which rookie has the most points in an nba debut game in nba history since 1970

Since 1969-70, Brandon Jennings has posted the most points by a rookie in a game, with 55 points against the Warriors on November 14, 2009.

Interpreted as:
Which rookie has the most points in an NBA debut regular-season game in NBA history since 1970?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
55
11/14/2009
MIL MIL
vs
GSW GSW
41
5
5
0
0
21
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51
2/21/1970
MIL MIL
SEA SEA
43
8
3
18
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
50
4/12/1997
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
46
5
6
2
0
17
32
53.1
5
9
55.6
11
18
61.1
62.6
2
3
9
5
-4
4Trae Young
T. Young
49
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
56
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
2/12/1985
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
45
15
5
4
0
19
31
61.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
7
8
6
5
6Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
49
3/12/1982
DET DET
vs
GSW GSW
47
8
1
3
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
7Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48
3/26/2006
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
46
9
3
1
0
20
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
8Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
47
1/17/2011
LAC LAC
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
0
1
19
24
79.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
9Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
47
3/4/1989
GSW GSW
vs
SAC SAC
37
9
2
2
0
17
24
70.8
0
1
0.0
13
19
68.4
72.6
2
7
3
3
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
47
3/13/1971
CIN CIN
vs
ATL ATL
3
15
20
75.0
17
21
81.0
80.4
4
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
2/16/1993
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
49
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
12Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
46
2/20/1981
GSW GSW
vs
SDC SDC
45
14
1
2
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
6
8
5
5
13Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
46
3/19/1971
POR POR
vs
SEA SEA
42
4
10
14
31
45.2
18
21
85.7
57.2
0
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
2/24/1970
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
45
13
1
21
32
65.6
4
4
100.0
68.1
3
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
1/14/1970
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
48
24
6
18
34
52.9
10
17
58.8
55.4
3
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
1/26/1985
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
43
8
10
0
4
17
24
70.8
0
0
11
11
100.0
78.0
1
7
5
3
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
12/27/1984
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
44
7
11
3
0
20
33
60.6
0
1
0.0
5
5
100.0
63.9
2
5
3
1
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
11/13/1984
CHI CHI
vs
SAS SAS
43
10
4
3
2
18
27
66.7
1
1
100.0
8
11
72.7
70.7
2
8
4
4
19Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
45
3/9/1980
NJN NJN
vs
DET DET
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
45
2/13/1980
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
43
13
3
2
0
19
32
59.4
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
66.6
5
8
5
4
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
45
3/28/1973
BUF BUF
HOU HOU
25
20
36
55.6
5
6
83.3
58.2
5
22GG Jackson
GG Jackson
44
4/14/2024
MEM MEM
vs
DEN DEN
44
12
1
2
1
17
36
47.2
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
56.3
6
6
3
1
-13
23Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
44
11/20/2010
LAC LAC
vs
NYK NYK
39
15
7
2
1
14
24
58.3
0
0
16
23
69.6
64.5
4
11
4
4
-13
24Elton Brand
E. Brand
44
4/13/2000
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
43
12
2
0
3
16
21
76.2
0
0
12
15
80.0
79.7
7
5
1
2
-11
25Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44
4/11/1997
PHI PHI
@
MIL MIL
43
3
9
2
1
16
28
57.1
3
4
75.0
9
11
81.8
67.0
1
2
4
5
-7

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@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
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11/1
SAC SAC
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
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11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Tue
11/4
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
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10/21
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