most points in one half of a game by a rookie all-time

Luka Dončić has scored the most points by a rookie in the first half, with 778 points in 2018-19.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	778	2018-19	DAL	72	15.9	10.8	4.0	3.2	0.5	0.2	3.6	8.6	42.0	1.3	3.7	33.6	2.3	3.1	75.5	54.1	0.5	3.5	1.6	1,144	291	231	35	13	116	73	-22
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	752	2023-24	SAS	71	14.2	10.6	5.2	1.9	0.8	1.7	3.9	8.6	44.8	0.8	2.8	29.9	2.0	2.5	80.4	54.5	1.0	4.2	1.7	1,011	372	136	56	121	118	60	-29
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	744	2015-16	MIN	82		9.1	5.1	1.0	0.3	0.7	3.8	7.3	52.2	0.2	0.5	35.6	1.3	1.6	81.3	56.9	1.4	3.7	1.1		418	79	28	59	89	116
4	Trae Young T. Young	719	2018-19	ATL	81	15.5	8.9	1.7	4.3	0.5	0.0	3.1	7.4	41.4	0.9	2.8	33.0	1.8	2.2	83.5	53.0	0.3	1.3	1.8	1,255	135	350	40	4	142	72	-184
5	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	717	2022-23	ORL	72	16.8	10.0	3.4	2.1	0.5	0.3	3.4	7.9	43.4	0.5	1.8	29.3	2.5	3.5	71.4	52.5	0.5	2.9	1.4	1,211	245	153	36	19	99	84	-64
6	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	711	2014-15	MIN	82		8.7	2.3	1.1	0.6	0.3	3.2	7.3	43.6	0.3	0.8	30.4	2.1	2.7	76.6	51.2	0.8	1.5	1.1		191	94	50	26	91	87
7	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	708	2023-24	OKC	82	14.8	8.6	4.4	1.4	0.4	1.1	3.3	6.3	52.7	0.8	2.2	35.2	1.2	1.5	82.3	62.3	0.7	3.7	0.8	1,212	360	111	32	94	67	98	+196
8	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	693	2018-19	CLE	82	15.8	8.5	1.3	1.4	0.2	0.0	3.3	7.4	44.3	0.7	1.4	45.8	1.2	1.4	87.6	52.6	0.2	1.0	1.3	1,298	103	116	19	4	106	93	-407
9	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	685	2017-18	UTA	79	16.6	8.7	1.7	1.8	0.8	0.2	3.3	7.9	41.3	1.0	3.2	32.0	1.1	1.4	81.3	51.0	0.2	1.4	1.2	1,313	133	140	66	16	98	111	+224
10	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	674	2022-23	IND	78	13.4	8.6	2.1	0.8	0.2	0.1	2.8	6.3	44.1	0.7	2.0	34.2	2.4	2.8	87.1	57.6	0.5	1.6	0.9	1,046	166	66	19	5	73	74	-94
11	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	666	2017-18	PHI	81	16.7	8.2	4.1	4.6	0.9	0.5	3.6	6.8	53.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.9	1.7	53.9	54.2	0.9	3.3	1.6	1,352	333	372	69	42	129	97	+289
12	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	657	2018-19	PHX	71	15.7	9.3	5.5	0.9	0.5	0.5	4.1	7.2	56.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.4	75.0	59.0	1.8	3.6	0.9	1,113	387	62	38	32	63	113	-225
13	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	625	2022-23	DET	74	15.9	8.4	2.2	2.8	0.4	0.2	2.9	6.6	43.4	1.0	2.5	41.0	1.7	2.3	73.3	55.3	0.5	1.7	1.8	1,176	166	209	31	12	132	123	-348
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	614	2020-21	MIN	72	15.7	8.5	2.1	1.7	0.5	0.3	3.1	8.0	39.2	1.1	3.5	31.1	1.2	1.5	79.2	49.2	0.3	1.8	1.2	1,129	154	123	38	19	84	78	-227
15	Brandon Miller B. Miller	611	2023-24	CHA	74	15.5	8.3	2.1	1.0	0.4	0.3	3.1	7.2	43.5	1.2	3.1	38.3	0.8	1.0	85.9	54.3	0.4	1.7	0.9	1,149	153	75	33	25	67	107	-332
16	Jalen Green J. Green	609	2021-22	HOU	67	16.7	9.1	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.1	3.3	7.4	43.9	1.3	3.6	35.6	1.3	1.7	77.9	55.7	0.2	1.5	0.9	1,118	111	84	22	10	61	57	-293
17	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	595	2017-18	LAL	77	14.8	7.7	3.0	0.8	0.3	0.2	3.0	6.5	46.2	0.9	2.4	38.5	0.8	1.2	70.8	55.4	0.6	2.4	0.9	1,138	229	64	26	17	71	79	-139
18	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	583	2021-22	TOR	74	17.0	7.9	3.6	1.5	0.5	0.4	3.3	6.6	50.8	0.4	1.4	27.0	0.8	1.2	69.7	55.5	1.3	2.3	0.8	1,261	267	110	40	28	62	93	-62
19	Stephon Castle S. Castle	562	2024-25	SAS	81	13.3	6.9	1.9	2.1	0.5	0.1	2.5	6.1	40.8	0.6	2.2	26.0	1.4	2.0	69.5	49.7	0.5	1.4	1.2	1,080	153	167	37	10	97	75	-180
20	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	552	2021-22	ORL	79	15.8	7.0	2.4	1.7	0.5	0.2	2.7	6.1	44.9	0.6	1.7	33.6	0.9	1.1	88.0	53.1	0.5	1.8	0.8	1,247	186	134	37	17	65	77	-160
21	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	546	2021-22	DET	64	16.2	8.5	2.8	2.9	0.5	0.3	3.4	7.9	42.5	0.9	2.7	32.0	0.9	1.2	81.1	50.7	0.5	2.3	1.6	1,036	180	186	33	16	105	123	-213
22	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	537	2019-20	MIA	67	14.9	8.0	1.4	1.8	0.5	0.1	3.1	7.0	44.9	1.1	3.1	37.6	0.6	0.6	95.2	55.2	0.1	1.3	0.7	998	95	119	31	6	50	80	+235
23	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	537	2017-18	CHI	68	15.5	7.9	3.8	0.6	0.3	0.4	3.0	6.9	43.6	1.2	3.3	36.2	0.7	0.9	77.0	54.0	0.5	3.3	0.6	1,051	258	40	17	26	41	49	-196
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	532	2017-18	BOS	80	15.0	6.7	2.5	0.7	0.5	0.4	2.5	5.4	46.2	0.7	1.6	44.1	1.0	1.2	84.2	56.5	0.3	2.2	0.6	1,203	201	57	40	33	49	87	+52
25	Josh Jackson J. Jackson	530	2017-18	PHX	77	12.6	6.9	2.4	0.8	0.5	0.2	2.7	6.4	42.6	0.4	1.5	26.5	1.0	1.6	65.6	48.5	0.6	1.8	1.0	970	187	63	41	16	75	117	-217