most games with 20 or more points nba rookie off the bench

Ben Gordon has the most games by a rookie off the bench with 20+ points, with 24 games in 2004-05.

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most regular-season games with 20 or more points NBA rookie off the bench

	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	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	24	570	2004-05	CHI	28.9	23.8	3.7	2.4	0.8	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.6	2.8	5.7	49.3	4.6	5.4	86.0	59.7	1.0	2.7	2.4	694	88	57	19	5	58	69	+122
2	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	23	542	2022-23	IND	30.6	23.6	4.5	1.2	0.7	0.2	7.3	15.0	48.8	2.2	5.2	42.5	6.7	8.0	83.2	63.5	1.3	3.2	1.7	705	104	28	15	4	39	50	+61
3	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	19	438	1981-82	WAS	32.6	23.1	11.5	2.2			8.2	12.7	64.5	0.1			6.6	8.3	79.1	70.3				619	219	41				75
4	Marcus Thornton M. Thornton	13	323	2009-10	NOH	31.1	24.8	3.5	1.9	1.4	0.2	9.4	17.8	52.8	2.9	5.6	52.1	3.2	3.8	83.7	63.9	1.4	2.2	1.7	404	46	25	18	2	22	23	+18
5	James Worthy J. Worthy	13	285	1982-83	LAL	31.3	21.9	7.5	2.3			9.6	14.4	66.8	0.0			2.7	4.5	59.3	66.9				407	97	30				39
6	Coby White C. White	12	325	2019-20	CHI	32.6	27.1	4.0	3.3	1.1	0.1	9.8	19.3	51.1	4.7	9.6	48.7	2.8	3.1	89.2	65.7	0.3	3.8	1.9	392	48	40	13	1	23	27	+31
7	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	12	275	1981-82	DAL	29.2	22.9	3.2	0.9			9.3	15.6	59.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.3	5.3	81.0	64.0			1.6	350	38	11			19	21
8	Tyler Herro T. Herro	11	262	2019-20	MIA	33.9	23.8	4.9	2.4	0.9	0.2	8.0	15.5	51.5	3.6	7.4	49.4	4.2	4.8	86.8	67.4	0.3	4.6	2.2	373	54	26	10	2	24	16	+51
9	Nikola Mirotic N. Mirotic	11	288	2014-15	CHI	30.4	26.2	7.6	1.1	0.7	1.3	8.1	16.2	50.0	3.0	7.8	38.4	7.0	8.5	81.9	65.6	1.0	6.6	1.8	335	84	12	8	14	20	25	+85
10	Immanuel Quickley I. Quickley	10	238	2020-21	NYK	26.8	23.8	3.2	3.3	0.8	0.2	7.9	14.7	53.7	3.9	7.6	51.3	4.1	4.3	95.3	71.7	1.2	2.0	1.0	268	32	33	8	2	10	23	+107
11	Marvin Bagley III M. Bagley III	10	240	2018-19	SAC	30.7	24.0	10.7	1.6	0.5	1.5	9.1	15.6	58.3	1.3	2.6	50.0	4.5	6.2	72.6	65.5	3.5	7.2	1.4	307	107	16	5	15	14	15	+52
12	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	10	229	2008-09	MIA	29.8	22.9	6.9	1.1	0.7	0.3	9.4	15.5	60.6	1.2	1.7	70.6	2.9	3.6	80.6	67.0	1.4	5.5	1.5	298	69	11	7	3	15	27	+26
13	Jeff Malone J. Malone	10	241	1983-84	WAS	31.7	24.1	2.7	2.0	0.6	0.1	9.9	17.0	58.2	0.6	1.3	46.2	3.7	4.8	77.1	63.0	1.1	1.6	1.6	317	27	20	6	1	16	21
14	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	9	200	2021-22	BKN	30.5	22.2	3.3	1.9	1.0	0.2	8.3	16.4	50.7	2.4	6.6	37.3	3.1	4.1	75.7	60.9	0.2	3.1	1.8	274	30	17	9	2	16	17	-22
15	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	9	206	2013-14	NYK	30.8	22.9	2.0	0.6	0.8	0.1	7.4	13.3	55.8	3.7	7.6	48.5	4.3	4.7	92.9	74.4	0.2	1.8	1.0	277	18	5	7	1	9	18	-16
16	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	9	201	1995-96	POR	24.2	22.3	7.0	2.0	1.0	1.2	8.9	12.4	71.4	1.0	1.4	69.2	3.6	4.9	72.7	76.5	2.0	5.0	2.2	218	63	18	9	11	20	20
17	Caleb Love C. Love	8	176	2025-26	POR	31.3	22.0	3.5	3.5	0.9	0.0	7.9	16.3	48.5	4.8	10.3	46.3	1.5	1.5	100.0	65.1	1.0	2.5	1.5	250	28	28	7	0	12	10	+46
18	Allonzo Trier A. Trier	8	196	2018-19	NYK	30.6	24.5	6.1	2.5	0.5	0.0	8.4	13.4	62.6	1.8	2.9	60.9	6.0	7.6	78.7	73.2	1.3	4.9	1.8	245	49	20	4	0	14	23	+2
19	Derek Anderson D. Anderson	8	181	1997-98	CLE	31.9	22.6	3.4	2.4	1.1	0.4	7.1	13.4	53.3	0.6	2.4	26.3	7.8	8.1	95.4	66.7	1.1	2.3	1.8	255	27	19	9	3	14	20	+63
20	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	8	181	1988-89	CHA	32.0	22.6	3.0	3.1	0.9	0.8	9.6	20.6	46.7	1.1	2.6	42.9	2.3	3.0	75.0	51.5	0.8	2.3	0.8	256	24	25	7	6	6	18
21	Reggie Miller R. Miller	8	185	1987-88	IND	28.8	23.1	3.0	1.6	0.9	0.4	8.3	13.1	62.9	2.1	3.6	58.6	4.5	6.1	73.5	73.1	2.4	0.6	2.3	230	24	13	7	3	18	23
22	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	8	181	1981-82	DAL	29.9	22.6	5.9	3.3			8.8	18.6	47.0	0.5			4.6	6.0	77.1	53.2			2.4	239	47	26			19	31
23	Dylan Harper D. Harper	7	151	2025-26	SAS	25.2	21.6	3.3	4.0	0.7	0.6	8.9	13.3	66.7	1.7	3.3	52.2	2.1	2.3	93.8	75.5	0.9	2.4	1.3	176	23	28	5	4	9	9	+58
24	Stephon Castle S. Castle	7	176	2024-25	SAS	29.1	25.1	5.0	3.9	1.0	0.0	9.0	17.4	51.6	2.0	5.9	34.1	5.1	6.3	81.8	62.3	2.3	2.7	1.6	204	35	27	7	0	11	19	-9
25	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	7	160	2017-18	LAL	30.1	22.9	6.1	1.4	0.4	0.4	9.0	16.3	55.3	2.7	6.3	43.2	2.1	2.9	75.0	65.1	1.6	4.6	2.0	211	43	10	3	3	14	15	-71

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9.5

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	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

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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
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8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
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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