Jalen Green posted the most points by a rookie in a game in 2021-22, with 41 points versus the Hawks on April 10, 2022.

highest scoring nba rookie single game 2022

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highest scoring NBA rookie single regular-season game 2022

NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
Jalen Green	41	4/10/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	40	1	3	1	0	0	14	26	53.8	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	1	0
Franz Wagner	38	12/28/2021	ORL	vs	MIL	38	7	3	1	1	2	12	20	60.0	4	8	50.0	10	10	100.0	2	+4
Tre Mann	35	3/21/2022	OKC	vs	BOS	36	7	4	0	0	3	13	21	61.9	7	12	58.3	2	3	66.7	5	0
Cade Cunningham	34	3/29/2022	DET	@	BKN	32	1	6	2	0	4	13	24	54.2	5	11	45.5	3	3	100.0	2	-12
Cade Cunningham	34	1/25/2022	DET	vs	DEN	40	8	8	2	4	4	14	26	53.8	6	9	66.7	0	0		5	-4
Jalen Green	33	4/1/2022	HOU	vs	SAC	40	8	1	1	0	0	9	24	37.5	6	14	42.9	9	9	100.0	3	+3
Jalen Green	32	3/30/2022	HOU	vs	SAC	37	2	2	0	0	1	11	25	44.0	6	14	42.9	4	5	80.0	3	0
Trey Murphy III	32	3/11/2022	NOP	vs	CHA	28	9	2	0	0	0	12	20	60.0	7	12	58.3	1	2	50.0	4	-8
Jalen Green	32	3/9/2022	HOU	vs	LAL	38	3	3	0	1	2	13	21	61.9	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	2	+9
Austin Reaves	31	4/10/2022	LAL	@	DEN	42	16	10	2	1	3	7	17	41.2	3	5	60.0	14	14	100.0	0	+12
Jalen Green	31	4/3/2022	HOU	vs	MIN	36	2	5	0	0	2	12	18	66.7	4	8	50.0	3	6	50.0	4	-7
Scottie Barnes	31	3/18/2022	TOR	vs	LAL	42	17	6	1	0	2	14	21	66.7	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	1	+5
Jalen Green	30	4/5/2022	HOU	@	BKN	41	6	2	1	1	2	12	23	52.2	4	10	40.0	2	3	66.7	0	0
Josh Christopher	30	4/3/2022	HOU	vs	MIN	30	3	0	2	0	2	11	14	78.6	3	5	60.0	5	7	71.4	2	+2
Jalen Green	30	3/28/2022	HOU	vs	SAS	40	4	4	0	1	2	10	24	41.7	6	15	40.0	4	4	100.0	3	-5
Evan Mobley	30	3/14/2022	CLE	vs	LAC	40	6	1	2	2	1	13	22	59.1	1	3	33.3	3	6	50.0	1	+4
Moses Moody	30	3/7/2022	GSW	@	DEN	36	3	1	1	0	3	10	23	43.5	5	12	41.7	5	6	83.3	0	-10
Tre Mann	30	2/14/2022	OKC	@	NYK	32	2	1	2	0	1	9	16	56.3	4	7	57.1	8	8	100.0	0	-10
Cam Thomas	30	2/4/2022	BKN	@	UTA	31	2	4	1	0	2	11	19	57.9	3	7	42.9	5	6	83.3	1	-5
Jalen Green	30	10/24/2021	HOU	vs	BOS	36	4	3	1	2	3	11	18	61.1	8	10	80.0	0	0		1	-12
Evan Mobley	29	2/2/2022	CLE	@	HOU	36	12	2	1	0	4	12	20	60.0	0	1	0.0	5	9	55.6	4	-9
Tre Mann	29	2/2/2022	OKC	@	DAL	41	0	3	1	1	2	8	14	57.1	6	8	75.0	7	8	87.5	3	+6
Cade Cunningham	29	1/10/2022	DET	vs	UTA	38	1	8	2	2	5	10	17	58.8	5	9	55.6	4	4	100.0	2	+22
Jalen Green	29	1/1/2022	HOU	vs	DEN	28	1	1	0	0	2	6	13	46.2	5	8	62.5	12	14	85.7	1	-14
Sandro Mamukelashvili	28	4/10/2022	MIL	@	CLE	43	13	4	1	0	2	10	18	55.6	2	5	40.0	6	6	100.0	2	-18