most finals points by a rookie in a game 7

Tom Heinsohn has posted the most points by a rookie in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, with 37 points versus the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

	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	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	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	24	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	40	16	0			7	15	46.7				10	14	71.4	56.7				6
3	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	21	6/7/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	38	11	1	0	1	7	16	43.8				7	10	70.0	51.5	8	3	4	5
4	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
5	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	14	4/12/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR	29	4	0			6	8	75.0				2	6	33.3	65.8				4
6	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	13	6/22/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	NYK	18	1	2	2	0	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	83.8	0	1	2	1
7	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	13	4/10/1955	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	FTW	36	2	5			4	14	28.6				5	6	83.3	39.1				5
8	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	11	4/21/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	@	ROC		8	2			4	11	36.4				3	6	50.0	40.3				6
9	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	8	5/8/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	34	4	1			3	10	30.0				2	2	100.0	36.8				4
10	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	6	4/28/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	30	4	1			2	9	22.2				2	3	66.7	29.1				4
11	Billy Kenville B. Kenville	6	4/12/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN	16	0	1			3	6	50.0				0	2	0.0	43.6				4
12	Byron Scott B. Scott	4	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	20	2	1	3	0	2	7	28.6	0	3	0.0	0	0		28.6	0	2	2	3
13	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	4	6/7/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	@	SEA	16	5	1	0	0	2	6	33.3				0	0		33.3	2	3	1	4
14	Alfred McGuire A. McGuire	3	4/25/1952	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	21	1	2			0	4	0.0				3	3	100.0	28.2				4
15	Phil Hankinson P. Hankinson	2	5/12/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0				0	0		100.0	0	0		0
16	Dick Rosenthal D. Rosenthal	2	4/10/1955	1954-55	NBA Finals	FTW	@	SYR	5	2	2			1	3	33.3				0	0		33.3				3
17	Jim Neal J. Neal	2	4/12/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN	13	2	0			1	1	100.0				0	3	0.0	43.1				2