Magic Johnson had 42 points in a start in his rookie season in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals against the 76ers on May 16, 1980.
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most points in an NBA rookies first playoff game started by a player| NAME | PTS | GS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 42 | 1 | 5/16/1980 | @ | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2 |  | C. Person | 40 | 1 | 5/1/1987 | vs | 44 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 59.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 3 |  | D. Mitchell | 38 | 1 | 4/27/2018 | vs | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -6 | ||
| 4 |  | D. Rose | 36 | 1 | 4/18/2009 | @ | 50 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | +8 | ||
| 5 |  | M. Johnson | 35 | 1 | 4/23/1978 | vs | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 74.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 |  | M. Jordan | 35 | 1 | 4/24/1985 | vs | 42 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 53.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 7 | | M. Johnson | 34 | 1 | 4/28/1978 | @ | 38 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 63.3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 8 |  | L. Bird | 34 | 1 | 4/14/1980 | @ | 40 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 72.3 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 |  | A. Mourning | 34 | 1 | 5/14/1993 | vs | 47 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 63.1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  | B. Jennings | 34 | 1 | 4/17/2010 | @ | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 63.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -7 | ||
| 11 |  | A. Adams | 33 | 1 | 5/30/1976 | vs | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 59.7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
| 12 | | M. Johnson | 33 | 1 | 4/14/1978 | vs | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 66.4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 13 |  | M. Cheeks | 33 | 1 | 4/22/1979 | vs | 46 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 14 | | A. Mourning | 33 | 1 | 5/5/1993 | vs | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 78.9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 15 |  | T. Duncan | 33 | 1 | 5/5/1998 | @ | 45 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 64.7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | -6 | |||
| 16 | | D. Mitchell | 33 | 1 | 4/23/2018 | vs | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 54.6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 17 |  | E. Tatum | 32 | 1 | 5/6/1977 | vs | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 18 |  | H. Olajuwon | 32 | 1 | 4/28/1985 | vs | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 62.5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | | T. Duncan | 32 | 1 | 4/23/1998 | @ | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 58.9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | +12 | |||
| 20 | | W. Davis | 31 | 1 | 4/11/1978 | vs | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 66.2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 21 | | L. Bird | 31 | 1 | 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 | |||||
| 22 |  | K. Malone | 31 | 1 | 4/20/1986 | @ | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 56.3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 23 |  | D. Robinson | 31 | 1 | 4/28/1990 | vs | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 69.9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 24 | | D. Robinson | 31 | 1 | 5/8/1990 | @ | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 65.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 25 |  | A. Hardaway | 31 | 1 | 4/30/1994 | vs | 48 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 53.9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||
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