12	100.0	58.1	1	2	0	0	+11
4	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	6/16/1999	33	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	44	16	2	2	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	65.0	3	13	1	3	+12
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/14/1998	45	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	6/14/1998	31	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	vs	CHI	43	11	7	1	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		9	11	81.8	65.0	5	6	5	2	-2
7	Toni Kukoc T. Kukoc	6/12/1998	30	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	43	6	0	1	1	11	13	84.6	4	6	66.7	4	7	57.1	93.3	1	5	2	2	+2
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	6/12/1998	39	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	44	9	5	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	65.8	4	5	1	2	+2
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/10/1998	34	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	43	8	2	2	0	12	27	44.4	0	0		10	15	66.7	50.6	3	5	3	1	0
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/5/1998	37	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	40	5	3	1	1	14	33	42.4	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	49.5	3	2	0	2	+16
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/3/1998	33	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	46	3	2	0	2	13	29	44.8	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	50.7	1	2	0	3	+1
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/13/1997	39	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	44	11	4	1	1	15	35	42.9	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	49.5	1	10	1	2	0
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/11/1997	38	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	7	5	3	1	13	27	48.1	2	5	40.0	10	12	83.3	58.9	2	5	3	3	+4
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	6/6/1997	37	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	vs	CHI	42	10	3	4	0	15	29	51.7	0	0		7	10	70.0	55.4	3	7	2	4	+15
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/4/1997	38	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	45	13	9	2	0	11	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	15	21	71.4	65.0	4	9	5	2	+15
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/1/1997	31	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	41	4	8	0	1	13	27	48.1	0	0		5	7	71.4	51.5	1	3	0	3	+3
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6/9/1996	36	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	@	SEA	41	3	5	2	0	11	23	47.8	3	4	75.0	11	11	100.0	64.7	2	1	3	1
18	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	6/5/1996	32	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	@	CHI	41	8	2	2	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		14	16	87.5	76.0	5	3	7	6
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6/14/1995	35	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	ORL	44	15	6	3	0	15	30	50.0	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	54.3	3	12	4	4
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6/11/1995	31	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	ORL	45	14	7	2	0	14	30	46.7	0	0		3	5	60.0	48.1	4	10	1	4
21	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	6/9/1995	31	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	30	1	3	3	0	8	12	66.7	4	6	66.7	11	12	91.7	89.7	0	1	2	4
22	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	6/9/1995	32	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	5	8	0	0	12	21	57.1	4	6	66.7	4	5	80.0	69.0	2	3	5	3
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6/9/1995	34	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	42	11	2	1	4	14	30	46.7	0	0		6	9	66.7	50.1	3	8	3	5
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6/9/1995	33	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	45	12	7	0	0	12	22	54.5	0	0		9	14	64.3	58.6	3	9	4	5
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6/7/1995	31	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	48	6	7	2	4	13	26	50.0	0	0		5	7	71.4	53.3	1	5	3	5