most points scored by a rookie in their first playoff game 1959-60 to 1979-80

Between the 1959-60 and 1979-80 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points by a rookie in his first game, with 36 points in Game 1 of the 1970 Division Semifinals versus the 76ers.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	3/25/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	39	20	4			13	25	52.0				10	13	76.9	58.6				6
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/11/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	27	3			16	36	44.4				3	10	30.0	43.3				2
3	Ray Scott R. Scott	34	3/16/1962	DET	vs	CIN		19				14	29	48.3				6	10	60.0	50.9				4
4	Walter Davis W. Davis	31	4/11/1978	PHX	vs	MIL	34	8	4	3	0	12	19	63.2				7	10	70.0	66.2			3	4
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	31	3/27/1969	SDR	@	ATL	48	12	1			11	23	47.8				9	15	60.0	52.4				3
6	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	30	3/20/1963	DET	@	STL	34	18	0			9	16	56.3				12	16	75.0	65.1				4
7	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	29	4/2/1980	POR	@	SEA	33	3	6	1	0	11	18	61.1	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	67.4	0	3	3	5
8	Bailey Howell B. Howell	29	3/12/1960	DET	vs	MIN		19				13						3	4	75.0					4
9	Ron Brewer R. Brewer	26	4/10/1979	POR	@	PHX	31	7	5	0	2	11	14	78.6				4	5	80.0	80.2	3	4	4	3
10	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	26	3/24/1971	LAL	vs	CHI	48	5	3			13	21	61.9				0	0		61.9				3
11	Archie Clark A. Clark	26	3/21/1967	LAL	@	SFW		5	4			11	23	47.8				4	4	100.0	52.5				4
12	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	26	3/21/1967	STL	vs	CHI	35	5	0			10	20	50.0				6	10	60.0	53.3				4
13	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	25	3/22/1964	CIN	vs	PHI		25	1			10	20	50.0				5	6	83.3	55.2				4
14	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	24	4/11/1978	MIL	@	PHX	38	16	2	2	1	11	17	64.7				2	3	66.7	65.5			2	4
15	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	23	4/10/1979	POR	@	PHX	42	10	1	0	2	11	19	57.9				1	3	33.3	56.6	3	7	2	3
16	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	23	3/25/1971	ATL	@	NYK	37	6	5			9	25	36.0				5	6	83.3	41.6				2
17	Fred Carter F. Carter	21	3/26/1970	BAL	@	NYK	49	3	2			10	17	58.8				1	2	50.0	58.7				4
18	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	19	4/8/1975	SEA	vs	DET	41	6	2			8	22	36.4				3	4	75.0	40.0				3
19	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	19	3/21/1961	STL	vs	LAL	38	5				8	17	47.1				3	4	75.0	50.6				4
20	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	19	3/11/1960	SYR	@	PHI		7	2			7	22	31.8				5	6	83.3	38.6				3
21	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	18	4/8/1980	MIL	@	SEA	28	9	3	1	0	8	11	72.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	75.8	5	4	4	3
22	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	18	3/21/1967	NYK	@	BOS	33	6	4			8	22	36.4				2	2	100.0	39.3				3
23	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	18	3/12/1960	MIN	@	DET						8						2	4	50.0					3
24	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	17	3/30/1974	BUF	@	BOS	44	0	8	0	0	8	15	53.3				1	1	100.0	55.1	0	0		2
25	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	17	3/25/1970	MIL	vs	PHI	39	16	6			6	15	40.0				5	6	83.3	48.2				4