nba record for most points in a single game by a rookie nets player

Cliff Robinson has the most points by a New Jersey Nets rookie in a game, with 45 points versus the Pistons on March 9, 1980.

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NBA record for most points in a single regular-season game by a rookie nets player

	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	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	45	3/9/1980	NJN	vs	DET	36	10	4			19	28	67.9	1			6	7	85.7	72.4				3
2	Bernard King B. King	44	1/4/1978	NJN	vs	PHX	37	13	2	1	2	20	29	69.0				4	6	66.7	69.5	8	5	3	2
3	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	42	2/15/1991	NJN	vs	DEN	43	14	4	4	2	14	23	60.9	0	0		14	20	70.0	66.0	5	9	2	2
4	Bernard King B. King	41	11/4/1977	NJN	vs	PHI	43	14	2			16	28	57.1				9	11	81.8	62.4				3
5	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	40	4/13/1997	NJN	@	MIL	45	5	5	3	0	14	21	66.7	5	8	62.5	7	7	100.0	83.1	2	3	3	2	0
6	Bernard King B. King	39	3/31/1978	NJN	vs	MIL	44	14	5			14	30	46.7				11	17	64.7	52.0				3
7	Bernard King B. King	39	11/19/1977	NJN	@	ATL	39	9	2			15	25	60.0				9	12	75.0	64.4				5
8	Bernard King B. King	39	11/2/1977	NJN	vs	LAL	44	7	2	1	0	16	25	64.0				7	7	100.0	69.4	5	2	4	5
9	Bernard King B. King	38	4/5/1978	NJN	@	DEN	42	6	2	2	1	16	29	55.2				6	10	60.0	56.9	1	5	8	5
10	Bernard King B. King	36	12/7/1977	NJN	vs	SAS	45	12	5	4	0	15	32	46.9				6	7	85.7	51.3				5
11	Bernard King B. King	36	11/5/1977	NJN	@	CLE	39	9	2	3	0	15	29	51.7				6	6	100.0	56.9	4	5	3	5
12	Darwin Cook D. Cook	35	3/15/1981	NJN	@	BOS	37	7	4			13	18	72.2	0	0		9	10	90.0	78.1				3
13	Bernard King B. King	35	2/24/1978	NJN	vs	HOU	41	10	2	0	1	14	19	73.7				7	15	46.7	68.4				4
14	Bernard King B. King	35	1/17/1978	NJN	@	MIL	44	14	3	1	2	16	34	47.1				3	4	75.0	48.9				5
15	Bernard King B. King	35	12/14/1977	NJN	vs	GSW	42	12	1	1	0	12	28	42.9				11	14	78.6	51.2	7	5	4	4
16	Bernard King B. King	34	1/13/1978	NJN	@	BOS	47	15	1			16	26	61.5				2	2	100.0	63.2				3
17	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	33	4/12/1998	NJN	@	TOR	40	7	2	0	0	13	21	61.9	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	67.3	2	5	0	3	+12
18	Calvin Natt C. Natt	33	11/18/1979	NJN	vs	SAS	38	13	1	1	1	14	24	58.3	0	0		5	6	83.3	61.9			2
19	Calvin Natt C. Natt	33	11/13/1979	NJN	vs	ATL	40	10	3			15	22	68.2	0			3	3	100.0	70.8				4
20	Bernard King B. King	33	3/22/1978	NJN	vs	CHI	48	18	3	0	1	14	26	53.8				5	7	71.4	56.7	4	14	10	4
21	Bernard King B. King	33	11/23/1977	NJN	@	SAS	42	15	2	3	0	14	29	48.3				5	7	71.4	51.4			3	5
22	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	32	12/29/1997	NJN	vs	WAS	41	10	1	2	1	10	19	52.6	2	7	28.6	10	10	100.0	68.4	1	9	1	4	+9
23	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	32	2/4/1997	NJN	vs	VAN	44	8	6	3	0	10	20	50.0	3	7	42.9	9	12	75.0	63.3	4	4	0	0	+2
24	Calvin Natt C. Natt	32	1/31/1980	NJN	@	DEN	41	8	2	0	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		6	9	66.7	64.1	4	4	2	2
25	Bernard King B. King	32	4/2/1978	NJN	@	ATL	36	10	1			13	23	56.5				6	8	75.0	60.3				6

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