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Below is a list of players who scored 40 or more points in a Finals game. Shaquille O'Neal was the last to do it in 2002 vs. the New Jersey Nets. Jerry West has the most 40-plus point Finals games with ten.
* Denotes number of overtime periods
Italics denote active player
PLAYER |
TEAM |
OPPONENT |
DATE |
FGM |
FTM |
POINTS |
Elgin Baylor |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 14, 1962 |
22 |
17 |
61 |
Rick Barry |
San Francisco |
Philadelphia |
April 18, 1967 |
22 |
11 |
55 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago |
Phoenix |
June 16, 1993 |
21 |
13 |
55 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
April 23, 1969 |
21 |
11 |
53 |
Bob Pettit |
St. Louis |
Boston |
April 12, 1958 |
19 |
12 |
50 |
Allen Iverson |
Philadelphia |
at L.A. Lakers |
June 6, 2001* |
18 |
9 |
48 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago |
at Portland |
June 12, 1992 |
14 |
16 |
46 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 19, 1965 |
17 |
11 |
45 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
April 22, 1966 |
19 |
7 |
45 |
Wilt Chamberlain |
L.A. Lakers |
New York |
May 6, 1970 |
20 |
5 |
45 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago |
at Utah |
June 14, 1998 |
15 |
12 |
45 |
Rick Barry |
San Francisco |
Philadelphia |
April 24, 1967 |
16 |
12 |
44 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago |
Phoenix |
June 13, 1993*** |
19 |
3 |
44 |
Shaquille O’Neal |
L.A. Lakers |
Philadelphia |
June 6, 2001* |
17 |
10 |
44 |
Elgin Baylor |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 21, 1963 |
15 |
13 |
43 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
April 21, 1965 |
13 |
17 |
43 |
Rick Barry |
San Francisco |
Philadelphia |
April 20, 1967 |
17 |
9 |
43 |
John Havlicek |
Boston |
at L.A. Lakers |
April 25, 1969 |
15 |
13 |
43 |
Isiah Thomas |
Detroit |
at L.A. Lakers |
June 19, 1988 |
18 |
5 |
43 |
Shaquille O’Neal |
L.A. Lakers |
Indiana |
June 7, 2000 |
21 |
1 |
43 |
George Mikan |
Minnesota |
Washington |
April 4, 1949 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
April 17, 1963 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
May 5, 1969 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
Magic Johnson |
L.A. Lakers |
at Philadelphia |
May 16, 1980 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
Charles Barkley |
Phoenix |
Chicago |
June 11, 1993 |
16 |
10 |
42 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago |
at Phoenix |
June 11, 1993 |
18 |
4 |
42 |
Elgin Baylor |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 18, 1962* |
13 |
15 |
41 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 17, 1966* |
15 |
11 |
41 |
Elgin Baylor |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 24, 1966 |
13 |
15 |
41 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
April 25, 1969 |
12 |
17 |
41 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago |
Phoenix |
June 18, 1993 |
16 |
7 |
41 |
Shaquille O’Neal |
L.A. Lakers |
Indiana |
June 19, 2000 |
19 |
3 |
41 |
George Mikan |
Minnesota |
Syracuse |
April 23, 1950 |
13 |
14 |
40 |
Cliff Hagan |
St. Louis |
at Boston |
April 5, 1961 |
16 |
8 |
40 |
Bob Pettit |
St. Louis |
Boston |
April 9, 1961 |
14 |
12 |
40 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 8, 1962 |
13 |
14 |
40 |
John Havlicek |
Boston |
at L.A. Lakers |
May 2, 1968 |
14 |
12 |
40 |
Jerry West |
L.A. Lakers |
at Boston |
April 29, 1969 |
15 |
10 |
40 |
Julius Erving |
Philadelphia |
at Portland |
June 5, 1977 |
17 |
6 |
40 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
L.A. Lakers |
Philadelphia |
May 14, 1980 |
16 |
8 |
40 |
James Worthy |
L.A. Lakers |
Detroit |
June 13, 1989 |
17 |
4 |
40 |
Shaquille O’Neal |
L.A. Lakers |
Indiana |
June 9, 2000 |
11 |
18 |
40 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
L.A. Lakers |
New Jersey |
June 7, 2002 |
14 |
12 |
40 |
