cleveland cavaliers player most points in a playoffs game by rookie

Daniel Gibson has dropped the most points by a Cavaliers rookie in a playoff game, with 31 points in Game 6 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Pistons.

NAME PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
31
6/2/2007
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
29
6
2
0
0
7
9
77.8
5
5
100.0
12
15
80.0
99.4
2
4
2
5
+19
2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
25
4/25/1998
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
40
10
0
0
0
10
14
71.4
0
0
5
8
62.5
71.3
6
4
4
6
-7
3 Chris Mills
C. Mills
25
5/3/1994
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
48
10
3
5
1
10
17
58.8
3
4
75.0
2
2
100.0
69.9
3
7
4
4
4 Winston Bennett
W. Bennett
22
4/29/1990
CLE CLE
@
PHI PHI
38
8
0
0
0
10
13
76.9
0
0
2
2
100.0
79.3
4
4
1
2
5 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
21
5/29/2007
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
35
3
2
2
0
4
7
57.1
1
4
25.0
12
12
100.0
85.5
0
3
4
4
+6
6 Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
18
4/30/1998
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
30
2
3
1
0
5
8
62.5
0
0
8
10
80.0
72.6
0
2
0
1
-7
7 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
16
6/7/2007
CLE CLE
@
SAS SAS
28
1
4
4
0
7
9
77.8
2
3
66.7
0
0
88.9
0
1
0
1
+4
8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
16
4/23/1998
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
38
10
2
1
2
7
11
63.6
0
0
2
4
50.0
62.7
3
7
1
5
-21
9 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
15
6/10/2007
CLE CLE
@
SAS SAS
32
1
0
1
0
6
12
50.0
2
5
40.0
1
1
100.0
60.3
0
1
0
3
-1
10 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
15
4/30/1998
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
34
5
0
0
2
6
12
50.0
0
0
3
5
60.0
52.8
3
2
5
6
+2
11 Chris Mills
C. Mills
15
4/29/1994
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
30
5
4
1
0
6
10
60.0
1
1
100.0
2
3
66.7
66.3
3
2
1
3
12 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
13
4/27/1998
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
35
5
0
1
1
5
12
41.7
0
0
3
8
37.5
41.9
2
3
0
5
+4
13 Jaylon Tyson
J. Tyson
11
5/11/2025
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
12
2
3
1
0
2
6
33.3
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
63.7
2
0
2
2
+12
14 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
11
5/31/2007
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
30
0
1
0
0
2
7
28.6
1
3
33.3
6
6
100.0
57.1
0
0
0
6
+8
15 Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
11
4/27/1998
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
32
5
5
2
0
2
4
50.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
73.1
0
5
5
2
+15
16 Brevin Knight
B. Knight
11
4/27/1998
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
32
7
5
3
0
4
8
50.0
0
0
3
6
50.0
51.7
0
7
3
3
+12
17 Chris Mills
C. Mills
11
5/1/1994
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
34
8
1
1
0
3
11
27.3
0
0
5
6
83.3
40.3
4
4
0
2
18 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
10
6/14/2007
CLE CLE
vs
SAS SAS
44
2
5
0
0
4
10
40.0
2
6
33.3
0
0
50.0
1
1
0
4
+2
19 Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
10
4/23/1998
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
18
1
1
1
1
2
6
33.3
0
0
6
6
100.0
57.9
0
1
4
5
-22
20 Winston Bennett
W. Bennett
10
5/1/1990
CLE CLE
vs
PHI PHI
29
4
2
1
0
4
11
36.4
0
0
2
4
50.0
39.2
4
0
1
3
21 Melvin Turpin
M. Turpin
10
4/23/1985
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
14
3
0
2
1
5
9
55.6
0
0
0
0
55.6
2
1
1
2
22 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
9
5/27/2007
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
29
2
0
0
1
2
4
50.0
2
3
66.7
3
4
75.0
78.1
1
1
0
1
+3
23 Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
9
5/24/2007
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
20
4
3
1
2
3
8
37.5
3
7
42.9
0
0
56.3
2
2
0
3
+4
24 Cedric Henderson
C. Henderson
9
4/27/1998
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
44
6
5
2
0
4
9
44.4
0
0
1
3
33.3
43.6
1
5
1
4
+9
25 Melvin Turpin
M. Turpin
9
4/20/1985
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
19
3
0
2
0
4
5
80.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
76.5
0
3
2
1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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IND Pacers

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
3/27
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
93-129
Fri
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ORL ORL
91-121
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/18
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
3:30 PM
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Tue
5/27
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM