most points scored by a rookie in an nba finals game in the 2020s

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Dylan Harper put up the most points by a rookie, with 25 points in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals against the Knicks on June 13.

	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	Dylan Harper D. Harper	25	6/13/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	31	5	4	0	1	10	19	52.6	2	4	50.0	3	6	50.0	57.8	2	3	0	5	-12
2	Dylan Harper D. Harper	21	6/10/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	32	4	3	0	0	8	12	66.7	3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	81.5	0	4	3	3	+12
3	Tyler Herro T. Herro	21	10/6/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	37	7	3	1	0	8	18	44.4	3	7	42.9	2	4	50.0	53.1	1	6	3	0	-13
4	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	18	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	20	5	2	0	0	8	11	72.7	2	4	50.0	0	0		81.8	1	4	0	0	+8
5	Tyler Herro T. Herro	17	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	36	3	2	1	0	6	18	33.3	2	7	28.6	3	3	100.0	44.0	0	3	1	1	+1
6	Tyler Herro T. Herro	17	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	43	7	3	0	0	5	12	41.7	1	3	33.3	6	6	100.0	58.1	0	7	2	3	-1
7	Dylan Harper D. Harper	16	6/3/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	28	8	1	1	0	6	10	60.0	1	4	25.0	3	3	100.0	70.7	0	8	1	2	-5
8	Dylan Harper D. Harper	15	6/5/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	32	6	3	1	0	6	12	50.0	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	54.5	1	5	2	3	+12
9	Christian Braun C. Braun	15	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	19	4	1	1	0	7	8	87.5	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	88.9	2	2	1	1	+2
10	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	14	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	28	4	3	0	0	6	11	54.5	2	4	50.0	0	0		63.6	1	3	0	0	+3
11	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	30	4	3	0	0	6	18	33.3	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	38.0	0	4	2	1	-35
12	Dylan Harper D. Harper	13	6/8/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	32	9	4	0	0	5	18	27.8	1	8	12.5	2	2	100.0	34.4	1	8	0	1	-8
13	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	13	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	29	4	3	0	1	3	7	42.9	1	4	25.0	6	6	100.0	67.4	1	3	2	4	0
14	Tyler Herro T. Herro	12	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	31	1	3	0	0	4	11	36.4	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	50.5	0	1	2	1	-2
15	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	11	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	22	12	0	1	0	4	5	80.0	1	1	100.0	2	4	50.0	81.4	7	5	0	0	+20
16	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	11	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	30	13	1	2	0	5	6	83.3	0	0		1	1	100.0	85.4	3	10	0	0	+6
17	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	8	10/11/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	13	3	1	0	0	3	8	37.5	2	4	50.0	0	0		50.0	0	3	2	0	-13
18	Christian Braun C. Braun	7	6/12/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	24	3	1	0	1	2	4	50.0	0	0		3	6	50.0	52.7	1	2	0	0	0
19	Tyler Herro T. Herro	7	10/11/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	30	3	4	1	0	3	10	30.0	1	2	50.0	0	0		35.0	0	3	4	1	+4
20	Christian Braun C. Braun	6	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	15	1	3	3	0	3	3	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	1	0	1	2	+8
21	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	6	10/6/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	26	4	0	0	0	2	11	18.2	2	6	33.3	0	0		27.3	0	4	0	1	-4
22	Carter Bryant C. Bryant	5	6/10/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	5	1	0	1	0	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	0	0		83.3	0	1	0	1	+6
23	Dillon Jones D. Jones	4	6/19/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	@	IND	7	2	1	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	1	1	1	1	+9
24	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	4	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	20	1	2	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	1	0.0	0	0		66.7	0	1	4	5	-6
25	Carter Bryant C. Bryant	3	6/8/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	0	0	2	-9

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11.4

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APG

7.0

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Team Rankings

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114.6

9th

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108.1

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6.5

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3P%

34.6

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	DAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/6	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	SAS	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

3 - 2

117

Final

111

Jazz

1 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

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APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.8

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3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

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117.6

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98.2

103.4

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106.2

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106.6

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14.4

14.2

12.1

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9.6

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0-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

247.7

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DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

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37.9

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35.5

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38.5

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37.6

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37.3

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1.77

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1.65

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1.58

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

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1.70

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1.65

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5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

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1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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Fri 10/30	HOU	@	DAL	8:00 PM
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