most points by a rookie in a game post 1980

Bill Cartwright posted the most points by a rookie big man in 1979-80, with 1,781 points.

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	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	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	726	165	48	101	222	279
2	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	1,334	1979-80	CHI	82	34.0	16.3	9.4	2.2	0.7	1.6	6.1	12.8	47.4	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	5.1	81.0	54.1	2.7	6.7	2.6	2,791	773	182	60	129	210	313
3	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	951	1979-80	NJN	70	23.7	13.6	7.2	1.4	0.9	0.5	5.6	11.9	46.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	2.4	3.5	69.4	50.6	2.5	4.7	2.0	1,661	506	98	61	34	137	178
4	Reggie King R. King	673	1979-80	KCK	82	25.0	8.2	6.9	1.3	0.8	0.4	3.1	6.1	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.7	72.6	56.5	2.2	4.7	1.2	2,052	566	106	69	31	100	230
5	Phil Hubbard P. Hubbard	585	1979-80	DET	64	18.6	9.1	5.0	1.1	0.8	0.2	3.3	7.0	46.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.4	75.0	53.4	1.8	3.2	1.9	1,189	320	70	48	10	120	202
6	Larry Demic L. Demic	570	1979-80	NYK	82	22.8	7.0	5.9	0.8	0.7	0.4	2.8	6.4	43.6	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.2	60.1	46.8	2.4	3.5	2.0	1,872	483	64	56	30	168	306
7	Pat Cummings P. Cummings	468	1979-80	MIL	71	12.7	6.6	3.4	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.6	5.2	50.5	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.7	76.4	55.2	1.1	2.2	1.0	900	238	53	22	17	74	141
8	Major Jones M. Jones	438	1979-80	HOU	82	18.8	5.3	4.6	0.8	0.6	0.8	2.3	4.8	48.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.7	1.3	56.5	49.8	1.8	2.9	1.4	1,545	381	67	50	67	112	186
9	Jeff Cook J. Cook	362	1979-80	PHX	66	13.7	5.5	3.7	1.3	0.4	0.3	2.0	4.2	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.0	80.6	54.6	1.4	2.3	1.1	904	241	84	28	18	71	102
10	James Bailey J. Bailey	312	1979-80	SEA	67	10.8	4.7	2.9	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.8	4.0	45.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	67.3	49.5	1.1	1.9	1.2	726	197	28	21	54	79	116
11	Earl Evans E. Evans	157	1979-80	DET	36	10.6	4.4	2.1	1.0	0.4	0.0	1.8	3.9	45.0	0.2	0.5	38.9	0.7	1.2	57.1	49.5	0.7	1.4	1.0	381	75	37	14	1	36	64
12	Sam Pellom S. Pellom	109	1979-80	ATL	44	8.5	2.5	2.1	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.0	2.5	40.7	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.7	70.0	45.0	0.6	1.5	0.4	373	92	18	12	12	18	70
13	Steve Malovic S. Malovic	80	1979-80	TOT	39	11.4	2.1	2.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.8	1.7	46.3	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.7	66.7	50.7	0.9	1.3	0.6	445	86	26	8	6	23	51
14	Lawrence Boston L. Boston	56	1979-80	WAS	13	9.6	4.3	3.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.8	4.0	46.2	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.0	61.5	48.5	1.5	1.5	0.6	125	39	2	4	2	8	25
15	Bernard Toone B. Toone	55	1979-80	PHI	23	5.4	2.4	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.2	1.0	2.8	35.9	0.0	0.3	14.3	0.3	0.4	80.0	40.2	0.5	1.0	0.7	124	34	12	4	5	16	20
16	Sylvester Norris S. Norris	40	1979-80	SAS	17	11.1	2.4	2.5	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.1	2.5	41.9	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.4	66.7	43.8	0.6	1.9	1.1	189	43	6	3	12	19	41
17	Paul Mokeski P. Mokeski	29	1979-80	HOU	12	9.4	2.4	2.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.9	2.8	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.6	0.8	77.8	39.2	1.2	1.3	0.8	113	29	2	1	6	10	24
18	Arvid Kramer A. Kramer	16	1979-80	DEN	8	5.6	2.0	1.5	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.9	2.8	31.8	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.3	100.0	35.0	0.8	0.8	0.6	45	12	3	0	5	5	8
19	Carl Kilpatrick C. Kilpatrick	3	1979-80	UTA	2	3.0	1.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.0	50.0	52.1	0.5	1.5	0.0	6	4	0	0	0	0	1

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

	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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
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