nba most points in a game by a rookie in the last 10 seasons

Since 2017-18, Cooper Flagg has the most points by a rookie in a game, with 51 points against the Magic on April 3.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
51
4/3/2026
DAL DAL
vs
ORL ORL
34
6
3
3
1
19
30
63.3
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
77.1
3
3
1
3
-2
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
49
1/29/2026
DAL DAL
vs
CHA CHA
38
10
3
0
1
20
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
3Trae Young
T. Young
49
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
56
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
4Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
45
4/5/2026
DAL DAL
vs
LAL LAL
39
8
9
2
1
14
27
51.9
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
65.3
0
8
2
2
+11
5GG Jackson
GG Jackson
44
4/14/2024
MEM MEM
vs
DEN DEN
44
12
1
2
1
17
36
47.2
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
56.3
6
6
3
1
-13
6Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
42
12/15/2025
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
42
7
6
1
2
13
27
48.1
1
4
25.0
15
20
75.0
58.7
1
6
4
3
-9
7Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42
4/9/2023
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
40
14
0
1
0
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
69.4
6
8
2
3
-17
8Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42
5/5/2021
MIN MIN
vs
MEM MEM
38
6
7
1
1
17
22
77.3
8
9
88.9
0
1
0.0
93.6
1
5
3
4
+11
9Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42
3/18/2021
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
38
7
3
2
0
15
31
48.4
4
13
30.8
8
13
61.5
57.2
3
4
2
2
+9
10Jalen Green
J. Green
41
4/10/2022
HOU HOU
vs
ATL 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
11Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
41
12/1/2017
UTA UTA
vs
NOP NOP
37
4
4
0
0
13
25
52.0
6
12
50.0
9
11
81.8
68.7
0
4
2
3
+11
12Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
40
4/7/2026
NOP NOP
vs
UTA UTA
38
5
6
3
0
17
29
58.6
1
7
14.3
5
5
100.0
64.1
2
3
2
2
+30
13Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
40
3/29/2024
SAS SAS
vs
NYK NYK
38
20
7
2
1
13
22
59.1
4
9
44.4
10
12
83.3
73.3
5
15
4
2
+1
14Grayson Allen
G. Allen
40
4/10/2019
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
41
7
4
1
1
11
30
36.7
5
13
38.5
13
14
92.9
55.3
2
5
3
1
-3
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
40
2/2/2018
UTA UTA
@
PHX PHX
33
5
6
2
0
14
19
73.7
7
9
77.8
5
5
100.0
94.3
1
4
2
0
+36
16Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
39
1/9/2021
PHI PHI
vs
DEN DEN
44
7
6
2
0
18
33
54.5
3
8
37.5
0
0
59.1
1
6
2
3
-17
17Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
38
10/31/2026
SAC SAC
@
MEM MEM
37
5
5
0
0
12
25
48.0
9
14
64.3
5
5
100.0
69.9
0
5
3
3
-18
18VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
38
3/19/2026
PHI PHI
@
SAC SAC
39
7
11
2
0
16
28
57.1
3
7
42.9
3
3
100.0
64.8
4
3
1
2
+44
19Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
38
4/10/2025
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
35
4
2
2
1
15
20
75.0
6
11
54.5
2
5
40.0
85.6
0
4
1
5
+28
20Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
38
11/2/2023
SAS SAS
@
PHX PHX
34
10
2
1
2
15
26
57.7
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
66.3
2
8
2
3
+21
21Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
38
12/28/2021
ORL ORL
vs
MIL MIL
38
7
3
1
1
12
20
60.0
4
8
50.0
10
10
100.0
77.9
1
6
2
2
+4
22Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
38
12/20/2017
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
40
7
4
0
1
12
17
70.6
7
10
70.0
7
10
70.0
88.8
1
6
0
1
+9
23Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
37
11/1/2026
GSW GSW
vs
LAC LAC
34
4
6
1
0
13
19
68.4
6
11
54.5
5
6
83.3
85.5
2
2
2
1
+6
24Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
37
3/23/2026
UTA UTA
vs
TOR TOR
35
6
3
0
2
11
21
52.4
7
10
70.0
8
8
100.0
75.4
1
5
0
3
-8
25Dalton Knecht
D. Knecht
37
11/19/2024
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
38
5
0
1
0
12
16
75.0
9
12
75.0
4
5
80.0
101.6
0
5
0
2
+18
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More Mavericks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.2

