most points by a player in a opener against knicks at the gardens

Michael Jordan has posted the most points in a season opener against the Knicks, with 50 points on November 1, 1986.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	11/1/1986	CHI	@	NYK	41	6	3	4	3	15	31	48.4	0	0		20	22	90.9	61.5	2	4	6	2
2	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	46	10/20/2021	BOS	@	NYK	46	9	6	3	1	16	30	53.3	8	14	57.1	6	8	75.0	68.6	0	9	4	5	+16
3	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	43	10/16/1962	CHI	@	NYK		21				16						11	15	73.3					3
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	10/24/1959	PHI	@	NYK	48	28	1			17	27	63.0				9	15	60.0	64.0				2
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	37	10/22/2024	BOS	vs	NYK	30	4	10	1	1	14	18	77.8	8	11	72.7	1	2	50.0	98.0	0	4	1	1	+26
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	35	10/26/1985	PHI	@	NYK	37	13	0	0	3	10	20	50.0	0	0		15	18	83.3	62.7	5	8	4	3
7	World B. Free W. B. Free	35	10/28/1983	CLE	vs	NYK	35	4	1	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	13	15	86.7	65.8	2	2	6	6
8	Jerry West J. West	35	10/17/1964	LAL	@	NYK						10						15	18	83.3
9	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	35	10/27/1956	BOS	@	NYK						11						13	14	92.9					2
10	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	34	10/25/2023	BOS	@	NYK	39	11	4	2	1	13	22	59.1	3	8	37.5	5	6	83.3	69.0	0	11	4	3	0
11	Ja Morant J. Morant	34	10/19/2022	MEM	vs	NYK	38	4	9	0	1	11	24	45.8	3	6	50.0	9	11	81.8	58.9	1	3	6	4	+1
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	10/17/1964	LAL	@	NYK						11						12	17	70.6
13	Andrew Toney A. Toney	33	10/29/1982	PHI	@	NYK	36	3	5		1	11	15	73.3	0	0		11	11	100.0	83.2				4
14	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	32	12/23/2020	IND	vs	NYK	37	13	5	1	0	11	18	61.1	2	4	50.0	8	12	66.7	68.7	4	9	4	5	+12
15	Flynn Robinson F. Robinson	32	10/15/1968	CHI	@	NYK	42	4	5			13	26	50.0				6	7	85.7	55.0				4
16	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	32	11/5/1955	ROC	vs	NYK		20	8			11						10	11	90.9					3
17	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	31	12/25/2011	BOS	@	NYK	41	5	13	5	0	11	19	57.9	0	1	0.0	9	12	75.0	63.8	1	4	5	2	+3
18	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	31	10/13/1970	BOS	@	NYK	45	13	4			13	27	48.1				5	7	71.4	51.5				5
19	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	30	10/25/2023	BOS	@	NYK	38	8	0	0	4	8	15	53.3	5	9	55.6	9	10	90.0	77.3	1	7	1	4	+13
20	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	30	11/2/2005	BOS	vs	NYK	45	12	3	1	2	6	18	33.3	0	2	0.0	18	24	75.0	52.5	2	10	4	2	+16
21	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	30	11/6/1992	ATL	vs	NYK	39	2	2	0	0	13	26	50.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	54.9	1	1	1	2
22	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	29	10/25/2016	CLE	vs	NYK	30	2	4	2	0	12	22	54.5	4	7	57.1	1	1	100.0	64.6	1	1	0	1	+13
23	Grant Hill G. Hill	29	11/3/1995	DET	vs	NYK	42	5	4	1	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		7	12	58.3	57.4	1	4	3	5
24	Glen Rice G. Rice	29	11/2/1991	MIA	vs	NYK	42	8	1	1	1	10	22	45.5	1	5	20.0	8	8	100.0	56.8	3	5	1	0
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	11/4/1988	BOS	vs	NYK	47	5	5	2	4	12	23	52.2	0	0		5	5	100.0	57.5	0	5	1	4