youngest player to score 35+ points in a game in the finals

Magic Johnson is the youngest with 35+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 20 years and 276 days old versus the 76ers on May 16, 1980.

NAME AGE 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 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20-276
42
5/16/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
15
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
2 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
22-230
37
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
45
23
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
3 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-017
37
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
48
8
7
15
43
34.9
7
8
87.5
39.8
3
4 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-021
55
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
5 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-023
43
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
45
7
3
17
41
41.5
9
12
75.0
46.5
5
6 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-026
36
4/23/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
38
10
2
14
37
37.8
8
8
100.0
44.4
4
7 Rick Barry
R. Barry
23-027
44
4/24/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
44
6
2
16
38
42.1
12
13
92.3
50.3
5
8 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23-220
43
6/19/2012
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
45
7
5
1
0
20
32
62.5
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
64.5
1
6
3
3
0
9 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
23-257
36
6/12/2012
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
vs
MIA MIA
46
8
4
0
1
12
20
60.0
4
8
50.0
8
9
88.9
75.1
1
7
2
2
+15
10 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23-290
36
6/9/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NJN 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
11 Jerry West
J. West
23-315
40
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
4
13
23
56.5
14
15
93.3
67.6
5
12 Jerry West
J. West
23-317
36
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
4
2
11
19
57.9
14
16
87.5
69.1
5
13 Jerry West
J. West
23-325
35
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
53
6
0
14
30
46.7
7
8
87.5
52.2
4
14 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
24-082
41
6/13/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
40
3
6
2
1
17
24
70.8
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
82.4
0
3
4
4
+20
15 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24-108
37
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
54
14
11
26
42.3
15
20
75.0
53.2
3
16 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24-122
39
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
56
19
3
14
34
41.2
11
13
84.6
49.1
4
17 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-147
42
6/13/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL 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
18 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-149
36
6/15/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL 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
19 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-152
43
6/18/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DAL 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
20 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24-154
36
6/20/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
@
DAL DAL
45
10
5
4
3
10
18
55.6
0
0
16
21
76.2
66.1
3
7
5
4
+9
21 Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
24-164
35
6/12/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
vs
LAL LAL
43
11
2
1
1
15
28
53.6
0
0
5
7
71.4
56.3
2
9
2
4
+1
22 Andrew Toney
A. Toney
24-190
36
6/1/1982
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
36
5
2
2
0
13
21
61.9
1
1
100.0
9
10
90.0
70.9
1
4
3
3
23 Devin Booker
D. Booker
24-257
42
7/14/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
39
1
2
0
1
17
28
60.7
0
3
0.0
8
9
88.9
65.7
1
0
4
5
0
24 Devin Booker
D. Booker
24-260
40
7/17/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
MIL MIL
42
4
3
2
1
17
33
51.5
2
4
50.0
4
5
80.0
56.8
1
3
2
5
+12
25 George Mikan
G. Mikan
24-290
42
4/4/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
14
21
66.7
14
17
82.4
73.7
4

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14th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM