most points by a player in season openers last 20 seasons

Since 2007-08, LeBron James has put up the most points in season openers, with 439 points.

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	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	439	18	36.3	24.4	8.6	6.2	0.9	0.9	9.0	18.0	50.0	1.4	5.0	28.9	4.9	6.9	71.8	58.0	1.2	7.3	3.8	653	154	111	16	16	69	49	+28
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	428	17	36.8	25.2	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	126	54	23	18	56	47	+10
3	James Harden J. Harden	383	16	33.6	23.9	5.7	8.5	1.2	0.4	6.9	16.1	43.2	2.6	7.6	33.9	7.5	8.4	89.6	60.6	1.1	4.6	3.5	538	91	136	19	7	56	38	-39
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	378	14	36.1	27.0	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	161	35	22	35	31	37	-90
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	366	17	32.5	21.5	5.4	6.2	2.1	0.3	7.1	17.1	41.6	2.5	8.4	30.1	4.8	5.1	94.2	55.7	1.1	4.3	3.4	552	91	106	35	5	57	46	+76
6	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	344	17	33.7	20.2	5.4	3.8	1.5	0.5	7.2	15.7	46.1	0.5	1.5	30.8	5.3	7.5	70.3	53.2	1.1	4.4	2.3	572	92	64	26	8	39	31	+67
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	330	13	35.9	25.4	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	69	88	12	6	30	24	+65
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	307	12	30.3	25.6	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	138	60	9	14	42	48	+63
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	306	16	31.6	19.1	7.6	7.7	0.9	0.4	6.8	15.4	43.9	0.8	2.9	28.3	4.8	6.3	77.0	52.8	1.9	5.7	3.8	506	122	123	14	7	60	40	+59
10	Chris Paul C. Paul	295	19	33.0	15.5	4.7	8.8	2.0	0.2	5.5	12.2	45.0	1.1	3.6	30.9	3.5	4.4	78.6	55.0	0.6	4.1	1.8	628	90	167	38	4	35	53	-28
11	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	279	15	34.1	18.6	6.7	1.7	0.7	1.5	7.5	16.4	45.9	0.3	0.8	41.7	3.2	4.2	76.2	51.0	2.6	4.1	1.9	512	101	25	10	23	29	32	+6
12	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	270	13	32.6	20.8	5.8	2.5	1.1	0.5	7.0	16.8	41.7	1.6	4.3	37.5	5.2	6.4	80.7	53.0	1.5	4.4	2.5	424	76	33	14	7	33	40	+22
13	Rudy Gay R. Gay	259	15	30.2	17.3	6.2	1.7	0.9	0.9	7.0	14.3	48.8	0.8	2.7	29.3	2.5	3.1	78.7	54.9	1.1	5.1	2.0	453	93	26	13	13	30	39	+22
14	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	258	12	32.8	21.5	4.2	5.9	1.3	0.3	8.0	18.8	42.7	2.4	7.1	34.1	3.1	3.6	86.0	52.9	0.8	3.4	1.8	394	50	71	15	4	21	32	+75
15	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	256	16	29.2	16.0	5.6	1.3	0.4	2.2	5.8	12.5	46.5	1.3	3.4	38.9	3.1	3.9	79.0	56.3	1.9	3.7	1.4	467	90	21	7	35	23	45	+48
16	Paul George P. George	255	12	34.9	21.3	7.4	4.4	1.7	0.6	7.3	15.9	46.1	2.9	6.6	44.3	3.7	4.3	84.6	59.6	0.8	6.6	3.5	419	89	53	20	7	42	31	+113
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	241	11	31.7	21.9	4.0	5.0	0.9	0.3	8.3	15.5	53.2	2.0	4.7	42.3	3.4	4.7	71.2	62.2	0.6	3.4	3.5	349	44	55	10	3	39	43	+22
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	233	8	35.6	29.1	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	80	52	9	2	31	18	-65
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	233	11	29.8	21.2	6.3	2.4	2.0	0.6	7.5	16.3	46.4	1.5	4.5	34.7	4.5	5.1	89.3	57.2	1.4	4.9	2.8	327	69	26	22	7	31	32	+56
20	Tobias Harris T. Harris	232	13	34.6	17.8	7.8	1.8	0.7	0.5	7.0	13.5	52.0	1.5	3.9	39.2	2.3	2.8	83.3	60.8	1.4	6.4	2.1	449	101	23	9	7	27	34	-29
21	Bradley Beal B. Beal	232	12	31.8	19.3	3.3	3.2	1.5	0.3	6.7	15.8	42.1	1.8	6.1	28.8	4.3	5.3	79.7	53.2	0.7	2.7	2.8	382	40	38	18	4	33	33	+4
22	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	232	12	32.8	19.3	8.3	2.6	0.9	0.2	7.3	14.8	49.7	0.4	1.4	29.4	4.3	6.4	66.2	55.0	3.1	5.3	2.3	393	100	31	11	2	27	35	+9
23	CJ McCollum	231	11	31.9	21.0	4.0	3.4	1.1	0.4	7.5	16.8	44.9	3.3	7.2	45.6	2.6	2.7	96.7	58.3	1.2	2.8	1.9	351	44	37	12	4	21	30	+38
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	227	10	33.5	22.7	5.6	2.5	1.3	0.5	8.5	17.1	49.7	2.6	6.5	40.0	3.1	4.0	77.5	60.2	0.6	5.0	2.0	335	56	25	13	5	20	36	+56
25	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	225	15	29.8	15.0	2.5	1.6	0.9	0.6	5.6	13.3	42.0	1.4	5.5	25.3	2.4	3.3	73.5	50.8	0.1	2.3	1.8	447	37	24	14	9	27	23	-40

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0