most points in the nba finals by a rookie

Tom Heinsohn has dropped the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 168 points.

NAMEPTSSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
168
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
36.3
24.0
12.6
9.6
23.7
40.4
4.9
6.9
70.8
44.9
254
88
28
2Alvan Adams
A. Adams
138
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
38.7
23.0
10.2
4.7
1.3
0.8
9.8
20.2
48.8
3.3
4.2
80.0
52.3
2.8
7.3
232
61
28
8
5
22
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
131
1946-47
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
5
26.2
8.8
8.6
11.6
74.1
15
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
129
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
67
52
16
2
30
17
5Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
113
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
7
31.4
16.1
11.6
5.4
12.7
42.7
5.3
7.4
71.2
50.5
220
81
33
6Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
104
1949-50
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
6
17.3
5.0
7.3
10.0
73.3
24
7Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
96
1977-78
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
7
32.4
13.7
8.0
1.0
0.6
0.7
5.1
12.9
40.0
3.4
4.3
80.0
46.5
2.6
5.4
1.6
227
56
7
4
5
11
35
8Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
95
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
26.7
15.8
4.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
7.3
12.8
57.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
77.8
58.7
2.5
1.8
1.0
160
26
6
8
6
6
15
9Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
95
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
34.3
13.6
5.0
4.1
4.9
10.6
45.9
3.9
5.6
69.2
52.1
240
35
29
26
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
93
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
41.6
13.3
22.9
5.1
14.4
35.6
3.0
6.1
48.8
38.8
291
160
30
11Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
91
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
36.7
13.0
3.0
2.1
5.3
11.1
47.4
2.4
2.6
94.4
53.0
257
21
15
24
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
91
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
4
42.3
22.8
11.8
8.5
25.5
33.3
5.8
8.8
65.7
38.8
169
47
18
13Tyler Herro
T. Herro
88
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
34.6
14.7
4.2
3.0
0.5
0.0
5.3
14.5
36.8
1.8
5.0
36.7
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.8
0.2
4.0
2.3
208
25
18
3
0
14
7
-46
14Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
86
1954-55
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
7
12.3
4.9
2.6
4.6
56.3
20
15Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
85
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
6
30.5
14.2
4.3
3.3
1.8
0.2
5.2
12.0
43.1
3.8
4.3
88.5
50.9
1.2
3.2
183
26
20
11
1
19
16Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
85
1948-49
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
6
14.2
5.8
2.5
4.0
62.5
22
17Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
83
1947-48
NBA Finals
BAL BAL
6
13.8
0.7
4.7
15.8
29.5
4.5
6.8
65.9
36.7
4
24
18Johnny Macknowski
J. Macknowski
82
1949-50
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
6
13.7
4.5
4.7
6.2
75.7
13
19Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
77
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
6
12.8
5.0
2.8
3.5
81.0
11
20Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
76
1948-49
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
6
12.7
3.8
5.0
6.8
73.2
25
21Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
75
1949-50
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
6
12.5
4.3
3.8
6.0
63.9
32
22Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
73
1953-54
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
7
10.4
4.3
10.3
41.7
1.9
3.7
50.0
43.7
15
23Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
72
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
5
14.4
4.4
5.6
10.4
53.8
14
24Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
70
1993-94
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
7
22.6
10.0
3.1
2.9
1.3
0.3
2.7
6.4
42.2
1.0
2.3
43.8
3.6
3.9
92.6
61.5
0.9
2.3
2.6
158
22
20
9
2
18
22
25Tom Gola
T. Gola
69
1955-56
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
5
13.8
10.0
6.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
3.8
5.0
76.0
45.4
50
30
22

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

7th

DRTG

111.3

7th

NETRTG

7.3

7th

3P%

33.1

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
Hawks Hawks
2
3
.400
2.5
9
Hornets Hornets
2
3
.400
2.5
10
Celtics Celtics
2
3
.400
2.5
11
Magic Magic
2
4
.333
3.0
12
Raptors Raptors
1
4
.200
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
WAS WAS
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
11/7
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

3 - 2

105

Final

125

BOS Celtics

2 - 3

Wed 29 Oct 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
2.0
4
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.5
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Bucks Bucks
4
1
.800
0.5
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
1.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
10/31
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
10/31
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
9:30 PM