most finals points by a rookie in a game 1

Joe Fulks has put up the most points by a rookie in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 37 points versus the Chicago Stags on April 16, 1947.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	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
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	47	11	4			14	33	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	26	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	40	8	3	3	1	13	27	48.1				0	0		48.1	4	4		3
4	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
5	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	20	6/9/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	42	12	4	2	3	10	20	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	8	4	1	4
6	Phil Smith P. Smith	20	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	31	7	3	0	3	6	14	42.9				8	12	66.7	51.9	4	3		4
7	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	20	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	5			7	15	46.7				6	7	85.7	55.3				4
8	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	19	4/8/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN						7						5	7	71.4					4
9	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	19	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI			0			6	29	20.7				7	13	53.8	27.4				4
10	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
11	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	18	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	20	5	2	0	0	8	11	72.7	2	4	50.0	0	0		81.8	1	4	0	0	+8
12	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	16	6/7/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	@	SAS	28	1	4	4	0	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	0	0		88.9	0	1	0	1	+4
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	40	9	10	3	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	7	2	1
14	Bob Ferry B. Ferry	16	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	17	6	0			7	9	77.8				2	3	66.7	77.5				1
15	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	16	3/31/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR	21	8	1			7	14	50.0				2	3	66.7	52.2				2
16	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	15	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	@	MIN						6						3	3	100.0					4
17	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	30	4	3	0	0	6	18	33.3	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	38.0	0	4	2	1	-35
18	Byron Scott B. Scott	14	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	20	2	2	1	0	5	7	71.4	0	0		4	4	100.0	79.9	1	1	1	3
19	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	14	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	19	10	0			5	5	100.0				4	5	80.0	97.2				6
20	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	14	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	30	8				6	13	46.2				2	5	40.0	46.1				5
21	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	13	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	36	8	7	3	0	4	10	40.0				5	5	100.0	53.3	2	6		5
22	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	13	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	39	16	0			4	9	44.4				5	7	71.4	53.8				2
23	Corky Devlin C. Devlin	13	3/31/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	FTW	@	PHI		3	0			5	12	41.7				3	3	100.0	48.8				1
24	George Ratkovicz G. Ratkovicz	13	4/8/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN						5						3	5	60.0					5
25	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	13	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	WAS						2						9	11	81.8					3