nba rookie leaders in points by game

Cooper Flagg has put up the most points per game by a rookie in a game this season, with 49.0 per game versus the Hornets on January 29.

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie leaders in points by regular-season game this season
NAMEPPGDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
49.0
1/29/2026
vs
38
49
10
3
0
1
20
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
42.0
12/15/2025
@
42
42
7
6
1
2
13
27
48.1
1
4
25.0
15
20
75.0
58.7
1
6
4
3
-9
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
36.0
2/3/2026
vs
37
36
9
6
0
2
12
24
50.0
2
4
50.0
10
11
90.9
62.4
1
8
1
1
-2
4Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
35.0
11/29/2025
@
38
35
8
2
0
0
13
22
59.1
0
3
0.0
9
11
81.8
65.2
1
7
3
3
-5
5Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
34.0
1/31/2026
@
39
34
12
5
0
1
13
25
52.0
1
4
25.0
7
10
70.0
57.8
1
11
2
1
+2
6Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
34.0
1/29/2026
@
36
34
4
3
1
0
10
16
62.5
8
12
66.7
6
6
100.0
91.2
0
4
0
0
+7
7VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
34.0
10/22/2025
@
42
34
7
3
1
0
13
26
50.0
5
13
38.5
3
6
50.0
59.4
1
6
2
1
-2
8Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
33.0
2/20/2026
vs
37
33
6
2
1
0
11
20
55.0
7
15
46.7
4
5
80.0
74.3
3
3
0
4
+2
9Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
33.0
12/23/2025
vs
40
33
9
9
1
1
14
21
66.7
4
6
66.7
1
1
100.0
77.0
2
7
2
1
+10
10Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
33.0
12/12/2025
vs
36
33
5
9
0
0
12
21
57.1
5
12
41.7
4
4
100.0
72.5
2
3
2
3
+8
11Derik Queen
D. Queen
33.0
12/8/2025
vs
33
33
10
10
0
3
11
15
73.3
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
79.6
0
10
4
3
+14
12Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
32.0
2/5/2026
vs
39
32
6
4
2
3
14
27
51.9
2
5
40.0
2
2
100.0
57.4
1
5
3
1
-19
13Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
32.0
11/14/2025
@
41
32
3
3
3
0
12
20
60.0
4
9
44.4
4
5
80.0
72.1
1
2
2
3
-8
14Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
30.0
2/7/2026
vs
40
30
4
4
2
2
12
19
63.2
5
9
55.6
1
2
50.0
75.5
1
3
2
3
+5
15Derik Queen
D. Queen
30.0
11/19/2025
vs
30
30
9
4
2
2
12
18
66.7
1
2
50.0
5
8
62.5
69.7
4
5
4
4
0
16Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
30.0
11/7/2025
@
40
30
8
3
1
1
9
23
39.1
5
13
38.5
7
7
100.0
57.5
1
7
2
4
-3
17Will Richard
W. Richard
30.0
11/5/2025
@
35
30
7
3
1
0
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
5
7
71.4
83.0
5
2
1
3
+1
18Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
29.0
12/18/2025
@
37
29
11
2
2
0
10
20
50.0
1
3
33.3
8
9
88.9
60.5
4
7
2
3
-1
19Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
29.0
12/14/2025
@
44
29
4
3
1
1
11
19
57.9
3
7
42.9
4
4
100.0
69.8
0
4
2
5
+10
20Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
29.0
11/21/2025
vs
32
29
7
5
2
0
12
19
63.2
0
4
0.0
5
6
83.3
67.0
2
5
2
2
+9
21Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
28.0
3/1/2026
@
26
28
3
4
0
2
10
15
66.7
5
6
83.3
3
3
100.0
85.8
0
3
5
1
-6
22Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
28.0
2/26/2026
@
31
28
4
2
1
1
10
17
58.8
8
12
66.7
0
0
82.4
0
4
1
3
+26
23Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
28.0
2/22/2026
@
28
28
7
4
1
0
10
18
55.6
5
9
55.6
3
5
60.0
69.3
1
6
3
1
+33
24Cedric Coward
C. Coward
28.0
12/30/2025
vs
37
28
16
4
0
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
6
6
100.0
75.1
6
10
3
3
+14
25Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
28.0
12/18/2025
vs
35
28
5
7
3
0
10
17
58.8
6
12
50.0
2
2
100.0
78.3
0
5
4
3
+18

More Mavericks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.4

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.0

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

4.9

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

110.7

26th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

-4.0

22nd

3P%

33.9

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
44
.302
29.0
14
18
43
.295
29.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
6:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

21 - 40

90

Final

117

CHA Hornets

31 - 31

Tue 3 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
28
.541
12.5
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
31
31
.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
44
17
.721
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
44
.302
29.0
14
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
49
.222
34.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/29
@
109-122
Thu
1/29
@
109-99
Thu
1/29
@
131-124
Fri
1/30
@
106-111
Fri
1/30
@
124-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
9:30 PM