most points in one game for rookie year playoffs wizards

Jeff Ruland has posted the most points by a Washington Bullets rookie in a playoff game, with 33 points in Game 5 of the 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Celtics.

	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	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	33	5/5/1982	WAS	@	BOS	45	13	2			9	20	45.0	0	0		15	17	88.2	60.0				3
2	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	32	4/19/1977	WAS	@	HOU	40	16	1	1	0	14	18	77.8				4	6	66.7	77.5				4
3	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	26	4/28/1982	WAS	@	BOS	42	4	8		0	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	64.0				3
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	25	4/2/1969	BAL	@	NYK	45	20	1			11	18	61.1				3	3	100.0	64.7				5
5	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	23	4/24/1977	WAS	vs	HOU	26	7	2	0	1	8	10	80.0				7	10	70.0	79.9				5
6	Fred Carter F. Carter	23	3/29/1970	BAL	@	NYK	40	6	3			7	17	41.2				9	11	81.8	52.7				5
7	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	22	5/5/1982	WAS	@	BOS	38	2	10		0	7	16	43.8	3	6	50.0	5	6	83.3	59.0				3
8	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	21	4/21/1977	WAS	@	HOU	31	6	1	0	0	7	7	100.0				7	8	87.5	99.8				4
9	Fred Carter F. Carter	21	3/26/1970	BAL	@	NYK	49	3	2			10	17	58.8				1	2	50.0	58.7				4
10	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	20	4/29/1977	WAS	@	HOU	32	4	2	1	1	9	14	64.3				2	5	40.0	61.7				4
11	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	19	4/28/1982	WAS	@	BOS	36	10	1			5	15	33.3	0	0		9	10	90.0	49.0				2
12	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	19	4/23/1982	WAS	vs	NJN	39	2	9	3	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		7	9	77.8	52.9	1	1	7	5
13	Tom Kozelko T. Kozelko	19	4/12/1974	CAP	@	NYK	22	2	0	0	0	8	8	100.0				3	4	75.0	97.3				6
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	19	3/30/1969	BAL	vs	NYK	39	14	1			8	14	57.1				3	5	60.0	58.6				3
15	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	18	4/20/1982	WAS	@	NJN	39	20	1	1	1	8	12	66.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	69.9	6	14	4	3
16	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	18	5/1/1977	WAS	vs	HOU	27	10	0	0	1	7	13	53.8				4	6	66.7	57.5				5
17	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18	3/29/1969	BAL	@	NYK	43	27	2			7	14	50.0				4	5	80.0	55.6				3
18	Wali Jones W. Jones	18	4/13/1965	BAL	vs	LAL		4	3			9	15	60.0				0	0		60.0				5
19	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	17	5/1/1982	WAS	vs	BOS	35	7	0			7	12	58.3	0	1	0.0	3	6	50.0	58.1				5
20	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	16	4/4/1972	BAL	vs	NYK	37	4	3			7	14	50.0				2	2	100.0	53.8				4
21	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	15	5/2/1982	WAS	vs	BOS	23	4	0			4	10	40.0	0	0		7	11	63.6	50.5				6
22	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	15	4/20/1982	WAS	@	NJN	42	2	11	0	0	5	14	35.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	46.3	0	2	5	3
23	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	14	4/25/1982	WAS	@	BOS	36	2	6		0	7	13	53.8	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	52.1				3
24	Larry Wright L. Wright	14	4/19/1977	WAS	@	HOU	15	0	1	3	0	5	9	55.6				4	6	66.7	60.1	0	0		1
25	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	13	4/14/1978	WAS	@	ATL	39	11	1	0	0	3	6	50.0				7	11	63.6	60.0			0	5

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Thu 3/5	UTA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	WAS	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Tue 3/10	WAS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Thu 3/12	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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