most points scored by a rookie in an nba finals game in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Daniel Gibson scored the most points by a rookie, with 16 points in Game 1 of the 2007 NBA Finals against the Spurs on June 7, 2007.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	16	6/7/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	@	SAS	28	1	4	4	0	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	0	0		88.9	0	1	0	1	+4
2	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	15	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	@	SAS	32	1	0	1	0	6	12	50.0	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	60.3	0	1	0	3	-1
3	Courtney Lee C. Lee	12	6/14/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	LAL	26	4	1	1	0	5	11	45.5	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.5	1	3	0	3	-6
4	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	12	6/13/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	26	3	0	2	1	4	8	50.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	61.5	0	3	1	5	+15
5	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	11	6/15/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	33	7	1	2	0	2	8	25.0	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	46.0	1	6	1	3	+18
6	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	10	6/14/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	SAS	44	2	5	0	0	4	10	40.0	2	6	33.3	0	0		50.0	1	1	0	4	+2
7	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	10	6/11/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	28	2	1	4	0	3	10	30.0	2	6	33.3	2	3	66.7	44.2	1	1	1	1	+2
8	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	10	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	@	LAL	32	5	3	0	0	3	6	50.0	0	0		4	8	50.0	52.5	2	3	1	2	-18
9	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	8	6/8/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	28	2	4	4	2	3	6	50.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	54.6	2	0	1	2	+10
10	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	8	6/9/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	LAL	22	3	0	2	0	4	5	80.0	0	0		0	0		80.0	0	3	2	1	+13
11	Courtney Lee C. Lee	7	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	@	LAL	23	1	0	1	0	3	10	30.0	1	4	25.0	0	0		35.0	1	0	1	3	-7
12	Beno Udrih B. Udrih	7	6/12/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	DET	18	2	2	1	0	2	4	50.0	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	71.7	0	2	2	0	+11
13	Luke Walton L. Walton	7	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	27	5	8	0	2	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		116.7	1	4	0	3	+18
14	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	7	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	28	7	3	0	0	3	8	37.5	1	2	50.0	0	0		43.8	1	6	3	3	+13
15	Jason Collins J. Collins	6	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	@	LAL	21	1	0	0	1	2	2	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	104.2	0	1	1	4	-6
16	Raja Bell R. Bell	6	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	19	4	1	2	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	104.2	1	3	1	2	+11
17	Beno Udrih B. Udrih	5	6/16/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	SAS	@	DET	11	0	0	0	0	2	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	0	0		50.0	0	0	2	2	-20
18	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	5	6/12/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	LAL	21	4	1	1	0	2	6	33.3	0	0		1	1	100.0	38.8	0	4	0	1	+5
19	Jason Collins J. Collins	5	6/5/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	@	LAL	8	2	1	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	90.6	2	0	0	5	+5
20	Courtney Lee C. Lee	4	6/11/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	LAL	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	25.0	1	4	25.0	1	2	50.0	41.0	0	0	1	2	-9
21	Courtney Lee C. Lee	4	6/9/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	LAL	20	0	0	1	0	2	4	50.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		50.0	0	0	1	3	+3
22	Brian Cook B. Cook	4	6/15/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	12	5	0	1	0	1	3	33.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	51.5	3	2	1	2	-1
23	Luke Walton L. Walton	4	6/10/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	19	3	2	1	0	1	5	20.0	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	34.0	1	2	2	4	-12
24	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	4	6/6/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	29	6	3	1	0	1	6	16.7	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	29.1	4	2	3	4	-6
25	Jason Collins J. Collins	4	6/12/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	LAL	19	4	0	1	1	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	1	3	0	6	+3

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