most points in a game by rookie player nets

The New Jersey Nets posted their most points in a rookie-season game against the Hawks on December 16, 1980, with 90 points.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by rookie player nets

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nets	90	12/16/1980	NJN	@	ATL	161	30	20			36	66	54.5	0			18	27	66.7	57.8				21
2	Nets	81	3/22/2026	BKN	@	SAC	141	17	19	5	1	32	60	53.3	7	20	35.0	10	12	83.3	62.0	5	12	5	16	-11
3	Nets	79	11/12/1980	NJN	vs	DEN	123	32	14	5	5	33	60	55.0	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	59.7	9	23	8	13
4	Nets	74	12/25/1980	NJN	@	WAS	185	31	14			32	80	40.0	0			10	22	45.5	41.3				13
5	Nets	73	3/15/1978	NJN	vs	PHX	100	26	14	9	3	32	54	59.3				9	10	90.0	62.5	11	15	10	5
6	Nets	70	2/5/2026	BKN	@	ORL	127	17	17	1	1	24	49	49.0	10	26	38.5	12	18	66.7	61.5	6	11	11	12	-19
7	Nets	70	12/26/1980	NJN	vs	ATL	166	26	14			29	62	46.8	0			12	17	70.6	50.4				20
8	Nets	69	11/22/1980	NJN	@	DET	137	22	15			30	45	66.7	0	0		9	18	50.0	65.2				12
9	Nets	68	3/31/1978	NJN	vs	MIL	92	25	8			26	51	51.0				16	22	72.7	56.0				11
10	Nets	66	2/24/1981	NJN	@	DEN	123	26	25	7	3	27	57	47.4	0	0		12	16	75.0	51.5	11	15	11	11
11	Nets	66	11/21/1980	NJN	vs	HOU	129	32	13	6	5	25	54	46.3	0			16	24	66.7	51.1				12
12	Nets	65	2/11/2026	BKN	vs	IND	123	20	16	2	2	20	44	45.5	8	21	38.1	17	22	77.3	60.5	2	18	12	14	-29
13	Nets	65	12/12/1980	NJN	@	BOS	122	23	10			25	60	41.7	0	0		15	19	78.9	47.5				13
14	Nets	63	3/15/1981	NJN	@	BOS	90	12	10			23	36	63.9	0	0		17	21	81.0	69.6				13
15	Nets	63	1/21/1981	NJN	vs	SEA	140	17	20			26	46	56.5	0	0		11	16	68.8	59.4	6	11	5	19
16	Nets	63	12/23/1980	NJN	@	IND	143	21	16			28	46	60.9	0	0		7	8	87.5	63.6				11
17	Nets	62	2/20/1981	NJN	vs	POR	129	32	15	7	3	24	50	48.0	0	1	0.0	14	20	70.0	52.7	12	20	12	15
18	Nets	62	1/10/1981	NJN	vs	BOS	124	22	20			23	47	48.9	0	0		16	18	88.9	56.4				25
19	Nets	62	4/5/1978	NJN	@	DEN	90	17	5	3	3	24	47	51.1				14	21	66.7	55.1	7	10	16	10
20	Nets	62	4/4/1978	NJN	@	IND	107	28	6			24	50	48.0				14	20	70.0	52.7				13
21	Nets	62	3/24/1978	NJN	vs	WAS	96	27	9			28	55	50.9				6	7	85.7	53.4				12
22	Nets	61	12/14/1977	NJN	vs	GSW	91	19	5	5	3	23	51	45.1				15	19	78.9	51.4	8	11	6	10
23	Nets	60	12/17/1980	NJN	vs	MIL	158	27	18	6	7	24	54	44.4	0	0		12	20	60.0	47.8			10	17
24	Nets	60	11/14/1980	NJN	@	BOS	119	21	10			26	50	52.0	0	0		8	10	80.0	55.1				17
25	Nets	58	2/15/1991	NJN	vs	DEN	76	22	8	5	4	20	37	54.1	0	0		18	24	75.0	61.0	9	13	3	8

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