Magic Johnson posted 42 points when scoring 42+ points in his rookie season in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals versus the 76ers on May 16, 1980.
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rookies scoring 42 or more points in a playoff game| 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 |  | 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 | |
| 2 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 4/3/1970 | 46 |  MIL | vs |  PHI | 47 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 54.0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 3/14/1960 | 53 |  PHI | vs |  SYR | 47 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 54.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 3/16/1960 | 42 | PHI | @ |  BOS | 48 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 51.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | | W. Chamberlain | 3/22/1960 | 50 | PHI | @ | BOS | 46 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 |  | S. Leonard | 3/25/1957 | 42 |  MIN | vs |  STL | 52 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 55.0 | 3 |
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