most 28 point games by a rookie ever after 1970

Since 1970-71, Michael Jordan has the most games by a rookie with 28+ points in a season, with 38 games in 1984-85.

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	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	1,349	1984-85	CHI	40.9	35.5	8.0	6.5	2.6	0.8	12.8	22.9	55.7	0.2	0.9	21.2	9.8	11.3	86.9	63.7	2.7	5.3	3.8	1,555	303	247	100	32	145	136
2	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	30	906	1971-72	POR	40.7	30.2	11.5	4.4			11.8	24.1	49.1				6.5	9.1	72.1	53.8				1,221	345	131				71
3	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	29	926	1970-71	ATL		31.9	4.3				12.7	24.2	52.4				6.6	8.0	82.4	57.6					126					74
4	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	29	985	1970-71	POR	40.1	34.0	4.3	4.6			13.4	25.8	52.2				7.1	9.0	78.8	57.2				1,162	126	133				66
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	25	775	1992-93	ORL	39.7	31.0	15.5	1.9	0.7	3.8	12.2	18.6	65.8	0.0	0.0		6.5	10.8	60.1	66.3	4.6	10.8	3.7	992	387	47	17	96	93	87
6	Bernard King B. King	25	849	1977-78	NJN	42.4	34.0	11.5	2.9			14.0	25.8	54.2				6.0	8.0	74.9	57.9				1,059	288	72				91
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	24	773	1989-90	SAS	38.6	32.2	13.4	2.1	1.6	3.6	11.7	18.9	61.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	8.9	12.1	73.4	66.6	4.0	9.4	3.0	926	321	51	39	87	73	68
8	Walter Davis W. Davis	23	750	1977-78	PHX	35.0	32.6	6.6	3.4			12.9	22.6	57.1				6.8	8.0	84.8	62.4			3.4	806	152	79			79	78
9	Ron Harper R. Harper	21	663	1986-87	CLE	39.0	31.6	5.0	4.5	3.0	1.0	11.8	22.4	52.6	0.4	1.5	28.1	7.6	10.2	74.8	58.8	1.8	3.2	3.8	819	105	94	62	21	79	69
10	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	20	644	2010-11	LAC	40.0	32.2	12.4	5.7	0.6	0.5	12.4	20.3	60.8	0.3	0.5	50.0	7.3	10.7	68.1	64.4	3.7	8.7	2.8	801	248	113	11	10	55	69	+30
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	20	715	1996-97	PHI	43.3	35.8	4.7	6.7	1.9	0.2	12.4	25.0	49.6	3.4	7.4	45.6	7.6	10.3	74.1	60.6	2.0	2.7	4.4	865	93	134	37	3	88	62	-131
12	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	20	650	1981-82	DAL	37.5	32.5	7.6	2.8			13.5	24.0	56.4	0.0			5.5	7.4	74.8	59.8			3.1	749	151	55			62	82
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	20	633	1979-80	BOS	39.3	31.7	10.4	4.6	1.6	0.8	12.8	23.3	55.1	1.4	2.8	50.9	4.7	5.1	91.2	62.1			2.9	785	207	92	31	15	57	66
14	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	19	585	1994-95	MIL	40.5	30.8	6.8	3.1	2.0	0.3	11.1	20.9	53.1	1.6	4.1	40.3	6.9	8.4	82.5	62.6	2.2	4.6	4.1	770	129	58	38	6	77	63
15	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	18	558	1982-83	SDC	38.7	31.0	12.3	2.6			12.9	22.4	57.6	0.0			5.2	6.6	79.7	61.3				696	222	47				84
16	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	18	594	1981-82	DET	42.1	33.0	7.1	3.3			12.2	21.2	57.3	0.1			8.6	10.9	78.7	63.4				757	128	60				51
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	18	567	1976-77	BUF		31.5					11.1						9.3	10.7	86.5
18	LeBron James L. James	17	559	2003-04	CLE	44.0	32.9	6.9	6.2	1.9	0.6	12.3	24.1	51.1	1.8	4.0	44.1	6.5	7.9	82.2	59.7	1.6	5.3	3.8	748	118	106	33	11	64	21	+13
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	17	571	1972-73	BUF		33.6					13.6						6.4	7.4	87.2
20	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	16	500	1980-81	UTA	39.6	31.3	3.8	2.8		0.5	13.0	23.3	55.9	0.3	0.9	35.7	4.9	6.4	77.5	60.0				634	60	45		8		49
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	15	458	1997-98	SAS	41.5	30.5	13.2	3.8	0.5	2.7	12.4	21.2	58.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.7	8.3	69.4	61.5	3.8	9.4	3.2	622	198	57	8	41	48	40	+148
22	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	15	470	1979-80	NYK	41.2	31.3	9.7	2.5			11.6	18.1	64.2	0.0	0.0		8.1	9.7	83.6	70.1				618	146	37				43
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	430	2018-19	DAL	35.3	30.7	8.5	7.6	1.4	0.3	10.0	19.8	50.5	3.0	8.1	37.2	7.7	10.6	72.5	62.8	1.6	6.9	4.0	495	119	107	20	4	56	33	+2
24	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	14	458	1988-89	GSW	38.4	32.7	8.0	5.0	1.3	0.0	12.5	21.4	58.5	0.5	1.4	36.8	7.2	8.6	84.2	65.1	2.7	5.3	3.7	537	112	70	18	0	52	42
25	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	14	448	1983-84	HOU	40.4	32.0	14.2	1.9	0.9	2.7	13.1	22.1	59.4	0.0	0.0		5.7	8.0	71.4	62.3	5.4	8.8	4.2	566	199	27	13	38	59	62

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PPG

17.0

Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

23rd

DRTG

118.1

22nd

NETRTG

-5.1

22nd

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0