which team has the most rookie points since 1950

Since 1949-50, the Cleveland Cavaliers have scored the most points by a team in their rookie season, with 5,052 points in 1986-87.

		TEAM	PTS	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1		Cavaliers	5,052	1986-87	368	28.0	13.7	5.0	2.9	1.0	0.9	5.3	11.2	47.2	0.1	0.5	23.5	3.1	4.2	72.3	52.6	1.7	3.4	2.4	10,320	1,855	1,081	379	325	883	834
2		Packers	5,017	1949-50	525		9.6		2.0			3.3	10.6	31.6				2.9	3.9	73.3	38.8						1,040				1,540
3		Olympians	4,836	1949-50	536		9.0		2.1			3.3	8.7	37.8				2.4	3.5	70.2	44.1						1,116				1,533
4		Mavericks	4,776	1981-82	357	25.6	13.4	4.7	1.9	0.7	0.4	5.5	11.4	48.2	0.1	0.2	32.5	2.3	3.3	70.7	52.2	1.7	3.0	1.7	9,154	1,664	695	264	158	614	954
5		Nationals	4,621	1949-50	532		8.7		2.1			2.9	8.1	35.9				2.8	4.0	70.8	43.8						1,128				1,570
6		Hawks	4,401	1949-50	511		8.6		2.2			3.1	8.5	36.5				2.4	3.4	71.5	43.2						1,113				1,542
7		Blackhawks	4,183	1949-50	499		8.4		2.0			2.9	8.6	33.4				2.6	3.8	68.9	40.7						1,006				1,574
8		Knicks	4,154	1964-65	331	28.9	12.5	7.0	2.0			4.9	12.3	40.2				2.7	3.7	72.7	45.1				9,569	2,307	673				1,140
9		Heat	4,134	1988-89	450	22.5	9.2	4.4	1.9	0.9	0.5	3.5	8.0	44.3	0.0	0.2	25.0	2.1	3.1	66.4	49.1	1.7	2.7	2.0	10,121	1,998	863	416	221	901	1,145
10		Royals	4,030	1955-56	349	27.3	11.5	7.2	2.9			4.4	11.9	36.8				2.8	4.0	70.7	42.4				9,537	2,509	1,023				1,063
11		Zephyrs	3,951	1962-63	375	21.2	10.5	5.0	1.6			3.9	8.5	46.3				2.7	3.8	71.2	52.0				7,954	1,860	592				911
12		Red Skins	3,783	1949-50	475		8.0		2.2			2.8	8.2	33.7				2.4	3.4	70.1	40.8						1,057				1,308
13		Pistons	3,700	1949-50	479		7.7		1.9			2.8	8.4	33.0				2.2	3.1	70.5	39.7						890				1,382
14		Nets	3,588	1980-81	362	23.8	9.9	4.4	2.6	1.1	0.7	4.0	8.7	46.3	0.0	0.2	20.0	1.8	2.5	70.5	50.4	1.5	2.8	1.9	8,600	1,582	924	391	264	677	946
15		Bucks	3,569	1969-70	215	29.6	16.6	8.8	3.1			6.6	13.3	50.1				3.3	4.9	67.9	53.9				6,373	1,888	673				626
16		Royals	3,543	1958-59	440	21.7	8.1	5.8	1.4			3.1	8.0	38.2				1.9	2.7	70.6	43.6				9,532	2,532	616				1,098
17		Bullets	3,528	1953-54	469	22.8	7.5	4.5	1.6			2.7	7.3	37.1				2.1	3.2	65.3	43.1				10,693	2,092	750				1,087
18		Rockets	3,501	1968-69	279	24.3	12.5	6.9	1.6			4.9	11.3	43.5				2.7	4.2	65.0	47.7				6,789	1,933	460				665
19		Cavaliers	3,464	1997-98	310	29.8	11.2	4.8	3.6	1.4	0.7	4.2	9.0	46.9	0.1	0.3	18.2	2.7	3.4	79.6	53.4	1.5	3.3	2.0	9,228	1,488	1,122	430	211	633	933	+734
20		Packers	3,332	1961-62	228	25.0	14.6	9.2	1.7			5.6	12.1	46.5				3.3	5.0	66.4	50.9				5,690	2,098	389				575
21		Kings	3,325	1990-91	321	25.8	10.4	4.7	2.3	0.9	0.8	3.8	8.9	43.1	0.2	0.7	36.0	2.4	3.4	71.7	49.7	1.5	3.2	1.8	8,287	1,507	747	304	256	578	803
22		Knicks	3,263	1979-80	367	20.8	8.9	4.2	1.4	0.6	0.5	3.5	7.1	48.7	0.0	0.1	13.0	1.9	2.6	73.7	53.6	1.5	2.7	1.6	7,643	1,544	504	223	169	596	895
23		Suns	3,241	1977-78	342	18.6	9.5	3.8	1.9	0.7	0.3	3.8	7.8	48.7				1.9	2.5	74.9	53.2	1.4	2.5	1.7	6,370	1,309	637	243	99	580	665
24		Royals	3,227	1960-61	223	26.1	14.5	5.8	4.4			5.3	11.9	44.7				3.8	4.9	78.0	51.5				5,815	1,290	976				539
25		Trail Blazers	3,221	1971-72	284	23.3	11.3	5.8	2.3			4.4	10.4	42.1				2.5	3.6	70.3	47.1				6,606	1,645	641				652

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8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	6.5
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Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	1.5
3	Celtics	21	12	.636	3.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
5	76ers	18	14	.563	6.0
6	Magic	19	15	.559	6.0
7	Heat	19	15	.559	6.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	8.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	9.5
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.0
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	13.5
13	Nets	10	21	.323	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.0
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Clippers	12	21	.364	16.5
12	Jazz	12	21	.364	16.5
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	17.5
14	Kings	8	26	.235	21.0
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

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Sun 11/30	LAC	@	MIA	123-140
Sun 11/30	CHI	@	ORL	120-125
Sun 11/30	CHA	@	BKN	103-116
Sun 11/30	HOU	@	UTA	125-133
Sun 11/30	DAL	@	DEN	131-121

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	SAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	BKN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	ATL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	ORL	@	CHI	8:00 PM