The player who has scored the most points in a single NBA Finals series is Rick Barry, who scored 55 points in Game 3 of the 1967 NBA Finals.
The record for most points scored in an NBA finals game is held by Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers who scored 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA finals against the Boston Celtics. The record for most points scored in a playoff game is held by Michael Jordan who scored 63 points in game two of a first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics in 1986.
Elgin Baylor scored 61 points for the L.A. Lakers against the Boston Celtics on April 14, 1962.
In tennis, points are scored by winning rallies. The scoring system used in the game is based on a series of points, games, and sets. Players earn points by winning rallies, with the first player to reach four points winning a game. A player must win at least six games to win a set, and typically must win two out of three sets to win a match.
He won the 2007 Calder Trophy and scored the Series winning goal in the 2010 Stanley Cup finals.
In Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals, Elgin Baylor delivered a remarkable performance, scoring 61 points against the Boston Celtics. This feat set a record for the most points scored in an NBA Finals game at the time. Despite his outstanding effort, the Los Angeles Lakers lost the game 126-121, marking a heartbreaking moment in the series. Baylor's performance is still celebrated as one of the greatest in NBA history.
I think Dwyane Wade does against Dallas in 05-06 he averaged 42 points
47pts by Wayne Gretzky on the Edmonton Oilers in 1985.
Mickey Mantle with 42 runs scored in 12 World Series.
Jordan has an NBA-record 33.4 ppg average in the playoffs. He scored 5987 points in 179 career post-season games, all with the Chicago Bulls.
The NBA Finals winner is not determined by the total number of points they have scored, but rather by the number of games they have won. The series is a best-of-seven, which means that the first team to win four games wins the Finals. The Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics, 4 games to 3, after winning Game 7 by the narrow score of 83-79.
Auburn leads the all time series with Georgia in wins (53-50-8) and points (1,730-1,685).
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