most points scored in a rookie debut game for lakers

Elgin Baylor has the most points by a Minneapolis Lakers rookie in a game, with 55 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.

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most points scored in a rookie debut regular-season game for lakers

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12				22	38	57.9				11	17	64.7	60.5				3
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	1/25/1959	MIN	@	PHI		18	2			13	26	50.0				15	21	71.4	58.2				5
3	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	39	3/1/2016	LAL	vs	BKN	35	6	3	1	0	14	21	66.7	8	12	66.7	3	5	60.0	84.1	1	5	3	1	+13
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	39	3/11/1959	MIN	vs	DET						14	34	41.2				11	14	78.6	48.6				5
5	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	38	12/20/2017	LAL	@	HOU	40	7	4	0	1	12	17	70.6	7	10	70.0	7	10	70.0	88.8	1	6	0	1	+9
6	Jerry West J. West	38	2/26/1961	LAL	vs	PHI		15	10			17	31	54.8				4	6	66.7	56.5				5
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	1/28/1959	MIN	vs	SYR		19	4			16	25	64.0				6	10	60.0	64.6				5
8	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	37	11/19/2024	LAL	vs	UTA	38	5	0	1	0	12	16	75.0	9	12	75.0	4	5	80.0	101.6	0	5	0	2	+18
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	37	11/20/1958	MIN	vs	SYR		14	10			12	22	54.5				13	15	86.7	64.7				4
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	3/8/1959	MIN	vs	STL		22				14	30	46.7				8	15	53.3	49.2				5
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	11/11/1958	MIN	@	BOS	47	23				15	37	40.5				6	8	75.0	44.4				6
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	11/29/1958	MIN	@	SYR		22	4			11	19	57.9				13	14	92.9	69.6				3
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	2/28/1959	MIN	@	NYK		16				13	26	50.0				8	9	88.9	56.7				4
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	11/9/1958	MIN	@	SYR	45	14	5			13	23	56.5				8	12	66.7	60.1				3
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	3/4/1959	MIN	@	CIN						10						13	18	72.2					2
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33	12/20/1958	MIN	vs	PHI		15	4			12	25	48.0				9	9	100.0	57.0				4
17	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	32	3/14/2025	LAL	@	DEN	37	2	1	0	0	13	27	48.1	5	13	38.5	1	2	50.0	57.4	1	1	0	5	-10
18	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	32	4/8/2016	LAL	@	NOP	32	2	2	1	0	9	16	56.3	3	6	50.0	11	13	84.6	73.7	0	2	2	4	-3
19	Jabari Brown J. Brown	32	4/15/2015	LAL	vs	SAC	48	3	2	2	0	9	19	47.4	4	6	66.7	10	11	90.9	67.1	0	3	5	3	-23
20	Byron Scott B. Scott	32	2/1/1984	LAL	@	DEN	37	8	3	0	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		10	11	90.9	70.1	4	4	2	4
21	James Edwards J. Edwards	32	10/28/1977	LAL	@	ATL	34	15	4	0	2	11	19	57.9				10	14	71.4	63.6	4	11	1	1
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	32	3/5/1959	MIN		NYK		11	6			14	20	70.0				4	6	66.7	70.7				4
23	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	32	2/13/1949	MIN	vs	BAL						12						8	9	88.9
24	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	31	4/10/2022	LAL	@	DEN	42	16	10	2	1	7	17	41.2	3	5	60.0	14	14	100.0	66.9	6	10	3	0	+12
25	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	31	12/25/2017	LAL	vs	MIN	41	3	4	2	1	8	18	44.4	6	11	54.5	9	13	69.2	65.3	1	2	2	0	-9