most points cavs rookie in a game, last 16 years

Between November 2, 2010 and November 2, 2026, Jordan McRae has scored the most points by a Cavaliers rookie in a game, with 36 points against the Pistons on April 13, 2016.

	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	Jordan McRae J. McRae	36	4/13/2016	CLE	vs	DET	47	4	7	0	0	14	29	48.3	3	5	60.0	5	8	62.5	55.4	1	3	5	5	+3
2	Dion Waiters D. Waiters	33	1/14/2013	CLE	@	SAC	29	2	5	0	0	12	18	66.7	3	3	100.0	6	8	75.0	76.7	1	1	0	2	-5
3	Isaac Okoro I. Okoro	32	5/4/2021	CLE	vs	PHX	47	3	6	1	0	10	16	62.5	3	4	75.0	9	9	100.0	80.2	1	2	1	1	-19
4	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	32	1/27/2012	CLE	vs	NJN	31	6	2	2	0	12	20	60.0	2	5	40.0	6	8	75.0	68.0	4	2	1	2	+1
5	Jaylon Tyson J. Tyson	31	4/13/2025	CLE	vs	IND	46	7	4	3	1	12	25	48.0	4	12	33.3	3	4	75.0	57.9	3	4	5	3	0
6	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	30	3/14/2022	CLE	vs	LAC	40	6	1	2	2	13	22	59.1	1	3	33.3	3	6	50.0	60.9	3	3	1	1	+4
7	Kevin Porter Jr. K. Porter Jr.	30	2/24/2020	CLE	vs	MIA	41	8	3	3	0	9	18	50.0	4	7	57.1	8	10	80.0	67.0	3	5	2	5	+22
8	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	29	2/2/2022	CLE	@	HOU	36	12	2	1	0	12	20	60.0	0	1	0.0	5	9	55.6	60.5	5	7	4	4	-9
9	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	29	12/8/2018	CLE	vs	WAS	40	3	6	2	0	13	23	56.5	3	7	42.9	0	0		63.0	0	3	4	3	+10
10	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	29	11/24/2018	CLE	vs	HOU	34	4	2	0	0	14	21	66.7	1	3	33.3	0	0		69.0	0	4	3	4	+7
11	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	29	3/30/2012	CLE	vs	MIL	32	3	5	0	0	11	20	55.0	6	6	100.0	1	1	100.0	70.9	0	3	6	1	-10
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	29	3/21/2012	CLE	@	ATL	42	9	9	3	0	10	19	52.6	3	6	50.0	6	7	85.7	65.7	2	7	7	0	+7
13	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	28	3/16/2019	CLE	@	DAL	38	2	4	0	0	10	16	62.5	4	7	57.1	4	5	80.0	76.9	0	2	0	2	+3
14	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	28	3/11/2019	CLE	vs	TOR	36	4	5	0	0	10	18	55.6	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	70.9	1	3	0	3	+11
15	Dion Waiters D. Waiters	28	11/5/2012	CLE	@	LAC	32	3	1	0	0	10	17	58.8	7	11	63.6	1	1	100.0	80.3	0	3	1	2	+3
16	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	28	3/14/2012	CLE	@	MIL	29	3	5	1	0	11	16	68.8	2	4	50.0	4	4	100.0	78.8	1	2	8	2	-6
17	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	27	3/18/2022	CLE	vs	DEN	39	11	0	1	2	11	22	50.0	0	3	0.0	5	7	71.4	53.8	6	5	1	2	-2
18	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	27	4/5/2019	CLE	@	GSW	32	1	4	2	0	10	21	47.6	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	59.3	0	1	0	2	-7
19	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	27	3/18/2019	CLE	vs	DET	33	2	1	2	0	10	16	62.5	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	80.0	0	2	4	0	+11
20	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	27	3/8/2019	CLE	@	MIA	35	0	6	0	0	11	17	64.7	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	75.5	0	0	7	1	-16
21	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	27	2/8/2019	CLE	@	WAS	38	3	4	0	0	10	18	55.6	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	68.3	0	3	2	2	-11
22	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	27	2/5/2019	CLE	vs	BOS	42	4	3	2	0	11	24	45.8	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	54.3	1	3	2	2	-6
23	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	27	3/19/2012	CLE	@	NJN	37	12	1	0	1	12	16	75.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	76.0	8	4	2	3	-8
24	Manny Harris M. Harris	27	1/9/2011	CLE	@	PHX	41	8	2	1	0	7	13	53.8	4	7	57.1	9	11	81.8	75.7	3	5	1	3	-10
25	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	26	11/7/2021	CLE	@	NYK	36	9	5	1	1	11	15	73.3	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	81.9	3	6	1	1	+26

Unlock 2x data

More NBA News

Doncic scores 45, grabs season-high 15 boards in win over Toronto

Nov 2, 2026

Luka Doncic has 45 points, 15 rebounds while leading Lakers to 131-125 victory over Raptors

Nov 2, 2026

Rookie Lendeborg scores career-high 37 points, Warriors top Clippers 124-112 without Curry, Green

Nov 2, 2026

Hawks' Flemings suspended for a game for elbowing the Pelicans' McGowens in the head

Nov 2, 2026

Porter, Randle help Nets to 98-90 victory over Pacers

Nov 2, 2026

Jayson Tatum's 32, Paul George's 10 4th-quarter points lead Boston Celtics to road win in Orlando

Nov 1, 2026

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.2

Allen

APG

6.3

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

7th

DRTG

112.3

16th

NETRTG

4.8

10th

3P%

37.0

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	PHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 2

136

Final

111

Bucks

1 - 5

Sat 31 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

37.7

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.9

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

73.7

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

120.3

119.9

119.4

118.9

DRtg Rankings

103.8

105.4

105.9

108.2

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

9.5

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

0-6

1-5

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

365.8

Dončić

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

389.3

Dončić

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Dončić

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-0

6-1

5-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	4	.333	3.5
10	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Pacers	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	1	5	.167	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Warriors	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	5	.167	5.0
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0