LeBron James has scored the most points by a Cavaliers rookie in a game, with 41 points against the New Jersey Nets on March 27, 2004.
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most points scored in a regular-season game as a cavs rookie| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. James | 41 | 3/27/2004 | vs | 43 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 61.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Harper | 40 | 2/4/1987 | @ | 46 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 77.4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 3 | | L. James | 38 | 2/1/2004 | @ | 43 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 59.7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | L. James | 37 | 12/13/2003 | vs | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 66.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 5 | | R. Harper | 37 | 1/13/1987 | vs | 39 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 65.1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | | J. McRae | 36 | 4/13/2016 | vs | 47 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 55.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 7 | | L. James | 36 | 12/19/2003 | @ | 42 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 71.1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 8 | | R. Harper | 36 | 2/28/1987 | @ | 43 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 55.6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | | A. Carr | 36 | 2/18/1972 | vs | 41 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 75.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | L. James | 34 | 4/3/2004 | vs | 46 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 51.8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -3 | ||
| 11 | | L. James | 34 | 3/8/2004 | @ | 45 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 59.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +11 | ||
| 12 | | L. James | 34 | 12/25/2003 | @ | 47 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | -9 | ||
| 13 | | R. Harper | 34 | 12/13/1986 | vs | 43 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 60.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 14 | | R. Harper | 34 | 12/2/1986 | vs | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 65.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | | R. Harper | 34 | 11/11/1986 | @ | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 74.4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 16 | | D. Sorenson | 34 | 12/19/1970 | vs | 40 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 76.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | D. Waiters | 33 | 1/14/2013 | @ | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 76.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | ||
| 18 | | L. James | 33 | 11/29/2003 | vs | 55 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 56.3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | -10 | ||
| 19 | | D. Wagner | 33 | 12/11/2002 | vs | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 20 |  | B. Daugherty | 33 | 4/6/1987 | @ | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 71.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | B. Daugherty | 33 | 3/3/1987 | @ | 39 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 68.9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 22 | | R. Harper | 33 | 2/25/1987 | @ | 38 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 73.3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 23 | | B. Daugherty | 33 | 2/18/1987 | vs | 39 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 78.4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | | A. Carr | 33 | 3/14/1972 | @ | 53 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 52.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | J. Johnson | 33 | 12/26/1970 | vs | 43 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 55.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
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