most points in game by pistons rookie ever

Kelly Tripucka has put up the most points by a Pistons rookie in a game, with 49 points versus the Warriors on March 12, 1982.

Interpreted as:
most points in regular-season game by pistons rookie ever
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
49
3/12/1982
vs
47
8
1
3
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
2Dave Bing
D. Bing
47
3/8/1967
vs
6
5
21
38
55.3
5
6
83.3
57.8
3Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
40
3/19/1971
vs
17
6
8
75.0
3
4Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
38
1/5/1982
vs
38
11
4
3
0
12
22
54.5
0
0
14
17
82.4
64.5
2
5Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
38
3/2/1971
vs
40
11
4
17
28
60.7
4
5
80.0
62.9
5
6Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
37
3/14/1982
@
39
7
3
0
16
25
64.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
66.9
3
4
1
3
7Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
36
3/6/1982
@
48
5
2
14
27
51.9
0
8
12
66.7
55.8
3
8Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
36
12/10/1981
vs
53
10
6
12
25
48.0
0
12
19
63.2
54.0
4
9Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
36
2/9/1980
@
41
9
6
2
12
19
63.2
0
12
15
80.0
70.3
5
10Dave Bing
D. Bing
35
3/19/1967
vs
43
10
5
14
29
48.3
7
10
70.0
52.4
5
11Dave Bing
D. Bing
35
11/18/1966
vs
14
7
12
58.3
12Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
34
3/29/2022
@
32
1
6
2
0
13
24
54.2
5
11
45.5
3
3
100.0
67.1
0
1
4
2
-12
13Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
34
1/25/2022
vs
40
8
8
2
4
14
26
53.8
6
9
66.7
0
0
65.4
0
8
4
5
-4
14Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
34
2/6/1982
vs
46
6
2
10
20
50.0
0
1
0.0
14
17
82.4
61.9
2
15Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
34
2/2/1982
@
37
1
10
1
11
16
68.8
2
3
66.7
10
12
83.3
79.9
4
16Grant Hill
G. Hill
33
4/21/1995
@
40
9
7
2
1
13
27
48.1
0
0
7
10
70.0
52.5
4
5
4
4
17Grant Hill
G. Hill
33
4/2/1995
vs
45
7
5
1
0
13
16
81.3
0
0
7
10
70.0
80.9
2
5
3
1
18Grant Hill
G. Hill
33
3/25/1995
vs
45
16
8
3
0
10
22
45.5
0
0
13
18
72.2
55.1
8
8
3
3
19Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
33
1/14/1982
vs
45
9
3
13
25
52.0
0
7
8
87.5
57.9
3
20Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
33
3/30/1980
@
39
6
5
1
1
12
26
46.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
53.5
2
21Dave Bing
D. Bing
33
3/13/1967
@
6
3
13
22
59.1
7
9
77.8
63.6
2
22Dave Bing
D. Bing
33
1/18/1967
vs
3
4
12
23
52.2
9
11
81.8
59.3
3
23Dave Bing
D. Bing
33
1/4/1967
@
13
7
8
87.5
24Don Ohl
D. Ohl
33
3/1/1961
@
5
13
7
8
87.5
4
25Don Ohl
D. Ohl
33
2/7/1961
@
12
9
10
90.0
2

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.3

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

Jalen Duren

APG

9.8

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

11th

DRTG

109.1

2nd

NETRTG

7.9

2nd

3P%

34.9

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
42
14
.750
2
37
19
.661
5.0
3
37
21
.638
6.0
4
36
22
.621
7.0
5
34
23
.596
8.5
Schedule
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2/25
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7:30 PM
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7:00 PM
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3/1
@
6:00 PM
Tue
3/3
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7:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

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114

Final

103

DET Pistons

42 - 14

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
42
14
.750
2
37
19
.661
5.0
3
37
21
.638
6.0
4
36
22
.621
7.0
5
34
23
.596
8.5
6
31
26
.544
11.5
7
30
26
.536
12.0
8
31
27
.534
12.0
9
28
31
.475
15.5
10
27
31
.466
16.0
11
24
31
.436
17.5
12
24
34
.414
19.0
13
16
40
.286
26.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
15
43
.259
28.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
41
16
.719
2.5
3
35
21
.625
8.0
4
36
22
.621
8.0
5
34
22
.607
9.0
6
35
23
.603
9.0
7
33
25
.569
11.0
8
30
27
.526
13.5
9
28
30
.483
16.0
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
35
.375
22.0
12
20
36
.357
23.0
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
16
42
.276
28.0
15
13
46
.220
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1/21
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1/21
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1/21
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2/24
@
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Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
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2/24
@
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