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.7

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

6.5

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

16th

DRTG

113.0

14th

NETRTG

0.0

18th

3P%

33.1

21st

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
Warriors Warriors
5
3
.625
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
5
3
.625
2.0
9
Mavericks Mavericks
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
3
3
.500
3.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
3
4
.429
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/4
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Fri
11/6
UTA UTA
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Sun
11/8
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
7:30 PM
Mon
11/9
IND IND
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Thu
11/12
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAC Kings

1 - 6

115

Final

100

DAL Mavericks

4 - 3

Mon 2 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

30.0

Curry

Stephen Curry

29.1

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

10.0

Young

Trae Young

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.9

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.8

Gillespie

Collin Gillespie
BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

Myles Turner

2.5

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.5

Murray

Jamal Murray

4.5

Curry

Stephen Curry
TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

Isaiah Stewart

77.6

Camara

Toumani Camara

76.2

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Rockets

122.6

Lakers

122.1

Grizzlies

121.4

Trail Blazers

120.9

Warriors

119.2

Celtics

117.1
DRtg Rankings
Pistons

102.4

76ers

105.4

Timberwolves

105.5

Spurs

107.0

Grizzlies

108.7

Knicks

108.9
NetRtg Rankings
Rockets

13.2

Grizzlies

12.7

Pistons

11.8

Timberwolves

11.2

Trail Blazers

10.9

Spurs

9.2
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-6

Clippers

1-6

Bucks

1-6

Nets

1-6

Bulls

1-6

Kings

1-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

439.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

399.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
DraftKings Points Leaders

467

Dončić

Luka Dončić

394

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

387.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
USG% Leaders

39.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
MPG Leaders

38.3

Murray

Jamal Murray

37.4

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.87

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.77

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

7-1

Rockets

7-1

Grizzlies

6-1

Pistons

6-1

Warriors

6-2

Pelicans

5-2
Worst Record ATS
Suns

0-5

Jazz

1-6

Knicks

1-6

Magic

2-5

Heat

2-5

Cavaliers

2-5

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
7
1
.875
2
Pistons Pistons
6
1
.857
0.5
3
Celtics Celtics
5
2
.714
1.5
4
Wizards Wizards
4
3
.571
2.5
5
Raptors Raptors
4
3
.571
2.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
2.5
7
Hawks Hawks
4
4
.500
3.0
8
Knicks Knicks
3
4
.429
3.5
9
Hornets Hornets
3
5
.375
4.0
10
Heat Heat
2
5
.286
4.5
11
Magic Magic
2
5
.286
4.5
12
Pacers Pacers
2
6
.250
5.0
13
Bulls Bulls
1
6
.143
5.5
14
Bucks Bucks
1
6
.143
5.5
15
Nets Nets
1
6
.143
5.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
7
1
.875
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
1
.857
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
5
1
.833
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.0
5
Thunder Thunder
5
2
.714
1.5
6
Spurs Spurs
5
2
.714
1.5
7
Warriors Warriors
5
3
.625
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
5
3
.625
2.0
9
Mavericks Mavericks
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
3
3
.500
3.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
3
4
.429
3.5
12
Suns Suns
1
4
.200
4.5
13
Clippers Clippers
1
6
.143
5.5
14
Kings Kings
1
6
.143
5.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
6
.143
5.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/4
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Wed
11/4
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
11/4
CHA CHA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Wed
11/4
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Wed
11/4
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM