most points by a rookie in a conference finals closeout game

Daniel Gibson has the most points by a rookie in a Conference Finals game, with 31 points versus the Pistons on June 2, 2007.

	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	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	31	6/2/2007	2006-07	Conference Finals	CLE	vs	DET	29	6	2	0	0	7	9	77.8	5	5	100.0	12	15	80.0	99.4	2	4	2	5	+19
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	24	5/27/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	CLE	42	7	1	1	0	9	17	52.9	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	64.0	0	7	4	6	-17
3	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	23	5/14/1975	1974-75	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	CHI	37	8	3	1	3	10	19	52.6				3	4	75.0	55.4	0	8		1
4	Johnny Davis J. Davis	21	5/13/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	POR	vs	LAL	39	1	4	4	0	9	12	75.0				3	7	42.9	69.6	0	1		1
5	Andrew Toney A. Toney	20	4/29/1981	1980-81	Conference Finals	PHI	@	BOS	23	1	0		0	6	14	42.9	0	0		8	8	100.0	57.1				4
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	4/30/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SEA	41	10	10	1	1	9	14	64.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	67.2	2	8	3	4
7	Tyler Herro T. Herro	19	9/27/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	MIA	vs	BOS	35	5	7	0	0	8	13	61.5	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	68.4	0	5	5	1	+9
8	Joel Kramer J. Kramer	19	5/13/1979	1978-79	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SEA	32	8	2	0	0	8	10	80.0				3	4	75.0	80.8	5	3	1	6
9	Alvan Adams A. Adams	18	5/16/1976	1975-76	Conference Finals	PHX	@	GSW	42	20	3		1	7	17	41.2				4	4	100.0	48.0	3	17		3
10	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	17	5/24/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	GSW	@	DAL	22	8	1	0	0	5	11	45.5	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	58.5	0	8	2	2	+9
11	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	17	5/23/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	PHI	28	2	2		0	4	7	57.1	2	3	66.7	7	8	87.5	80.8				5
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	15	5/25/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	BOS	@	CLE	39	3	2	1	0	7	13	53.8	1	3	33.3	0	0		57.7	0	3	2	3	-8
13	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	15	5/31/2002	2001-02	Conference Finals	NJN	@	BOS	20	4	2	0	0	6	12	50.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	54.5	0	4	2	1	+2
14	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14	9/25/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	MIA	@	BOS	29	3	1	0	0	6	12	50.0	2	5	40.0	0	0		58.3	0	3	2	3	-10
15	Oliver Miller O. Miller	14	6/3/1993	1992-93	Conference Finals	PHX	@	SEA	27	6	2	2	1	6	12	50.0	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	52.6	1	5	1	2
16	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	14	5/17/1978	1977-78	Conference Finals	SEA	vs	DEN	34	8	0	0	0	6	12	50.0				2	5	40.0	49.3	3	5	2	5
17	Byron Scott B. Scott	13	5/25/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	@	PHX	21	0	1	1	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	55.3	0	0	1	2
18	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	12	5/16/1976	1975-76	Conference Finals	PHX	@	GSW	34	3	2		1	6	10	60.0				0	0		60.0				4
19	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	11	5/29/2003	2002-03	Conference Finals	SAS	@	DAL	29	2	4	2	0	3	9	33.3	1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	51.1	1	1	4	4	+17
20	Antonio Davis A. Davis	11	6/3/1994	1993-94	Conference Finals	IND	vs	NYK	28	9	0	0	1	4	5	80.0	0	0		3	6	50.0	72.0	1	8	1	2
21	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	11	5/31/1990	1989-90	Conference Finals	POR	@	PHX	9	3	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	1	3	33.3	0	0		78.6	0	3	1	2
22	Moses Moody M. Moody	10	5/24/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	GSW	@	DAL	23	2	0	2	0	4	7	57.1	2	3	66.7	0	0		71.4	0	2	1	0	+4
23	Raja Bell R. Bell	10	6/3/2001	2000-01	Conference Finals	PHI	vs	MIL	9	2	0	1	0	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	1	1	100.0	77.6	2	0	0	3	+6
24	Dean Meminger D. Meminger	10	4/23/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	NYK	@	BOS	26	7	1			5	10	50.0				0	0		50.0				3
25	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	9	5/30/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	DAL	@	MIN	25	8	3	0	3	3	3	100.0	0	0		3	6	50.0	79.8	1	7	1	3	-1