most recent rookie with 44+ pts in a game

GG Jackson posted 44 points in his rookie season against the Nuggets on April 14, 2024.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	GG Jackson	4/14/2024	44	MEM	vs	DEN	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
2	Trae Young T. Young	3/1/2019	49	ATL	vs	CHI	56	8	16	1	1	17	33	51.5	6	13	46.2	9	11	81.8	64.7	1	7	9	2	-9
3	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	1/17/2011	47	LAC	vs	IND	37	14	3	0	1	19	24	79.2	0	0		9	11	81.8	81.5	3	11	4	3	+17
4	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	11/20/2010	44	LAC	vs	NYK	39	15	7	2	1	14	24	58.3	0	0		16	23	69.6	64.5	4	11	4	4	-13
5	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	11/14/2009	55	MIL	vs	GSW	41	5	5	0	0	21	34	61.8	7	8	87.5	6	8	75.0	73.3	1	4	4	1	+11
6	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	3/26/2006	48	TOR	@	MIL	46	9	3	1	0	20	32	62.5	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	72.0	4	5	3	4	-6
7	Elton Brand E. Brand	4/13/2000	44	CHI	vs	WAS	43	12	2	0	3	16	21	76.2	0	0		12	15	80.0	79.7	7	5	1	2	-11
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	4/12/1997	50	PHI	@	CLE	46	5	6	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	9	55.6	11	18	61.1	62.6	2	3	9	5	-4
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	4/11/1997	44	PHI	@	MIL	43	3	9	2	1	16	28	57.1	3	4	75.0	9	11	81.8	67.0	1	2	4	5	-7
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	4/7/1997	44	PHI	@	CHI	48	1	8	2	0	16	32	50.0	6	14	42.9	6	8	75.0	61.9	1	0	4	2	-26
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2/16/1993	46	ORL	@	DET	49	21	3	0	5	19	25	76.0	0	0		8	16	50.0	71.8	3	18	6	5
12	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	3/4/1989	47	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
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2/12/1985	49	CHI	vs	DET	45	15	5	4	0	19	31	61.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.7	7	8	6	5
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1/26/1985	45	CHI	vs	ATL	43	8	10	0	4	17	24	70.8	0	0		11	11	100.0	78.0	1	7	5	3
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12/27/1984	45	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
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11/13/1984	45	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
17	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	3/12/1982	49	DET	vs	GSW	47	8	1	3	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		11	16	68.8	69.9	4	4	4	4
18	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	2/20/1981	46	GSW	vs	SDC	45	14	1	2	1	17	27	63.0	0	0		12	17	70.6	66.7	6	8	5	5
19	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	3/9/1980	45	NJN	vs	DET	36	10	4			19	28	67.9	1			6	7	85.7	72.4				3
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	2/13/1980	45	BOS	@	PHX	43	13	3	2	0	19	32	59.4	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	66.6	5	8	5	4
21	Bernard King B. King	1/4/1978	44	NJN	vs	PHX	37	13	2	1	2	20	29	69.0				4	6	66.7	69.5	8	5	3	2
22	John Drew J. Drew	11/16/1974	44	ATL	vs	NOJ	39	20	5	5		16	20	80.0				12	16	75.0	81.4	3	17		5
23	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	3/28/1973	45	BUF		HOU		25				20	36	55.6				5	6	83.3	58.2				5
24	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	3/19/1971	46	POR	vs	SEA	42	4	10			14	31	45.2				18	21	85.7	57.2				0
25	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	3/13/1971	47	CIN	vs	ATL		3				15	20	75.0				17	21	81.0	80.4				4