Magic Johnson has scored the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 42 points against the 76ers on May 16, 1980.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a finals game rookie

	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
2	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
3	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0			13	31	41.9				11	14	78.6	49.8				3
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	47	11	4			14	33	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
5	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	34	4/22/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0			10	34	29.4				14	18	77.8	40.6				4
6	Alvan Adams A. Adams	33	5/30/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	BOS	40	14	2	2	1	14	25	56.0				5	6	83.3	59.7	6	8		3
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	30	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	BOS	45	14				12	29	41.4				6	8	75.0	46.1				4
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	28	5/11/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	45	9	9	3	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	76.1	1	8	3	1
9	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	28	4/26/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	4	6			13	22	59.1				2	7	28.6	55.8				4
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	28	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	42	11				12	34	35.3				4	5	80.0	38.7				4
11	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	27	4/14/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR			3			11	23	47.8				5	6	83.3	52.7				5
12	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	27	4/9/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	MIN						11						5	5	100.0					3
13	Paul Hoffman P. Hoffman	27	4/17/1948	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	PHI			0			10	20	50.0				7	8	87.5	57.4				5
14	Alvan Adams A. Adams	26	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	40	8	3	3	1	13	27	48.1				0	0		48.1	4	4		3
15	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	26	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	11				10	27	37.0				6	7	85.7	43.2				5
16	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	26	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI						9						8	12	66.7					1
17	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	25	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	@	CHI	30	5	0	1	1	12	14	85.7	0	0		1	2	50.0	84.0	2	3	2	2
18	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	25	6/4/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	41	2	6	2	0	11	22	50.0				3	4	75.0	52.6	0	2		2
19	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	25	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	26	9	6			7	14	50.0				11	15	73.3	60.7				4
20	Johnny Macknowski J. Macknowski	25	4/14/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			3			8	14	57.1				9	11	81.8	66.3				1
21	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	24	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	40	16	0			7	15	46.7				10	14	71.4	56.7				6
22	George Senesky G. Senesky	24	4/20/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI			0			10	21	47.6				4	4	100.0	52.7				0
23	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	35	8				9	15	60.0				5	7	71.4	63.6				4
24	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	23	4/23/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			2			6	13	46.2				11	15	73.3	58.7				5
25	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	22	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	33	9	0			10	14	71.4				2	4	50.0	69.8				6