most nba finals points by a rookie in a single season in nba history

Tom Heinsohn has the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals in 1956-57, with 168 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	168	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	24.0	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	88					28
2	Alvan Adams A. Adams	138	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	61	28	8	5		22
3	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	131	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		26.2					8.8						8.6	11.6	74.1											15
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	129	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	67	52	16	2	30	17
5	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	113	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	31.4	16.1	11.6				5.4	12.7	42.7				5.3	7.4	71.2	50.5				220	81					33
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	104	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		17.3					5.0						7.3	10.0	73.3											24
7	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	96	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.4	13.7	8.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	5.4	1.6	227	56	7	4	5	11	35
8	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	95	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	26.7	15.8	4.3	1.0	1.3	1.0	7.3	12.8	57.1	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.5	77.8	58.7	2.5	1.8	1.0	160	26	6	8	6	6	15
9	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	95	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	7	34.3	13.6	5.0	4.1			4.9	10.6	45.9				3.9	5.6	69.2	52.1				240	35	29				26
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	93	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	13.3	22.9				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	160					30
11	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	91	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	36.7	13.0	3.0	2.1			5.3	11.1	47.4				2.4	2.6	94.4	53.0				257	21	15				24
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	91	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	4	42.3	22.8	11.8				8.5	25.5	33.3				5.8	8.8	65.7	38.8				169	47					18
13	Dylan Harper D. Harper	90	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	5	31.0	18.0	6.4	3.0	0.4	0.2	7.0	14.2	49.3	1.4	5.0	28.0	2.6	3.4	76.5	57.3	0.8	5.6	1.2	155	32	15	2	1	6	14	-1
14	Tyler Herro T. Herro	88	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	34.6	14.7	4.2	3.0	0.5	0.0	5.3	14.5	36.8	1.8	5.0	36.7	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.8	0.2	4.0	2.3	208	25	18	3	0	14	7	-46
15	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	86	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	7		12.3					4.9						2.6	4.6	56.3											20
16	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	85	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	30.5	14.2	4.3	3.3	1.8	0.2	5.2	12.0	43.1				3.8	4.3	88.5	50.9	1.2	3.2		183	26	20	11	1		19
17	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	85	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	6		14.2					5.8						2.5	4.0	62.5											22
18	Paul Hoffman P. Hoffman	83	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	6		13.8		0.7			4.7	15.8	29.5				4.5	6.8	65.9	36.7						4				24
19	Johnny Macknowski J. Macknowski	82	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		13.7					4.5						4.7	6.2	75.7											13
20	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	77	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	6		12.8					5.0						2.8	3.5	81.0											11
21	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	76	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	6		12.7					3.8						5.0	6.8	73.2											25
22	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	75	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	6		12.5					4.3						3.8	6.0	63.9											32
23	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	73	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	7		10.4					4.3	10.3	41.7				1.9	3.7	50.0	43.7										15
24	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	72	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	5		14.4					4.4						5.6	10.4	53.8											14
25	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	70	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	22.6	10.0	3.1	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.7	6.4	42.2	1.0	2.3	43.8	3.6	3.9	92.6	61.5	0.9	2.3	2.6	158	22	20	9	2	18	22

Unlock 2x data

More NBA News

Lakers rout Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic

Oct 29, 2026

Cooper Flagg has 26 points, 8 assists as Mavericks beat depleted Thunder 120-96

Oct 29, 2026

Tyrese Maxey hits 2 late 3s as 76ers beat Pacers 114-109

Oct 29, 2026

Wembanyama scores 36 points and the Spurs clamp down in overtime to beat the Jazz 117-111

Oct 29, 2026

Jaylen Brown says he never demanded a trade from Boston, is happy in new Philadelphia home

Oct 29, 2026

Curry scores 44 points as the Warriors hold on to beat the Timberwolves 119-114

Oct 29, 2026

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Tatum

RPG

6.3

Tatum

APG

8.0

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

4th

DRTG

110.1

12th

NETRTG

7.9

7th

3P%

38.6

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nets

0 - 4

124

Final

125

Celtics

3 - 1

Tue 27 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5