most points in finals game 7 by a player under 23 years old

Tom Heinsohn has the most points by a player younger than 23 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, with 37 points versus the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

NAMEPTSAgeDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
37
22-230
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
45
23
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
2Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
21
22-205
6/7/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
vs
38
11
1
0
1
7
16
43.8
7
10
70.0
51.5
8
3
4
5
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
19
21-356
6/20/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
@
45
16
0
1
1
8
17
47.1
1
4
25.0
2
4
50.0
50.6
4
12
2
2
-8
4Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
13
22-267
4/10/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
vs
36
2
5
4
14
28.6
5
6
83.3
39.1
5
5Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
10
21-227
6/22/2025
2024-25
NBA Finals
vs
26
2
0
3
0
4
6
66.7
2
3
66.7
0
0
83.3
2
0
1
3
+7
6Ernie Vandeweghe
E. Vandeweghe
5
22-221
4/21/1951
1950-51
NBA Finals
@
3
5
2
6
33.3
1
2
50.0
36.3
5
7Andrew Bynum
A. Bynum
2
22-233
6/17/2010
2009-10
NBA Finals
vs
19
6
0
0
0
1
5
20.0
0
0
0
0
20.0
4
2
0
2
-12
8Phil Hankinson
P. Hankinson
2
22-290
5/12/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
@
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
100.0
0
0
0

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