The New Jersey Nets put up their most points in a rookie-season game on January 12, 2009 and on November 8, 1980, with 31 points.
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most points in a regular-season game scored by a rookie center nets| TEAM | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Nets | 31 | 1/12/2009 | vs | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 69.6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +9 | |||
| 2 | | Nets | 31 | 11/8/1980 | vs | 39 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 55.7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | | Nets | 29 | 12/14/1980 | vs | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 57.9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | | Nets | 28 | 1/17/2009 | vs | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 72.9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | -18 | |||
| 5 | | Nets | 27 | 1/7/1981 | @ | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 63.3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | | Nets | 26 | 11/12/1980 | vs | 36 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | | Nets | 25 | 11/14/2008 | vs | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 66.6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | |||
| 8 | | Nets | 25 | 1/21/1981 | vs | 38 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 67.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| 9 | | Nets | 24 | 3/3/2009 | @ | 39 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 79.6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | +9 | |||
| 10 | | Nets | 24 | 1/31/2009 | @ | 38 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +5 | |||
| 11 | | Nets | 23 | 3/18/2009 | @ | 35 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 55.1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +17 | |||
| 12 | | Nets | 23 | 12/31/2008 | @ | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 71.5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | Nets | 23 | 12/16/1980 | @ | 37 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 52.1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 14 | | Nets | 23 | 11/21/1980 | vs | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 51.8 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
| 15 |  | Nets | 22 | 2/9/2014 | vs | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 78.8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | +14 | ||
| 16 | | Nets | 22 | 3/13/2009 | @ | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 79.9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -11 | |||
| 17 | | Nets | 22 | 2/3/2009 | vs | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 71.8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | +20 | |||
| 18 | | Nets | 22 | 12/20/2008 | vs | 36 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | -9 | ||||
| 19 | | Nets | 22 | 11/17/2007 | vs | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 71.4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +10 | |||
| 20 | | Nets | 21 | 2/17/2009 | @ | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 68.5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | -8 | |||
| 21 | | Nets | 21 | 12/17/1980 | vs | 40 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 42.5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 22 | | Nets | 21 | 12/10/1980 | vs | 38 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 23 | | Nets | 21 | 10/15/1980 | vs | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 77.7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | | Nets | 20 | 1/12/2022 | @ | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -5 | ||||
| 25 | | Nets | 20 | 2/2/2018 | vs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 73.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +6 | |||
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| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
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| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
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