most total points in first nba playoff game as a rookie

Derrick Rose and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were tied for the most points by a rookie in their first game, with 36 points.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Derrick Rose
D. Rose
36
4/18/2009
@
50
4
11
1
0
12
19
63.2
0
1
0.0
12
12
100.0
74.1
1
3
5
6
+8
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36
3/25/1970
vs
39
20
4
13
25
52.0
10
13
76.9
58.6
6
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
3/11/1960
vs
48
27
3
16
36
44.4
3
10
30.0
43.3
2
4Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
34
4/17/2010
@
40
3
3
1
0
14
25
56.0
4
6
66.7
2
4
50.0
63.5
1
2
3
3
-7
5Ray Scott
R. Scott
34
3/16/1962
vs
19
14
29
48.3
6
10
60.0
50.9
4
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
32
4/23/1998
@
37
10
1
1
2
12
21
57.1
0
0
8
14
57.1
58.9
1
9
3
3
+12
7Walter Davis
W. Davis
31
4/11/1978
vs
34
8
4
3
0
12
19
63.2
7
10
70.0
66.2
3
4
8Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
31
3/27/1969
@
48
12
1
11
23
47.8
9
15
60.0
52.4
3
9Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
30
4/24/2005
vs
33
3
2
1
2
11
19
57.9
3
5
60.0
5
8
62.5
66.6
1
2
0
4
+10
10Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
30
4/29/1993
@
37
11
0
1
2
9
16
56.3
0
0
12
15
80.0
66.4
3
8
4
3
11Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
30
4/27/1989
@
45
7
5
1
0
13
21
61.9
1
2
50.0
3
3
100.0
67.2
0
7
6
4
12Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
30
3/20/1963
@
34
18
0
9
16
56.3
12
16
75.0
65.1
4
13Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
29
4/2/1980
@
33
3
6
1
0
11
18
61.1
1
3
33.3
6
8
75.0
67.4
0
3
3
5
14Bailey Howell
B. Howell
29
3/12/1960
vs
19
13
3
4
75.0
4
15Tony Jaros
T. Jaros
29
4/2/1947
@
13
3
4
75.0
3
16Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
28
4/24/1997
@
35
4
4
1
0
10
19
52.6
4
9
44.4
4
6
66.7
64.7
0
4
0
2
-21
17Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
27
4/15/2018
@
35
10
3
2
1
11
22
50.0
3
7
42.9
2
2
100.0
59.0
1
9
1
1
-9
18Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
27
3/22/1955
vs
36
14
2
11
17
64.7
5
9
55.6
64.4
2
19Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
26
4/25/1996
@
34
6
1
0
1
5
11
45.5
0
0
16
20
80.0
65.7
2
4
2
3
20David Robinson
D. Robinson
26
4/26/1990
vs
33
13
2
1
5
11
20
55.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
57.4
3
10
1
0
21Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
26
4/18/1985
vs
53
13
2
1
0
9
16
56.3
0
0
8
11
72.7
62.4
8
5
1
2
22Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
26
4/10/1979
@
31
7
5
0
2
11
14
78.6
4
5
80.0
80.2
3
4
4
3
23Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
26
3/24/1971
vs
48
5
3
13
21
61.9
0
0
61.9
3
24Archie Clark
A. Clark
26
3/21/1967
@
5
4
11
23
47.8
4
4
100.0
52.5
4
25Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
26
3/21/1967
vs
35
5
0
10
20
50.0
6
10
60.0
53.3
4

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