rockets rookie record for most 20 point games in a month

Elvin Hayes has the most games by a San Diego Rockets rookie in a month with 20+ points, with 15 games in December 1968 and in November 1968.

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	NAME	GP	PTS	MONTH	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	15	461	December 1968		30.7	17.1	0.8			12.5	27.6	45.4				5.7	8.9	63.4	48.7					256	12				54
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	15	511	November 1968	46.8	34.1	19.5				12.8						8.5	11.9	70.9					702	293
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	14	412	January 1969		29.4	17.9	1.4			11.6	26.6	43.7				6.1	10.0	61.4	47.4					250	19				45
4	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	12	286	November 1983	35.5	23.8	12.3	2.2	0.6	2.4	9.8	17.0	57.4	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.6	65.8	59.9	3.8	8.6	3.7	426	148	26	7	29	44	56
5	Jalen Green J. Green	11	275	March 2022	35.7	25.0	3.6	2.9	0.5	0.5	9.4	18.5	50.7	3.9	9.1	43.0	2.4	2.9	81.3	63.3	0.8	2.8	1.7	393	40	32	5	6	19	21	+7
6	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	11	289	January 1984	34.9	26.3	12.0	1.6	1.5	2.6	10.8	18.5	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	7.5	62.2	60.2	3.8	8.2	3.5	384	132	18	17	29	38	45
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	10	260	January 1985	38.2	26.0	13.7	1.5	1.3	2.6	10.9	18.8	58.0	0.0	0.0		4.2	6.3	66.7	60.3	7.8	5.9	3.6	382	137	15	13	26	36	32
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	10	289	March 1969		28.9	15.1	1.7			12.3	25.2	48.8				4.3	7.7	55.8	50.5					151	17				27
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	10	297	February 1969		29.7	17.7				11.9						5.9	9.1	64.8						177					32
10	Steve Francis S. Francis	9	231	January 2000	38.6	25.7	6.8	9.1	1.4	0.3	8.6	17.4	49.0	1.2	3.2	37.9	7.3	9.0	81.5	60.0	3.6	3.2	4.4	347	61	82	13	3	40	31	-24
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	224	March 1985	41.3	24.9	15.2	1.7	1.2	4.0	10.4	19.4	53.7	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.3	75.0	57.1	7.4	7.8	2.8	372	137	15	11	36	25	32
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	235	December 1984	37.8	26.1	12.8	1.3	1.2	2.9	10.2	17.0	60.1	0.0	0.0		5.7	9.3	60.7	61.9	5.6	7.2	3.1	340	115	12	11	26	28	39
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	8	218	February 1985	39.3	27.3	13.8	1.6	1.6	2.1	10.8	17.6	61.0	0.0	0.0		5.8	9.3	62.2	62.8	6.0	7.8	3.4	314	110	13	13	17	27	35
14	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	8	201	March 1984	37.3	25.1	11.8	2.1	0.5	2.4	10.0	18.9	53.0	0.0	0.0		5.1	6.6	77.4	57.7	3.5	8.3	3.6	298	94	17	4	19	29	37
15	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	7	190	February 1984	35.4	27.1	10.1	1.4	0.7	2.6	11.3	20.0	56.4	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.7	68.1	59.1	3.7	6.4	4.7	248	71	10	5	18	33	31
16	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	7	190	February 1971	28.9	27.1	3.9	3.1			10.3	19.1	53.7				6.6	8.1	80.7	59.7				202	27	22				22
17	Steve Francis S. Francis	6	147	November 1999	38.5	24.5	7.3	6.5	1.8	0.5	8.3	16.3	51.0	3.0	7.2	41.9	4.8	6.0	80.6	64.6	2.7	4.7	4.7	231	44	39	11	3	28	20	-8
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	148	November 1984	36.8	24.7	12.8	1.5	1.5	2.7	9.3	17.5	53.3	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	57.5	6.7	6.2	3.3	221	77	9	9	16	20	27
19	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	6	154	December 1983	41.5	25.7	15.3	3.8	0.7	4.5	11.0	19.2	57.4	0.2	0.2	100.0	3.5	5.5	63.6	59.5	5.5	9.8	3.2	249	92	23	4	27	19	25
20	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	6	155	January 1971	31.2	25.8	3.8	3.8			8.7	14.5	59.8				8.5	9.5	89.5	69.1				187	23	23				21
21	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	6	161	October 1968		26.8	16.0				11.7						3.5	7.0	50.0						96
22	Yao Ming Y. Ming	5	108	March 2003	32.8	21.6	8.2	2.0	0.6	2.0	7.8	13.4	58.2	0.2	0.2	100.0	5.8	7.0	82.9	65.5	2.4	5.8	3.6	164	41	10	3	10	18	11	+14
23	Steve Francis S. Francis	5	134	April 2000	40.8	26.8	6.2	7.0	1.4	1.0	10.0	17.2	58.1	2.4	4.0	60.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	67.5	2.0	4.2	5.8	204	31	35	7	5	29	19	+5
24	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	5	128	April 1984	32.6	25.6	8.4	3.0	1.4	1.8	11.6	18.0	64.4	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.6	66.7	65.4	3.0	5.4	4.2	163	42	15	7	9	21	20
25	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	5	108	December 1970	36.0	21.6	4.6	7.0			7.8	17.2	45.3				6.0	7.2	83.3	53.0				180	23	35				18

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DRTG

113.2

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

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1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

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TS% Leaders

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Duren

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Ayton

67.4

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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Jokić

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Dončić

1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

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Dončić

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Elvin Hayes has the most games by a San Diego Rockets rookie in a month with 20+ points, with 15 games in December 1968 and in November 1968.

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