most points in a game for a rookie since 2020

Since 2019-20, Cooper Flagg has put up the most points by a rookie in a game, with 49 points against the Hornets on January 29.

Interpreted as:
most points in a regular-season game for a rookie since 2020
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
49
1/29/2026
vs
38
10
3
0
1
20
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
2GG Jackson
GG Jackson
44
4/14/2024
vs
44
12
1
2
1
17
36
47.2
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
56.3
6
6
3
1
-13
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
42
12/15/2025
@
42
7
6
1
2
13
27
48.1
1
4
25.0
15
20
75.0
58.7
1
6
4
3
-9
4Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42
4/9/2023
@
40
14
0
1
0
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
69.4
6
8
2
3
-17
5Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42
5/5/2021
vs
38
6
7
1
1
17
22
77.3
8
9
88.9
0
1
0.0
93.6
1
5
3
4
+11
6Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42
3/18/2021
@
38
7
3
2
0
15
31
48.4
4
13
30.8
8
13
61.5
57.2
3
4
2
2
+9
7Jalen Green
J. Green
41
4/10/2022
vs
40
1
3
1
0
14
26
53.8
4
11
36.4
9
11
81.8
66.5
0
1
0
1
0
8Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
40
3/29/2024
vs
38
20
7
2
1
13
22
59.1
4
9
44.4
10
12
83.3
73.3
5
15
4
2
+1
9Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
39
1/9/2021
vs
44
7
6
2
0
18
33
54.5
3
8
37.5
0
0
59.1
1
6
2
3
-17
10Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
38
4/10/2025
@
35
4
2
2
1
15
20
75.0
6
11
54.5
2
5
40.0
85.6
0
4
1
5
+28
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
38
11/2/2023
@
34
10
2
1
2
15
26
57.7
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
66.3
2
8
2
3
+21
12Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
38
12/28/2021
vs
38
7
3
1
1
12
20
60.0
4
8
50.0
10
10
100.0
77.9
1
6
2
2
+4
13Dalton Knecht
D. Knecht
37
11/19/2024
vs
38
5
0
1
0
12
16
75.0
9
12
75.0
4
5
80.0
101.6
0
5
0
2
+18
14Cole Anthony
C. Anthony
37
5/16/2021
@
38
8
2
1
0
10
25
40.0
3
9
33.3
14
14
100.0
59.4
2
6
6
3
-17
15Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
37
8/3/2020
@
44
12
1
1
1
12
16
75.0
4
6
66.7
9
9
100.0
92.7
2
10
3
4
+25
16Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
36
2/3/2026
vs
37
9
6
0
2
12
24
50.0
2
4
50.0
10
11
90.9
62.4
1
8
1
1
-2
17Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
36
3/30/2025
@
35
6
0
1
0
12
21
57.1
5
11
45.5
7
9
77.8
72.1
4
2
1
3
+19
18Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
36
11/18/2023
@
37
10
5
2
2
14
22
63.6
2
5
40.0
6
7
85.7
71.8
4
6
4
2
+9
19Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
36
12/10/2019
vs
42
6
4
1
0
14
26
53.8
3
10
30.0
5
5
100.0
63.8
0
6
1
2
+25
20Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
35
11/29/2025
@
38
8
2
0
0
13
22
59.1
0
3
0.0
9
11
81.8
65.2
1
7
3
3
-5
21Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
35
3/20/2024
vs
31
14
1
2
3
12
18
66.7
1
5
20.0
10
12
83.3
75.2
3
11
2
1
+27
22GG Jackson
GG Jackson
35
3/20/2024
@
35
5
3
0
0
11
19
57.9
7
14
50.0
6
7
85.7
79.3
1
4
1
2
-8
23Brandon Miller
B. Miller
35
2/4/2024
vs
38
6
1
1
2
10
25
40.0
5
12
41.7
10
12
83.3
57.8
2
4
1
1
0
24Tre Mann
T. Mann
35
3/21/2022
vs
36
7
4
0
0
13
21
61.9
7
12
58.3
2
3
66.7
78.4
1
6
3
5
0
25Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
35
3/1/2020
vs
33
7
0
0
0
12
16
75.0
0
0
11
13
84.6
80.6
2
5
6
2
-10

More Mavericks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.4

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.1

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

4.9

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

26th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

-3.7

22nd

3P%

34.2

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
29
33
.468
18.0
11
23
36
.390
22.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
21
39
.350
25.0
13
19
43
.306
28.0
14
18
42
.300
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
6:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

47 - 15

100

Final

87

DAL Mavericks

21 - 39

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
40
20
.667
5.5
3
39
22
.639
7.0
4
38
24
.613
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.5
6
33
27
.550
12.5
7
31
28
.525
14.0
8
32
29
.525
14.0
9
31
31
.500
15.5
10
30
31
.492
16.0
11
26
33
.441
19.0
12
25
36
.410
21.0
13
16
43
.271
29.0
14
15
45
.250
30.5
15
15
46
.246
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
47
15
.758
2
43
17
.717
3.0
3
37
22
.627
8.5
4
38
23
.623
8.5
5
37
24
.607
9.5
6
36
24
.600
10.0
7
34
26
.567
12.0
8
31
29
.517
15.0
9
28
31
.475
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.0
11
23
36
.390
22.5
12
21
39
.350
25.0
13
19
43
.306
28.0
14
18
42
.300
28.0
15
14
48
.226
33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/28
@
99-109
Wed
1/28
@
111-113
Wed
1/28
@
104-86
Wed
1/28
@
116-113
Wed
1/28
@
123-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/2
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
10:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM