what are the most points in a game by a rookie point guard this year

Jared McCain posted the most points by a rookie point guard in a game this season, with 34 points against the Cavaliers on November 13.

Interpreted as:

What are the most points in a regular-season game by a rookie point guard this year?

	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	Jared McCain J. McCain	34	11/13/2024	PHI	vs	CLE	38	2	10	2	0	12	26	46.2	6	13	46.2	4	4	100.0	61.2	0	2	3	1	-11
2	Stephon Castle S. Castle	33	2/7/2025	SAS	@	CHA	31	4	2	0	0	10	15	66.7	3	5	60.0	10	11	90.9	83.2	1	3	4	2	+7
3	Carlton Carrington C. Carrington	32	4/3/2025	WAS	vs	ORL	37	9	7	0	0	12	18	66.7	7	10	70.0	1	1	100.0	86.8	1	8	1	3	-5
4	Stephon Castle S. Castle	32	3/2/2025	SAS	vs	OKC	32	8	3	0	0	12	21	57.1	4	10	40.0	4	7	57.1	66.4	4	4	4	2	0
5	Jared McCain J. McCain	30	11/22/2024	PHI	vs	BKN	39	5	3	2	0	11	20	55.0	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	70.4	2	3	3	3	+8
6	Jared McCain J. McCain	29	11/15/2024	PHI	@	ORL	31	1	4	0	0	10	17	58.8	5	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	77.3	1	0	0	6	+13
7	Keaton Wallace K. Wallace	27	1/15/2025	ATL	@	CHI	38	6	6	4	0	10	18	55.6	4	7	57.1	3	3	100.0	69.9	1	5	1	3	+29
8	Jared McCain J. McCain	27	11/10/2024	PHI	vs	CHA	31	3	2	0	0	10	18	55.6	3	8	37.5	4	4	100.0	68.3	0	3	1	3	-9
9	Stephon Castle S. Castle	26	3/14/2025	SAS	vs	CHA	29	3	1	1	1	10	17	58.8	3	7	42.9	3	4	75.0	69.3	1	2	4	2	-16
10	Stephon Castle S. Castle	26	1/15/2025	SAS	vs	MEM	33	3	4	0	0	9	21	42.9	2	9	22.2	6	7	85.7	54.0	3	0	1	3	-14
11	Stephon Castle S. Castle	25	3/7/2025	SAS	@	SAC	26	2	3	0	0	10	17	58.8	2	5	40.0	3	3	100.0	68.2	2	0	1	6	-8
12	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	25	3/3/2025	HOU	@	OKC	31	2	5	2	1	10	17	58.8	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	69.9	0	2	3	1	-12
13	Stephon Castle S. Castle	24	3/1/2025	SAS	@	MEM	32	3	7	1	0	8	16	50.0	2	6	33.3	6	6	100.0	64.4	0	3	1	4	+13
14	Jared McCain J. McCain	24	12/4/2024	PHI	vs	ORL	39	7	3	0	0	10	17	58.8	3	6	50.0	1	3	33.3	65.5	1	6	4	5	+6
15	Stephon Castle S. Castle	23	3/17/2025	SAS	@	LAL	28	8	3	0	0	8	19	42.1	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	53.1	2	6	2	5	-8
16	Carlton Carrington C. Carrington	23	2/8/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	38	4	7	1	0	9	13	69.2	5	7	71.4	0	0		88.5	1	3	2	2	-20
17	Stephon Castle S. Castle	23	1/13/2025	SAS	@	LAL	36	4	1	2	0	10	16	62.5	1	4	25.0	2	4	50.0	64.8	1	3	2	1	+10
18	Isaiah Collier I. Collier	23	1/12/2025	UTA	vs	BKN	37	7	7	0	1	9	16	56.3	3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	68.1	0	7	2	3	+1
19	Stephon Castle S. Castle	23	11/26/2024	SAS	@	UTA	29	3	5	0	1	9	20	45.0	3	8	37.5	2	4	50.0	52.8	1	2	1	4	-8
20	Jared McCain J. McCain	23	11/12/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	30	3	2	0	0	7	16	43.8	4	10	40.0	5	5	100.0	63.2	1	2	2	1	+3
21	Stephon Castle S. Castle	23	11/9/2024	SAS	vs	UTA	35	2	3	2	0	8	16	50.0	3	7	42.9	4	5	80.0	63.2	0	2	1	4	-3
22	Stephon Castle S. Castle	22	4/6/2025	SAS	@	POR	31	7	5	1	0	7	17	41.2	1	5	20.0	7	9	77.8	52.5	2	5	4	3	-8
23	Stephon Castle S. Castle	22	4/4/2025	SAS	vs	CLE	33	9	11	1	0	8	16	50.0	1	6	16.7	5	6	83.3	59.0	1	8	3	1	-2
24	Isaiah Collier I. Collier	22	4/2/2025	UTA	@	HOU	32	5	10	0	1	7	11	63.6	2	5	40.0	6	8	75.0	75.8	0	5	0	2	-16
25	Stephon Castle S. Castle	22	3/29/2025	SAS	vs	BOS	30	2	8	1	0	7	18	38.9	1	7	14.3	7	10	70.0	49.1	0	2	0	2	-11