Walt Bellamy put up 45 points in his rookie season against the Cincinnati Royals on November 11, 1961.
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rookies who scored 40 or more points in a regular-season game before 1963| NAME | DATE | PTS | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | W. Bellamy | 11/11/1961 | 45 | vs | 20 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 59.2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | | W. Bellamy | 12/14/1961 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | W. Bellamy | 12/16/1961 | 45 | vs | 19 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | | W. Bellamy | 1/7/1962 | 44 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 67.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | | W. Bellamy | 1/21/1962 | 48 | vs | 14 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Bellamy | 1/24/1962 | 47 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 57.9 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | | W. Bellamy | 1/27/1962 | 45 | vs | 24 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 76.5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Bellamy | 1/28/1962 | 45 | @ | 18 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 76.5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | | W. Bellamy | 1/31/1962 | 47 | vs | 20 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | | W. Bellamy | 2/10/1962 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 63.6 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | | W. Bellamy | 2/20/1962 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 41.9 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 44.8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | | W. Bellamy | 2/23/1962 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  | O. Robertson | 11/15/1960 | 44 | vs | 15 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 56.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | O. Robertson | 11/27/1960 | 42 | vs | 49 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | | O. Robertson | 12/1/1960 | 41 | vs | 47 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 58.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | O. Robertson | 12/26/1960 | 43 | @ | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | | O. Robertson | 12/27/1960 | 45 | vs | 48 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 64.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | O. Robertson | 1/2/1961 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 59.9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | | O. Robertson | 1/14/1961 | 45 | @ | 47 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | | O. Robertson | 2/13/1961 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 56.7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | O. Robertson | 2/19/1961 | 43 | vs | 9 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 |  | W. Chamberlain | 10/24/1959 | 43 | @ | 48 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 11/4/1959 | 41 | vs | 47 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 42.5 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 44.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | W. Chamberlain | 11/11/1959 | 41 | @ | 48 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 52.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | W. Chamberlain | 11/12/1959 | 55 | @ | 47 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 53.5 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
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