what nba rookie has the most games with 20+ pts

Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the most games by a rookie with 20+ points, with 73 games.

Interpreted as:
What NBA rookie has the most regular-season games with 20+ pts?
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
73
2,170
1984-85
CHI CHI
38.8
29.7
6.8
5.8
2.5
0.8
10.7
20.3
52.8
0.1
0.7
18.8
8.2
9.6
85.1
60.6
2.1
4.7
3.6
2,830
495
427
181
58
266
260
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
73
2,218
1969-70
MIL MIL
30.4
14.9
12.1
6.3
9.6
65.1
1,086
243
3Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
72
2,387
1961-62
CHI CHI
33.2
19.1
13.0
7.2
11.2
64.4
1,377
261
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
71
2,702
1959-60
PHI PHI
46.9
38.1
27.3
2.3
15.0
32.5
46.1
8.1
13.9
58.4
49.3
3,329
1,939
162
150
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
70
2,131
1968-69
SDR SDR
30.4
17.5
12.2
6.0
9.5
63.5
1,223
6Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
67
1,780
1971-72
POR POR
40.7
26.6
12.1
4.3
10.4
23.2
44.7
5.8
8.0
72.5
49.7
2,726
810
289
156
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
62
1,666
1989-90
SAS SAS
37.0
26.9
12.2
1.9
1.6
3.9
9.4
17.0
55.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
10.8
74.4
61.9
3.9
8.3
3.2
2,294
757
116
97
239
198
195
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
62
2,049
1960-61
CIN CIN
33.0
11.5
10.0
12.0
82.7
203
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
61
1,635
1977-78
PHX PHX
32.7
26.8
6.3
3.4
10.8
19.3
55.6
5.3
6.3
83.9
60.6
3.4
1,993
382
208
209
179
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
60
1,568
1992-93
ORL ORL
38.4
26.1
14.5
1.9
0.8
3.5
10.2
17.3
58.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
9.4
61.6
61.0
4.5
10.0
3.7
2,302
870
116
45
209
224
230
11Ron Harper
R. Harper
59
1,551
1986-87
CLE CLE
38.5
26.3
4.9
4.8
2.7
1.1
10.3
20.8
49.3
0.3
1.2
25.0
5.4
7.9
68.4
54.0
2.0
3.0
4.2
2,273
292
282
158
64
248
183
12Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
59
1,694
1970-71
POR POR
38.3
28.7
3.7
4.8
11.2
23.5
47.7
6.3
8.1
77.9
53.1
2,257
221
281
139
13Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
55
1,443
2010-11
LAC LAC
38.9
26.2
12.9
4.3
0.8
0.5
9.9
18.0
54.8
0.1
0.4
35.0
6.4
9.7
65.4
58.8
3.6
9.3
2.6
2,140
710
238
42
28
142
168
+58
14Bernard King
B. King
55
1,566
1977-78
NJN NJN
28.5
11.9
4.7
6.7
69.6
15Rick Barry
R. Barry
55
1,686
1965-66
SFW SFW
40.5
30.7
11.4
2.5
11.1
23.9
46.4
8.4
9.7
86.6
54.3
2,230
628
140
196
16Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
54
1,382
1994-95
MIL MIL
39.1
25.6
6.9
2.7
1.6
0.3
9.3
19.3
48.0
1.3
3.7
34.8
5.8
7.2
80.6
57.0
2.4
4.4
3.8
2,114
370
146
84
16
203
165
17Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
53
1,373
1982-83
SDC SDC
37.6
25.9
11.2
2.6
10.6
19.8
53.7
0.0
4.6
6.5
70.8
57.1
1,994
595
136
226
18Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
53
1,408
1981-82
DAL DAL
37.2
26.6
7.8
2.4
11.0
21.3
51.7
0.0
4.5
6.2
73.3
55.3
2.6
1,970
416
127
137
208
19Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
53
1,342
1979-80
NYK NYK
40.4
25.3
9.6
2.1
9.5
16.2
58.3
0.0
0.0
6.4
8.1
79.6
64.0
2,139
509
111
178
20Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
52
1,472
1970-71
ATL ATL
28.3
4.3
11.0
6.2
7.8
80.2
224
157
21Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
52
1,621
1967-68
BAL BAL
31.2
11.7
7.8
9.8
79.4
22Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
50
1,268
1997-98
SAS SAS
40.6
25.4
12.3
3.0
0.8
2.4
10.3
17.7
58.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.7
6.7
70.4
61.4
3.7
8.6
3.3
2,028
613
149
41
121
163
148
+388
23Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
50
1,343
1981-82
DET DET
39.6
26.9
5.7
3.6
9.6
17.6
54.4
0.1
7.6
9.4
81.2
61.8
1,979
286
180
151
24Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
50
1,278
1980-81
UTA UTA
38.4
25.6
4.1
2.6
0.5
10.9
21.3
51.4
0.1
3.6
4.7
75.1
54.7
1,918
203
132
24
140
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
49
1,285
2003-04
DEN DEN
38.5
26.2
6.1
2.9
1.3
0.5
9.5
19.4
48.8
1.0
2.6
37.2
6.3
7.8
80.9
57.4
2.3
3.8
3.2
1,886
297
144
62
26
157
144
+185

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.560
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7:00 PM
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12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
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12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
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12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Last Game
IND Pacers

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120

Final

105

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Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
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.714
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Spurs Spurs
15
7
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15
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76ers 76ers
13
9
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Magic Magic
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11/9
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11/9
SAS SAS
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CHI CHI
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DAL DAL
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NOP NOP
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