Jaime Jaquez Jr. of the Miami Heat scored a career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, becoming the first rookie since Patrick Ewing to achieve a 30-point double-double on Christmas. He was also tied with Kuzma for the 7th-most points on Christmas by a rookie. Jaquez Jr. was ranked no. 3 in recent rookie rankings and had the highest +/- among rookies this season. Additionally, he is the second rookie to shoot at least 57% from 2pt and 37.5% from 3pt with a Usage Rate of 19%, with only Arvydas Sabonis achieving this over a full season. Jaquez Jr. leads the rookie scoring in December with 16.6 PTS and is ranked third in the updated rookie ladder. The Miami Heat won the game against the Philadelphia 76ers with a final score of 119-113, with notable performances from Adebayo, Herro, Robinson, and Lowry.
The NBA has released its latest Rookie of the Year ladder: 1) Chet Holmgren 2) Victor Wembanyama 3) Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4) Brandon Miller 5) Dereck Lively II Thoughts? 👀 https://t.co/8PqRlS1YMf
Chet Holmgren retakes the top spot in @AschNBA's NBA App Kia Rookie Ladder 👀 See the full list on the NBA App! ➡️ https://t.co/q3yyruqTbI https://t.co/BrmxDoMwhM
https://t.co/wWGNmWoaNH’s updated rookie ladder: 1. Chet Holmgren 2. Victor Wembanyama 3. Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4. Brandon Miller 5. Dereck Lively II 6. Ausar Thompson 7. Brandin Podziemski 8. Keyonte George 9. Bilal Coulibaly 10. Scoot Henderson
Highest +/- by a rookie this season: +138 — Chet Holmgren +106 — Brandin Podziemski +95 — Dereck Lively II +81 — Cason Wallace +58 — Trayce Jackson-Davis +55 — Duop Reath https://t.co/fAhINRgK6f
As of Dec 26, Jaime Jaquez Jr. is only the second rookie to shoot at least 57% from 2pt and 37.5% from 3pt with a Usage Rate of 19%. The only rookie to do it over a full season is Arvydas Sabonis, who was 31 years-old at the time.
In honor of Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s career-high 31 points last night for the Miami Heat, here's a throwback to his breakthrough moment as a UCLA "rookie" in 2019. Worth the click to see the photo alone. https://t.co/t72GGBb1af
In case you missed it (why did you???), Jaime recorded his first 30 & 10 game in historic fashion... too much for one post. We listed everything the rookie accomplished in his Christmas debut - https://t.co/JNXHO9mgYD https://t.co/saAsbesg7b
Top scoring rookies in December! Jaime Jaquez Jr: 16.6 Victor Wembanyama: 16.4 Chet Holmgren: 15.8 Brandon Miller: 14.9 https://t.co/RwGKlHyKmU https://t.co/o4UOGa1rO0
Rookie leading scorers in December: 1. Jaime Jaquez Jr. - 16.6 PTS 2. Victor Wembanyama - 16.4 PTS 3. Chet Holmgren - 15.8 PTS 4. Brandon Miller - 14.9 PTS 5. Keyonte George - 14.6 PTS 6. Scoot Henderson - 13.0 PTS 7. Dereck Lively II - 11.4 PTS 8. Brandin Podziemski - 11.2 PTS… https://t.co/8UCsxXcKtt
Jaime got his first 30-piece & we got another Christmas Day W 🔥 Read @CoupNBA’s takeaways from tonight’s game - https://t.co/B5zyb3PsM7 https://t.co/ig0ip9p2fc
#HEATWin final - Miami 119, Philadelphia 113 🔥 Jaquez Jr.: 31pts (11-15 FGM) & 10rebs 🔥 Adebayo: 26pts, 15rebs, 5asts & 3blks 🔥 Herro: 22pts (4 3s), 6rebs & 5asts 🔥 Robinson: 16pts (5 3s) & 4rebs 🔥 Lowry: 12pts & 4asts https://t.co/2CsZQgZ71A
The rookie balled out in his first #NBAChristmasDay game🎄 @jaquez_jr | @MiamiHEAT https://t.co/Mrliuc506S
More Jaime: First rookie since Patrick Ewing, 38 years ago, to have a 30-point double-double on Christmas.
So Jaime ends up tied with Kuzma for the 7th-most points on Christmas by a rookie. https://t.co/CWxqP5A94s
The Heat have a good one in Jamie Jaquez Jr. I had him no. 3 in the recent rookie rankings. https://t.co/73JRCK3pR4
Jaime Jaquez Jr. has 25!! The rook is GOOD.👀 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/I9ipdnDnzo
Lowry finds the cutting Jaime Jaquez Jr. 👀 New career-high of 25 PTS for the rookie ‼️ 📺 Sixers-Heat LIVE on ESPN https://t.co/wKEQJn45sP