most playoff points in a game by a 2nd round draft pick as a rookie

Slick Leonard has dropped the most points by a rookie 2nd round pick in a playoff game, with 42 points in Game 3 of the 1957 Division Finals versus the St. Louis Hawks.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
42
3/25/1957
vs
52
8
14
32
43.8
14
14
100.0
55.0
3
2Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
33
5/5/1982
@
45
13
2
9
20
45.0
0
0
15
17
88.2
60.0
3
3Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
33
4/22/1979
vs
46
6
9
6
1
12
19
63.2
9
12
75.0
68.0
1
4
4Earl Tatum
E. Tatum
32
5/6/1977
vs
45
7
3
2
0
16
23
69.6
0
0
69.6
1
6
6
5Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
31
6/2/2007
vs
29
6
2
0
0
7
9
77.8
5
5
100.0
12
15
80.0
99.4
2
4
2
5
+19
6Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
26
4/29/1997
vs
45
15
0
0
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
4
5
80.0
67.7
12
3
0
2
-2
7Steve Colter
S. Colter
26
4/27/1985
@
30
3
8
1
0
11
15
73.3
1
1
100.0
3
5
60.0
75.6
0
3
2
6
8Earl Tatum
E. Tatum
26
4/24/1977
@
37
6
0
0
1
10
19
52.6
6
8
75.0
57.7
3
3
3
9Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
25
6/18/1993
@
30
5
0
1
1
12
14
85.7
0
0
1
2
50.0
84.0
2
3
2
2
10Johnny Davis
J. Davis
25
5/2/1977
vs
39
1
3
4
1
10
14
71.4
5
7
71.4
73.2
0
1
4
11Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
24
4/17/1979
@
36
6
3
3
0
9
14
64.3
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
12Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
24
4/14/1970
@
43
1
1
11
16
68.8
2
3
66.7
69.3
3
13Flynn Robinson
F. Robinson
24
3/24/1967
@
4
4
11
21
52.4
2
4
50.0
52.7
4
14Chet Walker
C. Walker
24
3/21/1963
@
9
10
16
62.5
4
6
66.7
64.4
2
15Ralph Beard
R. Beard
24
3/25/1950
vs
7
10
12
83.3
4
16Johnny Egan
J. Egan
23
3/31/1962
@
2
9
12
75.0
5
5
100.0
81.0
3
17Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
22
5/11/1993
vs
38
3
2
2
2
9
12
75.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
79.9
3
0
2
1
18Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
21
5/29/2007
vs
35
3
2
2
0
4
7
57.1
1
4
25.0
12
12
100.0
85.5
0
3
4
4
+6
19Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
21
5/25/2003
@
32
6
1
2
0
8
12
66.7
3
5
60.0
2
2
100.0
81.5
5
1
1
4
+14
20Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
21
4/26/1984
@
27
0
6
2
0
6
11
54.5
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
68.2
0
0
1
3
21Johnny Davis
J. Davis
21
5/13/1977
vs
39
1
4
4
0
9
12
75.0
3
7
42.9
69.6
0
1
1
22Johnny Egan
J. Egan
21
3/29/1962
vs
2
9
20
45.0
3
3
100.0
49.2
2
23Hal Greer
H. Greer
21
3/25/1959
vs
37
7
9
15
60.0
3
4
75.0
62.6
6
24Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
20
6/9/1993
vs
42
12
4
2
3
10
20
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
8
4
1
4
25Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
20
5/17/1990
@
28
8
2
0
2
8
13
61.5
0
0
4
6
66.7
63.9
2
6
1
5

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