most points by a rookie in their first playoof game ever

Derrick Rose and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are 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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	TEAM	GB
6	Nets	0.5
7	Hornets	0.5
8	Bulls	0.5
9	Cavaliers	0.5
10	Pacers	0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

38.0

George

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.0

Drummond

13.0

Wembanyama

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Tatum

8.0

White

8.0

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

5.0

George

3.0

Maxey

3.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Holmgren

3.0

Maxey

3PM Leaders

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

5.0

Castle

TS% Leaders

111.1

McCain

92.2

Caruso

80.8

Green

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123.5

115.4

111.2

102.2

99.7

96.4

DRtg Rankings

96.4

99.7

102.2

111.2

115.4

123.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

8.2

5.8

-5.8

-8.2

-11.5

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0-1

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Embiid

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
6	Nets	0	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0	0		0.5
8	Bulls	0	0		0.5
9	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
10	Pacers	0	0		0.5
11	Heat	0	0		0.5
12	Bucks	0	0		0.5
13	Magic	0	0		0.5
14	Raptors	0	0		0.5
15	Wizards	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Rockets	0	0		0.5
7	Clippers	0	0		0.5
8	Lakers	0	0		0.5
9	Grizzlies	0	0		0.5
10	Timberwolves	0	0		0.5
11	Pelicans	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
13	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	0		0.5