most points by a rookie in first postseason game

Derrick Rose and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were tied for the most points by a rookie in their first game in a single NBA playoff run, with 36 points.

	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	Derrick Rose D. Rose	36	2008-09	CHI	1	49.6	36.0	4.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	12.0	100.0	74.1	1.0	3.0	5.0	50	4	11	1	0	5	6	+8
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	1969-70	MIL	1	39.0	36.0	20.0	4.0			13.0	25.0	52.0				10.0	13.0	76.9	58.6				39	20	4				6
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	1959-60	PHI	1	48.0	35.0	27.0	3.0			16.0	36.0	44.4				3.0	10.0	30.0	43.3				48	27	3				2
4	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	34	2009-10	MIL	1	40.2	34.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	2.0	4.0	50.0	63.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	40	3	3	1	0	3	3	-7
5	Ray Scott R. Scott	34	1961-62	DET	1		34.0	19.0				14.0	29.0	48.3				6.0	10.0	60.0	50.9					19					4
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	32	1997-98	SAS	1	37.0	32.0	10.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		8.0	14.0	57.1	58.9	1.0	9.0	3.0	37	10	1	1	2	3	3	+12
7	Walter Davis W. Davis	31	1977-78	PHX	1	34.0	31.0	8.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2				7.0	10.0	70.0	66.2			3.0	34	8	4	3	0	3	4
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	31	1968-69	SDR	1	48.0	31.0	12.0	1.0			11.0	23.0	47.8				9.0	15.0	60.0	52.4				48	12	1				3
9	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	30	2004-05	CHI	1	33.0	30.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	11.0	19.0	57.9	3.0	5.0	60.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	66.6	1.0	2.0	0.0	33	3	2	1	2	0	4	+10
10	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	30	1992-93	CHA	1	37.0	30.0	11.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	9.0	16.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		12.0	15.0	80.0	66.4	3.0	8.0	4.0	37	11	0	1	2	4	3
11	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	30	1988-89	GSW	1	45.0	30.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	21.0	61.9	1.0	2.0	50.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	67.2	0.0	7.0	6.0	45	7	5	1	0	6	4
12	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	30	1962-63	DET	1	34.0	30.0	18.0	0.0			9.0	16.0	56.3				12.0	16.0	75.0	65.1				34	18	0				4
13	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	29	1979-80	POR	1	33.0	29.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	18.0	61.1	1.0	3.0	33.3	6.0	8.0	75.0	67.4	0.0	3.0	3.0	33	3	6	1	0	3	5
14	Bailey Howell B. Howell	29	1959-60	DET	1		29.0	19.0				13.0						3.0	4.0	75.0						19					4
15	Tony Jaros T. Jaros	29	1946-47	CHI	1		29.0					13.0						3.0	4.0	75.0											3
16	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	28	1996-97	MIN	1	35.0	28.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	19.0	52.6	4.0	9.0	44.4	4.0	6.0	66.7	64.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	35	4	4	1	0	0	2	-21
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	27	2017-18	UTA	1	35.0	27.0	10.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	11.0	22.0	50.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	2.0	2.0	100.0	59.0	1.0	9.0	1.0	35	10	3	2	1	1	1	-9
18	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	27	1954-55	SYR	1	36.0	27.0	14.0	2.0			11.0	17.0	64.7				5.0	9.0	55.6	64.4				36	14	2				2
19	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	26	1995-96	POR	1	34.0	26.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	11.0	45.5	0.0	0.0		16.0	20.0	80.0	65.7	2.0	4.0	2.0	34	6	1	0	1	2	3
20	David Robinson D. Robinson	26	1989-90	SAS	1	33.0	26.0	13.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	11.0	20.0	55.0	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	57.4	3.0	10.0	1.0	33	13	2	1	5	1	0
21	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	26	1984-85	DAL	1	53.0	26.0	13.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	16.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		8.0	11.0	72.7	62.4	8.0	5.0	1.0	53	13	2	1	0	1	2
22	Ron Brewer R. Brewer	26	1978-79	POR	1	31.0	26.0	7.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	11.0	14.0	78.6				4.0	5.0	80.0	80.2	3.0	4.0	4.0	31	7	5	0	2	4	3
23	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	26	1970-71	LAL	1	48.0	26.0	5.0	3.0			13.0	21.0	61.9				0.0	0.0		61.9				48	5	3				3
24	Archie Clark A. Clark	26	1966-67	LAL	1		26.0	5.0	4.0			11.0	23.0	47.8				4.0	4.0	100.0	52.5					5	4				4
25	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	26	1966-67	STL	1	35.0	26.0	5.0	0.0			10.0	20.0	50.0				6.0	10.0	60.0	53.3				35	5	0				4

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Wilson

RPG

8.8

Smith

APG

7.5

Giddey

Team Rankings

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DRTG

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NETRTG

-14.9

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	0	5	.000	5.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Wed 11/11	SAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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Bulls

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111

Final

125

Celtics

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PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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122.6

120.5

119.9

119.7

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.8

104.9

105.4

105.9

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

10.5

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

0-6

1-5

1-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

317.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

325.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

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38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

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Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

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1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

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4-2

Worst Record ATS

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1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	3.0
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	0	5	.000	5.0

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1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0