nba houston rockets most points scored by a rookie in a game

Elvin Hayes has scored the most points by a San Diego Rockets rookie in a game, with 54 points against the Pistons on November 13, 1968.

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	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	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	54	11/13/1968	SDR	vs	DET	48	22				20	45	44.4				14	17	82.4	51.4				2
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	45	11/22/1968	SDR	vs	SEA	47	18	1			19	36	52.8				7	8	87.5	56.9				3
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	42	12/6/1984	HOU	@	GSW	45	13	0	0	5	18	22	81.8	0	0		6	9	66.7	80.9	5	8	3	4
4	Jalen Green J. Green	41	4/10/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	40	1	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	66.5	0	1	0	1	0
5	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	41	2/8/1984	HOU	@	PHI	38	12	0	3	4	16	26	61.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	67.4	6	6	5	4
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	1/29/1969	SDR	vs	LAL	48	13	1			16	35	45.7				8	10	80.0	50.8				4
7	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/28/1968	SDR	@	PHX	48	18	0			16	31	51.6				8	11	72.7	55.8				1
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/27/1968	SDR	vs	NYK	48	23	1			16	31	51.6				8	12	66.7	55.1				3
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/18/1968	SDR	@	DET		19	3			16	26	61.5				8	12	66.7	63.9				4
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	11/12/1968	SDR	@	CHI	48	20	0			15	29	51.7				10	16	62.5	55.5				3
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	3/15/1969	SDR		PHX	48	13	0			18	36	50.0				3	5	60.0	51.0				3
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	3/9/1969	SDR	@	PHX	38	14	1			19	24	79.2				1	7	14.3	72.0				5
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	12/10/1968	SDR		PHI	47	19	2			15	24	62.5				9	12	75.0	66.6				4
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	11/19/1968	SDR	@	NYK	48	17	0			15	31	48.4				9	13	69.2	53.1				3
15	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	38	1/16/1969	SDR		CIN	48	14	1			16	31	51.6				6	11	54.5	53.0				4
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	38	11/15/1968	SDR	@	LAL	48	15	1			16	28	57.1				6	6	100.0	62.0				5
17	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	37	2/18/1969	SDR	vs	PHI	48	13	0			14	27	51.9				9	13	69.2	56.5				3
18	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	37	11/24/1968	SDR	vs	PHI	53	20	4			14	29	48.3				9	14	64.3	52.6				3
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	36	3/12/1985	HOU	vs	DEN	47	14	1	2	2	14	25	56.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	60.3	8	6	1	4
20	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	36	1/5/1971	SDR	@	CHI	31	5	4			14	18	77.8				8	9	88.9	82.0				4
21	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	36	11/27/1968	SDR		BAL	48	24	2			12	26	46.2				12	15	80.0	55.2				3
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	35	2/22/1985	HOU	vs	POR	42	10	2	1	2	14	24	58.3	0	0		7	10	70.0	61.6	6	4	1	4
23	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	35	4/10/1984	HOU	@	SAS	41	11	5	2	2	14	21	66.7	0	0		7	9	77.8	70.1	5	6	5	6
24	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	35	1/6/1984	HOU	@	SEA	41	15	1	1	0	17	27	63.0	0	0		1	4	25.0	60.8	7	8	5	5
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	35	12/11/1968	SDR	@	CIN	48	20	4			15	33	45.5				5	9	55.6	47.3				4

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