highest scoring nba rookie single game since 2020

Since 2019-20, Cooper Flagg has posted the most points by a rookie in a game, with 49 points against the Hornets on January 29.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring NBA rookie single regular-season game since 2020

	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	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	49	1/29/2026	DAL	vs	CHA	38	10	3	0	1	20	29	69.0	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	77.4	1	9	2	2	+2
2	GG Jackson	44	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
3	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	42	12/15/2025	DAL	@	UTA	42	7	6	1	2	13	27	48.1	1	4	25.0	15	20	75.0	58.7	1	6	4	3	-9
4	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	42	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	40	14	0	1	0	17	25	68.0	0	2	0.0	8	12	66.7	69.4	6	8	2	3	-17
5	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	38	6	7	1	1	17	22	77.3	8	9	88.9	0	1	0.0	93.6	1	5	3	4	+11
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	3/18/2021	MIN	@	PHX	38	7	3	2	0	15	31	48.4	4	13	30.8	8	13	61.5	57.2	3	4	2	2	+9
7	Jalen Green J. Green	41	4/10/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	40	1	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	66.5	0	1	0	1	0
8	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	40	3/29/2024	SAS	vs	NYK	38	20	7	2	1	13	22	59.1	4	9	44.4	10	12	83.3	73.3	5	15	4	2	+1
9	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	39	1/9/2021	PHI	vs	DEN	44	7	6	2	0	18	33	54.5	3	8	37.5	0	0		59.1	1	6	2	3	-17
10	VJ Edgecombe	38	3/19/2026	PHI	@	SAC	39	7	11	2	0	16	28	57.1	3	7	42.9	3	3	100.0	64.8	4	3	1	2	+44
11	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	38	4/10/2025	ATL	@	BKN	35	4	2	2	1	15	20	75.0	6	11	54.5	2	5	40.0	85.6	0	4	1	5	+28
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	38	11/2/2023	SAS	@	PHX	34	10	2	1	2	15	26	57.7	3	6	50.0	5	6	83.3	66.3	2	8	2	3	+21
13	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	38	12/28/2021	ORL	vs	MIL	38	7	3	1	1	12	20	60.0	4	8	50.0	10	10	100.0	77.9	1	6	2	2	+4
14	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	37	3/23/2026	UTA	vs	TOR	35	6	3	0	2	11	21	52.4	7	10	70.0	8	8	100.0	75.4	1	5	0	3	-8
15	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	37	11/19/2024	LAL	vs	UTA	38	5	0	1	0	12	16	75.0	9	12	75.0	4	5	80.0	101.6	0	5	0	2	+18
16	Cole Anthony C. Anthony	37	5/16/2021	ORL	@	PHI	38	8	2	1	0	10	25	40.0	3	9	33.3	14	14	100.0	59.4	2	6	6	3	-17
17	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	37	8/3/2020	DEN	@	OKC	44	12	1	1	1	12	16	75.0	4	6	66.7	9	9	100.0	92.7	2	10	3	4	+25
18	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	36	2/3/2026	DAL	vs	BOS	37	9	6	0	2	12	24	50.0	2	4	50.0	10	11	90.9	62.4	1	8	1	1	-2
19	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	36	3/30/2025	ATL	@	MIL	35	6	0	1	0	12	21	57.1	5	11	45.5	7	9	77.8	72.1	4	2	1	3	+19
20	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	36	11/18/2023	OKC	@	GSW	37	10	5	2	2	14	22	63.6	2	5	40.0	6	7	85.7	71.8	4	6	4	2	+9
21	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	36	12/10/2019	MIA	vs	ATL	42	6	4	1	0	14	26	53.8	3	10	30.0	5	5	100.0	63.8	0	6	1	2	+25
22	VJ Edgecombe	35	3/23/2026	PHI	vs	OKC	39	6	4	1	0	14	28	50.0	7	15	46.7	0	0		62.5	0	6	1	2	-17
23	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	35	11/29/2025	DAL	@	LAC	38	8	2	0	0	13	22	59.1	0	3	0.0	9	11	81.8	65.2	1	7	3	3	-5
24	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	35	3/20/2024	OKC	vs	UTA	31	14	1	2	3	12	18	66.7	1	5	20.0	10	12	83.3	75.2	3	11	2	1	+27
25	GG Jackson	35	3/20/2024	MEM	@	GSW	35	5	3	0	0	11	19	57.9	7	14	50.0	6	7	85.7	79.3	1	4	1	2	-8

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PPG

20.4

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RPG

7.1

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APG

4.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

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DRTG

116.0

18th

NETRTG

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3P%

34.4

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	25	50	.333	33.5
12	Grizzlies	24	49	.329	33.5
13	Mavericks	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz	21	53	.284	37.0
15	Kings	19	55	.257	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Tue 3/31	DAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/3	ORL	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/5	LAL	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Tue 4/7	DAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

24 - 50

100

Final

Trail Blazers

37 - 38

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.2

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.5

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-58

17-57

17-56

19-55

21-53

24-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,198.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-31

42-31

43-32

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

31-43

31-41

32-42

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	35	.527	14.5
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	44	.397	24.0
13	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
14	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.5
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	49	.329	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	53	.284	37.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	39.0