games records Player records Career Most years in Finals (12) – Bill Russell Most games played in Finals (70) – Bill Russell Most career points in Finals (1,679) – Jerry West Most career assists in Finals (584) – Magic Johnson Most career rebounds in Finals (1,718) – Bill Russell Most career blocks in Finals (116) – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Most career steals in Finals (102) – Magic Johnson Most career turnovers in Finals (196) – LeBron James Most career three-point field goals in Finals (152) – Stephen Curry Most career free throws made in Finals (453) – Jerry West Series Most points, one series (284) – Elgin Baylor (1962) Most assists, one series (95) – Magic Johnson (1984) Most rebounds, one series (189) – Bill Russell (1962) Most blocks, one series (32) – Tim Duncan (2003) Most steals, one series (20) – Isiah Thomas (1988) Most turnovers, one series (31) – Magic Johnson (1984) and LeBron James (2016) Most three-point field goals, one series (32) – Stephen Curry (2016) Most free throws made, one series (82) – Elgin Baylor (1962) Game Most points, one game (61) – Elgin Baylor (1962) Most assists, one game (21) – Magic Johnson (1984) Most rebounds, one game (40) – 2x Bill Russell (1960) and (1962) Most blocks, one game (9) – Dwight Howard (2009) Most steals, one game (7) – Robert Horry (1995) Most turnovers, one game (10) – Magic Johnson (1980) Most three-point field goals, one game (9) – Stephen Curry (2018) Most free throws made, one game (21) – Dwyane Wade (2006) Total points (finals) Jerry West – 1,679 LeBron James – 1,562 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1,317 Michael Jordan – 1,176 Elgin Baylor – 1,161 Bill Russell – 1,151 Sam Jones – 1,143 Tom Heinsohn – 1,037 John Havlicek – 1,020 Magic Johnson – 971 PPG average (min 10 games) (finals) Rick Barry – 36.3 Michael Jordan – 33.6 Jerry West – 30.5 See also List of NBA champions List of NBA players with most championships List of NBA championship head coaches NBA G League Finals Notes References External links NBA Finals: All-Time Champions List of Championships – Year by Year Recurring sporting events established in 1947 1947 establishments in the United States Annual sporting events in the United States June sporting events