most points scored by a rookie in his first playoff game 2012

Kenneth Faried posted the most points by a rookie in his first game, with 10 points versus the Lakers on April 29, 2012.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kenneth Faried K. Faried	10	4/29/2012	DEN	@	LAL	28	8	0	1	1	4	8	50.0	0		2	3	66.7	53.6	1	7	1	2	-7
2	Alec Burks A. Burks	6	4/29/2012	UTA	@	SAS	11	1	1	1	0	1	2	50.0	0		4	5	80.0	71.4	0	1	0	1	+2
3	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	6	4/29/2012	SAS	vs	UTA	20	2	1	2	0	2	5	40.0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	51.0	0	2	0	1	+7
4	Ivan Johnson I. Johnson	4	4/29/2012	ATL	vs	BOS	15	5	0	2	0	2	4	50.0	0		0	0		50.0	3	2	0	4	-8
5	Lavoy Allen L. Allen	4	4/28/2012	PHI	@	CHI	20	6	0	1	0	2	5	40.0	0		0	0		40.0	3	3	0	3	-6
6	Josh Harrellson J. Harrellson	4	4/28/2012	NYK	@	MIA	9	2	0	0	0	2	4	50.0	1	0.0	0	0		50.0	0	2	1	0	+3
7	Xavier Silas X. Silas	2	5/16/2012	PHI	vs	BOS	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0		0	0		100.0	1	0	0	0	+3
8	Greg Stiemsma G. Stiemsma	2	4/29/2012	BOS	@	ATL	19	9	0	1	0	1	2	50.0	0		0	0		50.0	4	5	1	3	-3
9	Jordan Hamilton J. Hamilton	2	4/29/2012	DEN	@	LAL	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	0	0	+2
10	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	2	4/29/2012	UTA	@	SAS	10	3	0	0	1	1	4	25.0	0		0	0		25.0	1	2	1	2	+6
11	Norris Cole N. Cole	2	4/28/2012	MIA	vs	NYK	12	1	0	1	0	1	3	33.3	0		0	0		33.3	0	1	1	0	0
12	Jerome Jordan J. Jordan	2	4/28/2012	NYK	@	MIA	4	2	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0		0	0		50.0	2	0	0	0	-3
13	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	1	5/16/2012	PHI	vs	BOS	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0		1	2	50.0	26.6	0	1	0	0	+3

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PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

124.6

1st

DRTG

117.8

22nd

NETRTG

6.8

4th

3P%

40.1

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Mon 1/5	DEN	@	PHI	8:30 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	ATL	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/11	MIL	@	DEN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

23 - 11

108

Final

113

Cavaliers

20 - 16

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-24

12-23

14-21

14-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM

Kenneth Faried posted the most points by a rookie in his first game, with 10 points versus the Lakers on April 29, 2012.

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