highest points per game on season opener games

VJ Edgecombe has averaged the most career points per game in season openers, with 34.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest points per game by a player on season opener games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
34.0
1
42.2
7.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
3.0
6.0
50.0
59.4
1.0
6.0
2.0
42
34
7
3
1
0
2
1
-2
2Ja Morant
J. Morant
31.0
6
31.4
4.0
6.8
0.8
0.8
12.0
20.7
58.1
1.2
3.5
33.3
5.8
7.0
83.3
65.3
0.3
3.7
3.3
188
186
24
41
5
5
20
17
-27
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.8
14
38.2
5.9
4.5
3.2
1.4
11.3
23.2
48.6
0.4
1.9
18.5
7.9
10.0
78.6
55.7
1.8
4.1
2.6
535
431
82
63
45
19
37
41
-2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.2
13
43.1
23.5
3.8
12.4
21.2
58.3
5.5
12.3
44.4
56.7
560
393
305
50
22
5Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
29.4
14
36.7
6.7
2.9
1.8
0.4
11.2
22.1
50.8
0.7
1.9
37.0
6.3
7.9
79.3
57.6
3.1
3.6
3.2
514
412
94
40
25
6
45
35
+9
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.1
8
35.6
10.0
6.5
1.1
0.3
10.4
22.3
46.6
2.1
8.6
24.6
6.3
8.0
78.1
56.5
0.9
9.1
3.9
285
233
80
52
9
2
31
18
-65
7Jerry West
J. West
28.1
12
5.0
0.0
10.4
7.3
9.3
78.4
0.0
2.0
337
5
0
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
14
10.2
7.0
9.4
74.2
384
9Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
27.1
13
35.9
7.2
1.8
0.3
8.6
16.8
51.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
9.8
12.5
78.5
60.7
2.9
467
352
94
23
4
35
44
10Anthony Davis
A. Davis
27.0
14
36.1
11.5
2.5
1.6
2.5
9.4
21.3
44.3
0.4
1.9
22.2
7.7
9.6
80.0
52.9
3.1
8.4
2.2
505
378
161
35
22
35
31
37
-90
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
26.8
8
36.0
9.3
4.0
1.3
0.6
10.1
21.1
47.9
3.4
8.6
39.1
3.1
4.1
75.8
58.3
1.4
7.9
2.4
288
214
74
32
10
5
19
17
+35
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.5
15
37.5
5.9
3.8
1.9
0.9
8.8
20.9
42.2
0.7
2.3
28.6
8.2
9.8
83.7
52.6
1.1
4.8
3.5
563
397
88
57
29
14
52
40
+55
13Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
26.4
10
34.6
2.9
2.9
10.0
16.6
60.2
0.3
0.9
33.3
6.1
7.0
87.1
67.1
1.1
346
264
29
29
11
23
14Rich Rinaldi
R. Rinaldi
26.0
1
35.0
2.0
3.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
2.0
3.0
66.7
64.0
35
26
2
3
1
15Cleo Hill
C. Hill
26.0
1
33.0
4.0
9.0
15.0
60.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
70.2
33
26
4
6
16Trae Young
T. Young
25.8
8
34.2
3.9
9.3
0.6
0.3
6.9
16.8
41.0
2.4
7.1
33.3
9.6
10.9
88.5
59.8
0.4
3.5
4.0
274
206
31
74
5
2
32
14
+51
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25.6
11
40.5
3.6
7.3
2.3
0.0
8.5
20.8
41.0
1.4
4.3
31.9
7.2
9.1
79.0
51.6
0.7
2.9
3.8
445
282
40
80
25
0
42
25
+4
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.6
8
36.0
4.8
5.5
1.3
1.4
9.6
19.6
49.0
1.5
5.8
26.1
4.9
6.5
75.0
57.0
0.9
3.9
2.3
288
205
38
44
10
11
18
14
+10
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.6
12
30.3
11.5
5.0
0.8
1.2
9.8
17.7
55.2
0.8
2.8
30.3
5.3
8.4
62.4
59.9
1.6
9.9
3.5
364
307
138
60
9
14
42
48
+63
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.4
13
35.9
5.3
6.8
0.9
0.5
8.1
18.7
43.2
2.7
8.2
32.7
6.5
7.0
93.4
58.3
1.1
4.2
2.3
467
330
69
88
12
6
30
24
+65
21Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.3
11
8.6
8.0
10.7
74.6
278
36
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.2
17
36.8
7.4
3.2
1.4
1.1
8.7
19.7
44.2
1.4
4.6
29.1
6.4
7.9
81.3
54.3
0.7
6.7
3.3
626
428
126
54
23
18
56
47
+10
23George Glamack
G. Glamack
25.0
1
8.0
9.0
11.0
81.8
25
4
24Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
25.0
1
10.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
25
3
25LeBron James
L. James
25.0
22
37.2
8.1
6.2
1.0
1.0
9.2
18.3
50.1
1.6
4.9
33.3
5.0
7.0
71.2
58.4
1.3
6.8
3.9
819
549
178
137
23
21
85
59
+34

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

RPG

8.8

Drummond

Andre Drummond

APG

6.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.8

13th

DRTG

115.5

15th

NETRTG

0.3

16th

3P%

35.7

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
36
22
.621
7.0
5
34
23
.596
8.5
6
76ers 76ers
31
26
.544
11.5
7
30
26
.536
12.0
8
31
27
.534
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
2/24
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

31 - 26

135

Final

108

MIN Timberwolves

35 - 23

Sun 22 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
37
19
.661
5.0
3
37
21
.638
6.0
4
36
22
.621
7.0
5
34
23
.596
8.5
6
31
26
.544
11.5
7
30
26
.536
12.0
8
31
27
.534
12.0
9
28
31
.475
15.5
10
27
31
.466
16.0
11
24
31
.436
17.5
12
24
34
.414
19.0
13
16
40
.286
26.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
15
43
.259
28.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
41
16
.719
2.5
3
35
21
.625
8.0
4
36
22
.621
8.0
5
34
22
.607
9.0
6
35
23
.603
9.0
7
33
25
.569
11.0
8
30
27
.526
13.5
9
28
30
.483
16.0
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
35
.375
22.0
12
20
36
.357
23.0
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
16
42
.276
28.0
15
13
46
.220
31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/21
@
115-123
Wed
1/21
@
120-115
Wed
1/21
@
126-109
Wed
1/21
@
110-127
Wed
1/21
@
104-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
2/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM