most points by a player in first start nba game

Bob Rule posted the most points by a player as a starter in the first team game, with 36 points against the Celtics on October 17, 1970.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bob Rule B. Rule	36	10/17/1970	SEA	vs	BOS	39	15	3	16	29	55.2	4	4	100.0	58.5	2
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	10/17/1970	MIL	@	ATL	41	17	0	13	23	56.5	6	8	75.0	60.3	4
3	Jim Barnett J. Barnett	31	10/16/1970	POR	vs	CLE	37	3	4	10	18	55.6	11	13	84.6	65.3	5
4	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	31	10/16/1970	SFW	vs	DET	38	16	2	14	23	60.9	3	3	100.0	63.7	2
5	Dick Van Arsdale D. Van Arsdale	30	10/15/1970	PHX	vs	BOS	42	6	4	11	24	45.8	8	10	80.0	52.8	4
6	Jerry West J. West	29	10/16/1970	LAL	@	CHI	46	5	12	11	23	47.8	7	9	77.8	53.8	4
7	Bob Love B. Love	28	10/13/1970	CHI	vs	SDR	44	11	2	12	25	48.0	4	5	80.0	51.5	4
8	Dave Bing D. Bing	27	10/16/1970	DET	@	SFW	36	6	8	9	19	47.4	9	10	90.0	57.7	3
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	27	10/15/1970	BOS	@	PHX	40	21	1	11	18	61.1	5	8	62.5	62.7	4
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	26	10/16/1970	LAL	@	CHI	48	31	7	10	18	55.6	6	16	37.5	51.9	2
11	Chet Walker C. Walker	26	10/13/1970	CHI	vs	SDR	39	15	2	11	22	50.0	4	4	100.0	54.7	0
12	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	25	10/15/1970	BOS	@	PHX	41	4	4	10	23	43.5	5	5	100.0	49.6	3
13	Fred Carter F. Carter	24	10/20/1970	BAL	vs	SFW	38	6	6	10	22	45.5	4	5	80.0	49.6	5
14	Stu Lantz S. Lantz	24	10/13/1970	SDR	@	CHI	38	1	1	9	18	50.0	6	9	66.7	54.6	1
15	John Hummer J. Hummer	23	10/27/1970	BUF	@	POR	39	16	3	8	23	34.8	7	12	58.3	40.7	6
16	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	23	10/24/1970	CIN	@	NYK	48	3	4	8	18	44.4	7	10	70.0	51.3	5
17	Jack Marin J. Marin	23	10/20/1970	BAL	vs	SFW	30	2	1	10	18	55.6	3	3	100.0	59.5	1
18	John Warren J. Warren	23	10/16/1970	CLE	@	POR	48	1	2	11	18	61.1	1	2	50.0	60.9	1
19	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	23	10/15/1970	PHX	vs	BOS	44	9	6	9	22	40.9	5	8	62.5	45.1	0
20	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	21	10/17/1970	ATL	vs	MIL	48	12	4	10	20	50.0	1	4	25.0	48.3	4
21	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	21	10/17/1970	MIL	@	ATL	38	10	1	7	18	38.9	7	8	87.5	48.8	4
22	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	21	10/16/1970	LAL	@	CHI	37	9	4	9	19	47.4	3	3	100.0	51.7	6
23	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	21	10/16/1970	POR	vs	CLE	41	8	3	9	24	37.5	3	6	50.0	39.4	5
24	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	21	10/13/1970	NYK	vs	BOS	44	8	7	8	18	44.4	5	8	62.5	48.8	1
25	Clem Haskins C. Haskins	18	10/15/1970	PHX	vs	BOS	36	7	8	6	17	35.3	6	6	100.0	45.8	0

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