most finals points by a eastern division rookie in a single game

Tom Heinsohn and Joe Fulks are tied for the most points by an Eastern Division rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 37 points.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2	17	33	51.5	3	11	27.3	48.9	6
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0	13	31	41.9	11	14	78.6	49.8	3
3	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	34	4/22/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0	10	34	29.4	14	18	77.8	40.6	4
4	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	28	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	42	11		12	34	35.3	4	5	80.0	38.7	4
5	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	27	4/9/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	MIN				11			5	5	100.0		3
6	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	26	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	11		10	27	37.0	6	7	85.7	43.2	5
7	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	26	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI				9			8	12	66.7		1
8	Johnny Macknowski J. Macknowski	25	4/14/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			3	8	14	57.1	9	11	81.8	66.3	1
9	George Senesky G. Senesky	24	4/20/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI			0	10	21	47.6	4	4	100.0	52.7	0
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	35	8		9	15	60.0	5	7	71.4	63.6	4
11	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	23	4/23/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			2	6	13	46.2	11	15	73.3	58.7	5
12	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	22	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	33	9	0	10	14	71.4	2	4	50.0	69.8	6
13	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	21	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	37	12		6	21	28.6	9	9	100.0	42.1	2
14	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	21	4/20/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI			0	8	25	32.0	5	7	71.4	37.4	5
15	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	20	4/9/1955	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	FTW				9			2	5	40.0		4
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	19	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	54	32	2	7	17	41.2	5	10	50.0	44.4	5
17	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	19	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	30	14		6	19	31.6	7	9	77.8	41.4	5
18	Tom Gola T. Gola	19	4/5/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	@	FTW		9	6	7	11	63.6	5	5	100.0	72.0	3
19	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	19	4/20/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN				6			7	10	70.0		1
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	19	4/8/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN				7			5	7	71.4		4
21	Angelo Musi A. Musi	19	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0	9	26	34.6	1	2	50.0	35.3	4
22	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	18	4/24/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	28	2	5	8	20	40.0	2	3	66.7	42.2	2
23	Alex Hannum A. Hannum	18	4/16/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			0	8	13	61.5	2	3	66.7	62.8	6
24	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	18	4/16/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			1	5	12	41.7	8	10	80.0	54.9	5
25	Howie Dallmar H. Dallmar	18	4/17/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			1	5	19	26.3	8	9	88.9	39.2	4