Larry Bird had his most points in a rookie-season game versus the Suns on February 13, 1980, with 45 points.

Interpreted as:

Larry Bird rookie points in a regular-season game high

	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	45	2/13/1980	BOS	@	PHX	43	13	3	2	0	19	32	59.4	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	66.6	5	8	5	4
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	41	3/2/1980	BOS	vs	DET	44	13	7	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	7	57.1	3	3	100.0	67.6	6	7	3	4
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	36	1/27/1980	BOS	vs	SDC	39	7	3	3	2	14	25	56.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	65.1			2	5
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	33	3/28/1980	BOS	vs	CLE	43	10	3	1	0	13	25	52.0	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	59.7	3	7	2	3
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	33	3/9/1980	BOS	vs	WAS	45	10	6	2	0	11	27	40.7	2	4	50.0	9	9	100.0	53.3	1	9	1	4
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	33	2/20/1980	BOS	@	UTA	40	7	4	1	1	13	21	61.9	1	2	50.0	6	6	100.0	69.8	4	3	0	3
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	2/6/1980	BOS	vs	PHI	38	11	4	0	1	12	27	44.4	0	0		8	8	100.0	52.4			0	3
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	12/8/1979	BOS	@	CLE	41	18	5	1	3	14	29	48.3	0	2	0.0	4	5	80.0	51.3	5	13	3	4
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	31	12/15/1979	BOS	@	NYK	43	13	1	1	0	11	23	47.8	3	3	100.0	6	6	100.0	60.5			3	6
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	30	2/27/1980	BOS	vs	SAS	36	8	3	2	0	13	23	56.5	2	3	66.7	2	3	66.7	61.7	2	6	2	2
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	30	11/23/1979	BOS	vs	IND	37	11	3	2	0	14	29	48.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.2			7	3
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	3/17/1980	BOS	@	NJN	36	11	5	1	1	13	21	61.9	0	0		3	3	100.0	65.0	2	9	2	1
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	3/15/1980	BOS	@	NYK	33	12	5	1	2	12	22	54.5	0	0		5	5	100.0	59.9	4	8	2	4
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	3/12/1980	BOS	vs	HOU	42	13	8	4	1	10	15	66.7	2	4	50.0	7	8	87.5	78.3	2	11	4	3
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	3/4/1980	BOS	@	SAS	33	6	6	2	0	10	19	52.6	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	67.0	0	6	1	3
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	11/28/1979	BOS	vs	DEN	35	7	8	2	1	12	18	66.7	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	70.3	1	6	2	5
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	3/11/1980	BOS	@	IND	40	7	3	1	0	11	20	55.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	64.3	3	4	4	5
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	2/29/1980	BOS	vs	GSW	34	8	5	1	0	13	19	68.4	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	70.4	1	7	3	1
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	2/15/1980	BOS	@	POR	43	15	5	2	2	12	24	50.0	0	2	0.0	4	5	80.0	53.4	3	12	6	1
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	10/13/1979	BOS	@	CLE	40	7	5	2	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	72.9	0	7	5	2
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	27	3/7/1980	BOS	vs	PHI	36	8	4	2	2	11	21	52.4	0	2	0.0	5	7	71.4	56.1	1	7	2	2
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	26	3/22/1980	BOS	@	CLE	46	15	4	1	0	12	30	40.0	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	42.1	2	13	8	3
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	26	12/21/1979	BOS	vs	SAS	40	14	6	3	2	9	22	40.9	2	3	66.7	6	7	85.7	51.8			4	3
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	25	2/26/1980	BOS	vs	ATL	40	14	5	0	0	7	15	46.7	0	1	0.0	11	13	84.6	60.3	3	11	1	2
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	25	12/9/1979	BOS	@	MIL	40	11	8	1	0	10	20	50.0	0	0		5	5	100.0	56.3			3	4