most points by a rookie in a conference finals game 1

Earl Tatum has dropped the most points by a rookie in Game 1 of the Conference Finals, with 32 points versus the Trail Blazers on May 6, 1977.

	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	Earl Tatum E. Tatum	32	5/6/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	POR	45	7	3	2	0	16	23	69.6				0	0		69.6	1	6		6
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	27	4/18/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	PHI	46	9	5	4	1	13	24	54.2	0	3	0.0	1	1	100.0	55.2			2	4
3	Andrew Toney A. Toney	26	4/21/1981	1980-81	Conference Finals	PHI	@	BOS	31	4	4		2	8	18	44.4	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	58.0				3
4	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	26	4/27/1975	1974-75	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	CHI	38	9	4	0	0	12	20	60.0				2	2	100.0	62.3	1	8		4
5	Anthony Roberts A. Roberts	22	5/5/1978	1977-78	Conference Finals	DEN	vs	SEA	39	8	3	0	0	8	19	42.1				6	7	85.7	49.8	6	2	1	3
6	Johnny Davis J. Davis	20	5/6/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	POR	@	LAL	42	2	3	3	0	6	13	46.2				8	11	72.7	56.1	0	2		0
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	4/22/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SEA	36	8	9	3	1	7	10	70.0	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	77.9	2	6	3	4
8	Alvan Adams A. Adams	19	5/2/1976	1975-76	Conference Finals	PHX	@	GSW	37	14	6	1	1	6	16	37.5				7	8	87.5	48.7	4	10		3
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	16	5/13/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	CLE	37	6	3	2	0	6	11	54.5	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	67.3	1	5	2	3	+27
10	Oliver Miller O. Miller	15	5/24/1993	1992-93	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SEA	25	10	4	2	5	5	7	71.4	0	0		5	10	50.0	65.8	3	7	4	3
11	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	14	9/18/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	DEN	@	LAL	29	10	4	1	0	3	9	33.3	1	6	16.7	7	8	87.5	55.9	1	9	2	2	+5
12	Tyler Herro T. Herro	12	9/15/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	MIA	@	BOS	40	11	9	0	0	5	10	50.0	2	5	40.0	0	0		60.0	0	11	2	3	+5
13	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	12	5/19/2003	2002-03	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	DAL	22	5	4	0	0	3	8	37.5	2	5	40.0	4	5	80.0	58.8	0	5	0	6	+7
14	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	12	5/18/2003	2002-03	Conference Finals	DET	vs	NJN	23	3	0	0	0	4	8	50.0	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	67.6	2	1	0	4	-6
15	Shandon Anderson S. Anderson	11	5/19/1997	1996-97	Conference Finals	UTA	vs	HOU	22	5	1	1	0	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	0	0		78.6	4	1	2	4	+16
16	David Benoit D. Benoit	11	5/16/1992	1991-92	Conference Finals	UTA	@	POR	28	5	1	1	0	5	10	50.0	1	3	33.3	0	0		55.0	1	4	2	4
17	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	11	5/21/1990	1989-90	Conference Finals	POR	vs	PHX	19	4	2	1	0	5	11	45.5	1	1	100.0	0	2	0.0	46.3	1	3	1	3
18	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	11	5/20/1989	1988-89	Conference Finals	PHX	@	LAL	27	5	1	1	0	5	14	35.7	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	38.1	3	2	2	4
19	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	11	5/2/1976	1975-76	Conference Finals	PHX	@	GSW	16	1	1	1	2	5	8	62.5				1	2	50.0	61.9	0	1		3
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	10	5/17/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	CLE	20	9	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	0	1	0.0	0	2	0.0	63.5	4	5	1	2	+4
21	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	10	5/19/2002	2001-02	Conference Finals	NJN	vs	BOS	20	2	0	0	0	3	6	50.0	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	64.4	0	2	1	4	+7
22	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	10	5/12/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	PHI	@	BOS	24	12	0	1	0	5	13	38.5	0	0		0	0		38.5	4	8	2	5
23	Byron Scott B. Scott	10	5/12/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	23	1	2	1	0	5	10	50.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		50.0	0	1	2	1
24	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	10	5/8/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	MIL	@	PHI	19	2	0	1	0	4	5	80.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	85.0	2	0	1	3
25	Gene Banks G. Banks	10	5/9/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	SAS	@	LAL	17	5	0	0	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0			0	1