most points by a rookie in a single finals season since 1977

Since 1976-77, Magic Johnson has scored the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals in 1979-80, with 129 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Johnny Davis J. Davis	64	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	32.7	10.7	3.3	5.0	1.8	0.0	4.0	9.3	42.9				2.7	3.3	80.0	49.4	1.2	2.2		196	20	30	11	0		18
8	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	63	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	22.6	10.5	3.5	1.8	0.0	0.2	4.0	8.5	47.1	1.5	3.8	39.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	58.7	0.5	3.0	1.3	135	21	11	0	1	8	10	-12
9	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	52	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	28.7	8.7	4.5	2.0	2.2	0.5	2.7	7.7	34.8	0.5	2.3	21.4	2.8	3.5	81.0	47.1	1.5	3.0	1.7	172	27	12	13	3	10	18	+52
10	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	47	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	20.0	7.8	6.5	1.2	1.0	0.5	3.3	6.5	51.3	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.5	46.7	51.5	3.2	3.3	1.8	120	39	7	6	3	11	21
11	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	43	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	34.8	10.8	1.8	2.5	1.5	0.0	4.5	10.3	43.9	1.5	4.8	31.6	0.3	0.3	100.0	51.9	0.3	1.5	0.0	139	7	10	6	0	0	8	-6
12	Byron Scott B. Scott	42	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	7	15.0	6.0	1.1	0.7	1.0	0.0	2.6	5.4	47.4	0.1	0.7	20.0	0.7	1.0	71.4	51.1	0.3	0.9	0.9	105	8	5	7	0	6	12
13	Oliver Miller O. Miller	30	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	17.8	5.0	4.2	1.3	0.7	2.0	2.0	4.5	44.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	49.1	1.7	2.5	1.2	107	25	8	4	12	7	20
14	Christian Braun C. Braun	29	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	5	16.3	5.8	2.0	1.2	1.0	0.4	2.4	3.4	70.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.8	55.6	69.2	0.8	1.2	0.6	82	10	6	5	2	3	6	-8
15	Courtney Lee C. Lee	29	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	5	17.6	5.8	1.4	0.2	0.6	0.0	2.4	6.4	37.5	0.4	2.2	18.2	0.6	0.8	75.0	43.0	0.4	1.0	0.6	88	7	1	3	0	3	13	-16
16	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	28	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	5	22.8	5.6	8.2	0.4	0.8	0.2	2.4	3.4	70.6	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.6	1.4	42.9	69.7	3.2	5.0	1.0	114	41	2	4	1	5	11	-10
17	Kevin McHale K. McHale	28	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	13.8	4.7	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.7	2.0	5.2	38.7	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.2	57.1	41.1	1.7	1.7	1.0	83	20	5	0	4	6	13
18	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	27	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	4	24.3	6.8	4.5	1.3	1.0	0.0	2.8	5.3	52.4	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.8	45.5	52.2	0.5	4.0	0.8	97	18	5	4	0	3	7	-1
19	Jordan Bell J. Bell	23	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	13.5	5.8	3.3	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.5	3.5	71.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.5	50.0	69.1	1.0	2.3	0.0	54	13	4	1	2	0	4	+10
20	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	23	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	3	11.0	7.7	1.3	0.0	1.0	0.7	3.3	5.3	62.5	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.3	75.0	64.8	0.3	1.0	0.7	33	4	0	3	2	2	4
21	Marc Iavaroni M. Iavaroni	23	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	24.8	5.8	5.5	2.0	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.3	58.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	2.0	37.5	56.0	1.8	3.8	1.3	99	22	8	1	3	5	15
22	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	22	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	6	10.7	3.7	4.2	1.5	0.7	0.0	1.2	3.0	38.9				1.3	1.3	100.0	51.1	1.2	3.0	0.8	64	25	9	4	0	5	7
23	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	19	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	5	16.4	3.8	2.4	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.6	6.4	25.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.2	50.0	27.4	1.0	1.4	0.4	82	12	4	4	4	2	15
24	Wally Walker W. Walker	19	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	3	6.7	6.3	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0				0.3	0.7	50.0	73.8	0.0	0.0		20	0	2	3	0		2
25	Jason Collins J. Collins	17	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	4	18.8	4.3	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.3	2.5	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.0	87.5	62.9	1.3	1.3	0.8	75	10	1	1	2	3	19	+6

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1976-77, Magic Johnson has scored the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals in 1979-80, with 129 points.

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28.8

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4,298.5

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