most pts in a game by a pelicans player before his third season

Trey Murphy III had the most points for the Pelicans in a game before his 3rd season, with 41 points versus the Trail Blazers on March 12, 2023.

Interpreted as:

most pts in a regular-season game by a pelicans player before his third season

	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	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	41	3/12/2023	NOP	vs	POR	30	7	1	1	1	13	20	65.0	9	14	64.3	6	6	100.0	90.5	1	6	1	2	+44
2	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	3/16/2014	NOP	vs	BOS	48	21	3	1	3	14	22	63.6	0	0		12	12	100.0	73.3	5	16	1	2	+10
3	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	39	3/26/2021	NOP	vs	DEN	39	10	5	1	2	16	19	84.2	1	1	100.0	6	7	85.7	88.3	0	10	3	3	+13
4	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	38	12/4/2022	NOP	vs	DEN	27	3	2	1	0	12	19	63.2	8	11	72.7	6	7	85.7	86.1	0	3	0	3	+21
5	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	38	4/11/2021	NOP	@	CLE	36	9	4	0	2	16	22	72.7	0	0		6	8	75.0	74.5	2	7	4	3	+7
6	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	38	3/27/2021	NOP	vs	DAL	35	5	6	0	0	13	20	65.0	0	2	0.0	12	18	66.7	68.1	2	3	4	1	+16
7	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	37	5/1/2021	NOP	@	MIN	42	9	8	1	1	14	17	82.4	0	0		9	15	60.0	78.4	3	6	7	1	+14
8	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	37	4/9/2021	NOP	vs	PHI	35	15	8	0	0	15	28	53.6	0	1	0.0	7	11	63.6	56.3	3	12	2	2	+2
9	Nickeil Alexander-Walker N. Alexander-Walker	37	1/13/2021	NOP	@	LAC	33	8	1	1	0	15	23	65.2	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	77.5	0	8	1	2	-4
10	Marcus Thornton M. Thornton	37	2/23/2010	NOH	@	CLE	31	2	2	2	0	15	22	68.2	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	77.9	1	1	2	0	+4
11	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	36	2/17/2021	NOP	vs	POR	34	6	4	2	0	12	18	66.7	1	2	50.0	11	15	73.3	73.2	3	3	1	2	-4
12	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	36	2/12/2021	NOP	@	DAL	37	2	4	2	0	14	15	93.3	0	1	0.0	8	11	72.7	90.7	0	2	1	2	-12
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	36	3/14/2014	NOP	vs	POR	40	9	1	1	2	15	27	55.6	0	0		6	6	100.0	60.7	3	6	2	5	-11
14	Marcus Thornton M. Thornton	36	4/7/2010	NOH	vs	CHA	42	3	3	1	1	14	26	53.8	4	10	40.0	4	5	80.0	63.8	0	3	2	3	+3
15	Herbert Jones H. Jones	35	4/5/2023	NOP	vs	MEM	44	7	3	0	3	11	21	52.4	5	8	62.5	8	9	88.9	70.1	3	4	2	3	+20
16	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	35	3/1/2020	NOP	vs	LAL	33	7	0	0	0	12	16	75.0	0	0		11	13	84.6	80.6	2	5	6	2	-10
17	Darren Collison D. Collison	35	2/28/2010	NOH	@	DAL	44	3	3	1	0	15	21	71.4	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	78.4	0	3	5	0	-19
18	Chris Paul C. Paul	35	11/18/2006	NOK	@	MIN	37	5	6	1	0	12	18	66.7	1	1	100.0	10	11	90.9	76.6	2	3	5	2	-5
19	Antonio Reeves A. Reeves	34	11/20/2024	NOP	@	CLE	40	5	3	0	0	14	25	56.0	4	12	33.3	2	2	100.0	65.7	1	4	0	1	-16
20	Jordan Hawkins J. Hawkins	34	1/13/2024	NOP	@	DAL	37	5	4	2	0	11	19	57.9	6	12	50.0	6	8	75.0	75.5	3	2	3	3	+10
21	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	34	4/18/2021	NOP	@	NYK	42	9	5	2	0	13	23	56.5	0	3	0.0	8	11	72.7	61.1	5	4	2	2	-13
22	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	34	4/6/2021	NOP	@	ATL	35	5	2	1	0	12	18	66.7	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	75.9	2	3	0	0	-7
23	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	34	2/25/2021	NOP	@	MIL	37	8	6	1	1	15	26	57.7	0	2	0.0	4	5	80.0	60.3	4	4	5	3	-11
24	Anthony Davis A. Davis	34	3/21/2014	NOP	@	ATL	44	11	2	1	1	11	19	57.9	0	0		12	15	80.0	66.4	2	9	4	0	+5
25	Chris Paul C. Paul	34	11/9/2006	NOK	@	GSW	38	3	10	2	0	12	21	57.1	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	66.9	3	0	6	1	+3