most points scored in a nba finals game
NBA Finals: Top Single-Game Scorers. Elgin Baylor set The Finals record for scoring when he poured in 61 points against the Boston Celtics in the 1962 NBA Finals. 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.