most points per game by a rookie in a conference finals series

Larry Bird has scored the most points per game by a rookie in the 1980 Eastern Conference Finals, with 22.2 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	22.2	1979-80	Conference Finals	BOS	5	44.4	13.8	3.6	2.4	1.4	9.6	21.8	44.0	0.6	1.8	33.3	2.4	2.8	85.7	48.2			4.4	222	111	69	18	12	7	22	21
2	Tyler Herro T. Herro	19.2	2019-20	Conference Finals	MIA	6	34.7	6.3	4.8	0.3	0.0	7.5	14.3	52.3	2.5	7.2	34.9	1.7	1.7	100.0	63.6	0.7	5.7	2.3	208	115	38	29	2	0	14	11	-1
3	Andrew Toney A. Toney	19.1	1980-81	Conference Finals	PHI	7	25.6	3.7	3.0		0.6	6.3	13.6	46.3	0.1	0.4	33.3	6.4	7.3	88.2	57.1				179	134	26	21		4		24
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	17.9	2017-18	Conference Finals	BOS	7	37.2	4.1	2.0	1.3	0.4	6.4	13.0	49.5	1.3	3.7	34.6	3.7	4.3	86.7	60.0	0.3	3.9	2.1	260	125	29	14	9	3	15	23	-3
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17.4	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	5	39.6	9.4	8.8	3.2	0.8	6.4	13.0	49.2	0.2	0.8	25.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	55.6	3.4	6.0	3.4	198	87	47	44	16	4	17	15
6	Anthony Roberts A. Roberts	16.2	1977-78	Conference Finals	DEN	6	32.5	9.7	1.8	0.5	0.2	6.5	15.7	41.5				3.2	3.8	82.6	46.6	4.3	5.3	1.7	195	97	58	11	3	1	10	25
7	Alvan Adams A. Adams	16.0	1975-76	Conference Finals	PHX	7	36.6	12.4	5.0		1.1	6.3	15.4	40.7				3.4	3.9	88.9	46.7	3.4	9.0		256	112	87	35		8		18
8	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	15.3	1974-75	Conference Finals	GSW	7	30.1	5.7	1.9	1.1	1.3	7.1	14.0	51.0				1.0	2.1	46.7	51.1	1.0	4.7		211	107	40	13	8	9		20
9	John Lucas J. Lucas	14.8	1976-77	Conference Finals	HOU	6	36.8	2.0	8.0		0.3	6.0	12.0	50.0				2.8	3.8	73.9	54.2				221	89	12	48		2		16
10	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	14.0	1984-85	Conference Finals	PHI	5	33.8	11.2	1.6	2.0	1.2	5.8	12.4	46.8	0.8	1.0	80.0	1.6	3.0	53.3	51.0	3.6	7.6	2.2	169	70	56	8	10	6	11	17
11	Johnny Davis J. Davis	13.8	1976-77	Conference Finals	POR	4	35.5	2.0	3.5	3.0	0.3	5.3	10.0	52.5				3.3	5.5	59.1	55.4	0.3	1.8		142	55	8	14	12	1		5
12	Earl Tatum E. Tatum	13.8	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	4	34.8	6.8	2.8	1.3	0.8	6.5	13.0	50.0				0.8	0.8	100.0	51.6	1.3	5.5		139	55	27	11	5	3		17
13	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	13.5	2006-07	Conference Finals	CLE	6	24.9	2.8	1.3	0.5	0.5	3.0	6.5	46.2	2.0	4.0	50.0	5.5	6.2	89.2	73.3	1.0	1.8	1.2	149	81	17	8	3	3	7	19	+39
14	Byron Scott B. Scott	13.5	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	6	27.0	2.5	1.3	1.0	0.2	5.5	11.7	47.1	0.2	0.7	25.0	2.3	3.8	60.9	50.5	0.8	1.7	1.7	162	81	15	8	6	1	10	17
15	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	13.4	1975-76	Conference Finals	PHX	7	29.9	2.7	4.0		0.6	5.4	10.9	50.0				2.6	3.1	81.8	54.9				209	94	19	28		4		28
16	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	13.3	1988-89	Conference Finals	PHX	4	30.3	4.3	1.3	1.5	0.5	5.3	13.5	38.9	0.5	2.3	22.2	2.3	3.3	69.2	44.4	1.5	2.8	0.8	121	53	17	5	6	2	3	10
17	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	12.2	2019-20	Conference Finals	DEN	5	21.7	6.0	1.4	0.8	0.0	4.4	7.8	56.4	1.8	4.4	40.9	1.6	2.4	66.7	68.9	0.8	5.2	1.8	108	61	30	7	4	0	9	15	0
18	Dylan Harper D. Harper	12.0	2025-26	Conference Finals	SAS	7	26.2	5.7	3.3	1.0	0.0	4.1	9.0	46.0	1.0	2.9	35.0	2.7	3.3	82.6	57.4	1.3	4.4	1.7	184	84	40	23	7	0	12	11	+53
19	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	11.2	1977-78	Conference Finals	SEA	6	30.2	7.3	1.7	1.3	0.5	3.8	9.7	39.7				3.5	5.0	70.0	47.1	1.5	5.8	1.3	181	67	44	10	8	3	8	28
20	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	10.8	1970-71	Conference Finals	LAL	5	41.4	6.4	2.8			5.2	15.2	34.2				0.4	1.4	28.6	34.1				207	54	32	14				4
21	Patrick McCaw P. McCaw	10.0	2016-17	Conference Finals	GSW	3	18.3	3.0	2.3	1.7	0.3	3.7	5.7	64.7	1.7	3.0	55.6	1.0	1.0	100.0	81.9	1.0	2.0	0.7	55	30	9	7	5	1	2	7	+40
22	Byron Irvin B. Irvin	10.0	1989-90	Conference Finals	POR	1	22.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	11.0	27.3	0.0	0.0		4.0	4.0	100.0	39.2	1.0	1.0	3.0	22	10	2	3	1	0	3	2
23	Rodney Stuckey R. Stuckey	9.8	2007-08	Conference Finals	DET	6	22.8	1.5	2.8	1.7	0.3	2.8	7.2	39.5	0.2	0.8	20.0	4.0	5.0	80.0	52.5	0.3	1.2	1.2	137	59	9	17	10	2	7	10	+23
24	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	9.7	2002-03	Conference Finals	SAS	6	26.3	3.7	3.3	1.2	0.2	3.3	7.8	42.6	1.3	4.0	33.3	1.7	2.2	76.9	55.0	1.5	2.2	1.7	158	58	22	20	7	1	10	20	+62
25	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	9.5	2023-24	Conference Finals	DAL	4	21.9	7.8	2.5	0.0	1.5	4.0	4.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.3	66.7	95.2	2.5	5.3	0.5	88	38	31	10	0	6	2	9	+21

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PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Larry Bird has scored the most points per game by a rookie in the 1980 Eastern Conference Finals, with 22.2 per game.

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