most points in a game by a 2nd round draft pick as a rookie

Nate Archibald and Bob Rule had 47 points.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a 2nd round draft pick as a rookie

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	47	3/13/1971	CIN	vs	ATL		3				15	20	75.0				17	21	81.0	80.4				4
2	Bob Rule B. Rule	47	11/21/1967	SEA	vs	LAL	41	16	1			17	27	63.0				13	14	92.9	70.9				5
3	Bob Rule B. Rule	46	3/13/1968	SEA	@	CIN		3	0			17	28	60.7				12	16	75.0	65.6				4
4	Willis Reed W. Reed	46	3/5/1965	NYK	vs	LAL		22				17	33	51.5				12	13	92.3	59.4
5	Hal Greer H. Greer	45	2/14/1959	SYR	@	BOS	37	11				20	28	71.4				5	7	71.4	72.4				4
6	GG Jackson II	44	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
7	John Drew J. Drew	44	11/16/1974	ATL	vs	NOJ	39	20	5	5		16	20	80.0				12	16	75.0	81.4	3	17		5
8	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	41	12/29/1981	DAL	vs	KCK	37	8	2	2	0	15	22	68.2	0	0		11	15	73.3	71.7			4	4
9	John Drew J. Drew	41	10/22/1974	ATL	vs	PHI	35	18	1	3		15	29	51.7				11	17	64.7	56.2				4
10	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	40	2/16/1982	DAL	@	NYK	33	10	3			17	22	77.3	0			6	7	85.7	79.7			4	1
11	John Drew J. Drew	40	12/28/1974	ATL	vs	LAL	39	25	7			12	24	50.0				16	19	84.2	61.8	13	12		4
12	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	40	2/4/1964	BAL	@	NYK		15				13	19	68.4				14	17	82.4	75.5				4
13	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	40	1/28/1956	ROC	vs	BOS						17	27	63.0				6	10	60.0	63.7				4
14	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	38	2/12/1982	DAL	vs	SEA	38	16	1	1	1	16	27	59.3	0	0		6	10	60.0	60.5	5	11	3	3
15	John Drew J. Drew	38	3/6/1975	ATL	vs	GSW	41	15	4	3	1	15	28	53.6				8	9	88.9	59.4	3	12		5
16	Willis Reed W. Reed	38	11/12/1964	NYK	vs	LAL		22				14						10	15	66.7
17	Willis Reed W. Reed	38	11/8/1964	NYK	@	SFW	42	8	3			15	30	50.0				8	10	80.0	55.2				3
18	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	38	12/18/1963	BAL	@	DET	42	10	9			17	22	77.3				4	5	80.0	78.5				4
19	Marcus Thornton M. Thornton	37	2/23/2010	NOH	@	CLE	31	2	2	2	0	15	22	68.2	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	77.9	1	1	2	0	+4
20	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	37	4/12/1990	MIA	@	BOS	40	4	14	2	0	15	21	71.4	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	75.4	2	2	3	3
21	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	37	4/1/1982	DAL	@	DET	44	3	3			17	30	56.7	0	0		3	8	37.5	55.2			0	4
22	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	37	1/27/1963	CHI		CIN		11				12	20	60.0				13	18	72.2	66.3				3
23	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	37	11/21/1962	CHI		NYK						12						13	16	81.3					2
24	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	36	4/11/2018	MEM	@	OKC	33	7	1	2	0	14	22	63.6	3	7	42.9	5	5	100.0	74.4	1	6	2	2	0
25	Alec Peters A. Peters	36	4/10/2018	PHX	@	DAL	28	9	2	1	0	12	20	60.0	8	13	61.5	4	4	100.0	82.7	1	8	1	1	+20