most points by player in first game started this season

Aaron Gordon has put up the most points in a start in his first game this season, with 50 points versus the Warriors on October 23.

Interpreted as:
most points by player in first regular-season game started this season
NAMEPTSGSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
50
1
10/23/2025
@
39
8
2
0
1
17
21
81.0
10
11
90.9
6
6
100.0
105.8
0
8
2
1
-1
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
43
1
10/21/2025
vs
41
12
9
2
1
17
27
63.0
2
10
20.0
7
10
70.0
68.5
0
12
3
1
-8
3Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
41
1
10/22/2025
@
39
7
1
0
1
14
28
50.0
5
10
50.0
8
8
100.0
65.0
1
6
4
4
+9
4Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
40
1
10/22/2025
@
30
15
1
1
3
15
21
71.4
1
2
50.0
9
11
81.8
77.4
1
14
0
4
+31
5Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
40
1
10/22/2025
@
41
2
6
2
1
13
24
54.2
7
9
77.8
7
8
87.5
72.7
0
2
1
5
+3
6Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
39
1
10/21/2025
@
49
11
7
2
1
12
24
50.0
5
8
62.5
10
11
90.9
67.6
4
7
4
5
+9
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37
1
10/22/2025
vs
27
14
5
0
0
16
26
61.5
1
3
33.3
4
7
57.1
63.6
2
12
2
4
+10
8Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
36
1
10/23/2025
vs
45
11
1
0
0
9
19
47.4
3
8
37.5
15
17
88.2
68.0
3
8
4
6
+9
9Ja Morant
J. Morant
35
1
10/22/2025
vs
29
3
3
1
0
13
20
65.0
2
6
33.3
7
8
87.5
74.4
0
3
2
2
0
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
35
1
10/21/2025
vs
47
5
5
2
2
12
26
46.2
1
9
11.1
10
14
71.4
54.4
0
5
3
2
+3
11VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
34
1
10/22/2025
@
42
7
3
1
0
13
26
50.0
5
13
38.5
3
6
50.0
59.4
1
6
2
1
-2
12Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
32
1
10/23/2025
vs
44
15
4
1
0
12
25
48.0
3
6
50.0
5
12
41.7
52.8
3
12
1
1
-8
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
31
1
10/22/2025
@
36
2
5
2
1
12
25
48.0
2
9
22.2
5
5
100.0
57.0
0
2
3
2
-14
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
31
1
10/22/2025
vs
36
5
3
1
0
10
19
52.6
1
3
33.3
10
15
66.7
60.5
2
3
6
5
+1
15Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
31
1
10/21/2025
@
35
5
4
1
0
7
14
50.0
1
2
50.0
16
16
100.0
73.7
2
3
1
4
+20
16Will Richard
W. Richard
30
1
11/5/2025
@
35
7
3
1
0
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
5
7
71.4
83.0
5
2
1
3
+1
17Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
30
1
10/22/2025
@
35
2
1
0
0
13
24
54.2
2
10
20.0
2
3
66.7
59.2
0
2
2
3
-6
18Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
29
1
11/20/2025
vs
28
5
3
0
2
11
18
61.1
5
11
45.5
2
3
66.7
75.1
0
5
1
0
+28
19Jalen Green
J. Green
29
1
11/6/2025
vs
23
3
3
2
0
10
20
50.0
6
13
46.2
3
5
60.0
65.3
1
2
2
1
+30
20DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
29
1
10/22/2025
@
37
6
9
2
1
12
17
70.6
1
2
50.0
4
9
44.4
69.2
2
4
1
2
+9
21Naji Marshall
N. Marshall
28
1
11/14/2025
vs
47
8
2
1
0
8
19
42.1
3
5
60.0
9
10
90.0
59.8
2
6
0
4
-1
22Paul Reed
P. Reed
28
1
11/12/2025
vs
31
13
6
4
1
11
13
84.6
2
2
100.0
4
4
100.0
94.9
6
7
4
3
+26
23Moses Moody
M. Moody
28
1
11/5/2025
@
39
3
3
2
4
9
15
60.0
6
11
54.5
4
4
100.0
83.5
1
2
3
3
+5
24Norman Powell
N. Powell
28
1
10/22/2025
@
36
9
4
1
1
9
19
47.4
4
8
50.0
6
7
85.7
63.4
2
7
3
4
+12
25Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
28
1
10/22/2025
vs
33
14
2
1
0
11
18
61.1
4
6
66.7
2
2
100.0
74.2
4
10
1
2
+8

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.7

18th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

40.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

16 - 7

125

Final

128

DEN Nuggets

19 - 6

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123
Sat
11/15
@
129-106
Sat
11/15
@
124-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM