most points by a rookie in the playoffs in a game against lebron james

Jayson Tatum has put up the most points by a rookie in a playoff game versus LeBron James, with 24 points in Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals against the Cavaliers on May 27, 2018 and in Game 5 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals against the Cavaliers on May 23, 2018.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	24	5/27/2018	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
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	24	5/23/2018	BOS	vs	CLE	41	7	4	4	2	7	15	46.7	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	64.8	0	7	2	3	+19
3	Tyler Herro T. Herro	21	10/6/2020	MIA	vs	LAL	37	7	3	1	0	8	18	44.4	3	7	42.9	2	4	50.0	53.1	1	6	3	0	-13
4	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	19	5/19/2017	BOS	vs	CLE	24	4	1	2	0	7	11	63.6	0	2	0.0	5	5	100.0	72.0	1	3	3	5	-14
5	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	18	9/30/2020	MIA	@	LAL	20	5	2	0	0	8	11	72.7	2	4	50.0	0	0		81.8	1	4	0	0	+8
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	18	5/19/2018	BOS	@	CLE	31	1	1	0	1	6	10	60.0	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	66.6	0	1	1	2	-11
7	OG Anunoby	18	5/5/2018	TOR	@	CLE	33	4	0	0	1	7	12	58.3	4	7	57.1	0	2	0.0	69.9	2	2	0	2	0
8	Tyler Herro T. Herro	17	10/4/2020	MIA	vs	LAL	36	3	2	1	0	6	18	33.3	2	7	28.6	3	3	100.0	44.0	0	3	1	1	+1
9	Tyler Herro T. Herro	17	10/2/2020	MIA	@	LAL	43	7	3	0	0	5	12	41.7	1	3	33.3	6	6	100.0	58.1	0	7	2	3	-1
10	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	17	5/21/2018	BOS	@	CLE	38	2	1	0	0	5	13	38.5	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	51.5	1	1	2	3	-14
11	Evan Turner E. Turner	17	4/24/2011	PHI	vs	MIA	27	6	1	1	0	7	13	53.8	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	61.2	1	5	0	1	+3
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	16	5/13/2018	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
13	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	15	9/20/2020	DEN	@	LAL	20	4	0	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	75.9	2	2	2	5	-6
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	15	5/25/2018	BOS	@	CLE	39	3	2	1	0	7	13	53.8	1	3	33.3	0	0		57.7	0	3	2	3	-8
15	Evan Turner E. Turner	15	4/18/2011	PHI	@	MIA	26	6	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	3	3	100.0	0	0		75.0	1	5	0	3	-7
16	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	14	10/9/2020	MIA	@	LAL	28	4	3	0	0	6	11	54.5	2	4	50.0	0	0		63.6	1	3	0	0	+3
17	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14	9/30/2020	MIA	@	LAL	30	4	3	0	0	6	18	33.3	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	38.0	0	4	2	1	-35
18	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	14	9/18/2020	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
19	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	13	10/2/2020	MIA	@	LAL	29	4	3	0	1	3	7	42.9	1	4	25.0	6	6	100.0	67.4	1	3	2	4	0
20	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	13	9/24/2020	DEN	vs	LAL	21	8	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	3	6	50.0	0	0		81.3	0	8	2	2	-1
21	Tyler Herro T. Herro	12	10/9/2020	MIA	@	LAL	31	1	3	0	0	4	11	36.4	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	50.5	0	1	2	1	-2
22	Nikola Mirotic N. Mirotic	12	5/8/2015	CHI	vs	CLE	22	8	0	2	0	3	8	37.5	1	4	25.0	5	6	83.3	56.4	2	6	1	5	+19
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	11	5/15/2018	BOS	vs	CLE	32	3	2	1	0	5	12	41.7	1	3	33.3	0	0		45.8	0	3	2	3	+1
24	Marcus Smart M. Smart	11	4/26/2015	BOS	vs	CLE	21	6	1	0	1	4	8	50.0	0	2	0.0	3	5	60.0	53.9	3	3	1	4	-9
25	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	11	4/19/2010	CHI	@	CLE	23	7	0	0	1	5	7	71.4	0	0		1	1	100.0	73.9	2	5	0	3	+4

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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33.5

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Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

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11.9

Towns

11.6

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10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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2.0

Thompson

2.0

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1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

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Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

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Ayton

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

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3,694

Dončić

3,474

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4,298.5

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Dončić

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	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
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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
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14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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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