who has most points in a rookie playoffs game

Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the most points by a rookie in a playoff game, with 53 points in Game 3 of the 1960 Division Semifinals versus the Syracuse Nationals.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
3/14/1960
vs
47
22
2
24
42
57.1
5
16
31.3
54.0
0
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
@
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
4/3/1970
vs
47
25
2
18
36
50.0
10
15
66.7
54.0
3
4Magic Johnson
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
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
3/16/1960
@
48
29
1
17
35
48.6
8
14
57.1
51.0
2
6Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
42
3/25/1957
vs
52
8
14
32
43.8
14
14
100.0
55.0
3
7Chuck Person
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
8Donovan Mitchell
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
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
4/19/1970
vs
48
9
1
14
26
53.8
10
13
76.9
59.9
1
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
4/13/1970
@
48
23
11
16
25
64.0
6
12
50.0
62.7
2
11Tyler Herro
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
12Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
37
4/13/1957
vs
45
23
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
13Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
4/16/1947
vs
0
13
31
41.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
3
14Derrick Rose
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
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36
3/25/1970
vs
39
20
4
13
25
52.0
10
13
76.9
58.6
6
16Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
36
3/30/1967
@
44
4
4
14
30
46.7
8
9
88.9
53.0
3
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
3/28/1959
@
53
15
15
32
46.9
6
7
85.7
51.3
2
18Michael Jordan
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
19Andrew Toney
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
20Marques Johnson
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
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35
4/11/1970
@
47
15
5
14
24
58.3
7
11
63.6
60.7
3
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
3/11/1960
vs
48
27
3
16
36
44.4
3
10
30.0
43.3
2
23Brandon Jennings
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
24Alonzo Mourning
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
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
4/14/1980
@
40
10
7
0
13
20
65.0
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.3
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