most points scored by rookie in an elimination game

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points by a rookie in an elimination game, with 53 points in Game 3 of the 1960 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
3/14/1960
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
3Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
42
3/25/1957
vs
52
8
14
32
43.8
14
14
100.0
55.0
3
4Chuck Person
C. Person
40
5/1/1987
vs
44
7
6
1
0
14
27
51.9
0
3
0.0
12
15
80.0
59.5
0
7
4
3
5Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
37
4/13/1957
vs
45
23
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
4/24/1985
vs
42
8
7
4
1
12
26
46.2
0
1
0.0
11
16
68.8
53.0
3
5
3
4
7Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
34
4/28/1978
@
38
17
2
1
1
13
22
59.1
8
11
72.7
63.3
2
15
0
5
8Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
33
5/5/1982
@
45
13
2
9
20
45.0
0
0
15
17
88.2
60.0
3
9Fred Schaus
F. Schaus
33
3/28/1950
vs
11
11
13
84.6
4
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
32
4/28/1985
vs
42
14
1
0
6
12
19
63.2
0
0
8
15
53.3
62.5
7
7
2
3
11Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
32
4/5/1962
@
48
11
2
10
19
52.6
12
13
92.3
64.7
3
12Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
31
4/1/1971
@
43
2
4
13
26
50.0
5
7
71.4
53.3
4
13Luguentz Dort
L. Dort
30
9/2/2020
@
35
4
1
0
1
10
21
47.6
6
12
50.0
4
6
66.7
63.5
2
2
4
5
0
14Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
30
3/22/1962
@
14
1
9
24
37.5
12
15
80.0
49.0
2
15Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
30
3/19/1962
@
15
0
13
24
54.2
4
8
50.0
54.5
4
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
4/9/1959
vs
45
14
12
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
3/18/1959
vs
16
8
20
40.0
14
14
100.0
57.3
4
18Alex Groza
A. Groza
30
3/25/1950
vs
8
14
16
87.5
5
19Stan Stutz
S. Stutz
30
4/5/1947
vs
8
14
16
87.5
2
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29
4/26/1985
vs
42
7
5
2
3
6
16
37.5
0
2
0.0
17
20
85.0
58.5
2
5
4
3
21Jerry West
J. West
29
4/1/1961
@
48
12
11
22
50.0
7
9
77.8
55.9
1
22Derrick Rose
D. Rose
28
4/30/2009
vs
59
8
7
0
1
12
25
48.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
50.7
1
7
5
3
-2
23Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
28
5/6/1988
vs
47
5
9
1
0
11
24
45.8
2
5
40.0
4
5
80.0
53.4
2
3
0
2
24Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
28
4/26/1966
vs
41
4
6
13
22
59.1
2
7
28.6
55.8
4
25Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
27
4/29/1996
vs
38
12
2
2
1
10
22
45.5
2
5
40.0
5
11
45.5
50.3
3
9
1
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42
21
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3.5
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41
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39
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6.5
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35
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.565
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34
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.548
11.0
7
35
29
.547
11.0
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34
29
.540
11.5
9
33
31
.516
13.0
10
32
32
.500
14.0
11
26
35
.426
18.5
12
26
37
.413
19.5
13
16
46
.258
29.0
14
16
47
.254
29.5
15
15
48
.238
30.5
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1
49
15
.766
2
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46
17
.730
2.5
3
39
23
.629
9.0
4
40
24
.625
9.0
5
39
25
.609
10.0
6
38
25
.603
10.5
7
36
27
.571
12.5
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
32
.484
18.0
10
30
34
.469
19.0
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
42
.333
27.5
13
20
45
.308
29.5
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
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