most points scored in their first nba game

Guy Rodgers scored the most points in the first team game, with 36 points versus the St. Louis Hawks on October 15, 1966.

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most points by a player scored in their first NBA game

	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	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	36	10/15/1966	CHI	@	STL	44	4	5			13	23	56.5				10	11	90.9	64.7				3
2	Jim Barnett J. Barnett	31	10/16/1970	POR	vs	CLE	37	3	4			10	18	55.6				11	13	84.6	65.3				5
3	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	30	11/3/1995	TOR	vs	NJN	34	7	4	5	0	11	14	78.6	2	3	66.7	6	8	75.0	85.6	1	6	5	3
4	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	30	10/22/1976	NYN	@	GSW	44	1	8	1	0	11	23	47.8				8	10	80.0	54.7	1	0		2
5	Dan Issel D. Issel	30	10/22/1976	DEN	@	IND	32	9	1	0	0	12	19	63.2				6	7	85.7	67.9	3	6		3
6	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	30	10/13/1967	SEA	@	SFW	28	6	5			13	24	54.2				4	8	50.0	54.5				0
7	Benoit Benjamin B. Benjamin	29	11/3/1995	VAN	@	POR	38	13	1	2	3	11	19	57.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	62.0	3	10	4	3
8	Billy Knight B. Knight	29	10/21/1976	IND	vs	BOS	45	9	4	2	1	12	22	54.5				5	6	83.3	58.8				3
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	29	10/19/1961	CHI	@	NYK	38	17				7	14	50.0				15	18	83.3	66.1				4
10	John Williamson J. Williamson	27	10/22/1976	NYN	@	GSW	36	5	4	0	1	12	19	63.2				3	3	100.0	66.4	0	5		4
11	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	27	10/22/1976	SAS	@	PHI	29	7	1	1	4	12	15	80.0				3	3	100.0	82.7				5
12	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	27	10/18/1968	PHX	vs	SEA	41	9	10			9	27	33.3				9	10	90.0	43.0				3
13	Tom Meschery T. Meschery	26	10/13/1967	SEA	@	SFW	32	11	4			10	21	47.6				6	6	100.0	55.0				5
14	Terry Catledge T. Catledge	25	11/4/1989	ORL	vs	NJN	36	16	1	1	0	8	17	47.1	0	0		9	10	90.0	58.4	12	4	4	4
15	Johnny Green J. Green	25	10/14/1967	SDR	vs	STL	42	16	2			11	22	50.0				3	7	42.9	49.8				3
16	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	25	11/7/1946	PHI	vs	PIT						9						7	10	70.0					3
17	Don May D. May	24	10/14/1970	BUF	vs	CLE	35	7	1			10	14	71.4				4	5	80.0	74.1				1
18	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	23	10/21/1976	IND	vs	BOS	40	8	0	3	4	8	14	57.1				7	10	70.0	62.5				6
19	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	23	11/4/1948	MIN	@	BAL						8						7	7	100.0
20	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	22	10/19/1961	CHI	@	NYK						8						6	11	54.5					1
21	Baron Davis B. Davis	21	10/30/2002	NOH	vs	UTA	38	5	10	2	0	7	14	50.0	4	6	66.7	3	4	75.0	66.6	1	4	1	3	+23
22	Reggie Theus R. Theus	21	11/4/1989	ORL	vs	NJN	32	8	3	0	0	7	23	30.4	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	40.3	1	7	0	2
23	Winford Boynes W. Boynes	21	10/11/1980	DAL	vs	SAS	29	7	2	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	59.1			2	3
24	Wil Jones W. Jones	21	10/21/1976	IND	vs	BOS	34	5	1	0	2	8	19	42.1				5	5	100.0	49.5				5
25	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	21	10/16/1970	POR	vs	CLE	41	8	3			9	24	37.5				3	6	50.0	39.4				5

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