most ppg by a rookie in nba finals in 21st century

Joe Fulks has scored the most points per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 26.2 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	26.2	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5						8.8						8.6	11.6	74.1						131						15
2	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	24.0	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	168	88					28
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	23.0	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	61	28	8	5		22
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	22.8	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	4	42.3	11.8				8.5	25.5	33.3				5.8	8.8	65.7	38.8				169	91	47					18
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21.5	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	17.3	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6						5.0						7.3	10.0	73.3						104						24
7	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	16.1	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	31.4	11.6				5.4	12.7	42.7				5.3	7.4	71.2	50.5				220	113	81					33
8	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	15.8	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	26.7	4.3	1.0	1.3	1.0	7.3	12.8	57.1	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.5	77.8	58.7	2.5	1.8	1.0	160	95	26	6	8	6	6	15
9	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14.7	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	34.6	4.2	3.0	0.5	0.0	5.3	14.5	36.8	1.8	5.0	36.7	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.8	0.2	4.0	2.3	208	88	25	18	3	0	14	7	-46
10	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	14.4	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	5						4.4						5.6	10.4	53.8						72						14
11	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	14.2	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	30.5	4.3	3.3	1.8	0.2	5.2	12.0	43.1				3.8	4.3	88.5	50.9	1.2	3.2		183	85	26	20	11	1		19
12	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	14.2	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	6						5.8						2.5	4.0	62.5						85						22
13	Paul Hoffman P. Hoffman	13.8	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	6			0.7			4.7	15.8	29.5				4.5	6.8	65.9	36.7					83		4				24
14	Tom Gola T. Gola	13.8	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	5		10.0	6.0			5.0	13.0	38.5				3.8	5.0	76.0	45.4					69	50	30				22
15	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	13.7	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.4	8.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	5.4	1.6	227	96	56	7	4	5	11	35
16	Johnny Macknowski J. Macknowski	13.7	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6						4.5						4.7	6.2	75.7						82						13
17	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	13.6	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	7	34.3	5.0	4.1			4.9	10.6	45.9				3.9	5.6	69.2	52.1				240	95	35	29				26
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	13.3	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	22.9				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93	160					30
19	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	13.0	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	36.7	3.0	2.1			5.3	11.1	47.4				2.4	2.6	94.4	53.0				257	91	21	15				24
20	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	12.8	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	6						5.0						2.8	3.5	81.0						77						11
21	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	12.7	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	6						3.8						5.0	6.8	73.2						76						25
22	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	12.5	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	6						4.3						3.8	6.0	63.9						75						32
23	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	12.4	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	5	33.6	6.0	2.0			4.6	13.2	34.8				3.2	4.0	80.0	41.4				168	62	30	10				23
24	Don Carlson D. Carlson	12.4	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	5						4.8						2.8	3.6	77.8						62						14
25	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	12.3	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	7						4.9						2.6	4.6	56.3						86						20

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