most points in the first game by a player post 1960

Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points by a big man in his first game in 1959-60, with 43 points in his rookie season.

NAME PTS SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43
1959-60
PHI PHI
1
48.0
43.0
28.0
1.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
9.0
15.0
60.0
64.0
48
28
1
2
2 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
33
1959-60
STL STL
1
33.0
20.0
14.0
26.0
53.8
5.0
6.0
83.3
57.6
20
1
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
1959-60
BOS BOS
1
45.0
32.0
23.0
12.0
15.0
80.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
77.2
45
23
5
4 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
26
1959-60
BOS BOS
1
38.0
26.0
20.0
10.0
24.0
41.7
6.0
7.0
85.7
48.0
38
20
2
5 Dave Piontek
D. Piontek
21
1959-60
CIN CIN
1
33.0
21.0
8.0
9.0
18.0
50.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
54.3
33
8
3
6 Archie Dees
A. Dees
18
1959-60
DET DET
1
18.0
8.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
5
7 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
17
1959-60
SYR SYR
1
17.0
14.0
5.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
14
5
8 Phil Jordon
P. Jordon
16
1959-60
CIN CIN
1
24.0
16.0
8.0
5.0
12.0
41.7
6.0
7.0
85.7
53.1
24
8
4
9 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
15
1959-60
STL STL
1
15.0
18.0
6.0
11.0
54.5
3.0
3.0
100.0
60.9
18
4
10 Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
15
1959-60
NYK NYK
1
15.0
9.0
0.0
6.0
16.0
37.5
3.0
3.0
100.0
43.3
9
0
5
11 Wayne Embry
W. Embry
15
1959-60
CIN CIN
1
24.0
15.0
13.0
6.0
23.0
26.1
3.0
6.0
50.0
29.3
24
13
5
12 Bailey Howell
B. Howell
14
1959-60
DET DET
1
14.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
4
13 Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
12
1959-60
PHI PHI
1
12.0
11.0
3.0
5.0
14.0
35.7
2.0
3.0
66.7
39.2
11
3
3
14 Bob Hopkins
B. Hopkins
11
1959-60
SYR SYR
1
11.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
4
15 Charlie Tyra
C. Tyra
10
1959-60
NYK NYK
1
10.0
5.0
3.0
5.0
18.0
27.8
0.0
0.0
27.8
5
3
3
16 Jim Krebs
J. Krebs
10
1959-60
MIN MIN
1
10.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
1
17 Steve Hamilton
S. Hamilton
9
1959-60
MIN MIN
1
9.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
5.0
6.0
83.3
52.1
0
18 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
9
1959-60
SYR SYR
1
9.0
2.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
4
19 Walter Dukes
W. Dukes
8
1959-60
DET DET
1
8.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
69.4
2
6
20 Guy Sparrow
G. Sparrow
7
1959-60
PHI PHI
1
7.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
7.0
42.9
1.0
1.0
100.0
47.0
2
1
3
21 Tom Hawkins
T. Hawkins
6
1959-60
MIN MIN
1
6.0
2.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
3
22 Johnny Green
J. Green
4
1959-60
NYK NYK
1
4.0
9.0
1.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
33.3
9
1
1
23 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
4
1959-60
CIN CIN
1
26.0
4.0
9.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
2.0
100.0
29.1
26
9
5
24 Boo Ellis
B. Ellis
3
1959-60
MIN MIN
1
3.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
1
25 Larry Staverman
L. Staverman
2
1959-60
CIN CIN
1
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0
2

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TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM