what are the most points in their first game by a rookie point guard

Isiah Thomas scored the most points by a rookie point guard in his first game, with 31 points versus the Bucks on October 30, 1981.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
31
10/30/1981
DET DET
vs
MIL MIL
41
3
11
1
1
10
19
52.6
1
1
100.0
10
13
76.9
62.7
3
4
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
30
11/1/1996
PHI PHI
vs
MIL MIL
37
2
6
1
0
12
19
63.2
2
4
50.0
4
6
66.7
69.3
2
0
3
5
-15
3Danny Finn
D. Finn
28
1/22/1953
PHI PHI
vs
MIL MIL
10
7
10
18
55.6
8
12
66.7
60.1
6
4Bobby Jackson
B. Jackson
27
10/31/1997
DEN DEN
vs
SAS SAS
37
6
1
2
0
10
19
52.6
2
3
66.7
5
5
100.0
63.7
3
3
4
4
-9
5Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
26
11/10/1990
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
25
3
6
1
0
12
19
63.2
1
1
100.0
1
2
50.0
65.4
1
2
7
4
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26
10/12/1979
LAL LAL
@
SDC SDC
41
8
4
1
4
10
21
47.6
0
0
6
10
60.0
51.2
4
4
3
3
7Cleo Hill
C. Hill
26
10/21/1961
STL STL
vs
CIN CIN
33
4
9
15
60.0
8
8
100.0
70.2
6
8Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
24
10/23/2019
MIA MIA
vs
MEM MEM
27
2
3
2
0
10
18
55.6
1
2
50.0
3
3
100.0
62.1
0
2
1
5
+27
9Guy Rodgers
G. Rodgers
24
12/11/1958
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
28
4
9
10
17
58.8
4
4
100.0
64.0
5
10Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
23
10/31/2012
POR POR
vs
LAL LAL
35
3
11
1
0
7
17
41.2
1
4
25.0
8
8
100.0
56.0
0
3
6
2
+16
11Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
23
11/5/1993
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
31
3
8
0
0
9
13
69.2
2
5
40.0
3
4
75.0
77.9
0
3
3
4
12Billy McKinney
B. McKinney
23
10/15/1978
KCK KCK
@
SEA SEA
24
0
1
6
8
75.0
11
12
91.7
86.6
0
0
2
13Bill Tosheff
B. Tosheff
23
11/3/1951
IND
@
BAL BAL
6
11
11
100.0
5
14Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
23
11/4/1948
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
8
7
7
100.0
15Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
22
10/30/2013
PHI PHI
vs
MIA MIA
36
7
12
9
0
6
10
60.0
4
6
66.7
6
8
75.0
81.4
0
7
1
1
+12
16Jason Williams
J. Williams
21
2/5/1999
SAC SAC
@
SAS SAS
36
4
3
5
1
9
19
47.4
3
7
42.9
0
0
55.3
0
4
2
1
-23
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
21
10/19/1960
CIN CIN
vs
LAL LAL
43
12
10
8
20
40.0
5
5
100.0
47.3
3
18Speedy Claxton
S. Claxton
20
10/30/2001
PHI PHI
@
MIN MIN
40
1
4
1
0
7
15
46.7
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
58.1
1
0
2
3
-9
19Rumeal Robinson
R. Robinson
19
11/2/1990
ATL ATL
vs
ORL ORL
29
7
7
0
3
8
13
61.5
0
0
3
5
60.0
62.5
3
4
1
1
20Charlie Davis
C. Davis
19
10/15/1971
CLE CLE
vs
BUF BUF
39
3
5
7
16
43.8
5
6
83.3
51.0
4
21Howard Komives
H. Komives
19
10/17/1964
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
44
7
7
8
3
4
75.0
22Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
18
10/18/2017
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
35
10
5
2
1
7
14
50.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
54.1
3
7
1
3
+3
23Jonny Flynn
J. Flynn
18
10/28/2009
MIN MIN
vs
NJN NJN
29
4
2
2
0
5
13
38.5
0
0
8
10
80.0
51.7
1
3
3
2
-4
24Deron Williams
D. Williams
18
11/2/2005
UTA UTA
vs
DAL DAL
26
3
3
0
0
7
14
50.0
3
4
75.0
1
1
100.0
62.3
0
3
1
2
+17
25Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
18
10/28/2003
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
41
4
4
0
0
8
18
44.4
0
1
0.0
2
3
66.7
46.6
1
3
5
3
-5

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1
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3
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5
2
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0.5
4
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5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5
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11/5
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@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Mon
11/10
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
11/12
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Last Game
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114

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106

MEM Grizzlies

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Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
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11/4
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8:00 PM
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