bron most points as a rookie in under 39 minutes

LeBron James put up his most points in a game with fewer than 39 minutes played as a rookie against the Hawks on March 3, 2004, with 24 points.

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NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
24
28
3/3/2004
vs
7
3
1
1
9
17
52.9
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
61.1
1
6
1
0
+22
2LeBron James
L. James
22
38
12/30/2003
vs
10
4
0
0
9
20
45.0
0
4
0.0
4
6
66.7
48.6
2
8
4
2
-2
3LeBron James
L. James
21
36
2/23/2004
vs
4
6
2
5
7
16
43.8
1
5
20.0
6
6
100.0
56.3
0
4
1
3
+4
4LeBron James
L. James
21
38
1/7/2004
@
2
5
0
0
10
23
43.5
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
44.0
0
2
2
3
-2
5LeBron James
L. James
20
36
4/2/2004
@
7
7
5
0
9
19
47.4
0
0
2
2
100.0
50.3
0
7
5
3
-13
6LeBron James
L. James
20
37
1/30/2004
@
8
3
1
0
7
25
28.0
1
6
16.7
5
8
62.5
35.1
2
6
5
5
+3
7LeBron James
L. James
19
37
3/5/2004
@
6
4
2
0
7
17
41.2
2
2
100.0
3
4
75.0
50.6
2
4
4
5
+1
8LeBron James
L. James
19
32
12/2/2003
@
6
5
2
0
6
19
31.6
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
43.0
3
3
2
4
-12
9LeBron James
L. James
19
36
11/21/2003
vs
9
2
1
0
8
19
42.1
0
2
0.0
3
3
100.0
46.8
2
7
1
4
-5
10LeBron James
L. James
18
32
3/29/2004
@
2
4
0
1
9
20
45.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
45.0
0
2
2
0
-14
11LeBron James
L. James
18
34
12/26/2003
vs
3
4
1
2
7
24
29.2
1
4
25.0
3
4
75.0
34.9
1
2
5
0
-12
12LeBron James
L. James
18
37
12/9/2003
vs
5
3
1
0
7
16
43.8
0
0
4
4
100.0
50.7
0
5
2
2
-2
13LeBron James
L. James
17
35
4/14/2004
@
1
5
3
0
8
17
47.1
0
3
0.0
1
1
100.0
48.7
0
1
5
1
-6
14LeBron James
L. James
17
32
3/16/2004
vs
5
8
0
5
5
16
31.3
2
3
66.7
5
8
62.5
43.5
3
2
4
1
+24
15LeBron James
L. James
17
36
12/17/2003
vs
1
3
0
0
7
19
36.8
2
4
50.0
1
2
50.0
42.8
0
1
2
2
-9
16LeBron James
L. James
17
34
11/10/2003
vs
5
4
1
1
7
12
58.3
3
3
100.0
0
0
70.8
1
4
2
0
+20
17LeBron James
L. James
16
33
3/26/2004
@
3
7
0
1
5
13
38.5
1
2
50.0
5
9
55.6
47.2
2
1
5
1
-24
18LeBron James
L. James
16
34
2/18/2004
vs
4
9
0
1
6
12
50.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
58.1
2
2
5
2
-15
19LeBron James
L. James
16
30
1/26/2004
vs
5
3
0
2
7
19
36.8
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
40.2
0
5
3
4
-10
20LeBron James
L. James
16
37
1/12/2004
@
5
7
1
1
6
20
30.0
0
3
0.0
4
5
80.0
36.0
1
4
6
3
+3
21LeBron James
L. James
15
36
3/21/2004
vs
7
3
0
2
5
17
29.4
1
4
25.0
4
5
80.0
39.1
2
5
4
4
-21
22LeBron James
L. James
14
36
4/7/2004
@
3
5
3
0
4
11
36.4
0
0
6
7
85.7
49.7
0
3
2
4
-11
23LeBron James
L. James
14
33
3/19/2004
vs
0
7
2
1
4
14
28.6
0
2
0.0
6
10
60.0
38.0
0
0
2
3
-2
24LeBron James
L. James
14
34
3/10/2004
@
3
4
1
0
4
13
30.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
43.5
1
2
2
2
+16
25LeBron James
L. James
14
34
2/7/2004
vs
0
6
4
1
6
16
37.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
41.5
0
0
3
2
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