most points in first 3 games by a rookie since 2000

Since 2000, Diana Taurasi has scored the most points by a rookie in her first 3 games, with 70 points in 2004.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
70
2004
PHX PHX
3
36.7
23.3
3.0
4.0
1.3
1.7
7.3
14.0
52.4
3.7
6.0
61.1
5.0
6.7
75.0
68.9
0.3
2.7
3.0
110
9
12
4
5
9
11
+17
2Candace Parker
C. Parker
62
2008
LAS LAS
3
38.7
20.7
11.7
6.3
2.7
2.7
8.0
17.0
47.1
0.7
1.7
40.0
4.0
7.3
54.5
51.1
1.7
10.0
3.7
116
35
19
8
8
11
7
+22
3Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
59
2006
MIN MIN
3
30.3
19.7
4.0
1.3
0.3
0.7
7.0
15.3
45.7
1.0
3.0
33.3
4.7
5.0
93.3
56.1
0.0
4.0
2.7
91
12
4
1
2
8
6
-24
4Sue Bird
S. Bird
59
2002
SEA SEA
3
37.2
19.7
2.3
6.0
3.0
0.0
6.0
16.0
37.5
2.0
6.3
31.6
5.7
6.0
94.4
52.8
0.7
1.7
4.3
112
7
18
9
0
13
4
-3
5Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
58
2002
IND IND
3
37.8
19.3
8.7
3.0
4.7
1.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
1.3
4.7
28.6
6.0
6.3
94.7
61.2
2.7
6.0
3.0
113
26
9
14
3
9
12
+20
6A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
57
2018
LVA LVA
3
32.4
19.0
8.7
2.0
1.3
1.0
6.0
15.3
39.1
0.0
0.0
7.0
9.3
75.0
48.9
2.0
6.7
1.7
97
26
6
4
3
5
5
-33
7Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
57
2013
CHI CHI
3
32.0
19.0
5.3
2.7
0.3
2.0
7.0
15.0
46.7
2.0
2.7
75.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
58.2
1.0
4.3
1.0
96
16
8
1
6
3
2
+55
8Chiney Ogwumike
C. Ogwumike
56
2014
CON CON
3
34.2
18.7
7.7
0.0
1.7
2.0
8.0
15.7
51.1
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.0
66.7
53.6
2.7
5.0
1.3
103
23
0
5
6
4
10
-14
9Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
55
2020
NYL NYL
3
26.6
18.3
4.7
4.0
0.7
0.0
6.3
14.0
45.2
2.3
6.7
35.0
3.3
3.3
100.0
59.3
0.7
4.0
4.3
80
14
12
2
0
13
4
-26
10Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
55
2006
PHX PHX
3
30.5
18.3
4.7
2.3
1.3
0.0
6.0
15.0
40.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
5.3
6.0
88.9
52.0
2.3
2.3
2.0
92
14
7
4
0
6
8
-22
11Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
52
2001
SEA SEA
3
31.4
17.3
6.0
1.3
2.0
1.7
6.0
13.3
45.0
1.0
3.3
30.0
4.3
6.7
65.0
53.3
1.7
4.3
1.0
94
18
4
6
5
3
10
+9
12Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
51
2024
IND IND
3
32.3
17.0
4.3
5.7
1.0
0.3
5.3
13.3
40.0
3.0
9.3
32.1
3.3
3.3
100.0
57.4
0.7
3.7
7.0
97
13
17
3
1
21
12
-46
13Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
51
2016
SEA SEA
3
35.1
17.0
10.7
2.7
1.3
1.0
6.0
15.7
38.3
1.0
3.3
30.0
4.0
5.7
70.6
46.8
2.7
8.0
1.7
105
32
8
4
3
5
9
-29
14Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
50
2022
ATL ATL
3
31.7
16.7
5.0
2.3
1.0
2.0
5.0
14.3
34.9
3.7
8.0
45.8
3.0
3.3
90.0
52.7
0.3
4.7
1.0
95
15
7
3
6
3
7
-25
15Brittney Griner
B. Griner
50
2013
PHX PHX
3
31.2
16.7
6.7
1.3
0.7
2.3
6.7
12.3
54.1
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.0
66.7
57.3
2.0
4.7
3.0
94
20
4
2
7
9
10
-27
16Tina Charles
T. Charles
49
2010
CON CON
3
30.4
16.3
9.7
0.3
1.0
2.0
6.7
13.3
50.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.0
4.7
64.3
53.1
4.3
5.3
1.3
91
29
1
3
6
4
6
+7
17Stacey Dales
S. Dales
49
2002
WAS WAS
3
30.4
16.3
2.3
2.7
0.7
0.0
5.0
9.3
53.6
2.3
3.7
63.6
4.0
5.3
75.0
69.9
1.3
1.0
4.7
91
7
8
2
0
14
11
+33
18Danielle Adams
D. Adams
48
2011
SAN SAN
3
20.5
16.0
4.0
0.7
0.0
0.3
5.3
10.7
50.0
2.0
5.3
37.5
3.3
4.3
76.9
63.6
1.7
2.3
1.0
62
12
2
0
1
3
10
+38
19Satou Sabally
S. Sabally
46
2020
DAL DAL
3
30.4
15.3
8.7
2.3
1.3
1.0
5.7
13.7
41.5
0.3
4.0
8.3
3.7
3.7
100.0
50.2
3.0
5.7
2.0
91
26
7
4
3
6
11
-10
20Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
46
2020
ATL ATL
3
26.4
15.3
3.0
4.7
0.7
0.3
4.7
14.0
33.3
0.7
3.0
22.2
5.3
6.3
84.2
45.7
0.0
3.0
2.3
79
9
14
2
1
7
14
-4
21Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
46
2011
TUL TUL
3
31.1
15.3
9.7
1.3
1.3
1.7
3.3
11.0
30.3
0.0
0.0
8.7
10.0
86.7
49.8
2.7
7.0
3.3
93
29
4
4
5
10
14
-43
22Ashley Shields
A. Shields
45
2007
HOU HOU
3
25.3
15.0
3.0
1.3
0.7
0.0
3.7
13.3
27.5
0.7
2.7
25.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
44.5
0.3
2.7
4.3
76
9
4
2
0
13
7
-44
23Sonia Citron
S. Citron
44
2025
WAS WAS
3
27.4
14.7
3.7
2.0
1.0
0.7
4.7
9.3
50.0
1.3
3.7
36.4
4.0
4.7
85.7
64.4
0.0
3.7
1.0
82
11
6
3
2
3
10
+3
24Natasha Howard
N. Howard
44
2014
IND IND
3
32.2
14.7
5.3
1.7
2.3
2.7
6.3
13.0
48.7
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.3
46.2
49.2
3.0
2.3
1.7
97
16
5
7
8
5
12
-21
25Maya Moore
M. Moore
44
2011
MIN MIN
3
29.0
14.7
4.7
2.7
1.7
0.7
5.0
13.3
37.5
2.3
7.0
33.3
2.3
2.7
87.5
50.6
0.7
4.0
1.0
87
14
8
5
2
3
7
+31
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10
.773
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30
14
.682
4.0
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27
17
.614
7.0
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
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21
23
.477
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10
34
.227
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30
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27
17
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24
20
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28
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11
33
.250
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10
34
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