highest ppg by rookie center in the finals

Alvan Adams has averaged the most points per game by a rookie center in an NBA Finals in 1975-76, with 23.0 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alvan Adams A. Adams	23.0	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	61	28	8	5		22
2	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	14.4	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	5						4.4						5.6	10.4	53.8						72						14
3	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	14.2	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	6						5.8						2.5	4.0	62.5						85						22
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	13.3	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	22.9				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93	160					30
5	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	12.3	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	7						4.9						2.6	4.6	56.3						86						20
6	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	10.4	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	7						4.3	10.3	41.7				1.9	3.7	50.0	43.7					73						15
7	George Ratkovicz G. Ratkovicz	10.0	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6						3.7						2.7	4.7	57.1						60						26
8	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	7.9	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	7		9.7	3.6			3.3	10.0	32.9				1.3	2.9	45.0	34.9					55	68	25				31
9	Art Hillhouse A. Hillhouse	7.6	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5						2.2						3.2	3.8	84.2						38						25
10	Chuck Gilmur C. Gilmur	6.8	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	5						3.2						0.4	0.6	66.7						34						21
11	Clyde Lee C. Lee	6.4	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	5	18.2	7.2	1.4			3.0	8.8	34.1				0.4	1.6	25.0	33.7				91	32	36	7				13
12	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	5.6	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	5	22.8	8.2	0.4	0.8	0.2	2.4	3.4	70.6	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.6	1.4	42.9	69.7	3.2	5.0	1.0	114	28	41	2	4	1	5	11	-10
13	Oliver Miller O. Miller	5.0	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	17.8	4.2	1.3	0.7	2.0	2.0	4.5	44.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	49.1	1.7	2.5	1.2	107	30	25	8	4	12	7	20
14	Ed Peterson E. Peterson	4.8	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6						2.0						0.8	1.5	55.6						29						24
15	Jason Collins J. Collins	4.3	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	4	18.8	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.3	2.5	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.0	87.5	62.9	1.3	1.3	0.8	75	17	10	1	1	2	3	19	+6
16	Mark McNamara M. McNamara	4.0	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	1	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	John Richter J. Richter	3.8	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	4	13.3	3.0	0.3			1.8	5.5	31.8				0.3	1.0	25.0	31.6				53	15	12	1				12
18	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	3.5	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	6	31.3	10.0	1.3			1.7	4.5	37.0				0.2	1.2	14.3	34.9				188	21	60	8				22
19	Bob Ferry B. Ferry	3.5	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	6	7.3	2.0	0.0			1.5	2.5	60.0				0.5	1.0	50.0	59.5				44	21	12	0				4
20	Glen Davis G. Davis	3.0	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	1	14.6	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	52.1	2.0	2.0	0.0	15	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	+15
21	Jim Neal J. Neal	2.7	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	6						1.2	2.5	46.7				0.3	1.7	20.0	41.2					16						8
22	Rick Roberson R. Roberson	2.3	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	3	3.3	1.3	0.0			1.0	2.0	50.0				0.3	0.7	50.0	50.9				10	7	4	0				4
23	Mel Counts M. Counts	2.3	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	3	9.0	3.0	0.0			1.0	4.0	25.0				0.3	0.3	100.0	28.1				27	7	9	0				10
24	Ante Zizic A. Zizic	2.0	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	3	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	+6
25	Joe McNamee J. McNamee	2.0	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	7		1.7	0.9			0.7	2.6	27.8				0.6	0.7	80.0	34.7					14	12	6				14

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Alvan Adams has averaged the most points per game by a rookie center in an NBA Finals in 1975-76, with 23.0 per game.

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