nba most points by a rookie in a half since 1990

Since 1989-90, Kenneth Lofton Jr. has put up the most points by a rookie in a half, with 35 points against the Thunder in the second half on April 9, 2023.

	NAME	PTS	HALF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	35	2H	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	24	8	0	0	0	15	18	83.3	0	0		5	8	62.5	81.3	3	5	1	1	-17
2	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	29	2H	3/29/2022	DET	@	BKN	19	0	1	1	0	11	18	61.1	4	9	44.4	3	3	100.0	75.1	0	0	3	0	-14
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	29	2H	12/1/2017	UTA	vs	NOP	18	3	3	0	0	9	13	69.2	3	6	50.0	8	9	88.9	85.5	0	3	1	1	+25
4	Jabari Brown J. Brown	29	2H	4/15/2015	LAL	vs	SAC		3	0	2	0	8	11	72.7	4	4	100.0	9	9	100.0	96.9	0	3	3	3
5	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	28	2H	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	21	2	3	1	1	11	14	78.6	6	7	85.7	0	1	0.0	97.0	0	2	1	3	+13
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28	1H	2/2/2019	DAL	@	CLE	18	5	5	1	0	11	16	68.8	4	7	57.1	2	3	66.7	80.8	1	4	2	1	+10
7	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	28	2H	11/17/2017	LAL	vs	PHX	21	7	1	0	0	11	17	64.7	2	5	40.0	4	5	80.0	72.9	2	5	2	1	+6
8	Brandon Miller B. Miller	27	2H	2/4/2024	CHA	vs	IND	19	2	0	1	0	7	15	46.7	4	8	50.0	9	10	90.0	69.6	1	1	1	0	+1
9	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	27	2H	12/28/2021	ORL	vs	MIL	20	3	2	1	0	9	14	64.3	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	81.1	0	3	2	0	+13
10	Brandon Miller B. Miller	26	1H	4/5/2024	CHA	vs	ORL	20	4	1	1	0	10	10	100.0	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	124.5	0	4	3	2	+21
11	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	26	2H	3/20/2024	OKC	vs	UTA	16	6	1	1	2	9	10	90.0	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	96.2	2	4	1	1	+19
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	26	2H	1/15/2024	SAS	@	ATL	15	9	2	0	2	12	14	85.7	1	3	33.3	1	1	100.0	90.0	1	8	2	2	+17
13	Tre Mann T. Mann	26	1H	3/21/2022	OKC	vs	BOS	15	2	0	0	0	9	12	75.0	7	7	100.0	1	1	100.0	104.5	0	2	1	1	-11
14	Coby White C. White	26	1H	2/23/2020	CHI	vs	WAS	15	3	1	1	0	9	12	75.0	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	97.6	0	3	3	2	+16
15	Skal Labissière S. Labissière	26	2H	3/15/2017	SAC	@	PHX	17	6	0	1	0	8	9	88.9	1	1	100.0	9	11	81.8	93.9	0	6	2	1	+8
16	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	25	2H	11/19/2024	LAL	vs	UTA	21	3	0	0	0	7	9	77.8	7	9	77.8	4	5	80.0	111.6	0	3	0	1	0
17	Brandon Miller B. Miller	25	2H	2/5/2024	CHA	vs	LAL	22	3	3	3	0	10	21	47.6	3	8	37.5	2	2	100.0	57.1	1	2	0	1	+6
18	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	25	1H	12/29/2018	PHX	vs	DEN	20	9	1	2	0	12	15	80.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	78.7	7	2	0	1	-7
19	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	25	2H	3/11/2018	UTA	@	NOP	22	2	3	1	0	9	13	69.2	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	84.7	0	2	2	1	+21
20	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	25	2H	3/7/2018	MEM	@	CHI	19	1	0	2	0	9	13	69.2	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	90.1	0	1	0	1	+2
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	25	2H	3/10/2016	PHX	@	DEN		3	4	0	1	9	13	69.2	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	77.7	0	3	2	1
22	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	24	1H	3/15/2025	WAS	@	DEN	17	5	4	1	0	10	19	52.6	3	4	75.0	1	1	100.0	61.7	4	1	2	2	-3
23	GG Jackson II	24	2H	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	21	5	0	2	1	10	20	50.0	1	6	16.7	3	3	100.0	56.3	2	3	2	1	-1
24	Jalen Green J. Green	24	2H	4/10/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	21	1	2	1	0	8	16	50.0	1	6	16.7	7	7	100.0	62.9	0	1	0	0	+8
25	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	24	2H	3/11/2022	NOP	vs	CHA	21	5	2	0	0	9	14	64.3	5	9	55.6	1	2	50.0	80.6	1	4	0	1	-5