highest scoring nba rookie single game 1999

Ricky Davis, Brad Miller and Vince Carter were tied for the most points by a rookie in a game in 1998-99, with 32 points.

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highest scoring NBA rookie single regular-season game 1999

	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	Ricky Davis R. Davis	32	5/5/1999	CHA	@	BOS	41	7	2	1	1	12	20	60.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	66.8	2	5	2	4	+18
2	Brad Miller B. Miller	32	5/5/1999	CHA	@	BOS	38	13	4	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		14	17	82.4	68.1	3	10	2	5	+18
3	Vince Carter V. Carter	32	3/25/1999	TOR	@	HOU	42	2	6	1	1	13	20	65.0	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0	73.5	1	1	4	1	-7
4	Michael Dickerson M. Dickerson	31	5/4/1999	HOU	vs	MIN	39	3	5	1	2	10	18	55.6	6	8	75.0	5	5	100.0	76.7	0	3	1	1	+19
5	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	31	4/29/1999	BOS	@	MIA	44	5	2	1	3	12	19	63.2	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	74.7	0	5	4	1	+6
6	Vince Carter V. Carter	31	4/8/1999	TOR	vs	BOS	40	4	4	2	3	12	22	54.5	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	60.7	0	4	2	3	+1
7	Vince Carter V. Carter	31	4/1/1999	TOR	vs	IND	41	11	6	2	2	13	22	59.1	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	64.0	4	7	1	3	0
8	Tyrone Nesby T. Nesby	30	5/5/1999	LAC	vs	SEA	43	4	4	7	1	13	17	76.5	2	3	66.7	2	4	50.0	80.0	1	3	2	4	+11
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	30	4/19/1999	BOS	vs	IND	44	12	6	0	1	9	21	42.9	5	8	62.5	7	10	70.0	59.1	4	8	2	3	-16
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	4/16/1999	DAL	@	PHX	44	8	1	3	2	10	16	62.5	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	74.3	3	5	5	5	-5
11	Vince Carter V. Carter	29	4/12/1999	TOR	vs	IND	41	5	7	1	5	11	25	44.0	0	1	0.0	7	9	77.8	50.1	2	3	2	4	-9
12	Michael Dickerson M. Dickerson	28	3/25/1999	HOU	vs	TOR	48	2	5	3	1	10	15	66.7	7	9	77.8	1	2	50.0	88.2	1	1	1	1	+9
13	Vince Carter V. Carter	28	3/17/1999	TOR	@	DET	40	3	1	1	0	9	13	69.2	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	78.5	1	2	6	2	+8
14	Vince Carter V. Carter	28	2/24/1999	TOR	@	IND	42	10	2	2	3	10	22	45.5	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	54.9	3	7	2	0	-11
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	27	5/5/1999	BOS	vs	CHA	45	9	5	2	2	11	21	52.4	2	7	28.6	3	4	75.0	59.3	5	4	1	3	-2
16	Michael Dickerson M. Dickerson	27	5/5/1999	HOU	@	DEN	45	6	3	0	0	11	16	68.8	5	6	83.3	0	0		84.4	2	4	1	1	+15
17	Jason Williams J. Williams	27	4/23/1999	SAC	vs	MIN	33	1	4	2	0	9	17	52.9	5	12	41.7	4	4	100.0	72.0	0	1	3	3	+5
18	Vince Carter V. Carter	27	2/21/1999	TOR	vs	VAN	42	6	5	4	2	11	16	68.8	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	80.0	4	2	1	3	+22
19	Vince Carter V. Carter	26	5/4/1999	TOR	@	MIL	39	4	2	0	0	11	21	52.4	0	3	0.0	4	6	66.7	55.0	1	3	3	3	-10
20	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26	4/18/1999	BOS	@	WAS	43	7	3	5	1	9	15	60.0	2	2	100.0	6	6	100.0	73.7	1	6	3	1	+10
21	Vince Carter V. Carter	26	4/9/1999	TOR	@	NJN	42	7	2	1	2	10	19	52.6	0	0		6	7	85.7	58.9	3	4	1	2	+7
22	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	26	3/30/1999	SAC	vs	UTA	43	2	3	4	0	9	17	52.9	5	8	62.5	3	3	100.0	71.0	0	2	1	0	+23
23	Cuttino Mobley C. Mobley	26	3/25/1999	HOU	vs	TOR	39	2	3	1	1	8	12	66.7	7	9	77.8	3	4	75.0	94.5	0	2	2	2	+12
24	Vince Carter V. Carter	26	3/19/1999	TOR	vs	LAC	30	2	3	1	1	10	11	90.9	1	1	100.0	5	7	71.4	92.3	1	1	3	5	+6
25	Mike Bibby M. Bibby	26	3/11/1999	VAN	@	HOU	38	3	7	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	58.6	0	3	2	2	-19

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