most points by a player in the first 2 games of a season from 1978

Since 1977-78, Pete Maravich has dropped the most points in a season in his first 2 games, with 70 points in 1977-78.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	70	1977-78	NOJ	2	46.0	35.0	4.0	5.0			13.0	29.5	44.1				9.0	9.5	94.7	52.0				92	8	10				5
2	George Gervin G. Gervin	63	1977-78	SAS	2	32.0	31.5	4.5	4.5	1.0	0.5	13.0	21.0	61.9				5.5	7.0	78.6	65.4				64	9	9	2	1		10
3	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	60	1978-79	POR	2	41.0	30.0	11.5	2.0	0.0	3.0	11.5	20.0	57.5				7.0	9.5	73.7	62.0	3.0	8.5	5.0	82	23	4	0	6	10	8
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	60	1977-78	IND	2	41.5	30.0	8.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	11.5	19.5	59.0				7.0	10.0	70.0	62.8	3.5	4.5	3.5	83	16	8	4	0	7	8
5	Billy Knight B. Knight	60	1977-78	BUF	2		30.0					11.0						8.0	10.0	80.0
6	David Thompson D. Thompson	60	1977-78	DEN	2	35.0	30.0	3.5	3.0	1.0	2.0	11.5	21.5	53.5				7.0	10.0	70.0	57.9	2.0	1.5	2.5	70	7	6	2	4	5	6
7	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	59	1981-82	DET	2	38.5	29.5	4.0	7.0	1.0	0.5	9.0	18.5	48.6	0.5	0.5	100.0	11.0	13.5	81.5	60.4			2.0	77	8	14	2	1	4	8
8	Lamar Odom L. Odom	53	1999-00	LAC	2	44.5	26.5	9.5	3.0	2.0	1.0	7.5	17.5	42.9	1.5	4.5	33.3	10.0	14.5	69.0	55.5	2.5	7.0	1.5	89	19	6	4	2	3	4	-22
9	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	50	1977-78	POR	2	39.5	25.0	2.5	3.5	2.5	0.5	9.5	16.5	57.6				6.0	7.0	85.7	63.8	0.0	2.5	4.0	79	5	7	5	1	8	8
10	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	50	1977-78	PHI	2	34.0	25.0	17.0	5.5			9.0	22.0	40.9				7.0	13.0	53.8	45.1				68	34	11				7
11	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	50	1977-78	CHI	2	37.0	25.0	10.0	3.0		1.0	11.0	19.0	57.9				3.0	5.5	54.5	58.4			3.5	74	20	6		2	7	6
12	VJ Edgecombe	49	2025-26	PHI	2	40.9	24.5	6.5	5.5	2.0	0.5	9.5	20.5	46.3	3.0	8.0	37.5	2.5	4.0	62.5	55.0	1.0	5.5	2.0	82	13	11	4	1	4	5	+7
13	Grant Hill G. Hill	49	1994-95	DET	2	41.5	24.5	7.0	4.5	0.5	2.0	8.5	16.5	51.5	1.5	1.5	100.0	6.0	8.0	75.0	61.2	4.0	3.0	4.0	83	14	9	1	4	8	8
14	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	49	1979-80	NYK	2	43.5	24.5	6.5	0.5			7.0	14.5	48.3	0.0	0.0		10.5	13.5	77.8	59.9				87	13	1				7
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	49	1977-78	NYK	2	33.5	24.5	10.0	5.0			8.5	19.5	43.6				7.5	10.0	75.0	51.3				67	20	10				4
16	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	49	1977-78	NYK	2	25.0	24.5	2.0	5.0			11.0	16.5	66.7				2.5	3.5	71.4	67.9				50	4	10				5
17	Ron Harper R. Harper	48	1986-87	CLE	2	38.5	24.0	3.5	4.5	2.0	0.5	10.0	23.5	42.6	0.5	1.5	33.3	3.5	5.5	63.6	46.3	2.0	1.5	6.0	77	7	9	4	1	12	6
18	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	48	1977-78	HOU	2	37.0	24.0	7.5	1.5		0.0	11.5	22.0	52.3				1.0	1.0	100.0	53.5				74	15	3		0		5
19	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	47	2022-23	ORL	2	34.5	23.5	10.5	3.5	0.5	2.5	8.5	18.0	47.2	0.5	3.0	16.7	6.0	7.5	80.0	55.2	2.0	8.5	4.0	69	21	7	1	5	8	6	-8
20	John Drew J. Drew	47	1977-78	ATL	2	32.0	23.5	7.5	1.0			11.0	23.5	46.8				1.5	3.0	50.0	47.3				64	15	2				7
21	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	47	1977-78	WAS	2	27.0	23.5	4.5	2.0			10.0	13.0	76.9				3.5	4.5	77.8	78.4				54	9	4				5
22	LeBron James L. James	46	2003-04	CLE	2	41.5	23.0	9.0	8.5	2.5	0.0	10.0	18.5	54.1	0.5	3.5	14.3	2.5	5.0	50.0	55.6	2.0	7.0	4.5	83	18	17	5	0	9	4	-12
23	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	46	1990-91	DEN	2	26.0	23.0	2.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	10.5	17.5	60.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	62.6	0.5	1.5	4.5	52	4	14	2	0	9	5
24	Rudy Macklin R. Macklin	46	1981-82	ATL	2	37.5	23.0	6.5	2.0		0.0	9.5	17.5	54.3	0.0	0.0		4.0	4.5	88.9	59.0				75	13	4		0		5
25	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	46	1977-78	NOJ	2	47.5	23.0	16.5	4.0			8.0	16.5	48.5				7.0	8.5	82.4	56.8				95	33	8				10

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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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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Fri 3/27	WAS	@	GSW	126-131
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