highest scoring nba rookie single game 2008

Kevin Durant posted the most points by a rookie in a game in 2007-08, with 42 points versus the Warriors on April 16, 2008.

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highest scoring NBA rookie single regular-season game 2008
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42
4/16/2008
@
43
13
6
1
2
18
25
72.0
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
76.0
3
10
5
0
+14
2Al Thornton
A. Thornton
39
3/29/2008
vs
44
3
2
5
0
13
23
56.5
3
6
50.0
10
12
83.3
69.0
2
1
3
1
+12
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37
4/6/2008
vs
51
8
9
3
0
11
24
45.8
2
4
50.0
13
13
100.0
62.2
0
8
5
2
-2
4Jeff Green
J. Green
35
4/6/2008
vs
49
10
3
1
1
14
21
66.7
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
74.0
2
8
6
2
+2
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35
12/7/2007
vs
39
8
1
0
5
9
20
45.0
2
6
33.3
15
16
93.8
64.7
2
6
3
4
+18
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35
11/30/2007
vs
40
5
2
2
3
12
20
60.0
3
5
60.0
8
12
66.7
69.2
0
5
7
4
+13
7Al Thornton
A. Thornton
33
2/29/2008
@
35
12
4
0
0
13
22
59.1
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
67.0
3
9
2
3
+6
8Al Thornton
A. Thornton
33
1/30/2008
vs
33
2
1
1
2
13
20
65.0
2
4
50.0
5
5
100.0
74.3
0
2
2
2
+18
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32
3/26/2008
vs
39
7
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
1
2
50.0
5
5
100.0
66.1
2
5
2
2
-9
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30
4/2/2008
vs
42
5
1
0
1
13
23
56.5
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
59.5
2
3
5
2
-16
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30
12/12/2007
@
35
5
4
2
0
11
20
55.0
1
5
20.0
7
8
87.5
63.8
1
4
3
1
+8
12Yi Jianlian
Y. Jianlian
29
12/22/2007
vs
43
10
3
3
1
14
17
82.4
0
0
1
1
100.0
83.1
4
6
2
3
+15
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28
1/3/2008
@
37
7
1
0
1
11
24
45.8
1
3
33.3
5
6
83.3
52.6
2
5
2
0
+8
14Juan Carlos Navarro
J. Carlos Navarro
28
11/24/2007
vs
38
1
4
2
0
10
14
71.4
5
8
62.5
3
4
75.0
88.8
0
1
4
2
+5
15Juan Carlos Navarro
J. Carlos Navarro
28
11/16/2007
vs
34
2
4
0
0
10
16
62.5
8
9
88.9
0
0
87.5
0
2
1
1
+9
16Jeff Green
J. Green
27
4/16/2008
@
39
10
2
2
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
11
14
78.6
74.3
2
8
3
4
+17
17Rodney Stuckey
R. Stuckey
27
4/1/2008
@
33
2
3
1
1
7
14
50.0
1
1
100.0
12
13
92.3
68.5
1
1
2
5
+4
18Nick Young
N. Young
27
3/30/2008
@
31
2
1
0
1
10
16
62.5
3
4
75.0
4
4
100.0
76.0
1
1
1
2
-11
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27
3/11/2008
@
38
2
0
1
1
7
14
50.0
1
1
100.0
12
13
92.3
68.5
0
2
1
4
-8
20Al Thornton
A. Thornton
27
3/5/2008
vs
37
5
0
0
4
10
21
47.6
2
3
66.7
5
10
50.0
53.1
2
3
2
5
+12
21Al Thornton
A. Thornton
27
2/22/2008
vs
29
4
0
2
0
10
18
55.6
0
1
0.0
7
8
87.5
62.7
3
1
1
1
+3
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27
12/21/2007
vs
38
2
3
1
1
11
18
61.1
4
5
80.0
1
1
100.0
73.2
0
2
5
1
+2
23Juan Carlos Navarro
J. Carlos Navarro
27
12/15/2007
@
40
2
4
0
0
7
13
53.8
5
11
45.5
8
8
100.0
81.7
0
2
2
2
+2
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27
11/6/2007
@
34
7
4
1
0
11
22
50.0
3
9
33.3
2
3
66.7
57.9
2
5
6
2
-16
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27
11/1/2007
vs
39
5
1
0
1
11
23
47.8
2
6
33.3
3
4
75.0
54.5
0
5
6
2
-3

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PPG

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.2

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.1

12th

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1
Thunder Thunder
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/7
@
8:30 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
1:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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49 - 15

103

Final

100

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40 - 23

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
41
21
.661
4.5
3
40
23
.635
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
33
28
.541
12.0
8
34
29
.540
12.0
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
31
.508
14.0
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
47
.242
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
6
37
25
.597
11.0
7
35
27
.565
13.0
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
41
.339
27.0
13
20
44
.313
29.0
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
1/31
@
100-112
Sat
1/31
@
117-93
Sat
1/31
@
130-111
Sat
1/31
@
121-111
Sun
2/1
@
95-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
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Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM