most points from a bench player in first 7 games of season

Larry Bird scored the most points by a player off the bench in his first 7 games, with 158 points in 1981-82.

	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	158	1981-82	BOS	7	32.6	22.6	10.3	5.7			9.0	14.3	63.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	5.6	82.1	67.4				228	72	40				20
2	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	151	1984-85	UTA	7	28.0	21.6	5.0	1.7	0.7	0.0	6.4	11.0	58.4	0.0	0.0		8.7	11.6	75.3	67.0	1.9	3.1	3.1	196	35	12	5	0	22	11
3	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	148	2025-26	NOP	7	24.9	21.1	6.0	2.7	0.6	0.4	7.3	12.4	58.6	0.0	0.0		6.6	8.1	80.7	66.0	2.7	3.3	2.1	175	42	19	4	3	15	14	-27
4	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	147	2022-23	IND	7	27.7	21.0	4.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	6.6	14.6	45.1	2.7	6.3	43.2	5.1	5.9	87.8	61.2	1.4	3.1	1.9	194	32	16	4	0	13	19	-4
5	Dan Issel D. Issel	147	1983-84	DEN	7	29.6	21.0	7.0	2.3	1.1	0.4	7.6	16.3	46.5	0.1	0.6	25.0	5.7	6.9	83.3	54.4	1.9	5.1	2.1	207	49	16	8	3	15	21
6	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	130	1981-82	KCK	7	27.4	18.6	6.3	0.6	1.6	1.3	8.0	17.1	46.7	0.0			2.6	3.9	66.7	49.3				192	44	4	11	9		20
7	Jeff Malone J. Malone	128	1983-84	WAS	7	32.4	18.3	2.9	1.1	0.4	0.1	7.1	17.6	40.7	0.3	1.3	22.2	3.7	4.4	83.9	46.8	1.6	1.3	1.7	227	20	8	3	1	12	17
8	John Drew J. Drew	128	1981-82	ATL	7	25.3	18.3	6.3	1.0			6.0	12.0	50.0	0.0			6.3	7.7	81.5	59.4				177	44	7				19
9	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	126	2025-26	SAS	7	22.1	18.0	9.0	2.4	0.6	1.9	6.6	12.6	52.3	1.3	3.0	42.9	3.6	5.0	71.4	60.9	1.9	7.1	2.6	155	63	17	4	13	18	10	+77
10	Dion Waiters D. Waiters	126	2012-13	CLE	7	26.8	18.0	2.4	2.1	0.7	0.3	6.6	14.0	46.9	1.0	2.9	35.0	3.9	4.4	87.1	56.4	0.4	2.0	1.9	188	17	15	5	2	13	19	-60
11	Walt Williams W. Williams	125	1992-93	SAC	7	27.9	17.9	4.3	3.1	0.9	0.4	6.4	12.9	50.0	1.3	3.1	40.9	3.7	4.1	89.7	60.8	1.9	2.4	2.6	195	30	22	6	3	18	31
12	David Thompson D. Thompson	125	1981-82	DEN	7	22.4	17.9	2.6	1.7	0.3	0.7	6.0	11.6	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.9	7.4	78.8	60.2	0.9	1.7	3.3	157	18	12	2	5	23	17
13	Mitchell Wiggins M. Wiggins	124	1983-84	CHI	7	29.6	17.7	4.4	3.6	0.9	0.1	5.9	14.6	40.2	0.3	0.9	33.3	5.7	7.1	80.0	50.0	1.7	2.7	2.0	207	31	25	6	1	14	30
14	Freeman Williams F. Williams	124	1981-82	SDC	7	20.6	17.7	1.9	2.0		0.0	7.1	15.0	47.6	0.4	1.9	23.1	3.0	3.4	87.5	53.7			1.7	144	13	14		0	12	13
15	Derrick Chievous D. Chievous	123	1988-89	HOU	7	23.4	17.6	3.3	1.1	1.3	0.0	7.1	11.9	60.2	0.3	0.3	100.0	3.0	4.3	70.0	63.9	1.7	1.6	2.6	164	23	8	9	0	18	18
16	Reggie Miller R. Miller	121	1987-88	IND	7	28.1	17.3	2.4	2.0	1.4	0.3	6.6	10.3	63.9	1.3	2.6	50.0	2.9	4.1	69.0	71.4	2.0	0.4	2.4	197	17	14	10	2	17	17
17	Dino Radja D. Radja	115	1993-94	BOS	7	29.4	16.4	7.4	1.9	1.1	1.4	7.1	12.3	58.1	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.1	68.2	60.1	2.1	5.3	1.1	206	52	13	8	10	8	19
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	115	1990-91	HOU	6	29.2	19.2	9.8	1.3	1.2	3.2	8.0	12.7	63.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.2	4.5	70.4	65.4	3.5	6.3	1.7	175	59	8	7	19	10	15
19	Charlie Criss C. Criss	111	1981-82	ATL	7	30.4	15.9	1.6	4.7			6.0	14.4	41.6	0.3			3.6	4.0	89.3	49.0				213	11	33				18
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	110	1985-86	CHI	7	16.4	15.7	2.3	2.0	2.3	0.6	5.3	13.3	39.8	0.0	0.7	0.0	5.1	6.6	78.3	48.6	1.6	0.7	1.4	115	16	14	16	4	10	15
21	Alex English A. English	110	1983-84	DEN	5	31.4	22.0	5.2	6.2	1.0	1.2	9.0	18.8	47.9	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.2	76.9	52.2	3.2	2.0	2.6	157	26	31	5	6	13	15
22	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	110	1981-82	NYK	7	24.1	15.7	6.0	0.4			4.9	8.0	60.7	0.0	0.0		6.0	7.3	82.4	70.1				169	42	3				15
23	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	108	1994-95	MIN	7	25.0	15.4	5.3	2.1	0.7	1.6	6.1	13.6	45.3	1.3	3.6	36.0	1.9	2.7	68.4	52.2	2.3	3.0	1.0	175	37	15	5	11	7	8
24	Luol Deng L. Deng	107	2004-05	CHI	7	29.1	15.3	6.1	1.7	0.6	0.4	6.3	15.0	41.9	1.1	3.9	29.6	1.6	2.7	57.9	47.2	2.6	3.6	1.7	204	43	12	4	3	12	11	-29
25	Quintin Dailey Q. Dailey	107	1982-83	CHI	7	25.1	15.3	2.7	4.4	1.1	0.0	5.6	14.6	38.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.7	72.5	44.7	1.0	1.7	2.7	176	19	31	8	0	19	19

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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10.7

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2.0

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1.9

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119.8

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119.2

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109.7

111.3

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6.5

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	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
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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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