which rookie has the most field goals in an nba finals game

Tom Heinsohn has sunk the most baskets by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 17 made against the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

NAME FGM DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
17
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
45
37
23
2
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
2 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
14
5/16/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
42
15
7
3
1
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
3 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
14
5/30/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
40
33
14
2
2
1
25
56.0
5
6
83.3
59.7
6
8
3
4 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
4/4/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
47
34
11
4
33
42.4
6
13
46.2
43.9
5
5 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
13
5/23/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
40
26
8
3
3
1
27
48.1
0
0
48.1
4
4
3
6 Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
13
4/26/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
28
4
6
22
59.1
2
7
28.6
55.8
4
7 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
13
4/16/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
37
0
31
41.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
3
8 Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
12
6/18/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
30
25
5
0
1
1
14
85.7
0
0
1
2
50.0
84.0
2
3
2
2
9 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
BOS BOS
45
30
14
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
10 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
12
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
42
28
11
34
35.3
4
5
80.0
38.7
4
11 Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
11
6/4/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
41
25
2
6
2
0
22
50.0
3
4
75.0
52.6
0
2
2
12 Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
11
4/14/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
27
3
23
47.8
5
6
83.3
52.7
5
13 Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
11
4/9/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
MIN MIN
27
5
5
100.0
3
14 Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
10
6/9/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
CHI CHI
42
20
12
4
2
3
20
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
8
4
1
4
15 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
10
5/11/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
45
28
9
9
3
1
14
71.4
0
0
8
10
80.0
76.1
1
8
3
1
16 Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
10
4/9/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
33
22
9
0
14
71.4
2
4
50.0
69.8
6
17 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
10
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
42
26
11
27
37.0
6
7
85.7
43.2
5
18 Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
10
4/17/1948
1947-48
NBA Finals
BAL BAL
vs
PHI PHI
27
0
20
50.0
7
8
87.5
57.4
5
19 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
10
4/22/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
34
0
34
29.4
14
18
77.8
40.6
4
20 George Senesky
G. Senesky
10
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
24
0
21
47.6
4
4
100.0
52.7
0
21 Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
10
4/20/1947
1946-47
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
20
0
22
45.5
0
1
0.0
44.6
1
22 Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
9
6/12/1991
1990-91
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
27
21
2
0
2
1
12
75.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
76.3
1
1
1
3
23 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
9
6/4/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
37
20
9
5
0
3
16
56.3
2
2
100.0
59.2
2
7
6
24 Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
9
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
38
18
1
6
11
81.8
0
0
81.8
2
25 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
9
4/9/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
35
23
8
15
60.0
5
7
71.4
63.6
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