nba first playoff game most points by a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain had 53 points in his rookie season in Game 3 of the 1960 Division Semifinals versus the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	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	3/14/1960	53	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1				5	16	31.3	54.0				0
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/22/1960	50	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4/3/1970	46	MIL	vs	PHI	47	25	2			18	36	50.0				10	15	66.7	54.0				3
4	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	3/25/1957	42	MIN	vs	STL	52		8			14	32	43.8				14	14	100.0	55.0				3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/16/1960	42	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	1			17	35	48.6				8	14	57.1	51.0				2
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/16/1980	42	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
7	Chuck Person C. Person	5/1/1987	40	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4/13/1970	38	MIL	@	NYK	48	23	11			16	25	64.0				6	12	50.0	62.7				2
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4/19/1970	38	MIL	vs	NYK	48	9	1			14	26	53.8				10	13	76.9	59.9				1
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	4/27/2018	38	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
11	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	4/16/1947	37	PHI	vs	CHI			0			13	31	41.9				11	14	78.6	49.8				3
12	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	4/13/1957	37	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
13	Tyler Herro T. Herro	9/23/2020	37	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
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3/28/1959	36	MIN	@	STL	53	15				15	32	46.9				6	7	85.7	51.3				2
15	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	3/30/1967	36	STL	@	SFW	44	4	4			14	30	46.7				8	9	88.9	53.0				3
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3/25/1970	36	MIL	vs	PHI	39	20	4			13	25	52.0				10	13	76.9	58.6				6
17	Derrick Rose D. Rose	4/18/2009	36	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
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/11/1960	35	PHI	vs	SYR	48	27	3			16	36	44.4				3	10	30.0	43.3				2
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4/11/1970	35	MIL	@	NYK	47	15	5			14	24	58.3				7	11	63.6	60.7				3
20	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	4/23/1978	35	MIL	vs	DEN	39	10	1	0	4	16	21	76.2				3	6	50.0	74.0	3	7	0	0
21	Andrew Toney A. Toney	4/22/1981	35	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
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4/24/1985	35	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
23	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	4/22/1947	34	PHI	vs	CHI			0			10	34	29.4				14	18	77.8	40.6				4
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4/4/1959	34	MIN	@	BOS	47	11	4			14	33	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
25	Ray Scott R. Scott	3/16/1962	34	DET	vs	CIN		19				14	29	48.3				6	10	60.0	50.9				4