The five greatest single-game performances in NBA Finals history

Pettit dropped 50 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as his side clinched the title with a narrow 110-109 Game 6 victory.

The legendary big man carried his side and the fact that this is his franchise's only finals success makes this game even more impressive, especially against the dominant Celtics, who did not lose a finals series again until '85.

On this day in 1958... Bob Pettit dropped 50 points to lead the St. Louis Hawks to their first and only NBA Championship! #NBA75 pic.twitter.com/xQ6hDafEc5

As a 20-year-old rookie, the point guard carried his team, scoring 42 points, pulling down 15 rebounds, and dishing out seven assists.

Johnson also scored nine of his points in the last five minutes as he single-handedly won the game for the Los Angeles Lakers, bringing home their seventh title.

On this date in 1980, Magic Johnson scores 42 points in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, clinching the Lakers’ NBA title over the 76ers.

The 20-year-old Johnson received the Finals MVP.

He is still the youngest player with a 40-point game in the NBA Finals, by a margin of 3 years. pic.twitter.com/fVEjC9cIdq

Talk about a worthy performance to make the top three of this list...*ba dum tss*.

On this date in 1988, James Worthy recorded a triple-double (36 pts, 16 rebs, 10 ast) in helping the Lakers to a 108-105 win over the Pistons in Game 7 of the '88 NBA Finals.

The win made the Lakers the 1st team to repeat as NBA Champions since the Celtics in 1968 & 1969. pic.twitter.com/0HrAZqRpvM

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