nba rookies to score 45+ points in a game

Trae Young dropped 49 points in his rookie season versus the Bulls on March 1, 2019.

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NBA rookies to score 45+ points in a regular-season game
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 Trae Young
T. Young
3/1/2019
49
ATL ATL
vs
CHI 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
2 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
1/17/2011
47
LAC LAC
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
0
1
19
24
79.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
3 Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
11/14/2009
55
MIL MIL
vs
GSW 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
4 Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
3/26/2006
48
TOR TOR
@
MIL 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
5 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
4/12/1997
50
PHI PHI
@
CLE 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
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2/16/1993
46
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
49
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
7 Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
3/4/1989
47
GSW GSW
vs
SAC SAC
37
9
2
2
0
17
24
70.8
0
1
0.0
13
19
68.4
72.6
2
7
3
3
8 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11/13/1984
45
CHI CHI
vs
SAS SAS
43
10
4
3
2
18
27
66.7
1
1
100.0
8
11
72.7
70.7
2
8
4
4
9 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
12/27/1984
45
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
44
7
11
3
0
20
33
60.6
0
1
0.0
5
5
100.0
63.9
2
5
3
1
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1/26/1985
45
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
43
8
10
0
4
17
24
70.8
0
0
11
11
100.0
78.0
1
7
5
3
11 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2/12/1985
49
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
45
15
5
4
0
19
31
61.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
7
8
6
5
12 Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
3/12/1982
49
DET DET
vs
GSW GSW
47
8
1
3
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
13 Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
2/20/1981
46
GSW GSW
vs
SDC SDC
45
14
1
2
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
6
8
5
5
14 Larry Bird
L. Bird
2/13/1980
45
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
43
13
3
2
0
19
32
59.4
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
66.6
5
8
5
4
15 Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
3/9/1980
45
NJN NJN
vs
DET DET
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
16 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3/28/1973
45
BUF BUF
HOU HOU
25
20
36
55.6
5
6
83.3
58.2
5
17 Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
3/13/1971
47
CIN CIN
vs
ATL ATL
3
15
20
75.0
17
21
81.0
80.4
4
18 Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
3/19/1971
46
POR POR
vs
SEA SEA
42
4
10
14
31
45.2
18
21
85.7
57.2
0
19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1/14/1970
46
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
48
24
6
18
34
52.9
10
17
58.8
55.4
3
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/21/1970
51
MIL MIL
SEA SEA
43
8
3
18
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
21 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/24/1970
46
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
45
13
1
21
32
65.6
4
4
100.0
68.1
3
22 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/13/1968
54
SDR SDR
vs
DET DET
48
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
23 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/22/1968
45
SDR SDR
vs
SEA SEA
47
18
1
19
36
52.8
7
8
87.5
56.9
3
24 Bob Rule
B. Rule
11/21/1967
47
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
41
16
1
17
27
63.0
13
14
92.9
70.9
5
25 Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
2/3/1968
45
BAL BAL
vs
PHI PHI
46
5
8
17
32
53.1
11
13
84.6
59.7
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More Hawks Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.6

18th

DRTG

115.7

19th

NETRTG

-1.1

18th

3P%

35.8

18th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
Last Game
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0 - 2

114

Final

123

MIA Heat

2 - 0

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86
Tue
3/25
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
117-127
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM