most points in a game 2016 rookie

D'Angelo Russell posted the most points by a rookie in a game in 2015-16, with 39 points versus the Nets on March 1, 2016.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game 2016 rookie
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
39
3/1/2016
vs
35
6
3
1
0
14
21
66.7
8
12
66.7
3
5
60.0
84.1
1
5
3
1
+13
2Jordan McRae
J. McRae
36
4/13/2016
vs
47
4
7
0
0
14
29
48.3
3
5
60.0
5
8
62.5
55.4
1
3
5
5
+3
3Devin Booker
D. Booker
35
3/10/2016
@
44
3
5
1
1
12
24
50.0
1
5
20.0
10
11
90.9
60.7
0
3
5
3
-16
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
35
2/10/2016
vs
35
11
1
0
3
12
19
63.2
0
0
11
13
84.6
70.8
4
7
0
4
+11
5Devin Booker
D. Booker
34
4/5/2016
@
39
5
2
2
0
12
25
48.0
4
9
44.4
6
10
60.0
57.8
0
5
2
4
-9
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
34
3/3/2016
@
39
3
4
0
0
11
21
52.4
3
7
42.9
9
9
100.0
68.1
0
3
4
4
-8
7D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
32
4/8/2016
@
32
2
2
1
0
9
16
56.3
3
6
50.0
11
13
84.6
73.7
0
2
2
4
-3
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
32
3/18/2016
@
40
11
1
2
1
13
22
59.1
0
2
0.0
6
7
85.7
63.8
4
7
1
2
-9
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
32
3/9/2016
vs
39
3
1
0
0
14
28
50.0
3
8
37.5
1
2
50.0
55.4
1
2
3
2
-25
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
32
1/29/2016
@
36
12
1
1
1
13
17
76.5
1
2
50.0
5
5
100.0
83.3
5
7
5
1
0
11Devin Booker
D. Booker
32
1/19/2016
vs
40
0
2
0
0
9
16
56.3
6
11
54.5
8
8
100.0
82.0
0
0
4
3
-9
12Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
31
2/21/2016
@
32
8
1
1
1
12
19
63.2
0
1
0.0
7
10
70.0
66.2
4
4
5
4
-29
13Myles Turner
M. Turner
31
1/22/2016
@
28
8
0
1
2
12
17
70.6
0
1
0.0
7
9
77.8
74.0
3
5
1
3
+1
14Norman Powell
N. Powell
30
4/13/2016
@
37
9
5
1
0
12
18
66.7
5
6
83.3
1
3
33.3
77.6
1
8
1
2
0
15Devin Booker
D. Booker
30
3/28/2016
@
43
3
5
0
1
10
22
45.5
2
4
50.0
8
9
88.9
57.8
0
3
4
4
-4
16Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
30
3/10/2016
vs
34
2
5
0
1
13
20
65.0
4
7
57.1
0
1
0.0
73.4
0
2
4
4
+20
17Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
30
2/27/2016
@
35
15
4
2
1
13
20
65.0
0
1
0.0
4
8
50.0
63.8
3
12
1
3
+5
18Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
29
3/23/2016
@
31
10
1
0
0
11
16
68.8
3
6
50.0
4
6
66.7
77.8
2
8
3
5
+12
19Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
29
11/17/2015
vs
31
11
0
0
1
10
17
58.8
2
2
100.0
7
7
100.0
72.2
2
9
1
2
+20
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
28
4/13/2016
vs
32
14
3
1
2
12
17
70.6
2
5
40.0
2
2
100.0
78.3
0
14
3
3
+24
21Myles Turner
M. Turner
28
4/10/2016
vs
26
10
1
1
2
11
17
64.7
0
0
6
7
85.7
69.7
1
9
4
3
+6
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
28
3/23/2016
vs
41
3
7
1
1
12
22
54.5
1
4
25.0
3
4
75.0
58.9
0
3
2
4
+22
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
28
3/7/2016
@
38
14
2
1
2
11
18
61.1
0
0
6
7
85.7
66.4
1
13
1
3
+7
24Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
28
3/5/2016
vs
38
6
7
2
3
14
18
77.8
0
0
0
0
77.8
2
4
4
4
+13
25Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
28
2/22/2016
vs
36
13
4
0
2
13
22
59.1
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
61.2
5
8
3
2
+1

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