Gar Heard dropped his most points in a rookie-season game versus the San Francisco Warriors on March 12, 1971, with 22 points.
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most points in a regular-season game in a rookie debut gamr| 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 |  | G. Heard | 22 | 3/12/1971 | @ | 42 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 62.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | G. Heard | 18 | 3/6/1971 | vs | 30 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 52.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | G. Heard | 17 | 3/20/1971 | @ | 25 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 43.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | G. Heard | 16 | 2/27/1971 | vs | 33 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 48.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | G. Heard | 16 | 2/26/1971 | @ | 25 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 47.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | G. Heard | 15 | 3/14/1971 | vs | 44 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 45.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | G. Heard | 12 | 2/14/1971 | vs | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 42.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | G. Heard | 12 | 11/21/1970 | vs | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 59.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | G. Heard | 11 | 3/19/1971 | @ | 27 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 38.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | G. Heard | 11 | 3/5/1971 | @ | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 42.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | G. Heard | 11 | 3/2/1971 | vs | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 73.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | G. Heard | 11 | 2/12/1971 | @ | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 62.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | G. Heard | 10 | 2/21/1971 | vs | 30 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | G. Heard | 10 | 12/5/1970 | @ | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 48.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | G. Heard | 10 | 11/19/1970 | vs | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | G. Heard | 10 | 11/4/1970 | @ | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | G. Heard | 9 | 3/8/1971 | @ | 41 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 38.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | G. Heard | 9 | 2/24/1971 | vs | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 44.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | G. Heard | 9 | 11/13/1970 | vs | 29 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 41.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | G. Heard | 8 | 3/11/1971 | vs | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 29.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | G. Heard | 8 | 2/19/1971 | vs | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 38.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | G. Heard | 8 | 11/26/1970 | @ | 24 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 54.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | G. Heard | 8 | 11/22/1970 | @ | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | G. Heard | 8 | 11/16/1970 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 39.2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | | G. Heard | 8 | 11/10/1970 | vs | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 41.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
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