most points scored in first nba finals game by rookie

Joe Fulks posted the most points by a rookie in his first game, with 37 points against the Chicago Stags on April 16, 1947.

	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	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0			13	31	41.9				11	14	78.6	49.8				3
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	47	11	4			14	33	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	26	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	40	8	3	3	1	13	27	48.1				0	0		48.1	4	4		3
4	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	26	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	11				10	27	37.0				6	7	85.7	43.2				5
5	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	20	6/9/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	42	12	4	2	3	10	20	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	8	4	1	4
6	Phil Smith P. Smith	20	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	31	7	3	0	3	6	14	42.9				8	12	66.7	51.9	4	3		4
7	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	20	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	5			7	15	46.7				6	7	85.7	55.3				4
8	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	19	4/8/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN						7						5	7	71.4					4
9	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	19	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI			0			6	29	20.7				7	13	53.8	27.4				4
10	Angelo Musi A. Musi	19	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0			9	26	34.6				1	2	50.0	35.3				4
11	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
12	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
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	40	9	10	3	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	7	2	1
14	Bob Ferry B. Ferry	16	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	17	6	0			7	9	77.8				2	3	66.7	77.5				1
15	Sam Jones S. Jones	16	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	19	8				6	8	75.0				4	6	66.7	75.2				3
16	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	16	3/31/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR	21	8	1			7	14	50.0				2	3	66.7	52.2				2
17	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	15	4/4/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	@	MIN						6						3	3	100.0					4
18	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
19	Byron Scott B. Scott	14	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	20	2	2	1	0	5	7	71.4	0	0		4	4	100.0	79.9	1	1	1	3
20	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	14	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	19	10	0			5	5	100.0				4	5	80.0	97.2				6
21	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	14	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	30	8				6	13	46.2				2	5	40.0	46.1				5
22	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	13	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	36	8	7	3	0	4	10	40.0				5	5	100.0	53.3	2	6		5
23	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	13	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	39	16	0			4	9	44.4				5	7	71.4	53.8				2
24	Corky Devlin C. Devlin	13	3/31/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	FTW	@	PHI		3	0			5	12	41.7				3	3	100.0	48.8				1
25	George Ratkovicz G. Ratkovicz	13	4/8/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	MIN						5						3	5	60.0					5