Tom Heinsohn has the most points by a rookie in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, with 37 points against the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.
| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | T. Heinsohn | 37 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 48.9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | C. Hagan | 24 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | @ | 40 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 56.7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Sikma | 21 | 6/7/1978 | 1977-78 | NBA Finals | vs | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 51.5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 4 |  | B. Russell | 19 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 54 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | C. Lovellette | 14 | 4/12/1954 | 1953-54 | NBA Finals | vs | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 65.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | S. Cassell | 13 | 6/22/1994 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals | vs | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 83.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 7 |  | J. Kerr | 13 | 4/10/1955 | 1954-55 | NBA Finals | vs | 36 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 39.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | N. Clifton | 11 | 4/21/1951 | 1950-51 | NBA Finals | @ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 40.3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | D. Garrett | 8 | 5/8/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | @ | 34 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | G. Goodrich | 6 | 4/28/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 29.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Kenville | 6 | 4/12/1954 | 1953-54 | NBA Finals | @ | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Scott | 4 | 6/12/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 13 |  | G. Ballard | 4 | 6/7/1978 | 1977-78 | NBA Finals | @ | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 14 | | A. McGuire | 3 | 4/25/1952 | 1951-52 | NBA Finals | @ | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 28.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | P. Hankinson | 2 | 5/12/1974 | 1973-74 | NBA Finals | @ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 16 |  | D. Rosenthal | 2 | 4/10/1955 | 1954-55 | NBA Finals | @ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Neal | 2 | 4/12/1954 | 1953-54 | NBA Finals | @ | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 43.1 | 2 |
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