michael jordan most points in a season opener

Michael Jordan had his most points in a season opener against the Cavaliers on November 3, 1989, with 54 points.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
54
11/3/1989
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
47
14
6
3
1
19
31
61.3
1
2
50.0
15
17
88.2
70.2
3
11
0
3
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
11/1/1986
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
41
6
3
4
3
15
31
48.4
0
0
20
22
90.9
61.5
2
4
6
2
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
11/3/1995
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
39
6
7
0
0
16
29
55.2
3
7
42.9
7
9
77.8
63.7
1
5
1
4
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36
11/7/1987
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
38
5
3
6
4
15
25
60.0
0
0
6
10
60.0
61.2
2
3
2
3
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
11/2/1990
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
34
5
7
7
0
14
24
58.3
1
3
33.3
5
5
100.0
64.9
3
2
5
4
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30
10/31/1997
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
42
6
4
2
1
7
23
30.4
0
0
16
21
76.2
46.5
1
5
3
2
-8
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30
11/1/1996
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
43
4
3
0
0
10
22
45.5
0
5
0.0
10
13
76.9
54.1
1
3
1
2
+11
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29
11/6/1992
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
37
6
2
3
3
12
26
46.2
0
2
0.0
5
6
83.3
50.6
3
3
2
1
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29
10/25/1985
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
39
6
3
3
0
13
26
50.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
52.2
3
3
3
5
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28
11/4/1988
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
43
5
7
5
2
10
19
52.6
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
57.7
1
4
2
5
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26
11/1/1991
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
30
5
4
3
1
11
18
61.1
0
3
0.0
4
6
66.7
63.0
1
4
2
2
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
19
10/30/2001
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
37
5
6
4
0
7
21
33.3
0
3
0.0
5
6
83.3
40.2
3
2
3
3
-9
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
16
10/26/1984
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
40
6
7
2
4
5
16
31.3
0
0
6
7
85.7
41.9
1
5
5
2
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
8
10/30/2002
WAS WAS
@
TOR TOR
25
3
1
3
0
4
14
28.6
0
0
0
2
0.0
26.9
0
3
2
3
+4

More Bulls Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.0

5th

DRTG

114.8

14th

NETRTG

5.3

7th

3P%

40.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
11/12
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

5 - 1

116

Final

128

NYK Knicks

3 - 3

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Tue
11/4
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
ORL ORL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM