James Harden has averaged 23.5 points, 8.3 assists and 5.5 rebounds in 17 games in season openers in his career.
| NAME | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Harden | 10/28/2009 | vs | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | |||
| 2 | | J. Harden | 10/27/2010 | vs | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 61.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | ||
| 3 | | J. Harden | 12/25/2011 | vs | 32 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 58.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Harden | 10/31/2012 | @ | 44 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 5 | | J. Harden | 10/30/2013 | vs | 37 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 6 | | J. Harden | 10/28/2014 | @ | 31 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 66.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +12 | ||
| 7 | | J. Harden | 10/28/2015 | vs | 36 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 44.1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -20 | ||
| 8 | | J. Harden | 10/26/2016 | @ | 37 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 65.3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | +10 | ||
| 9 | | J. Harden | 10/17/2017 | @ | 36 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 54.5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 10 | | J. Harden | 10/17/2018 | vs | 35 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 53.7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -23 | ||
| 11 | | J. Harden | 10/24/2019 | vs | 36 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 49.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | -3 | ||
| 12 | | J. Harden | 12/26/2020 | @ | 43 | 44 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 78.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -6 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Harden | 10/19/2021 | @ | 31 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -20 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Harden | 10/18/2022 | @ | 37 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 90.8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Harden | 10/23/2024 | vs | 40 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 45.4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | -4 | ||
| 16 | | J. Harden | 10/22/2025 | @ | 29 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 54.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -21 | ||
| 17 |  | J. Harden | 10/22/2026 | @ | 33 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 58.1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -17 | ||
| Average | 33.6 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 15.8 | 43.1 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 34.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 89.1 | 60.5 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | -3.3 | ||||||
| Total | 571 | 399 | 94 | 141 | 20 | 7 | 116 | 269 | 43.1 | 44 | 127 | 34.6 | 123 | 138 | 89.1 | 60.5 | 18 | 76 | 62 | 40 | -56 |
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1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
2 |  Rockets | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 |
3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
4 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 |
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| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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