most 40 point games by a rookie since 1977

Since 1976-77, Michael Jordan has the most games by a rookie with 40+ points in a season, with 7 games in 1984-85.

	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	7	307	1984-85	CHI	42.9	43.9	8.6	6.6	2.7	1.1	16.7	26.6	62.9	0.1	0.6	25.0	10.3	11.4	90.0	69.4	2.9	5.7	3.4	300	60	46	19	8	24	28
2	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	5	218	1996-97	PHI	46.0	43.6	4.6	7.4	1.8	0.2	15.2	30.0	50.7	4.2	8.8	47.7	9.0	12.8	70.3	61.2	2.2	2.4	5.8	230	23	37	9	1	29	17	-71
3	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	4	187	2025-26	DAL	38.0	46.8	7.8	5.3	1.5	1.3	16.5	28.3	58.4	3.0	5.5	54.5	10.8	12.5	86.0	69.3	1.3	6.5	2.3	152	31	21	6	5	9	10	+2
4	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	2	84	2020-21	MIN	38.3	42.0	6.5	5.0	1.5	0.5	16.0	26.5	60.4	6.0	11.0	54.5	4.0	7.0	57.1	71.0	2.0	4.5	2.5	77	13	10	3	1	5	6	+20
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2	81	2017-18	UTA	34.9	40.5	4.5	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.5	22.0	61.4	6.5	10.5	61.9	7.0	8.0	87.5	79.3	0.5	4.0	2.0	70	9	10	2	0	4	3	+47
6	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	2	91	2010-11	LAC	37.9	45.5	14.5	5.0	1.0	1.0	16.5	24.0	68.8	0.0	0.0		12.5	17.0	73.5	72.3	3.5	11.0	4.0	76	29	10	2	2	8	7	+4
7	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	2	81	1981-82	DAL	35.0	40.5	9.0	2.5			16.0	22.0	72.7	0.0			8.5	11.0	77.3	75.4			4.0	70	18	5			8	5
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	2	86	1979-80	BOS	43.5	43.0	13.0	5.0	1.0	0.5	18.0	30.5	59.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	3.5	3.5	100.0	67.1	5.5	7.5	4.0	87	26	10	2	1	8	8
9	Bernard King B. King	2	85	1977-78	NJN	40.0	42.5	13.5	2.0			18.0	28.5	63.2				6.5	8.5	76.5	65.9				80	27	4				5
10	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	1	40	2025-26	NOP	37.8	40.0	5.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	17.0	29.0	58.6	1.0	7.0	14.3	5.0	5.0	100.0	64.1	2.0	3.0	2.0	38	5	6	3	0	2	2	+30
11	GG Jackson	1	44	2023-24	MEM	44.1	44.0	12.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	36.0	47.2	4.0	13.0	30.8	6.0	7.0	85.7	56.3	6.0	6.0	3.0	44	12	1	2	1	3	1	-13
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1	40	2023-24	SAS	37.7	40.0	20.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	22.0	59.1	4.0	9.0	44.4	10.0	12.0	83.3	73.3	5.0	15.0	4.0	38	20	7	2	1	4	2	+1
13	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	1	42	2022-23	MEM	40.4	42.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	25.0	68.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	8.0	12.0	66.7	69.4	6.0	8.0	2.0	40	14	0	1	0	2	3	-17
14	Jalen Green J. Green	1	41	2021-22	HOU	39.5	41.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	4.0	11.0	36.4	9.0	11.0	81.8	66.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	40	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
15	Grayson Allen G. Allen	1	40	2018-19	UTA	40.7	40.0	7.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	11.0	30.0	36.7	5.0	13.0	38.5	13.0	14.0	92.9	55.3	2.0	5.0	3.0	41	7	4	1	1	3	1	-3
16	Trae Young T. Young	1	49	2018-19	ATL	55.8	49.0	8.0	16.0	1.0	1.0	17.0	33.0	51.5	6.0	13.0	46.2	9.0	11.0	81.8	64.7	1.0	7.0	9.0	56	8	16	1	1	9	2	-9
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	42	2009-10	GSW	48.0	42.0	9.0	8.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	25.0	52.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	12.0	12.0	100.0	69.4	3.0	6.0	2.0	48	9	8	2	1	2	0	+6
18	Rodrigue Beaubois R. Beaubois	1	40	2009-10	DAL	29.9	40.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	15.0	22.0	68.2	9.0	11.0	81.8	1.0	1.0	100.0	89.1	0.0	8.0	1.0	30	8	3	0	3	1	2	+21
19	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	1	55	2009-10	MIL	40.7	55.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	34.0	61.8	7.0	8.0	87.5	6.0	8.0	75.0	73.3	1.0	4.0	4.0	41	5	5	0	0	4	1	+11
20	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	1	41	2008-09	LAC	43.6	41.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	5.0	7.0	71.4	12.0	14.0	85.7	81.5	0.0	2.0	2.0	44	2	4	1	0	2	4	0
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	42	2007-08	SEA	42.6	42.0	13.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	18.0	25.0	72.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	76.0	3.0	10.0	5.0	43	13	6	1	2	5	0	+14
22	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	1	48	2005-06	TOR	46.0	48.0	9.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	6.0	11.0	54.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	72.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	46	9	3	1	0	3	4	-6
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1	41	2003-04	DEN	44.0	41.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	19.0	29.0	65.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	69.6	0.0	5.0	4.0	44	5	0	2	1	4	5	+3
24	LeBron James L. James	1	41	2003-04	CLE	43.0	41.0	6.0	13.0	3.0	0.0	15.0	29.0	51.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	10.0	10.0	100.0	61.4	2.0	4.0	2.0	43	6	13	3	0	2	1	+10
25	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	1	40	2001-02	GSW	41.0	40.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	28.0	64.3	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	69.3	1.0	1.0	3.0	41	2	2	3	0	3	6	-5

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PPG

20.8

Powell

RPG

7.8

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APG

8.8

Giddey

Team Rankings

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109.7

26th

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122.5

30th

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-12.8

29th

3P%

30.1

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	2	9	.182	7.5
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 11/20	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 11/22	DEN	@	CHI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hawks

7 - 6

117

Final

125

Bulls

2 - 9

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

13.2

Sabonis

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.2

Flagg

2.2

Thybulle

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

2.2

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Bane

TS% Leaders

73.7

Spencer

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.0

107.6

107.9

108.8

109.2

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

9.1

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-12

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2-9

3-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

633.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

662

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.2

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

3-10

3-9

3-8

4-9

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Cavaliers	6	7	.462	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	8	.385	5.5
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	2	9	.182	7.5
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
6	Grizzlies	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
8	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BKN	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Since 1976-77, Michael Jordan has the most games by a rookie with 40+ points in a season, with 7 games in 1984-85.

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