5 players are tied for the most games in a game with 20+ points in their first 50 games, with 1 game. The first three are Stephon Castle 12 times and Jabari Smith Jr. and Quentin Grimes 8 times.
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most games by a player with 20 or more points in a first 50 career games| NAME | GP | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Castle | 1 | 25 | 5/20/2026 | @ | 38 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | -11 | ||
| 2 | | S. Castle | 1 | 32 | 5/15/2026 | @ | 30 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 85.8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 3 | | S. Castle | 1 | 20 | 5/10/2026 | @ | 37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 54.6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 4 | | S. Castle | 1 | 21 | 5/6/2026 | vs | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 75.2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +17 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Smith Jr. | 1 | 24 | 4/24/2026 | vs | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 71.1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +4 | ||
| 6 | | S. Castle | 1 | 33 | 4/24/2026 | @ | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 72.2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -9 | ||
| 7 |  | Q. Grimes | 1 | 20 | 4/12/2026 | vs | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +13 | ||
| 8 | | Q. Grimes | 1 | 20 | 4/9/2026 | @ | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 53.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Smith Jr. | 1 | 20 | 4/7/2026 | @ | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 51.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 10 | | J. Smith Jr. | 1 | 23 | 4/5/2026 | @ | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +15 | |||
| 11 | | S. Castle | 1 | 20 | 4/4/2026 | @ | 40 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -10 | ||
| 12 | | S. Castle | 1 | 20 | 4/2/2026 | @ | 33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +5 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Duren | 1 | 31 | 3/31/2026 | vs | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 96.4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +7 | |||
| 14 | | S. Castle | 1 | 21 | 3/30/2026 | vs | 35 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +24 | ||
| 15 | | J. Smith Jr. | 1 | 20 | 3/29/2026 | @ | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 16 | | S. Castle | 1 | 22 | 3/28/2026 | @ | 29 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 76.8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | +19 | ||
| 17 | | J. Smith Jr. | 1 | 21 | 3/27/2026 | @ | 37 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 53.8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 18 | | J. Duren | 1 | 30 | 3/26/2026 | vs | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 86.8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +5 | |||
| 19 | | J. Duren | 1 | 26 | 3/25/2026 | vs | 42 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 68.6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +14 | |||
| 20 | | J. Duren | 1 | 20 | 3/23/2026 | vs | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 74.6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +6 | |||
| 21 |  | A. Thompson | 1 | 23 | 3/23/2026 | @ | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 72.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | ||
| 22 | | A. Thompson | 1 | 24 | 3/21/2026 | vs | 38 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | +2 | ||
| 23 | | Q. Grimes | 1 | 25 | 3/21/2026 | @ | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +9 | ||
| 24 | | J. Duren | 1 | 23 | 3/20/2026 | vs | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 72.1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +14 | |||
| 25 | | J. Smith Jr. | 1 | 23 | 3/20/2026 | vs | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 65.6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | +30 | ||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
Hornets| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |