most minutes in a finals game by a rookie

Bill Russell has played the most minutes by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 54 minutes on the court against the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

	NAME	MIN	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	54	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	19	32	2			7	17	41.2				5	10	50.0	44.4				5
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	47	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	42	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	34	11	4			14	33	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	46	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	17	23				5	16	31.3				7	12	58.3	39.9				4
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	45	5/11/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	28	9	9	3	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	76.1	1	8	3	1
6	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	45	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	20	6	5			7	15	46.7				6	7	85.7	55.3				4
7	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	45	4/22/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	BOS	14	11	3			5	9	55.6				4	5	80.0	62.5				4
8	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	45	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	19	7	3			8	17	47.1				3	5	60.0	49.5				5
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	45	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	BOS	30	14				12	29	41.4				6	8	75.0	46.1				4
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	45	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	37	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	44	5/10/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	16	11	5	2	0	6	12	50.0	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	54.6	5	6	5	2
12	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	44	4/29/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	13	4	1			6	14	42.9				1	1	100.0	45.0				5
13	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	44	4/24/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	BOS	13	15	2			2	9	22.2				9	11	81.8	47.0				4
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	44	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	17	20	5			7	10	70.0				3	7	42.9	65.0				3
15	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	44	6/14/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	SAS	10	2	5	0	0	4	10	40.0	2	6	33.3	0	0		50.0	1	1	0	4	+2
16	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	43	4/26/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	11	14	0			3	11	27.3				5	6	83.3	40.3				2
17	Billy Kenville B. Kenville	43	4/4/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN	14	7	2			3	8	37.5				8	11	72.7	54.5				3
18	Tyler Herro T. Herro	43	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	17	7	3	0	0	5	12	41.7	1	3	33.3	6	6	100.0	58.1	0	7	2	3	-1
19	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	42	6/9/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	20	12	4	2	3	10	20	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	8	4	1	4
20	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	42	5/28/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	17	7	2	1	2	6	11	54.5				5	5	100.0	64.4	0	7	0	6
21	Alvan Adams A. Adams	42	6/6/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	BOS	20	9	6	1	0	7	16	43.8				6	8	75.0	51.2	1	8		3
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	42	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	BOS	14	10				6	23	26.1				2	3	66.7	28.8				4
23	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	42	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	28	11				12	34	35.3				4	5	80.0	38.7				4
24	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	42	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	26	11				10	27	37.0				6	7	85.7	43.2				5
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	42	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	7	18	4			3	13	23.1				1	4	25.0	23.7				6

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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