highest scoring nba rookie single game 2018

Donovan Mitchell posted the most points by a rookie in a game in 2017-18, with 41 points against the Pelicans on December 1, 2017.

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highest scoring NBA rookie single regular-season game 2018

	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	41	12/1/2017	UTA	vs	NOP	37	4	4	0	0	13	25	52.0	6	12	50.0	9	11	81.8	68.7	0	4	2	3	+11
2	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	40	2/2/2018	UTA	@	PHX	33	5	6	2	0	14	19	73.7	7	9	77.8	5	5	100.0	94.3	1	4	2	0	+36
3	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	38	12/20/2017	LAL	@	HOU	40	7	4	0	1	12	17	70.6	7	10	70.0	7	10	70.0	88.8	1	6	0	1	+9
4	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	36	4/11/2018	MEM	@	OKC	33	7	1	2	0	14	22	63.6	3	7	42.9	5	5	100.0	74.4	1	6	2	2	0
5	Alec Peters A. Peters	36	4/10/2018	PHX	@	DAL	28	9	2	1	0	12	20	60.0	8	13	61.5	4	4	100.0	82.7	1	8	1	1	+20
6	Josh Jackson J. Jackson	36	3/17/2018	PHX	vs	GSW	36	6	4	2	1	14	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.9	2	4	4	2	-6
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	35	3/23/2018	UTA	@	SAS	44	3	3	4	0	14	36	38.9	4	13	30.8	3	5	60.0	45.8	0	3	4	2	-10
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	35	1/12/2018	UTA	@	CHA	37	5	0	2	0	10	20	50.0	5	11	45.5	10	11	90.9	70.5	1	4	5	2	-18
9	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	34	1/17/2018	UTA	@	SAC	34	1	3	3	0	14	19	73.7	1	4	25.0	5	7	71.4	77.0	0	1	3	3	+6
10	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	33	1/10/2018	CHI	@	NYK	46	10	1	2	1	10	22	45.5	8	15	53.3	5	5	100.0	68.2	1	9	1	1	+3
11	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	32	2/22/2018	PHI	@	CHI	34	7	11	1	1	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	11	54.5	70.1	3	4	2	1	+15
12	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	32	12/29/2017	CHI	vs	IND	28	7	1	0	0	11	17	64.7	5	9	55.6	5	5	100.0	83.3	1	6	1	1	-1
13	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	32	12/13/2017	UTA	@	CHI	37	3	6	2	1	15	26	57.7	1	7	14.3	1	1	100.0	60.5	0	3	3	2	-5
14	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	31	12/25/2017	LAL	vs	MIN	41	3	4	2	1	8	18	44.4	6	11	54.5	9	13	69.2	65.3	1	2	2	0	-9
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	31	12/5/2017	UTA	@	OKC	36	1	4	5	0	11	22	50.0	5	12	41.7	4	5	80.0	64.0	0	1	5	3	+2
16	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	31	11/29/2017	PHI	vs	WAS	41	18	4	2	2	8	16	50.0	0	1	0.0	15	29	51.7	53.9	5	13	6	3	+11
17	Josh Hart J. Hart	30	4/11/2018	LAL	@	LAC	36	5	5	1	0	9	15	60.0	7	9	77.8	5	5	100.0	87.2	1	4	2	2	+9
18	Damyean Dotson D. Dotson	30	4/6/2018	NYK	vs	MIA	36	11	1	1	1	12	21	57.1	4	10	40.0	2	3	66.7	67.2	1	10	0	1	+21
19	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	30	4/4/2018	LAL	vs	SAS	43	5	1	1	0	11	23	47.8	5	9	55.6	3	4	75.0	60.6	1	4	3	1	+1
20	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	30	11/17/2017	LAL	vs	PHX	38	10	1	0	0	11	23	47.8	2	7	28.6	6	7	85.7	57.5	2	8	3	1	0
21	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	29	3/7/2018	MEM	@	CHI	28	1	2	2	0	10	18	55.6	5	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	73.4	0	1	0	2	+1
22	Josh Jackson J. Jackson	29	2/28/2018	PHX	@	MEM	40	7	4	2	2	9	16	56.3	1	1	100.0	10	13	76.9	66.8	1	6	3	2	+6
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	29	12/30/2017	UTA	vs	CLE	39	4	6	3	1	10	17	58.8	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	70.7	0	4	4	4	+6
24	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	29	12/23/2017	UTA	vs	OKC	37	5	1	1	1	12	16	75.0	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	81.6	0	5	3	3	-12
25	Lonzo Ball L. Ball	29	10/20/2017	LAL	@	PHX	37	11	9	1	0	12	27	44.4	4	9	44.4	1	2	50.0	52.0	2	9	4	4	+1