Since 1976-77, Magic Johnson has dropped the most points by a rookie in a playoff game, with 42 points in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals against the 76ers.
| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 42 | 5/16/1980 | @ | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2 |  | C. Person | 40 | 5/1/1987 | vs | 44 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 59.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 3 |  | D. Mitchell | 38 | 4/27/2018 | vs | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -6 | ||
| 4 |  | T. Herro | 37 | 9/23/2020 | vs | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 81.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -4 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 |  | M. Jordan | 35 | 4/24/1985 | vs | 42 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 53.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 7 |  | A. Toney | 35 | 4/22/1981 | @ | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 60.0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 8 |  | M. Johnson | 35 | 4/23/1978 | vs | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 74.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||
| 10 |  | A. Mourning | 34 | 5/14/1993 | vs | 47 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 63.1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 11 |  | L. Bird | 34 | 4/14/1980 | @ | 40 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 72.3 | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | | M. Johnson | 34 | 4/28/1978 | @ | 38 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 63.3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 13 | | D. Mitchell | 33 | 4/23/2018 | vs | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 54.6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 14 |  | T. Duncan | 33 | 5/5/1998 | @ | 45 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 64.7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | -6 | |||
| 15 | | A. Mourning | 33 | 5/5/1993 | vs | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 78.9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 16 |  | J. Ruland | 33 | 5/5/1982 | @ | 45 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 60.0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 |  | M. Cheeks | 33 | 4/22/1979 | vs | 46 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 18 | | M. Johnson | 33 | 4/14/1978 | vs | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 66.4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 19 | | 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 | |||
| 20 |  | H. Olajuwon | 32 | 4/28/1985 | vs | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 62.5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 21 |  | E. Tatum | 32 | 5/6/1977 | vs | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 22 | | M. Kupchak | 32 | 4/19/1977 | @ | 40 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 77.5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 23 |  | D. Gibson | 31 | 6/2/2007 | vs | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 99.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +19 | ||
| 24 |  | A. Hardaway | 31 | 4/30/1994 | vs | 48 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 53.9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 25 |  | D. Robinson | 31 | 5/8/1990 | @ | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 65.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
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3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |