most finals points by a western division rookie in a single game

Elgin Baylor has dropped the most points by a Western Division rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 34 points versus the Celtics on April 4, 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
34
4/4/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
47
11
4
14
33
42.4
6
13
46.2
43.9
5
2 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
3 Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
28
4/26/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
4
6
13
22
59.1
2
7
28.6
55.8
4
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 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
24
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
40
16
0
7
15
46.7
10
14
71.4
56.7
6
7 Tony Jaros
T. Jaros
21
4/22/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3
6
22
27.3
9
10
90.0
39.8
3
8 Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
20
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
6
5
7
15
46.7
6
7
85.7
55.3
4
9 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
10 Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
19
4/5/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
45
7
3
8
17
47.1
3
5
60.0
49.5
5
11 Chet Carlisle
C. Carlisle
19
4/17/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
0
9
29
31.0
1
3
33.3
31.3
4
12 Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
19
4/16/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
0
6
29
20.7
7
13
53.8
27.4
4
13 Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
18
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
38
1
6
9
11
81.8
0
0
81.8
2
14 Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
18
5/4/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
33
5
0
7
12
58.3
4
4
100.0
65.4
4
15 Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
18
4/8/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
WAS WAS
6
6
7
85.7
4
16 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
17 Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
18
4/17/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
1
7
32
21.9
4
10
40.0
24.7
2
18 Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
17
4/27/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
40
4
6
5
13
38.5
7
8
87.5
51.5
2
19 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
17
4/9/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
36
12
4
13
30.8
9
11
81.8
47.6
5
20 Corky Devlin
C. Devlin
17
4/3/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
FTW FTW
@
PHI PHI
5
3
8
13
61.5
1
1
100.0
63.2
1
21 Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
17
4/13/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
6
5
7
71.4
3
22 Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
16
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
18
5
2
6
13
46.2
4
4
100.0
54.2
5
23 Bob Ferry
B. Ferry
16
3/27/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
17
6
0
7
9
77.8
2
3
66.7
77.5
1
24 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
16
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
31
20
4
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
5
25 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
16
3/31/1954
1953-54
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
21
8
1
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
2

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