most points in a game by a hornets rookie ever

Alonzo Mourning and Rex Chapman are tied for the most points by a Hornets rookie in a game, with 37 points.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a hornets rookie ever

	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	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	37	3/19/1993	CHA	@	IND	41	9	1	1	1	12	17	70.6	0	0		13	13	100.0	81.4	4	5	4	5
2	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	37	3/12/1989	CHA	vs	SAC	39	4	3	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	6	33.3	3	3	100.0	63.1	3	1	1	4
3	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	36	4/16/1993	CHA	vs	DET	28	22	1	0	3	15	19	78.9	0	0		6	7	85.7	81.5	9	13	2	2
4	Brandon Miller B. Miller	35	2/4/2024	CHA	vs	IND	38	6	1	1	2	10	25	40.0	5	12	41.7	10	12	83.3	57.8	2	4	1	1	0
5	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	35	2/17/1993	CHA	vs	NYK	39	9	2	1	4	12	19	63.2	0	0		11	12	91.7	72.1	5	4	2	5
6	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	34	1/29/2026	CHA	@	DAL	36	4	3	1	0	10	16	62.5	8	12	66.7	6	6	100.0	91.2	0	4	0	0	+7
7	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	34	2/5/2021	CHA	vs	UTA	39	4	8	2	1	14	27	51.9	4	9	44.4	2	3	66.7	60.0	2	2	0	4	-1
8	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	34	11/20/1992	CHA	vs	GSW	39	14	3	0	3	12	17	70.6	0	0		10	14	71.4	73.4	5	9	1	2
9	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	34	3/19/1992	CHA	@	PHI	46	14	9	0	0	13	24	54.2	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	61.8	5	9	0	2
10	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	34	2/19/1992	CHA	vs	DEN	40	8	2	3	0	16	25	64.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	65.7	3	5	4	1
11	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	33	2/20/2026	CHA	vs	CLE	37	6	2	1	0	11	20	55.0	7	15	46.7	4	5	80.0	74.3	3	3	0	4	+2
12	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	33	12/12/2025	CHA	vs	CHI	36	5	9	0	0	12	21	57.1	5	12	41.7	4	4	100.0	72.5	2	3	2	3	+8
13	Brandon Miller B. Miller	33	2/5/2024	CHA	vs	LAL	33	4	3	4	0	13	25	52.0	5	11	45.5	2	2	100.0	63.8	1	3	2	4	+3
14	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	33	4/9/1993	CHA	@	PHI	41	14	3	0	3	14	18	77.8	0	0		5	5	100.0	81.7	3	11	2	2
15	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	32	11/14/2025	CHA	@	MIL	41	3	3	3	0	12	20	60.0	4	9	44.4	4	5	80.0	72.1	1	2	2	3	-8
16	Brandon Miller B. Miller	32	4/5/2024	CHA	vs	ORL	39	6	2	1	1	11	13	84.6	5	6	83.3	5	5	100.0	105.3	0	6	5	3	+7
17	Ricky Davis R. Davis	32	5/5/1999	CHA	@	BOS	41	7	2	1	1	12	20	60.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	66.8	2	5	2	4	+18
18	Brad Miller B. Miller	32	5/5/1999	CHA	@	BOS	38	13	4	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		14	17	82.4	68.1	3	10	2	5	+18
19	Brandon Miller B. Miller	31	3/27/2024	CHA	vs	CLE	35	6	1	0	1	11	19	57.9	7	13	53.8	2	2	100.0	78.0	0	6	1	3	+8
20	Raymond Felton R. Felton	31	2/25/2006	CHA	@	PHX	37	3	3	0	0	13	21	61.9	4	6	66.7	1	1	100.0	72.3	1	2	3	4	-7
21	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	31	1/22/1992	CHA	vs	CHI	39	8	7	1	0	14	24	58.3	0	0		3	3	100.0	61.2	3	5	3	2
22	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	30	11/7/2025	CHA	@	MIA	40	8	3	1	1	9	23	39.1	5	13	38.5	7	7	100.0	57.5	1	7	2	4	-3
23	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	30	3/1/2021	CHA	@	POR	32	6	8	4	1	10	18	55.6	5	7	71.4	5	6	83.3	72.7	2	4	3	3	-18
24	Walter Herrmann W. Herrmann	30	4/14/2007	CHA	@	MIL	40	9	0	0	0	12	15	80.0	6	8	75.0	0	1	0.0	97.2	2	7	2	1	+16
25	Adam Morrison A. Morrison	30	12/30/2006	CHA	@	IND	39	6	2	0	0	9	17	52.9	2	2	100.0	10	11	90.9	68.7	1	5	1	2	+21

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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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