nba rookie with most points in playoff game 7

Tom Heinsohn has posted the most points by a rookie in a game 7, with 37 points in Game 7 of the 1957 NBA Finals versus the St. Louis Hawks.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
2	Tom Meschery T. Meschery	32	4/5/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	11	2			10	19	52.6				12	13	92.3	64.7				3
3	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	30	9/2/2020	OKC	@	HOU	35	4	1	0	1	10	21	47.6	6	12	50.0	4	6	66.7	63.5	2	2	4	5	0
4	Jerry West J. West	29	4/1/1961	LAL	@	STL	48	12				11	22	50.0				7	9	77.8	55.9				1
5	Anthony Roberts A. Roberts	26	5/3/1978	DEN	vs	MIL	31	6	2	0	1	9	20	45.0				8	10	80.0	53.3	5	1	1	5
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	24	5/27/2018	BOS	vs	CLE	42	7	1	1	0	9	17	52.9	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	64.0	0	7	4	6	-17
7	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	24	4/13/1957	STL	@	BOS	40	16	0			7	15	46.7				10	14	71.4	56.7				6
8	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	23	5/14/1975	GSW	vs	CHI	37	8	3	1	3	10	19	52.6				3	4	75.0	55.4	0	8		1
9	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	22	5/21/1994	HOU	vs	PHX	29	4	7	2	0	8	12	66.7	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	79.9	3	1	2	4
10	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	22	5/3/1978	MIL	@	DEN	41	16	4	0	4	8	15	53.3				6	11	54.5	55.4	5	11	2	5
11	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	21	6/7/1978	SEA	vs	WAS	38	11	1	0	1	7	16	43.8				7	10	70.0	51.5	8	3	4	5
12	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	21	4/1/1961	STL	vs	LAL	48	12				10	22	45.5				1	2	50.0	45.9				5
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	20	4/28/2018	BOS	vs	MIL	39	6	5	0	1	7	17	41.2	1	4	25.0	5	5	100.0	52.1	0	6	1	1	+24
14	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	20	5/4/2003	ORL	@	DET	34	17	1	0	1	6	16	37.5	0	1	0.0	8	9	88.9	50.1	5	12	0	1	-15
15	Tayshaun Prince T. Prince	20	5/4/2003	DET	vs	ORL	24	2	3	0	1	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	85.0	0	2	1	1	+1
16	David Robinson D. Robinson	20	5/19/1990	SAS	@	POR	41	16	0	0	3	7	21	33.3	0	0		6	11	54.5	38.7	4	12	2	5
17	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	20	5/2/1979	PHI	@	SAS	46	5	13	0	0	9	17	52.9				2	5	40.0	52.1			5	5
18	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	20	4/9/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	39	5	5			8	16	50.0				4	4	100.0	56.3				3
19	Tom Kozelko T. Kozelko	19	4/12/1974	CAP	@	NYK	22	2	0	0	0	8	8	100.0				3	4	75.0	97.3				6
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	19	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	54	32	2			7	17	41.2				5	10	50.0	44.4				5
21	Derrick Rose D. Rose	18	5/2/2009	CHI	@	BOS	43	4	3	0	1	9	18	50.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		50.0	1	3	3	4	-12
22	Robert Horry R. Horry	18	5/22/1993	HOU	@	SEA	42	4	1	3	0	7	14	50.0	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	57.1	0	4	1	4
23	Alvan Adams A. Adams	18	5/16/1976	PHX	@	GSW	42	20	3		1	7	17	41.2				4	4	100.0	48.0	3	17		3
24	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	18	3/26/1960	MIN	@	STL		5				8	22	36.4				2	3	66.7	38.6				2
25	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	17	5/3/2009	MIA	@	ATL	34	7	0	0	2	7	12	58.3	2	4	50.0	1	4	25.0	61.8	2	5	3	3	+10

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