Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wall was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2010 Las Vegas Summer League,[19] averaging 23.5 points, 7.8 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in 32.3 minutes per game.[20] Wall made his NBA debut in a 112-83 loss to the Orlando Magic. He had 14 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals.[21] In his third game, his first home game, he tied a franchise record with nine steals, and became only the second player in NBA history to get nine assists or more in each of his first three games.[22] On November 10, Wall recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists to go along with 6 steals and only 1 turnover.[23] In doing so, Wall became the second rookie, along with Magic Johnson, to record a triple-double with six steals in his first six games.[24] Wall was the third youngest player to record a triple-double in NBA history.[25] John Wall was named 2011 Rookie Game MVP during the 2011 All-Star Weekend. Wall was also named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month from January-April and finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting behind unanimous selection Blake Griffin and was named to the NBA All-Rookie 1st Team.
In a week 4 game against the Dallas Cowboys, Johnson helped rally the lions from a 24-point deficit to a 34-30 victory by catching two touchdown passes in the 4th quarter. This performance gave Johnson 8 touchdown receptions through the fi
rst 4 games of the season and tied Cris Carter for most games with multiple touchdown receptions at

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