most points in a playoff game by a celtics rookie

Tom Heinsohn has posted the most points by a Celtics rookie in a playoff game, with 37 points in Game 7 of the 1957 NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
37
4/13/1957
vs
45
23
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
4/14/1980
@
40
10
7
0
13
20
65.0
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.3
4
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
31
4/20/1980
vs
46
12
2
1
1
15
30
50.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
50.9
8
4
4Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
30
3/23/1957
@
43
7
11
23
47.8
8
10
80.0
54.7
4
5Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
28
4/30/2018
vs
40
3
2
0
1
8
16
50.0
1
5
20.0
11
12
91.7
65.8
0
3
4
1
+18
6Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
28
4/11/1957
@
42
11
12
34
35.3
4
5
80.0
38.7
4
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
27
4/18/1980
vs
46
9
5
4
1
13
24
54.2
0
3
0.0
1
1
100.0
55.2
2
4
8Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
26
3/30/1957
vs
42
11
10
27
37.0
6
7
85.7
43.2
5
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
25
5/9/2018
vs
39
3
4
1
0
8
15
53.3
0
0
9
11
81.8
63.0
1
2
2
4
0
10Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
25
3/15/1955
vs
31
12
4
11
15
73.3
3
3
100.0
76.6
4
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24
5/27/2018
vs
42
7
1
1
0
9
17
52.9
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
64.0
0
7
4
6
-17
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24
5/23/2018
vs
41
7
4
4
2
7
15
46.7
3
7
42.9
7
8
87.5
64.8
0
7
2
3
+19
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24
5/5/2018
@
41
5
4
1
0
11
17
64.7
1
4
25.0
1
4
25.0
64.0
1
4
4
3
+24
14John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
23
4/6/1963
vs
34
6
3
9
17
52.9
5
5
100.0
59.9
2
15Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
23
4/9/1957
vs
35
8
9
15
60.0
5
7
71.4
63.6
4
16Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
22
4/26/2018
@
32
3
3
2
0
6
14
42.9
2
6
33.3
8
9
88.9
61.2
0
3
3
3
-7
17Dee Brown
D. Brown
22
5/9/1991
vs
30
4
8
1
1
7
11
63.6
0
0
8
10
80.0
71.4
2
2
2
5
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
22
4/23/1980
@
47
21
4
4
0
9
21
42.9
3
4
75.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
2
19
2
4
19Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
22
4/9/1961
@
33
9
0
10
14
71.4
2
4
50.0
69.8
6
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
21
5/3/2018
vs
33
2
2
1
1
7
14
50.0
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
63.1
0
2
2
2
-7
21Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
21
4/22/2018
@
36
3
3
2
0
7
16
43.8
2
5
40.0
5
6
83.3
56.3
2
1
1
4
0
22Dee Brown
D. Brown
21
5/17/1991
@
39
5
4
0
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
3
4
75.0
71.1
0
5
2
1
23Kevin McHale
K. McHale
21
4/5/1981
vs
27
4
0
5
8
15
53.3
0
0
5
7
71.4
58.1
5
24Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
21
4/6/1957
@
37
12
6
21
28.6
9
9
100.0
42.1
2
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
20
5/7/2018
@
36
4
4
0
1
7
16
43.8
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
56.3
1
3
3
3
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