most points in the first game by a player post 1970

Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points by a big man in his first game in 1969-70, with 35 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	1969-70	LAL	1	48.0	35.0	24.0	4.0	10.0	20.0	50.0	15.0	30.0	50.0	52.7	48	24	4	3
2	Jim Davis J. Davis	31	1969-70	ATL	1	41.0	31.0	19.0	3.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	7.0	7.0	100.0	70.2	41	19	3	5
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	1969-70	MIL	1	48.0	29.0	12.0	6.0	12.0	27.0	44.4	5.0	8.0	62.5	47.5	48	12	6	5
4	Jim Fox J. Fox	29	1969-70	PHX	1	37.0	29.0	5.0	2.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	5.0	5.0	100.0	68.4	37	5	2	6
5	Willis Reed W. Reed	28	1969-70	NYK	1	32.0	28.0	14.0	2.0	14.0	22.0	63.6	0.0	0.0		63.6	32	14	2	3
6	Bob Rule B. Rule	27	1969-70	SEA	1	44.0	27.0	15.0	0.0	11.0	30.0	36.7	5.0	7.0	71.4	40.8	44	15	0	1
7	John Block J. Block	26	1969-70	SDR	1	35.0	26.0	6.0	2.0	9.0	19.0	47.4	8.0	11.0	72.7	54.5	35	6	2	5
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	25	1969-70	DET	1	29.0	25.0	6.0	1.0	9.0	15.0	60.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	69.1	29	6	1	4
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	25	1969-70	SDR	1	42.0	25.0	16.0	0.0	10.0	21.0	47.6	5.0	7.0	71.4	51.9	42	16	0	5
10	Hank Finkel H. Finkel	21	1969-70	BOS	1	43.0	21.0	17.0	4.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	15.0	18.0	83.3	62.1	43	17	4	6
11	McCoy McLemore M. McLemore	19	1969-70	DET	1	27.0	19.0	7.0	2.0	9.0	12.0	75.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	76.4	27	7	2	1
12	John Tresvant J. Tresvant	18	1969-70	SEA	1	24.0	18.0	6.0	0.0	4.0	7.0	57.1	10.0	12.0	83.3	73.3	24	6	0	2
13	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	16	1969-70	BAL	1	41.0	16.0	23.0	2.0	8.0	14.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		57.1	41	23	2	4
14	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	16	1969-70	CHI	1	24.0	16.0	9.0	1.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	2.0	2.0	100.0	90.1	24	9	1	2
15	Clyde Lee C. Lee	15	1969-70	SFW	1	38.0	15.0	10.0	2.0	5.0	16.0	31.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	40.2	38	10	2	0
16	Darrall Imhoff D. Imhoff	15	1969-70	PHI	1	28.0	15.0	9.0	2.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	5.0	8.0	62.5	65.1	28	9	2	5
17	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	13	1969-70	SFW	1	53.0	13.0	30.0	8.0	6.0	22.0	27.3	1.0	1.0	100.0	29.0	53	30	8	4
18	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	13	1969-70	ATL	1	32.0	13.0	17.0	3.0	5.0	9.0	55.6	3.0	4.0	75.0	60.4	32	17	3	6
19	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	13	1969-70	CIN	1		13.0	15.0		6.0	10.0	60.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	62.3		15		0
20	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	13	1969-70	NYK	1	34.0	13.0	14.0	4.0	6.0	16.0	37.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	37.5	34	14	4	2
21	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	12	1969-70	DET	1		12.0	9.0		3.0	5.0	60.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	74.3		9		2
22	Dave Gambee D. Gambee	12	1969-70	SFW	1	18.0	12.0	8.0	0.0	5.0	14.0	35.7	2.0	2.0	100.0	40.3	18	8	0	3
23	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	12	1969-70	BOS	1	25.0	12.0	10.0	1.0	6.0	11.0	54.5	0.0	0.0		54.5	25	10	1	4
24	Ray Scott R. Scott	10	1969-70	BAL	1	27.0	10.0	12.0	2.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	40.2	27	12	2	1
25	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	10	1969-70	BAL	1	26.0	10.0	13.0	1.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	2.0	2.0	100.0	72.7	26	13	1	5

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