which rookie shooting guard has the most points in one game in nba history

Earl Monroe has scored the most points by a rookie shooting guard in a game, with 56 points versus the Lakers on February 13, 1968.

Interpreted as:

Which rookie shooting guard has the most points in one regular-season game in NBA history?

	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	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	56	2/13/1968	BAL	vs	LAL	51	7	3			20	33	60.6				16	22	72.7	65.6				4
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	2/12/1985	CHI	vs	DET	45	15	5	4	0	19	31	61.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.7	7	8	6	5
3	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	49	2/24/1968	BAL	vs	DET			10			16	26	61.5				17	26	65.4	65.4
4	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	47	3/4/1989	GSW	vs	SAC	37	9	2	2	0	17	24	70.8	0	1	0.0	13	19	68.4	72.6	2	7	3	3
5	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	46	3/19/1971	POR	vs	SEA	42	4	10			14	31	45.2				18	21	85.7	57.2				0
6	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	46	3/20/1968	BAL	vs	PHI	41	2	4			19	39	48.7				8	8	100.0	54.1				2
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	1/26/1985	CHI	vs	ATL	43	8	10	0	4	17	24	70.8	0	0		11	11	100.0	78.0	1	7	5	3
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	12/27/1984	CHI	vs	CLE	44	7	11	3	0	20	33	60.6	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	63.9	2	5	3	1
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	11/13/1984	CHI	vs	SAS	43	10	4	3	2	18	27	66.7	1	1	100.0	8	11	72.7	70.7	2	8	4	4
10	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	45	2/3/1968	BAL	vs	PHI	46	5	8			17	32	53.1				11	13	84.6	59.7				4
11	Hal Greer H. Greer	45	2/14/1959	SYR	@	BOS	37	11				20	28	71.4				5	7	71.4	72.4				4
12	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	44	3/13/1971	ATL	@	CIN		3				18	27	66.7				8	10	80.0	70.1				5
13	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	44	2/17/1968	BAL	@	CIN		6				16	30	53.3				12	16	75.0	59.4				3
14	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	43	2/23/1971	POR	@	PHI	42	5	4			18	31	58.1				7	9	77.8	61.5				3
15	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	43	2/12/1971	POR	vs	SEA	40	4	1			18	28	64.3				7	8	87.5	68.2				4
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	38	6	7	1	1	17	22	77.3	8	9	88.9	0	1	0.0	93.6	1	5	3	4	+11
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	3/18/2021	MIN	@	PHX	38	7	3	2	0	15	31	48.4	4	13	30.8	8	13	61.5	57.2	3	4	2	2	+9
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	4/16/2008	SEA	@	GSW	43	13	6	1	2	18	25	72.0	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	76.0	3	10	5	0	+14
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	1/5/1985	CHI	@	NYK	42	7	4	2	1	16	25	64.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	70.4	4	3	3	3
20	Jalen Green J. Green	41	4/10/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	40	1	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	66.5	0	1	0	1	0
21	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	41	12/1/2017	UTA	vs	NOP	37	4	4	0	0	13	25	52.0	6	12	50.0	9	11	81.8	68.7	0	4	2	3	+11
22	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	41	1/23/2009	LAC	vs	OKC	44	2	4	1	0	12	19	63.2	5	7	71.4	12	14	85.7	81.5	0	2	2	4	0
23	LeBron James L. James	41	3/27/2004	CLE	vs	NJN	43	6	13	3	0	15	29	51.7	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	61.4	2	4	2	1	+10
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	2/5/1985	CHI	vs	BOS	45	12	7	4	1	14	25	56.0	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	65.8	4	8	1	6
25	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	41	3/2/1971	POR	@	DET	42	6	8			16	25	64.0				9	12	75.0	67.7				1