which rookie has the most points in an nba finals debut

Tom Heinsohn has posted the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 168 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	168	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	24.0	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	88					28
2	Alvan Adams A. Adams	138	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	61	28	8	5		22
3	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	131	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	5		26.2					8.8						8.6	11.6	74.1											15
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	129	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	67	52	16	2	30	17
5	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	113	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	31.4	16.1	11.6				5.4	12.7	42.7				5.3	7.4	71.2	50.5				220	81					33
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	104	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		17.3					5.0						7.3	10.0	73.3											24
7	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	96	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.4	13.7	8.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	5.4	1.6	227	56	7	4	5	11	35
8	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	95	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	26.7	15.8	4.3	1.0	1.3	1.0	7.3	12.8	57.1	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.5	77.8	58.7	2.5	1.8	1.0	160	26	6	8	6	6	15
9	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	95	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	7	34.3	13.6	5.0	4.1			4.9	10.6	45.9				3.9	5.6	69.2	52.1				240	35	29				26
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	93	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	13.3	22.9				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	160					30
11	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	91	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	36.7	13.0	3.0	2.1			5.3	11.1	47.4				2.4	2.6	94.4	53.0				257	21	15				24
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	91	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	4	42.3	22.8	11.8				8.5	25.5	33.3				5.8	8.8	65.7	38.8				169	47					18
13	Tyler Herro T. Herro	88	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	34.6	14.7	4.2	3.0	0.5	0.0	5.3	14.5	36.8	1.8	5.0	36.7	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.8	0.2	4.0	2.3	208	25	18	3	0	14	7	-46
14	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	86	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	7		12.3					4.9						2.6	4.6	56.3											20
15	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	85	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	30.5	14.2	4.3	3.3	1.8	0.2	5.2	12.0	43.1				3.8	4.3	88.5	50.9	1.2	3.2		183	26	20	11	1		19
16	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	85	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	6		14.2					5.8						2.5	4.0	62.5											22
17	Paul Hoffman P. Hoffman	83	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	6		13.8		0.7			4.7	15.8	29.5				4.5	6.8	65.9	36.7						4				24
18	Johnny Macknowski J. Macknowski	82	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	6		13.7					4.5						4.7	6.2	75.7											13
19	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	77	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	6		12.8					5.0						2.8	3.5	81.0											11
20	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	76	1948-49	NBA Finals	MIN	6		12.7					3.8						5.0	6.8	73.2											25
21	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	75	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	6		12.5					4.3						3.8	6.0	63.9											32
22	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	73	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	7		10.4					4.3	10.3	41.7				1.9	3.7	50.0	43.7										15
23	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	72	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	5		14.4					4.4						5.6	10.4	53.8											14
24	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	70	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	22.6	10.0	3.1	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.7	6.4	42.2	1.0	2.3	43.8	3.6	3.9	92.6	61.5	0.9	2.3	2.6	158	22	20	9	2	18	22
25	Tom Gola T. Gola	69	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	5		13.8	10.0	6.0			5.0	13.0	38.5				3.8	5.0	76.0	45.4					50	30				22

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1	Pistons	48	18	.727
2	Celtics	44	23	.657	4.5
3	Knicks	43	25	.632	6.0
4	Cavaliers	41	26	.612	7.5
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6	Timberwolves	41	27	.603	12.0
7	Suns	39	28	.582	13.5
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10	Trail Blazers	32	35	.478	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	29.0
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13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	31.0
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