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The 'Most points in Game 1 of an NBA Finals' quiz
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The 'Most points in Game 1 of an NBA Finals' quiz

Created on June 6, 2025  |  Total tries: 547  |  Average Score: 26.0 out of 40  (65%)  |  Quiz FAQ   

If Oklahoma City Thunder fans just checked the box score and team stats for Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, they’d probably think they were up 1-0 in the series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points to Tyrese Haliburton’s 14, OKC won the turnover battle 25-7 and had a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter. 

But Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers have been absurdly clutch throughout this playoff run, and that showed up once again with Haliburton knocking down a go-ahead jump-shot with less than a second left on the clock to give the Pacers their only lead of the game and the win. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Despite the loss the 2024-25 MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander showed up in his first career NBA Finals game, scoring the third-most points in an NBA Finals debut per Statmuse. With that being said, can you name every player with 30 points in Game 1 of an NBA Finals since the NBA/ABA merger can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Year / Team / Jersey # / Points  |  Created on June 6, 2025  |  Total tries: 547  |  Average Score: 26.0 out of 40  (65%)  |  Quiz FAQ   
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2018 / CLE / #23 / 51
LeBron James
2001 / PHI / #3 / 48
Allen Iverson
2015 / CLE / #23 / 44
LeBron James
2001 / LAL / #32 / 44
Shaquille O'Neal
2000 / LAL / #32 / 43
Shaquille O'Neal
2009 / LAL / #24 / 40
Kobe Bryant
1992 / CHI / #23 / 39
Michael Jordan
2017 / GSW / #35 / 38
Kevin Durant
2025 / OKC / #2 / 38
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2012 / OKC / #35 / 36
Kevin Durant
1991 / CHI / #23 / 36
Michael Jordan
2002 / LAL / #32 / 36
Shaquille O'Neal
2019 / GSW / #30 / 34
Stephen Curry
2022 / GSW / #30 / 34
Stephen Curry
1988 / DET / #45 / 34
Adrian Dantley
2020 / LAL / #3 / 34
Anthony Davis
2004 / LAL / #32 / 34
Shaquille O'Neal
1980 / LAL / #33 / 33
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1999 / SA / #21 / 33
Tim Duncan
1977 / PHI / #6 / 33
Julius Erving
1998 / CHI / #23 / 33
Michael Jordan
1986 / HOU / #34 / 33
Hakeem Olajuwon
1990 / DET / #11 / 33
Isiah Thomas
1987 / LAL / #42 / 33
James Worthy
1984 / LAL / #33 / 32
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1987 / BOS / #33 / 32
Larry Bird
2003 / SA / #21 / 32
Tim Duncan
1996 / SEA / #40 / 32
Shawn Kemp
2021 / PHX / #3 / 32
Chris Paul
2019 / TOR / #43 / 32
Pascal Siakam
2006 / DAL / #31 / 32
Jason Terry
1979 / SEA / #1 / 32
Gus Williams
1993 / CHI / #23 / 31
Michael Jordan
19971 / CHI / #23 / 31
Michael Jordan
1995 / HOU / #34 / 31
Hakeem Olajuwon
1978 / SEA / #32 / 30
Fred Brown
2010 / LAL / #24 / 30
Kobe Bryant
1977 / PHI / #20 / 30
Doug Collins
2024 / DAL / #77 / 30
Luka Doncic
2012 / MIA / #6 / 30
LeBron James

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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