most points scored in a knicks rookie debut nba game

Carl Braun has the most points by a Knicks rookie in a game, with 47 points against the Providence Steam Rollers on December 6, 1947.

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most points scored in a knicks rookie debut NBA regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Carl Braun
C. Braun
47
12/6/1947
@
18
35
51.4
11
2Willis Reed
W. Reed
46
3/5/1965
vs
22
17
33
51.5
12
13
92.3
59.4
3Willis Reed
W. Reed
38
11/12/1964
vs
22
14
10
15
66.7
4Willis Reed
W. Reed
38
11/8/1964
@
42
8
3
15
30
50.0
8
10
80.0
55.2
3
5Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
37
1/28/1986
vs
40
16
4
1
3
16
24
66.7
0
0
5
5
100.0
70.6
3
13
4
3
6Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
37
12/20/1979
@
40
7
4
1
2
16
23
69.6
0
0
5
6
83.3
72.2
4
3
7Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
36
12/4/1979
vs
45
13
3
2
1
13
22
59.1
0
0
10
11
90.9
67.1
3
10
2
2
8Willis Reed
W. Reed
36
2/28/1965
43
7
1
14
27
51.9
8
9
88.9
58.1
6
9Willis Reed
W. Reed
35
2/3/1965
14
1
15
23
65.2
5
6
83.3
68.3
3
10Al Butler
A. Butler
35
1/26/1962
vs
12
11
11
100.0
4
11Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
35
2/19/1957
vs
14
7
8
87.5
3
12Nate Robinson
N. Robinson
34
3/31/2006
vs
43
2
2
2
0
9
14
64.3
2
5
40.0
14
15
93.3
82.5
0
2
4
6
0
13Cazzie Russell
C. Russell
34
11/26/1966
vs
15
4
5
80.0
14Dave Stallworth
D. Stallworth
34
3/5/1966
@
43
13
3
12
22
54.5
10
13
76.9
61.3
3
15Chris Copeland
C. Copeland
33
4/17/2013
vs
40
3
1
1
2
14
29
48.3
1
4
25.0
4
8
50.0
50.7
3
0
3
3
+12
16Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
33
3/7/1988
vs
42
7
7
1
0
10
20
50.0
1
2
50.0
12
12
100.0
65.3
3
4
1
3
17Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
33
12/25/1979
vs
34
8
3
11
15
73.3
0
0
11
12
91.7
81.4
3
18Willis Reed
W. Reed
33
3/6/1965
@
18
13
7
10
70.0
19Art Heyman
A. Heyman
33
2/19/1964
41
11
7
12
18
66.7
9
14
64.3
68.3
3
20Cleveland Buckner
C. Buckner
33
3/2/1962
33
8
0
16
26
61.5
1
1
100.0
62.4
4
21Chris Copeland
C. Copeland
32
4/15/2013
@
47
7
2
1
0
12
25
48.0
4
8
50.0
4
4
100.0
59.8
2
5
1
2
-9
22Nate Robinson
N. Robinson
32
4/13/2006
@
46
4
3
3
0
11
20
55.0
6
9
66.7
4
6
66.7
70.7
3
1
3
3
-3
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
32
12/25/1985
vs
45
11
3
2
1
13
24
54.2
0
0
6
8
75.0
58.1
2
9
4
4
24Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
32
12/14/1979
@
41
18
5
10
20
50.0
0
0
12
16
75.0
59.2
3
25Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
32
10/30/1979
@
37
6
2
0
2
12
18
66.7
0
0
8
10
80.0
71.4
3
3
2
2

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1
53
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.726
2
48
24
.667
4.5
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32
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Fri
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Mon
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@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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.726
2
48
24
.667
4.5
3
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26
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45
28
.616
8.0
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41
32
.562
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39
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11
29
43
.403
23.5
12
29
43
.403
23.5
13
17
55
.236
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14
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17
56
.233
36.0
15
16
57
.219
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
16
.781
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.0
3
47
26
.644
10.0
4
46
28
.622
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.0
6
43
29
.597
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.0
8
37
36
.507
20.0
9
37
37
.500
20.5
10
35
38
.479
22.0
11
25
49
.338
32.5
12
24
48
.333
32.5
13
23
50
.315
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
52
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15
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55
.257
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