Cooper Flagg has dropped the most points by a rookie in a game with fewer than 40 minutes played, with 51 points against the Magic on April 3.
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most points by a rookie in a regular-season game in under 40 minutes| NAME | PTS | MIN | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | C. Flagg | 51 | 34 | 4/3/2026 | vs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 77.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 2 | | C. Flagg | 49 | 38 | 1/29/2026 | vs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 77.4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 3 |  | B. Griffin | 47 | 37 | 1/17/2011 | vs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | +17 | |||
| 4 |  | M. Richmond | 47 | 37 | 3/4/1989 | vs | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 72.6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | | C. Flagg | 45 | 39 | 4/5/2026 | vs | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 65.3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 6 |  | C. Robinson | 45 | 36 | 3/9/1980 | vs | 10 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  | H. Greer | 45 | 37 | 2/14/1959 | @ | 11 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 72.4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Griffin | 44 | 39 | 11/20/2010 | vs | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 64.5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | -13 | |||
| 9 |  | B. King | 44 | 37 | 1/4/1978 | vs | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 69.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 |  | J. Drew | 44 | 39 | 11/16/1974 | vs | 20 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 81.4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | ||||||||
| 11 |  | A. Edwards | 42 | 38 | 5/5/2021 | vs | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 93.6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 12 | | A. Edwards | 42 | 38 | 3/18/2021 | @ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 57.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 13 |  | L. Simmons | 42 | 39 | 3/23/1991 | vs | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 57.9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 14 |  | C. Person | 42 | 38 | 2/11/1987 | @ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 15 |  | J. Green | 41 | 40 | 4/10/2022 | vs | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 66.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | D. Mitchell | 41 | 37 | 12/1/2017 | vs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 68.7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 17 |  | R. Sampson | 41 | 38 | 2/8/1984 | @ | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 67.4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 18 |  | J. Vincent | 41 | 37 | 12/29/1981 | vs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 71.7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | | J. Drew | 41 | 35 | 10/22/1974 | vs | 18 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 56.2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 20 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 41 | 39 | 3/20/1970 | @ | 15 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 93.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | J. Fears | 40 | 38 | 4/7/2026 | vs | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +30 | ||
| 22 |  | V. Wembanyama | 40 | 38 | 3/29/2024 | vs | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 73.3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 23 | | D. Mitchell | 40 | 33 | 2/2/2018 | @ | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 94.3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +36 | ||
| 24 | | R. Beaubois | 40 | 30 | 3/27/2010 | @ | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 89.1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 25 | | W. Williams | 40 | 30 | 1/2/1993 | vs | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 73.6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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