Points Player Team Date Opponent Series Score MP FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Notes 63 Michael Jordan * Chicago Bulls April 20, 1986 Boston Celtics 1986 Eastern Conference First Round 131 -- 135 53 22 41 0 0 19 21 61 Elgin Baylor * Los Angeles Lakers April 14, 1962 Boston Celtics 1962 NBA Finals 126 -- 121 48 22 46 -- -- 17 19 56 Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors March 22, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 1962 Eastern Division Semifinals 121 -- 104 48 22 48 -- -- 12 22 56 Michael Jordan * (2) Chicago Bulls April 29, 1992 Miami Heat 1992 Eastern Conference First Round 119 -- 114 43 20 30 0 0 16 18 56 Charles Barkley * Phoenix Suns May 4, 1994 Golden State Warriors 1994 Western Conference First Round 140 -- 133 41 23 31 7 9 55 Rick Barry * San Francisco Warriors April 18, 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 1967 NBA Finals 130 -- 124 22 48 -- -- 11 19 55 Michael Jordan * (3) Chicago Bulls May 1, 1988 Cleveland Cavaliers 1988 Eastern Conference First Round 106 -- 101 44 24 45 0 0 7 7 55 Michael Jordan * (4) Chicago Bulls June 16, 1993 Phoenix Suns 1993 NBA Finals 111 -- 105 46 21 37 0 13 18 55 Michael Jordan * (5) Chicago Bulls April 27, 1997 Washington Bullets 1997 Eastern Conference First Round 109 -- 104 44: 13 22 35 10 10 55 Allen Iverson * Philadelphia 76ers April 20, 2003 New Orleans Hornets 2003 Eastern Conference First Round 98 -- 90 46: 40 21 32 5 10 11 54 John Havlicek * Boston Celtics April 1, 1973 Atlanta Hawks 1973 Eastern Conference Semifinals 134 -- 109 48 24 36 -- -- 6 6 54 Michael Jordan * (6) Chicago Bulls May 31, 1993 New York Knicks 1993 Eastern Conference Finals 105 -- 95 39 18 30 6 9 12 14 54 Allen Iverson * (2) Philadelphia 76ers May 9, 2001 Toronto Raptors 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals 97 -- 92 47: 46 21 39 5 9 9 53 Wilt Chamberlain * (2) Philadelphia Warriors March 14, 1960 Syracuse Nationals 1960 Eastern Division Semifinals 132 -- 112 47 24 42 -- -- 5 16 53 Jerry West * Los Angeles Lakers April 23, 1969 Boston Celtics 1969 NBA Finals 120 -- 118 21 41 -- -- 11 13 53 Isaiah Thomas ^ Boston Celtics May 2, 2017 Washington Wizards 2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals 129 - 119 45 18 33 5 12 12 13 (1) 52 Jerry West * (2) Los Angeles Lakers April 5, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 1965 Western Division Finals 118 -- 115 16 38 -- -- 20 21 52 Allen Iverson * (3) Philadelphia 76ers May 16, 2001 Toronto Raptors 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals 121 -- 88 43: 29 21 32 8 14 51 Sam Jones * Boston Celtics March 28, 1967 New York Knicks 1967 Eastern Division Semifinals 118 -- 109 43 19 30 -- -- 13 17 51 Eric "Sleepy '' Floyd Golden State Warriors May 10, 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 1987 Western Conference Semifinals 129 -- 121 44 18 26 13 14 51 Ray Allen * Boston Celtics April 30, 2009 Chicago Bulls 2009 Eastern Conference First Round 127 -- 128 58: 45 18 32 9 18 6 7 51 Russell Westbrook ^ Oklahoma City Thunder April 19, 2017 Houston Rockets 2017 Western Conference Quarterfinals 111 -- 115 41: 22 17 43 7 15 18 51 LeBron James ^ Cleveland Cavaliers May 31, 2018 Golden State Warriors 2018 NBA Finals 114 -- 124 51 19 32 7 10 11 50 Bob Cousy * Boston Celtics March 21, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 1953 Eastern Division Semifinals 111 -- 105 66 10 22 -- -- 30 32 50 Bob Pettit * St. Louis Hawks April 12, 1958 Boston Celtics 1958 NBA Finals 110 -- 109 19 34 -- -- 12 15 50 Wilt Chamberlain * (3) Philadelphia Warriors March 22, 1960 Boston Celtics 1960 Eastern Division Finals 128 -- 107 45 22 42 -- -- 6 18 50 Wilt Chamberlain * (4) San Francisco Warriors April 10, 1964 St. Louis Hawks 1964 Western Division Finals 121 -- 97 22 32 -- -- 6 10 50 Billy Cunningham * Philadelphia 76ers April 1, 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 1970 Eastern Division Semifinals 111 -- 118 48 22 39 -- -- 6 8 50 Bob McAdoo * Buffalo Braves April 18, 1975 Washington Bullets 1975 Eastern Conference Semifinals 108 -- 102 45 20 32 -- -- 10 14 50 Dominique Wilkins * Atlanta Hawks April 19, 1986 Detroit Pistons 1986 Eastern Conference First Round 137 -- 125 33 19 28 0 0 12 15 50 Michael Jordan * (7) Chicago Bulls April 28, 1988 Cleveland Cavaliers 1988 Eastern Conference First Round 104 -- 93 44 19 35 0 0 12 12 50 Michael Jordan * (8) Chicago Bulls May 5, 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers 1989 Eastern Conference First Round 105 -- 108 43 14 28 0 22 27 50 Karl Malone * Utah Jazz April 22, 2000 Seattle SuperSonics 2000 Western Conference First Round 104 -- 93 43: 16 18 32 13 14 50 Vince Carter ^ Toronto Raptors May 11, 2001 Philadelphia 76ers 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals 102 -- 78 44: 44 19 29 9 13 50 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers May 4, 2006 Phoenix Suns 2006 Western Conference First Round 118 -- 126 52: 06 20 35 5 8 5 6 50 Dirk Nowitzki ^ Dallas Mavericks June 1, 2006 Phoenix Suns 2006 Western Conference Finals 117 -- 101 43: 29 14 26 5 6 17 18
most points scored by a player in nba finals history
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