who has scored the first point in the nba finals

Chet Carlisle had 11 points in Game 1 of the 1947 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia Warriors on April 16, 1947.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Chet Carlisle C. Carlisle	4/16/1947	11	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	4	14	28.6	3	5	60.0	34.0	5
2	Don Carlson D. Carlson	4/16/1947	10	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	3	15	20.0	4	4	100.0	29.8	1
3	Howie Dallmar H. Dallmar	4/16/1947	6	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	4	3	9	33.3	0	0		33.3	5
4	Bill Davis B. Davis	4/16/1947	5	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	2	4	50.0	1	1	100.0	56.3	1
5	Jerry Fleishman J. Fleishman	4/16/1947	8	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		57.1	1
6	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	4/16/1947	37	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	0	13	31	41.9	11	14	78.6	49.8	3
7	Chuck Gilmur C. Gilmur	4/16/1947	9	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	4	18	22.2	1	1	100.0	24.4	5
8	Matt Guokas M. Guokas	4/16/1947	1	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	0	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	26.6	2
9	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	4/16/1947	19	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	6	29	20.7	7	13	53.8	27.4	4
10	Art Hillhouse A. Hillhouse	4/16/1947	2	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	2	0	3	0.0	2	3	66.7	23.1	5
11	Tony Jaros T. Jaros	4/16/1947	3	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	1	1	6	16.7	1	1	100.0	23.3	2
12	Ralph Kaplowitz R. Kaplowitz	4/16/1947	5	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	1	1	16	6.3	3	5	60.0	13.7	4
13	Wilbert Kautz W. Kautz	4/16/1947	0	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	0	0		0	0			0
14	Angelo Musi A. Musi	4/16/1947	19	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	0	9	26	34.6	1	2	50.0	35.3	4
15	Doyle Parrack D. Parrack	4/16/1947	0	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Petey Rosenberg P. Rosenberg	4/16/1947	0	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	1	0	0		0	0			0
17	Mickey Rottner M. Rottner	4/16/1947	0	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	2	0	8	0.0	0	0		0.0	1
18	Jerry Rullo J. Rullo	4/16/1947	0	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	0	0	0		0	0			1
19	Jim Seminoff J. Seminoff	4/16/1947	8	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	1	3	16	18.8	2	2	100.0	23.7	4
20	George Senesky G. Senesky	4/16/1947	6	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	3	1	10	10.0	4	4	100.0	25.5	0
21	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	4/16/1947	6	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	1	3	17	17.6	0	3	0.0	16.4	2
22	Chet Carlisle C. Carlisle	4/17/1947	19	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	9	29	31.0	1	3	33.3	31.3	4
23	Don Carlson D. Carlson	4/17/1947	8	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	4	24	16.7	0	1	0.0	16.4	5
24	Howie Dallmar H. Dallmar	4/17/1947	18	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	1	5	19	26.3	8	9	88.9	39.2	4
25	Bill Davis B. Davis	4/17/1947	0	1946-47	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHI	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0.0	2

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