which rookie has the most 3 pt attempts in an nba game

Wilt Chamberlain has the most attempted shots by a rookie in a game with 3+ points, with 51 attempts against the Minneapolis Lakers on December 30, 1959.

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NAMEFGAPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
51
45
12/30/1959
vs
46
32
3
19
37.3
7
11
63.6
40.3
3
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
50
37
12/3/1946
vs
16
32.0
5
8
62.5
34.6
2
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
58
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
26
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
45
54
11/13/1968
vs
48
22
20
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44
53
2/23/1960
47
29
1
25
56.8
3
11
27.3
54.3
2
6Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
43
44
2/20/1962
24
4
18
41.9
8
14
57.1
44.8
4
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43
55
11/12/1959
@
47
29
2
23
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
8Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
42
45
12/16/1961
vs
19
5
21
50.0
3
3
100.0
51.9
5
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
44
1/15/1960
vs
48
43
2
16
38.1
12
19
63.2
43.7
2
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
35
1/10/1960
@
48
27
7
13
31.0
9
13
69.2
36.7
2
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
41
58
1/25/1960
47
42
4
24
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
12Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
40
42
11/14/1981
vs
41
8
1
0
1
18
45.0
2
5
40.0
4
8
50.0
48.3
7
1
2
5
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
40
28
2/8/1969
@
53
24
0
13
32.5
2
4
50.0
33.5
4
14Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
40
35
1/13/1962
@
23
4
17
42.5
1
3
33.3
42.4
6
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40
41
11/4/1959
vs
47
40
0
17
42.5
7
15
46.7
44.0
1
16Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
39
46
3/20/1968
vs
41
2
4
19
48.7
8
8
100.0
54.1
2
17Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
39
39
12/9/1961
@
27
1
19
48.7
1
9
11.1
45.4
5
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
39
42
3/4/1960
53
22
0
19
48.7
4
8
50.0
49.4
1
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
39
45
1/30/1960
@
48
21
3
22
56.4
1
4
25.0
55.2
2
20Dave Bing
D. Bing
38
47
3/8/1967
vs
6
5
21
55.3
5
6
83.3
57.8
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
41
3/3/1960
vs
47
19
3
18
47.4
5
7
71.4
49.9
3
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
48
1/9/1960
vs
48
37
3
20
52.6
8
15
53.3
53.8
3
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
52
1/5/1960
48
20
0
20
52.6
12
18
66.7
56.6
3
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
30
11/7/1959
@
48
28
1
12
31.6
6
12
50.0
34.7
2
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38
55
2/25/1959
12
22
57.9
11
17
64.7
60.5
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts going back to the 1982-83 season.

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