most finals points by a rookie in a game 4

Elgin Baylor has dropped the most points by a rookie in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, with 30 points against the Celtics on April 9, 1959.

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 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
BOS BOS
45
14
12
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
2 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
28
5/11/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
45
9
9
3
1
10
14
71.4
0
0
8
10
80.0
76.1
1
8
3
1
3 Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
27
4/9/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
MIN MIN
11
5
5
100.0
3
4 Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
27
4/17/1948
1947-48
NBA Finals
BAL BAL
vs
PHI PHI
0
10
20
50.0
7
8
87.5
57.4
5
5 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
25
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
26
9
6
7
14
50.0
11
15
73.3
60.7
4
6 George Senesky
G. Senesky
24
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
0
10
21
47.6
4
4
100.0
52.7
0
7 Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
22
4/9/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
33
9
0
10
14
71.4
2
4
50.0
69.8
6
8 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
21
10/6/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
LAL LAL
37
7
3
1
0
8
18
44.4
3
7
42.9
2
4
50.0
53.1
1
6
3
0
-13
9 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
21
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
0
8
25
32.0
5
7
71.4
37.4
5
10 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
20
5/30/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
25
8
1
0
0
8
17
47.1
4
5
80.0
52.1
2
6
2
6
11 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
20
6/2/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
37
6
7
0
0
8
18
44.4
4
4
100.0
50.6
1
5
4
12 Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
20
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
0
10
22
45.5
0
1
0.0
44.6
1
13 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
19
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
30
14
6
19
31.6
7
9
77.8
41.4
5
14 Tom Gola
T. Gola
19
4/5/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
FTW FTW
9
6
7
11
63.6
5
5
100.0
72.0
3
15 Alex Hannum
A. Hannum
18
4/16/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
@
MIN MIN
0
8
13
61.5
2
3
66.7
62.8
6
16 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
18
4/16/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
@
MIN MIN
1
5
12
41.7
8
10
80.0
54.9
5
17 Don Carlson
D. Carlson
18
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
1
8
14
57.1
2
3
66.7
58.7
4
18 Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
17
6/16/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
25
1
0
1
0
8
11
72.7
0
0
1
1
100.0
74.3
1
0
2
3
19 Bill Russell
B. Russell
17
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
44
20
5
7
10
70.0
3
7
42.9
65.0
3
20 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
15
4/5/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
@
FTW FTW
5
5
8
62.5
1
21 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
14
6/2/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
24
3
2
2
1
5
7
71.4
4
5
80.0
76.1
1
2
5
22 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
M. Abdul-Rahman
14
4/23/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
20
6
5
5
12
41.7
4
4
100.0
50.9
2
23 Corky Devlin
C. Devlin
14
4/5/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
FTW FTW
vs
PHI PHI
0
3
6
13
46.2
2
2
100.0
50.4
2
24 Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
14
4/13/1951
1950-51
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
ROC ROC
17
6
6
13
46.2
2
6
33.3
44.8
5
25 Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
14
4/16/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
3
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
43.5
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