most finals fg attempts by a rookie in a game 1

Elgin Baylor has the most shot attempts by a rookie in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 33 attempts versus the Celtics on April 4, 1959.

	NAME	FGA	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	47	34	11	4			14	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	31	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI		37		0			13	41.9				11	14	78.6	49.8				3
3	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	29	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI		19		0			6	20.7				7	13	53.8	27.4				4
4	Alvan Adams A. Adams	27	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	40	26	8	3	3	1	13	48.1				0	0		48.1	4	4		3
5	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	27	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	26	11				10	37.0				6	7	85.7	43.2				5
6	Angelo Musi A. Musi	26	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI		19		0			9	34.6				1	2	50.0	35.3				4
7	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	20	6/9/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	42	20	12	4	2	3	10	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	8	4	1	4
8	Tyler Herro T. Herro	18	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	30	14	4	3	0	0	6	33.3	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	38.0	0	4	2	1	-35
9	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	18	3/31/1955	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	FTW		8					3	16.7				2	2	100.0	21.2				3
10	Chuck Gilmur C. Gilmur	18	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI		9		0			4	22.2				1	1	100.0	24.4				5
11	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	17	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI		6		1			3	17.6				0	3	0.0	16.4				2
12	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	16	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	25	10	13	1	1	0	4	25.0				2	2	100.0	29.6	5	8		1
13	Ralph Kaplowitz R. Kaplowitz	16	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI		5		1			1	6.3				3	5	60.0	13.7				4
14	Jim Seminoff J. Seminoff	16	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI		8		1			3	18.8				2	2	100.0	23.7				4
15	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	15	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	6	5			7	46.7				6	7	85.7	55.3				4
16	Don Carlson D. Carlson	15	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI		10		0			3	20.0				4	4	100.0	29.8				1
17	Phil Smith P. Smith	14	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	31	20	7	3	0	3	6	42.9				8	12	66.7	51.9	4	3		4
18	Tom Gola T. Gola	14	3/31/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	FTW		11	9	10			4	28.6				3	3	100.0	35.9				5
19	Chuck Noble C. Noble	14	3/31/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	FTW	@	PHI		8	6	5			4	28.6				0	0		28.6				4
20	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	14	3/31/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR	21	16	8	1			7	50.0				2	3	66.7	52.2				2
21	Chick Reiser C. Reiser	14	4/10/1948	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	@	PHI		3		0			0	0.0				3	4	75.0	9.5				1
22	Chet Carlisle C. Carlisle	14	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI		11		0			4	28.6				3	5	60.0	34.0				5
23	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	13	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	30	14	8				6	46.2				2	5	40.0	46.1				5
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	13	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	7	18	4			3	23.1				1	4	25.0	23.7				6
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	40	16	9	10	3	0	8	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	7	2	1