most points scored in a playoff game ever by a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points by a rookie in a playoff game, with 53 points in Game 3 of the 1960 Division Semifinals versus the Syracuse Nationals.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	4/3/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	47	25	2			18	36	50.0				10	15	66.7	54.0				3
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/16/1960	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	1			17	35	48.6				8	14	57.1	51.0				2
6	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	42	3/25/1957	MIN	vs	STL	52		8			14	32	43.8				14	14	100.0	55.0				3
7	Chuck Person C. Person	40	5/1/1987	IND	vs	ATL	44	7	6	1	0	14	27	51.9	0	3	0.0	12	15	80.0	59.5	0	7	4	3
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	38	4/27/2018	UTA	vs	OKC	40	4	2	1	0	14	26	53.8	5	8	62.5	5	5	100.0	67.4	1	3	5	5	-6
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	4/19/1970	MIL	vs	NYK	48	9	1			14	26	53.8				10	13	76.9	59.9				1
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	4/13/1970	MIL	@	NYK	48	23	11			16	25	64.0				6	12	50.0	62.7				2
11	Tyler Herro T. Herro	37	9/23/2020	MIA	vs	BOS	36	6	3	0	0	14	21	66.7	5	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	81.3	0	6	1	1	-4
12	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
13	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	4/16/1947	PHI	vs	CHI			0			13	31	41.9				11	14	78.6	49.8				3
14	Derrick Rose D. Rose	36	4/18/2009	CHI	@	BOS	50	4	11	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	1	0.0	12	12	100.0	74.1	1	3	5	6	+8
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	3/25/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	39	20	4			13	25	52.0				10	13	76.9	58.6				6
16	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	36	3/30/1967	STL	@	SFW	44	4	4			14	30	46.7				8	9	88.9	53.0				3
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	3/28/1959	MIN	@	STL	53	15				15	32	46.9				6	7	85.7	51.3				2
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	4/24/1985	CHI	vs	MIL	42	8	7	4	1	12	26	46.2	0	1	0.0	11	16	68.8	53.0	3	5	3	4
19	Andrew Toney A. Toney	35	4/22/1981	PHI	@	BOS	31	7	7	1	0	11	23	47.8	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	60.0	1	6	4	3
20	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	35	4/23/1978	MIL	vs	DEN	39	10	1	0	4	16	21	76.2				3	6	50.0	74.0	3	7	0	0
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35	4/11/1970	MIL	@	NYK	47	15	5			14	24	58.3				7	11	63.6	60.7				3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/11/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	27	3			16	36	44.4				3	10	30.0	43.3				2
23	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	34	4/17/2010	MIL	@	ATL	40	3	3	1	0	14	25	56.0	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	63.5	1	2	3	3	-7
24	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	34	5/14/1993	CHA	vs	NYK	47	10	4	1	2	13	23	56.5	0	0		8	9	88.9	63.1	3	7	5	2
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	34	4/14/1980	BOS	@	HOU	40	10	7		0	13	20	65.0	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	72.3				4

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