most points in a wnba finals game 5

Penny Taylor has the most points in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, with 30 points versus the Detroit Shock on September 16, 2007.

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most points by a player in a wnba finals game 5
NAMEPTSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
30
9/16/2007
2007
WNBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
DET DET
37
3
2
2
0
6
11
54.5
0
1
0.0
18
18
100.0
79.3
0
3
3
3
+17
2Candace Parker
C. Parker
28
10/20/2016
2016
WNBA Finals
LAS LAS
@
MIN MIN
36
12
1
3
1
12
22
54.5
2
5
40.0
2
4
50.0
58.9
4
8
4
1
+1
3Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
27
9/16/2007
2007
WNBA Finals
DET DET
vs
PHX PHX
39
4
3
0
0
8
18
44.4
3
6
50.0
8
9
88.9
61.5
1
3
3
4
-15
4Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
26
10/9/2009
2009
WNBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
IND IND
37
6
4
1
3
7
15
46.7
4
7
57.1
8
8
100.0
70.2
0
6
3
4
+8
5Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
26
9/16/2007
2007
WNBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
DET DET
34
3
10
1
0
9
18
50.0
1
5
20.0
7
8
87.5
60.4
0
3
2
0
+21
6Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
25
10/10/2019
2019
WNBA Finals
CON CON
@
WAS WAS
30
9
0
0
0
10
16
62.5
1
2
50.0
4
6
66.7
67.1
3
6
2
4
-8
7Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
24
10/9/2009
2009
WNBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
IND IND
33
4
2
0
0
11
20
55.0
2
4
50.0
0
0
60.0
2
2
0
2
+6
8Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
24
9/9/2006
2006
WNBA Finals
DET DET
vs
SAC SAC
40
4
4
2
2
10
23
43.5
2
4
50.0
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
3
1
2
+5
9Maya Moore
M. Moore
23
10/20/2016
2016
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
LAS LAS
36
6
11
3
0
8
14
57.1
1
3
33.3
6
7
85.7
67.3
0
6
3
3
+2
10Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
22
10/20/2024
2024
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
44
7
2
1
2
11
23
47.8
0
2
0.0
0
0
47.8
1
6
2
6
-1
11Emma Meesseman
E. Meesseman
22
10/10/2019
2019
WNBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
CON CON
27
3
3
2
2
9
13
69.2
1
2
50.0
3
5
60.0
72.4
0
3
1
4
+14
12Tammy Sutton-Brown
T. Sutton-Brown
22
10/9/2009
2009
WNBA Finals
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
28
5
1
0
0
8
13
61.5
0
0
6
9
66.7
64.9
1
4
5
3
+2
13Kayla McBride
K. McBride
21
10/20/2024
2024
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
43
5
5
4
0
7
13
53.8
1
6
16.7
6
6
100.0
67.1
0
5
2
3
-5
14Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
21
10/10/2019
2019
WNBA Finals
CON CON
@
WAS WAS
37
12
6
2
0
9
14
64.3
0
0
3
3
100.0
68.5
1
11
3
4
-8
15Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
21
10/10/2019
2019
WNBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
CON CON
37
9
2
1
2
8
16
50.0
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
56.3
1
8
0
2
+11
16Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
20
10/14/2015
2015
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
IND IND
37
11
1
1
1
7
11
63.6
0
0
6
8
75.0
68.9
4
7
3
2
+16
17Candace Parker
C. Parker
19
10/4/2017
2017
WNBA Finals
LAS LAS
@
MIN MIN
36
15
5
2
4
8
17
47.1
1
6
16.7
2
3
66.7
51.9
2
13
5
3
-9
18Natasha Cloud
N. Cloud
18
10/10/2019
2019
WNBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
CON CON
35
5
3
0
0
6
11
54.5
2
6
33.3
4
6
66.7
66.0
1
4
2
2
+12
19Kristi Toliver
K. Toliver
18
10/10/2019
2019
WNBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
CON CON
38
4
4
0
0
5
11
45.5
1
5
20.0
7
7
100.0
63.9
1
3
5
4
+12
20Maya Moore
M. Moore
18
10/4/2017
2017
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
LAS LAS
37
10
0
2
1
8
18
44.4
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
47.7
1
9
3
3
+17
21Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
18
10/14/2015
2015
WNBA Finals
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
34
11
0
1
2
5
16
31.3
4
4
100.0
4
5
80.0
49.5
2
9
4
3
-14
22Jessica Davenport
J. Davenport
18
10/9/2009
2009
WNBA Finals
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
18
2
1
0
2
8
11
72.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
75.8
0
2
1
3
-9
23Katie Smith
K. Smith
18
9/16/2007
2007
WNBA Finals
DET DET
vs
PHX PHX
39
6
5
1
0
6
14
42.9
6
9
66.7
0
0
64.3
1
5
1
2
-15
24Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
17
10/20/2024
2024
WNBA Finals
NYL NYL
vs
MIN MIN
42
6
1
0
0
5
10
50.0
0
2
0.0
7
7
100.0
65.0
1
5
4
3
+10
25Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
17
10/4/2017
2017
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
LAS LAS
33
2
8
2
0
4
8
50.0
1
4
25.0
8
8
100.0
73.8
0
2
4
3
+16
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