most pts in an elimination game by a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points by a rookie in an elimination game, with 53 points in Game 3 of the 1960 Division Semifinals versus 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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