most 45+ points games by a rookie since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most games by a rookie with 45+ points in a season, with 4 games in 1984-85.

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	184	1984-85	CHI	43.8	46.0	10.0	7.5	2.5	1.5	18.5	28.8	64.3	0.3	0.5	50.0	8.8	10.0	87.5	69.4	3.0	7.0	4.5	175	40	30	10	6	18	13
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	3	145	2025-26	DAL	36.7	48.3	8.0	5.0	1.7	1.0	17.7	28.7	61.6	3.7	6.0	61.1	9.3	10.0	93.3	73.1	1.3	6.7	1.7	110	24	15	5	3	5	7	+11
3	Trae Young T. Young	1	49	2018-19	ATL	55.8	49.0	8.0	16.0	1.0	1.0	17.0	33.0	51.5	6.0	13.0	46.2	9.0	11.0	81.8	64.7	1.0	7.0	9.0	56	8	16	1	1	9	2	-9
4	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	1	47	2010-11	LAC	36.9	47.0	14.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	19.0	24.0	79.2	0.0	0.0		9.0	11.0	81.8	81.5	3.0	11.0	4.0	37	14	3	0	1	4	3	+17
5	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	1	55	2009-10	MIL	40.7	55.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	34.0	61.8	7.0	8.0	87.5	6.0	8.0	75.0	73.3	1.0	4.0	4.0	41	5	5	0	0	4	1	+11
6	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	1	48	2005-06	TOR	46.0	48.0	9.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	6.0	11.0	54.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	72.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	46	9	3	1	0	3	4	-6
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1	50	1996-97	PHI	46.0	50.0	5.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	17.0	32.0	53.1	5.0	9.0	55.6	11.0	18.0	61.1	62.6	2.0	3.0	9.0	46	5	6	2	0	9	5	-4
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	46	1992-93	ORL	49.0	46.0	21.0	3.0	0.0	5.0	19.0	25.0	76.0	0.0	0.0		8.0	16.0	50.0	71.8	3.0	18.0	6.0	49	21	3	0	5	6	5
9	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	1	47	1988-89	GSW	37.0	47.0	9.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	17.0	24.0	70.8	0.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	72.6	2.0	7.0	3.0	37	9	2	2	0	3	3
10	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	1	49	1981-82	DET	47.0	49.0	8.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	19.0	28.0	67.9	0.0	0.0		11.0	16.0	68.8	69.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	47	8	1	3	0	4	4
11	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	1	46	1980-81	GSW	45.0	46.0	14.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	27.0	63.0	0.0	0.0		12.0	17.0	70.6	66.7	6.0	8.0	5.0	45	14	1	2	1	5	5
12	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	1	45	1979-80	NJN	36.0	45.0	10.0	4.0			19.0	28.0	67.9	1.0			6.0	7.0	85.7	72.4				36	10	4				3
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	1	45	1979-80	BOS	43.0	45.0	13.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	19.0	32.0	59.4	3.0	5.0	60.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	66.6	5.0	8.0	5.0	43	13	3	2	0	5	4

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More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.6

Powell

RPG

8.2

Smith

APG

8.0

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.5

27th

DRTG

121.6

28th

NETRTG

-15.1

29th

3P%

27.6

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Wed 11/11	SAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

2 - 3

133

Final

127

Bulls

1 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5