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.

NAMEPTSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34
4/4/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
47
11
4
14
33
42.4
6
13
46.2
43.9
5
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
vs
45
14
12
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
3Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
28
4/26/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
vs
41
4
6
13
22
59.1
2
7
28.6
55.8
4
4Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
27
4/17/1948
1947-48
NBA Finals
vs
0
10
20
50.0
7
8
87.5
57.4
5
5Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
25
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
26
9
6
7
14
50.0
11
15
73.3
60.7
4
6Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
24
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
40
16
0
7
15
46.7
10
14
71.4
56.7
6
7Tony Jaros
T. Jaros
21
4/22/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
@
3
6
22
27.3
9
10
90.0
39.8
3
8Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
20
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
@
45
6
5
7
15
46.7
6
7
85.7
55.3
4
9Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
20
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
vs
0
10
22
45.5
0
1
0.0
44.6
1
10Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
19
4/5/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
@
45
7
3
8
17
47.1
3
5
60.0
49.5
5
11Chet Carlisle
C. Carlisle
19
4/17/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
@
0
9
29
31.0
1
3
33.3
31.3
4
12Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
19
4/16/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
@
0
6
29
20.7
7
13
53.8
27.4
4
13Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
18
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
vs
38
1
6
9
11
81.8
0
0
81.8
2
14Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
18
5/4/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
@
33
5
0
7
12
58.3
4
4
100.0
65.4
4
15Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
18
4/8/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
@
6
6
7
85.7
4
16Don Carlson
D. Carlson
18
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
vs
1
8
14
57.1
2
3
66.7
58.7
4
17Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
18
4/17/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
@
1
7
32
21.9
4
10
40.0
24.7
2
18Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
17
4/27/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
@
40
4
6
5
13
38.5
7
8
87.5
51.5
2
19Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
17
4/9/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
36
12
4
13
30.8
9
11
81.8
47.6
5
20Corky Devlin
C. Devlin
17
4/3/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
@
5
3
8
13
61.5
1
1
100.0
63.2
1
21Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
17
4/13/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
vs
6
5
7
71.4
3
22Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
16
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
@
18
5
2
6
13
46.2
4
4
100.0
54.2
5
23Bob Ferry
B. Ferry
16
3/27/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
@
17
6
0
7
9
77.8
2
3
66.7
77.5
1
24Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
16
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
31
20
4
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
5
25Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
16
3/31/1954
1953-54
NBA Finals
vs
21
8
1
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
2

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