most points in an elimination game by a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by a rookie in an elimination game, with 53 points in Game 3 of the 1960 Division Semifinals versus the Syracuse Nationals.

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
3	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	42	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL	52		8			14	32	43.8				14	14	100.0	55.0				3
4	Chuck Person C. Person	40	5/1/1987	IND	vs	ATL	44	7	6	1	0	14	27	51.9	0	3	0.0	12	15	80.0	59.5	0	7	4	3
5	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	4/24/1985	CHI	vs	MIL	42	8	7	4	1	12	26	46.2	0	1	0.0	11	16	68.8	53.0	3	5	3	4
7	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	34	4/28/1978	MIL	@	DEN	38	17	2	1	1	13	22	59.1				8	11	72.7	63.3	2	15	0	5
8	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	33	5/5/1982	WAS	@	BOS	45	13	2			9	20	45.0	0	0		15	17	88.2	60.0				3
9	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	33	3/28/1950	FTW	vs	MIN						11						11	13	84.6					4
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	4/28/1985	HOU	vs	UTA	42	14	1	0	6	12	19	63.2	0	0		8	15	53.3	62.5	7	7	2	3
11	Tom Meschery T. Meschery	32	4/5/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	11	2			10	19	52.6				12	13	92.3	64.7				3
12	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	31	4/1/1971	ATL	@	NYK	43	2	4			13	26	50.0				5	7	71.4	53.3				4
13	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	30	9/2/2020	OKC	@	HOU	35	4	1	0	1	10	21	47.6	6	12	50.0	4	6	66.7	63.5	2	2	4	5	0
14	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	30	3/22/1962	SYR	@	PHI		14	1			9	24	37.5				12	15	80.0	49.0				2
15	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	30	3/19/1962	SYR	@	PHI		15	0			13	24	54.2				4	8	50.0	54.5				4
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	30	4/9/1959	MIN	vs	BOS	45	14				12	29	41.4				6	8	75.0	46.1				4
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	30	3/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		16				8	20	40.0				14	14	100.0	57.3				4
18	Alex Groza A. Groza	30	3/25/1950	IND	vs	SHE						8						14	16	87.5					5
19	Stan Stutz S. Stutz	30	4/5/1947	NYK	vs	CLE						8						14	16	87.5					2
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29	4/26/1985	CHI	vs	MIL	42	7	5	2	3	6	16	37.5	0	2	0.0	17	20	85.0	58.5	2	5	4	3
21	Jerry West J. West	29	4/1/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	12				11	22	50.0				7	9	77.8	55.9				1
22	Derrick Rose D. Rose	28	4/30/2009	CHI	vs	BOS	59	8	7	0	1	12	25	48.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	50.7	1	7	5	3	-2
23	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	28	5/6/1988	NYK	vs	BOS	47	5	9	1	0	11	24	45.8	2	5	40.0	4	5	80.0	53.4	2	3	0	2
24	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	28	4/26/1966	LAL	vs	BOS	41	4	6			13	22	59.1				2	7	28.6	55.8				4
25	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	27	4/29/1996	POR	vs	UTA	38	12	2	2	1	10	22	45.5	2	5	40.0	5	11	45.5	50.3	3	9	1	4