most points on first nba game

Guy Rodgers had the most points in the first team game, with 36 points versus the St. Louis Hawks on October 15, 1966.

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most points by a player on first NBA game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Guy Rodgers
G. Rodgers
36
10/15/1966
@
44
4
5
13
23
56.5
10
11
90.9
64.7
3
2Jim Barnett
J. Barnett
31
10/16/1970
vs
37
3
4
10
18
55.6
11
13
84.6
65.3
5
3Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
30
11/3/1995
vs
34
7
4
5
0
11
14
78.6
2
3
66.7
6
8
75.0
85.6
1
6
5
3
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
30
10/22/1976
@
44
1
8
1
0
11
23
47.8
8
10
80.0
54.7
1
0
2
5Dan Issel
D. Issel
30
10/22/1976
@
32
9
1
0
0
12
19
63.2
6
7
85.7
67.9
3
6
3
6Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
M. Abdul-Rahman
30
10/13/1967
@
28
6
5
13
24
54.2
4
8
50.0
54.5
0
7Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
29
11/3/1995
@
38
13
1
2
3
11
19
57.9
0
0
7
10
70.0
62.0
3
10
4
3
8Billy Knight
B. Knight
29
10/21/1976
vs
45
9
4
2
1
12
22
54.5
5
6
83.3
58.8
3
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
29
10/19/1961
@
38
17
7
14
50.0
15
18
83.3
66.1
4
10John Williamson
J. Williamson
27
10/22/1976
@
36
5
4
0
1
12
19
63.2
3
3
100.0
66.4
0
5
4
11Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
27
10/22/1976
@
29
7
1
1
4
12
15
80.0
3
3
100.0
82.7
5
12Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
27
10/18/1968
vs
41
9
10
9
27
33.3
9
10
90.0
43.0
3
13Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
26
10/13/1967
@
32
11
4
10
21
47.6
6
6
100.0
55.0
5
14Terry Catledge
T. Catledge
25
11/4/1989
vs
36
16
1
1
0
8
17
47.1
0
0
9
10
90.0
58.4
12
4
4
4
15Johnny Green
J. Green
25
10/14/1967
vs
42
16
2
11
22
50.0
3
7
42.9
49.8
3
16Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25
11/7/1946
vs
9
7
10
70.0
3
17Don May
D. May
24
10/14/1970
vs
35
7
1
10
14
71.4
4
5
80.0
74.1
1
18Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
23
10/21/1976
vs
40
8
0
3
4
8
14
57.1
7
10
70.0
62.5
6
19Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
23
11/4/1948
@
8
7
7
100.0
20Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
22
10/19/1961
@
8
6
11
54.5
1
21Baron Davis
B. Davis
21
10/30/2002
vs
38
5
10
2
0
7
14
50.0
4
6
66.7
3
4
75.0
66.6
1
4
1
3
+23
22Reggie Theus
R. Theus
21
11/4/1989
vs
32
8
3
0
0
7
23
30.4
1
3
33.3
6
7
85.7
40.3
1
7
0
2
23Winford Boynes
W. Boynes
21
10/11/1980
vs
29
7
2
0
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
59.1
2
3
24Wil Jones
W. Jones
21
10/21/1976
vs
34
5
1
0
2
8
19
42.1
5
5
100.0
49.5
5
25Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
21
10/16/1970
vs
41
8
3
9
24
37.5
3
6
50.0
39.4
5

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36
.520
15.5
11
29
45
.392
25.0
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Bulls Bulls
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.392
25.0
13
18
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.240
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.230
37.0
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54
20
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2
50
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4.0
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48
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6.5
4
46
28
.622
8.0
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42
32
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42
33
.560
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41
33
.554
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8
39
35
.527
15.0
9
39
36
.520
15.5
10
39
36
.520
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
59
16
.787
2
Spurs Spurs - y
56
18
.757
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.5
6
45
29
.608
13.5
7
41
33
.554
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.0
9
38
38
.500
21.5
10
36
39
.480
23.0
11
25
49
.338
33.5
12
25
51
.329
34.5
13
24
50
.324
34.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
54
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38.0
15
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19
57
.250
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Tue
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Tue
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@
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Schedule

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