most ppg in their first season since 1980

Since 1979-80, George Gervin had the most points per game in his first season, with 33.1 per game.

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	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
2	World B. Free W. B. Free	30.2	68	38.0	3.5	4.2	1.2	0.5	10.8	22.9	47.4	0.1	0.4	36.0	8.4	11.2	75.3	54.4	1.9	1.6	3.4	2,585	2,055	238	283	81	32	228	195
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.2	82	38.3	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	28.0	68	39.3	7.6	2.8	1.4	0.2	10.7	18.6	57.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	7.7	84.2	63.5	2.7	4.9	3.4	2,674	1,903	516	191	96	14	233	211
5	Julius Erving J. Erving	26.9	78	36.1	7.4	4.6	2.2	1.8	10.7	20.7	51.9	0.1	0.3	20.0	5.4	6.8	78.7	56.8	2.8	4.6	3.6	2,812	2,100	576	355	170	140	284	208
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.8	82	38.3	14.5	1.8	1.0	1.3	9.5	18.9	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	9.5	71.9	56.0	7.0	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
7	Darius Acuff Jr. D. Acuff Jr.	25.4	12	37.2	3.8	7.2	1.1	0.1	9.3	22.5	41.1	3.1	9.4	32.7	3.8	4.5	85.2	51.9	0.3	3.5	3.7	446	305	46	86	13	1	44	35	-100
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.8	82	38.3	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	10.2	16.9	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.8	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216
9	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	82	36.6	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
10	Dan Issel D. Issel	23.8	82	35.8	8.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	8.7	17.3	50.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.3	8.1	77.5	57.1	2.9	5.9	2.0	2,938	1,951	719	198	88	54	163	190
11	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.7	70	36.2	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	23.5	76	40.1	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.4	81	37.9	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	23.0	81	39.3	11.1	1.6	0.8	2.3	9.4	20.7	45.4	0.0	0.2	23.1	4.1	5.9	69.9	49.2	3.3	7.7	2.7	3,183	1,859	896	129	62	189	215	309
15	Ron Harper R. Harper	22.9	82	37.4	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
16	Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	22.7	82	35.2	4.0	2.5	1.7	0.3	9.5	18.9	50.5	0.1	0.4	27.8	3.5	5.0	69.4	53.8	2.1	2.0	2.2	2,885	1,858	331	202	136	22	179	226
17	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	82	38.0	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
18	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	22.2	82	34.2	7.2	1.1	0.9	0.9	9.5	18.1	52.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	4.2	78.7	55.7	2.5	4.7	2.1	2,802	1,820	591	93	70	77	172	259
19	Gus Williams G. Williams	22.1	82	36.2	3.4	4.8	2.4	0.5	9.0	18.7	48.2	0.1	0.4	19.4	4.0	5.1	78.8	52.9	1.5	1.8	2.2	2,969	1,816	275	397	200	37	181	160
20	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	22.0	79	34.4	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	2,717	1,741	468	334	82	13	269	223
21	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	21.9	80	37.0	6.4	2.5	1.4	0.3	8.0	17.6	45.1	1.1	3.4	32.1	5.0	6.2	79.6	53.8	2.1	4.3	3.9	2,958	1,755	513	197	115	22	313	234
22	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	21.9	82	32.5	2.3	5.1	1.5	0.4	8.4	16.1	52.5	0.3	1.1	28.0	4.7	5.4	86.2	59.3	0.6	1.7	2.5	2,665	1,792	187	416	119	35	207	162
23	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	21.7	82	38.4	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	1,781	726	165	48	101	222	279
24	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	21.7	77	34.9	7.4	3.5	1.3	0.9	8.9	16.5	54.4	0.0	0.1	22.2	3.8	4.8	79.1	58.5	2.8	4.5	2.4	2,686	1,671	566	273	100	70	185	173
25	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	21.6	82	37.5	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2	7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	6.0	7.6	79.7	57.0	2.7	2.7	3.4	3,077	1,772	443	270	89	16	280	241

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1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	4	.692	2.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	SAS	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 11/17	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Thu 11/19	LAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sat 11/21	NOP	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/23	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM

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38.6

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30.5

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28.9

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13.7

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Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

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Dončić

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1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	4	.667	2.0
4	Heat	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
6	Cavaliers	7	7	.500	4.0
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8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
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11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	9	.250	7.0
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2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
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6	Grizzlies	9	4	.692	2.0
7	Nuggets	7	4	.636	3.0
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12	Pelicans	4	10	.286	7.5
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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
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