most points in first nba game by a rookie since 2008

Since 2007-08, Kevin Durant has scored the most points by a rookie in the first team game, with 18 points versus the Nuggets on October 31, 2007.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
18
10/31/2007
@
32
5
1
3
1
7
22
31.8
2
7
28.6
2
4
50.0
37.9
0
5
2
3
-8
2Daequan Cook
D. Cook
17
11/2/2007
@
29
5
3
2
0
7
12
58.3
3
4
75.0
0
0
70.8
1
4
3
2
-6
3Al Horford
A. Horford
9
11/2/2007
vs
23
10
1
0
1
3
4
75.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
78.1
1
9
0
5
+4
4Juan Carlos Navarro
J. Carlos Navarro
9
10/31/2007
vs
17
0
2
1
0
3
6
50.0
3
4
75.0
0
0
75.0
0
0
4
1
+1
5Yi Jianlian
Y. Jianlian
9
10/31/2007
@
25
3
0
1
2
4
5
80.0
0
0
1
4
25.0
66.6
2
1
3
6
-10
6Wilson Chandler
W. Chandler
8
11/13/2007
@
18
2
0
1
0
4
7
57.1
0
1
0.0
0
0
57.1
1
1
1
4
+7
7Acie Law
A. Law
8
11/2/2007
vs
14
0
3
0
0
3
4
75.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
82.0
0
0
2
4
-6
8Marco Belinelli
M. Belinelli
6
10/30/2007
vs
12
0
0
0
0
2
4
50.0
2
3
66.7
0
0
75.0
0
0
1
0
-11
9Al Thornton
A. Thornton
5
11/2/2007
vs
19
3
1
1
0
2
6
33.3
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
36.3
1
2
0
2
+6
10D.J. Strawberry
D.J. Strawberry
5
11/2/2007
vs
12
2
1
2
0
2
8
25.0
1
3
33.3
0
0
31.3
1
1
0
2
+7
11Jeff Green
J. Green
5
10/31/2007
@
19
2
0
1
1
1
2
50.0
0
0
3
7
42.9
49.2
0
2
2
1
-1
12Taurean Green
T. Green
4
2/27/2008
@
6
3
1
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
69.4
0
3
0
1
+6
13Sean Williams
S. Williams
4
11/2/2007
vs
21
4
0
0
4
2
3
66.7
0
0
0
0
66.7
2
2
2
0
-14
14Julian Wright
J. Wright
4
11/2/2007
vs
11
3
1
0
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
106.4
1
2
1
1
-5
15Jason Smith
J. Smith
4
10/31/2007
@
16
4
1
1
1
2
4
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
1
3
0
1
+2
16Taurean Green
T. Green
3
11/2/2007
@
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
150.0
0
1
0
0
+9
17Arron Afflalo
A. Afflalo
3
11/1/2007
@
14
1
1
1
0
1
3
33.3
1
2
50.0
0
0
50.0
0
1
0
2
-9
18Nick Young
N. Young
3
10/31/2007
@
7
1
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
75.0
0
1
0
2
-9
19Darius Washington
D. Washington
3
10/30/2007
vs
12
1
2
1
0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
0
2
0.0
79.8
0
1
1
1
+8
20Marcin Gortat
M. Gortat
2
3/1/2008
vs
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0
1
0
1
0
21Demetris Nichols
D. Nichols
2
11/28/2007
@
9
0
0
0
0
1
5
20.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
20.0
0
0
1
0
-11
22Corey Brewer
C. Brewer
2
11/2/2007
vs
15
4
1
0
0
1
4
25.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
25.0
1
3
1
2
-5
23Darryl Watkins
D. Watkins
2
10/31/2007
@
10
4
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
1
3
2
1
+1
24Jamario Moon
J. Moon
1
11/6/2007
@
14
4
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
12.9
0
4
1
1
-4
25Aaron Gray
A. Gray
1
11/2/2007
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
26.6
0
0
0
0
-3

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31.7

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RPG

9.2

Hartenstein

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APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

6th

DRTG

107.5

1st

NETRTG

10.9

1st

3P%

36.1

12th

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51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
26
.606
11.0
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3/15
@
1:00 PM
Tue
3/17
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7:00 PM
Wed
3/18
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7:30 PM
Sat
3/21
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5:00 PM
Mon
3/23
@
7:00 PM
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126

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
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.723
2
43
22
.662
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42
25
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6.0
4
40
26
.606
7.5
5
37
28
.569
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.5
7
36
29
.554
11.0
8
35
31
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12.5
9
35
31
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12.5
10
34
33
.507
14.0
11
27
37
.422
19.5
12
27
38
.415
20.0
13
17
49
.258
30.5
14
16
49
.246
31.0
15
15
51
.227
32.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
26
.606
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.0
7
39
27
.591
12.0
8
33
32
.508
17.5
9
32
33
.492
18.5
10
31
35
.470
20.0
11
23
41
.359
27.0
12
22
45
.328
29.5
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21
44
.323
29.5
14
20
46
.303
31.0
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2/8
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