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

Tom Heinsohn has the most points by an Eastern Division rookie in an NBA Finals, with 168 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	168	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	24.0	12.6		9.6	23.7	40.4	4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9	254	88		28
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	131	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		26.2			8.8			8.6	11.6	74.1					15
3	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	104	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		17.3			5.0			7.3	10.0	73.3					24
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	93	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	13.3	22.9		5.1	14.4	35.6	3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8	291	160		30
5	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	86	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	7		12.3			4.9			2.6	4.6	56.3					20
6	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	85	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	6		14.2			5.8			2.5	4.0	62.5					22
7	Johnny Macknowski J. Macknowski	82	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		13.7			4.5			4.7	6.2	75.7					13
8	Tom Gola T. Gola	69	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	5		13.8	10.0	6.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	3.8	5.0	76.0	45.4		50	30	22
9	Billy Kenville B. Kenville	61	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	7		8.7			2.9	5.9	48.8	3.0	4.3	70.0	56.3				22
10	Alex Hannum A. Hannum	60	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		10.0			4.5			1.0	2.7	37.5					27
11	George Ratkovicz G. Ratkovicz	60	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		10.0			3.7			2.7	4.7	57.1					26
12	George Senesky G. Senesky	57	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		11.4			4.2			3.0	3.6	83.3					6
13	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	55	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	7		7.9	9.7	3.6	3.3	10.0	32.9	1.3	2.9	45.0	34.9		68	25	31
14	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	48	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	23.8	9.6	9.0	1.2	4.2	8.2	51.2	1.2	2.6	46.2	51.4	119	45	6	21
15	Angelo Musi A. Musi	47	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		9.4			4.2			1.0	2.4	41.7					15
16	Ralph Kaplowitz R. Kaplowitz	44	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		8.8			2.8			3.2	4.2	76.2					14
17	Howie Dallmar H. Dallmar	43	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		8.6			2.8			3.0	3.8	78.9					17
18	Bill Gabor B. Gabor	39	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	5		7.8			2.8			2.2	3.0	73.3					13
19	Jerry Fleishman J. Fleishman	39	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		7.8			3.2			1.4	1.8	77.8					11
20	Art Hillhouse A. Hillhouse	38	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		7.6			2.2			3.2	3.8	84.2					25
21	Al Cervi A. Cervi	35	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		5.8			1.5			2.8	3.0	94.4					15
22	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	34	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	4	18.5	8.5	4.0	1.8	3.3	9.8	33.3	2.0	2.8	72.7	38.8	74	16	7	5
23	Alfred McGuire A. McGuire	33	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	7		4.7	1.9	1.6	1.6	4.7	33.3	1.6	2.3	68.8	41.2		13	11	20
24	Matt Guokas M. Guokas	31	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	6	17.0	5.2	2.5	1.7	2.3	4.5	51.9	0.5	1.0	50.0	52.3	102	15	10	13
25	Dick Farley D. Farley	30	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	7		4.3			1.3			1.7	2.6	66.7					18

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