most finals points by a rookie in a game 3

Alvan Adams has dropped the most points by a rookie in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with 33 points against the Celtics on May 30, 1976.

	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	Alvan Adams A. Adams	33	5/30/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	BOS	40	14	2	2	1	14	25	56.0				5	6	83.3	59.7	6	8		3
2	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	27	4/14/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR			3			11	23	47.8				5	6	83.3	52.7				5
3	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	26	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI						9						8	12	66.7					1
4	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
5	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
6	Johnny Davis J. Davis	18	5/29/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	vs	PHI	34	3	6	2	0	7	13	53.8				4	4	100.0	61.0	1	2		5
7	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	18	4/8/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	@	WAS						6						6	7	85.7					4
8	Tyler Herro T. Herro	17	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	36	3	2	1	0	6	18	33.3	2	7	28.6	3	3	100.0	44.0	0	3	1	1	+1
9	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	17	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	@	CHI	24	5	1	3	1	7	16	43.8	0	0		3	4	75.0	47.9	3	2	1	3
10	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	17	5/28/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	42	7	2	1	2	6	11	54.5				5	5	100.0	64.4	0	7	0	6
11	Corky Devlin C. Devlin	17	4/3/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	FTW	@	PHI		5	3			8	13	61.5				1	1	100.0	63.2				1
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	5/10/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	44	11	5	2	0	6	12	50.0	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	54.6	5	6	5	2
13	Tom Gola T. Gola	16	4/3/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	FTW		9	8			7	16	43.8				2	2	100.0	47.4				4
14	Christian Braun C. Braun	15	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	19	4	1	1	0	7	8	87.5	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	88.9	2	2	1	1	+2
15	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	15	6/12/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	@	NYK	22	5	1	0	0	4	6	66.7	3	3	100.0	4	5	80.0	91.5	1	4	1	4
16	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	15	4/8/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	@	WAS						5						5	5	100.0					1
17	Don Carlson D. Carlson	15	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHI						5						5	5	100.0					2
18	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	15	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHI						6						3	4	75.0					1
19	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	14	4/22/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	BOS	45	11	3			5	9	55.6				4	5	80.0	62.5				4
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	14	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	BOS	42	10				6	23	26.1				2	3	66.7	28.8				4
21	Billy Kenville B. Kenville	14	4/4/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN	43	7	2			3	8	37.5				8	11	72.7	54.5				3
22	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	14	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHI						2						10	14	71.4					4
23	Jim Seminoff J. Seminoff	14	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHI						6						2	4	50.0					4
24	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	13	5/23/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	@	GSW	21	5	0	4	1	5	6	83.3				3	4	75.0	83.8	3	2		5
25	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	13	4/29/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	44	4	1			6	14	42.9				1	1	100.0	45.0				5