nba rookies with most points in first round post season game

Chuck Person has put up the most points by a rookie, with 40 points in Game 4 of the 1987 First Round against the Hawks on May 1, 1987.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Chuck Person C. Person	40	5/1/1987	1986-87	First Round	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
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	38	4/27/2018	2017-18	First Round	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
3	Derrick Rose D. Rose	36	4/18/2009	2008-09	First Round	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
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	4/24/1985	1984-85	First Round	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
5	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	34	4/17/2010	2009-10	First Round	MIL	@	ATL	40	3	3	1	0	14	25	56.0	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	63.5	1	2	3	3	-7
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	33	4/23/2018	2017-18	First Round	UTA	vs	OKC	39	7	4	0	1	13	28	46.4	3	8	37.5	4	5	80.0	54.6	0	7	0	3	+22
7	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	33	5/5/1993	1992-93	First Round	CHA	vs	BOS	35	7	0	0	6	9	13	69.2	0	0		15	18	83.3	78.9	1	6	4	5
8	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	33	4/14/1978	1977-78	First Round	MIL	vs	PHX	38	12	2	0	2	11	20	55.0				11	11	100.0	66.4			1	2
9	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	32	4/23/1998	1997-98	First Round	SAS	@	PHX	37	10	1	1	2	12	21	57.1	0	0		8	14	57.1	58.9	1	9	3	3	+12
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	4/28/1985	1984-85	First Round	HOU	vs	UTA	42	14	1	0	6	12	19	63.2	0	0		8	15	53.3	62.5	7	7	2	3
11	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	31	4/30/1994	1993-94	First Round	ORL	vs	IND	48	5	7	1	2	12	27	44.4	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	53.9	2	3	5	3
12	David Robinson D. Robinson	31	4/28/1990	1989-90	First Round	SAS	vs	DEN	39	12	2	1	5	11	16	68.8	0	0		9	14	64.3	69.9	2	10	3	4
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	31	4/20/1986	1985-86	First Round	UTA	@	DAL	40	8	0	1	0	13	24	54.2	0	0		5	8	62.5	56.3	4	4	1	6
14	Walter Davis W. Davis	31	4/11/1978	1977-78	First Round	PHX	vs	MIL	34	8	4	3	0	12	19	63.2				7	10	70.0	66.2			3	4
15	VJ Edgecombe	30	4/21/2026	2025-26	First Round	PHI	@	BOS	35	10	2	2	0	12	20	60.0	6	10	60.0	0	0		75.0	4	6	2	0	+17
16	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	30	9/2/2020	2019-20	First Round	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
17	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	30	4/24/2005	2004-05	First Round	CHI	vs	WAS	33	3	2	1	2	11	19	57.9	3	5	60.0	5	8	62.5	66.6	1	2	0	4	+10
18	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	30	4/29/1993	1992-93	First Round	CHA	@	BOS	37	11	0	1	2	9	16	56.3	0	0		12	15	80.0	66.4	3	8	4	3
19	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	30	4/27/1989	1988-89	First Round	GSW	@	UTA	45	7	5	1	0	13	21	61.9	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	67.2	0	7	6	4
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	4/21/1985	1984-85	First Round	CHI	@	MIL	43	4	12	2	0	9	17	52.9	1	4	25.0	11	12	91.7	67.3	1	3	7	5
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29	4/26/1985	1984-85	First Round	CHI	vs	MIL	42	7	5	2	3	6	16	37.5	0	2	0.0	17	20	85.0	58.5	2	5	4	3
22	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	29	4/2/1980	1979-80	First Round	POR	@	SEA	33	3	6	1	0	11	18	61.1	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	67.4	0	3	3	5
23	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	28	8/19/2020	2019-20	First Round	DEN	vs	UTA	33	6	0	0	1	10	17	58.8	6	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	76.4	0	6	0	1	-7
24	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	28	4/18/2018	2017-18	First Round	UTA	@	OKC	43	6	2	1	0	10	25	40.0	0	7	0.0	8	9	88.9	48.3	0	6	4	1	+4
25	Derrick Rose D. Rose	28	4/30/2009	2008-09	First Round	CHI	vs	BOS	59	8	7	0	1	12	25	48.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	50.7	1	7	5	3	-2

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