most recent players age 23 or younger to score 20+ pts in an elimination game before 4/14/1958

Tom Heinsohn was 23 years and 229 days old when scoring 20+ points in Game 6 of the 1958 NBA Finals versus the St. Louis Hawks on April 12, 1958.

	NAME	DATE	AGE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	4/12/1958	23-229	23	BOS	@	STL	27	8		5	13	38.5	13	17	76.5	56.2	5
2	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	3/16/1958	23-309	24	CIN	vs	DET		12		9			6	8	75.0		3
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	4/13/1957	22-230	37	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2	17	33	51.5	3	11	27.3	48.9	6
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	3/21/1956	23-100	41	STL	@	MIN				14	24	58.3	13	19	68.4	63.3	3
5	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	3/19/1956	23-246	23	SYR	vs	BOS	37	14	0	10	17	58.8	3	5	60.0	59.9	4
6	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	4/9/1955	22-266	20	SYR	vs	FTW				9			2	5	40.0		4
7	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	3/30/1953	22-151	20	FTW	vs	MIN				5			10	13	76.9		5
8	Eddie Miller E. Miller	3/20/1953	21-275	21	BAL	vs	NYK		21		9			3	10	30.0		5
9	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	4/8/1952	23-325	22	SYR	@	NYK		15		6			10	11	90.9		5
10	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/26/1952	23-230	34	BOS	vs	NYK	55		8	10	24	41.7	14	16	87.5	54.8	6
11	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	3/25/1952	22-070	29	IND	vs	MIN				12	23	52.2	5	8	62.5	54.7	3
12	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	3/23/1952	23-349	26	PHI	@	SYR		15	1	7	17	41.2	12	13	92.3	57.2	6
13	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	3/22/1952	23-348	29	PHI	vs	SYR		10	3	11	19	57.9	7	8	87.5	64.4	5
14	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	4/13/1951	23-352	22	NYK	vs	ROC		14	1	5	11	45.5	12	15	80.0	62.5	4
15	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	4/1/1951	22-317	34	SYR	vs	NYK		16	3	11	19	57.9	12	12	100.0	70.0	4
16	Ralph Beard R. Beard	3/25/1951	23-113	24	IND	@	MIN				8	20	40.0	8	11	72.7	48.3	4
17	Ralph Beard R. Beard	3/23/1951	23-111	23	IND	vs	MIN				10	19	52.6	3	4	75.0	55.4	1
18	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	3/22/1951	23	21	BOS	@	NYK			4	8	17	47.1	5	8	62.5	51.2	2
19	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	4/23/1950	21-339	23	SYR	@	MIN			2	6	13	46.2	11	15	73.3	58.7	5
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	4/2/1950	21-318	24	SYR	vs	NYK			3	11	23	47.8	2	4	50.0	48.5	2
21	Alex Groza A. Groza	4/1/1950	23-176	26	IND	vs	AND				9			8	9	88.9		2
22	Vince Boryla V. Boryla	3/30/1950	23-019	21	NYK	vs	SYR			0	5	13	38.5	11	12	91.7	57.4	5
23	Ralph Beard R. Beard	3/25/1950	22-113	24	IND	vs	SHE				7			10	12	83.3		4
24	Alex Groza A. Groza	3/25/1950	23-169	30	IND	vs	SHE				8			14	16	87.5		5
25	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	3/23/1950	23-348	23	TRI	vs	AND				6			11	14	78.6		3