which rookie has the most points in an nba finals debut game

Magic Johnson has put up the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 42 points versus the 76ers on May 16, 1980.

	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	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	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
3	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0			13	31	41.9				11	14	78.6	49.8				3
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	47	11	4			14	33	42.4				6	13	46.2	43.9				5
5	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	34	4/22/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI			0			10	34	29.4				14	18	77.8	40.6				4
6	Alvan Adams A. Adams	33	5/30/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	BOS	40	14	2	2	1	14	25	56.0				5	6	83.3	59.7	6	8		3
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	30	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	BOS	45	14				12	29	41.4				6	8	75.0	46.1				4
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	28	5/11/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	45	9	9	3	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	76.1	1	8	3	1
9	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	28	4/26/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	4	6			13	22	59.1				2	7	28.6	55.8				4
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	28	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	42	11				12	34	35.3				4	5	80.0	38.7				4
11	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	27	4/14/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR			3			11	23	47.8				5	6	83.3	52.7				5
12	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	27	4/9/1949	1948-49	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	MIN						11						5	5	100.0					3
13	Paul Hoffman P. Hoffman	27	4/17/1948	1947-48	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	PHI			0			10	20	50.0				7	8	87.5	57.4				5
14	Alvan Adams A. Adams	26	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	40	8	3	3	1	13	27	48.1				0	0		48.1	4	4		3
15	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	26	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	11				10	27	37.0				6	7	85.7	43.2				5
16	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	26	4/19/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI						9						8	12	66.7					1
17	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	25	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	@	CHI	30	5	0	1	1	12	14	85.7	0	0		1	2	50.0	84.0	2	3	2	2
18	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	25	6/4/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	41	2	6	2	0	11	22	50.0				3	4	75.0	52.6	0	2		2
19	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	25	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	26	9	6			7	14	50.0				11	15	73.3	60.7				4
20	Johnny Macknowski J. Macknowski	25	4/14/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			3			8	14	57.1				9	11	81.8	66.3				1
21	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	24	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	40	16	0			7	15	46.7				10	14	71.4	56.7				6
22	George Senesky G. Senesky	24	4/20/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	@	CHI			0			10	21	47.6				4	4	100.0	52.7				0
23	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	35	8				9	15	60.0				5	7	71.4	63.6				4
24	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	23	4/23/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN			2			6	13	46.2				11	15	73.3	58.7				5
25	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	22	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	33	9	0			10	14	71.4				2	4	50.0	69.8				6

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