most points by player in first game started this season

Aaron Gordon posted the most points in a start in his first game this season, with 50 points against the Warriors on October 23.

Interpreted as:

most points by player in first regular-season game started this season

	NAME	PTS	GS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	1	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	1	10/21/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	41	12	9	2	1	17	27	63.0	2	10	20.0	7	10	70.0	68.5	0	12	3	1	-8
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	41	1	10/22/2025	MIN	@	POR	39	7	1	0	1	14	28	50.0	5	10	50.0	8	8	100.0	65.0	1	6	4	4	+9
4	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	40	1	10/22/2025	SAS	@	DAL	30	15	1	1	3	15	21	71.4	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	77.4	1	14	0	4	+31
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	40	1	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	41	2	6	2	1	13	24	54.2	7	9	77.8	7	8	87.5	72.7	0	2	1	5	+3
6	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	39	1	10/21/2025	HOU	@	OKC	49	11	7	2	1	12	24	50.0	5	8	62.5	10	11	90.9	67.6	4	7	4	5	+9
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	37	1	10/22/2025	MIL	vs	WAS	27	14	5	0	0	16	26	61.5	1	3	33.3	4	7	57.1	63.6	2	12	2	4	+10
8	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	36	1	10/23/2025	IND	vs	OKC	45	11	1	0	0	9	19	47.4	3	8	37.5	15	17	88.2	68.0	3	8	4	6	+9
9	Ja Morant J. Morant	35	1	10/22/2025	MEM	vs	NOP	29	3	3	1	0	13	20	65.0	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	74.4	0	3	2	2	0
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	35	1	10/21/2025	OKC	vs	HOU	47	5	5	2	2	12	26	46.2	1	9	11.1	10	14	71.4	54.4	0	5	3	2	+3
11	VJ Edgecombe	34	1	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	42	7	3	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	13	38.5	3	6	50.0	59.4	1	6	2	1	-2
12	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	32	1	10/23/2025	IND	vs	OKC	44	15	4	1	0	12	25	48.0	3	6	50.0	5	12	41.7	52.8	3	12	1	1	-8
13	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	31	1	10/22/2025	CLE	@	NYK	36	2	5	2	1	12	25	48.0	2	9	22.2	5	5	100.0	57.0	0	2	3	2	-14
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	31	1	10/22/2025	PHX	vs	SAC	36	5	3	1	0	10	19	52.6	1	3	33.3	10	15	66.7	60.5	2	3	6	5	+1
15	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	31	1	10/21/2025	GSW	@	LAL	35	5	4	1	0	7	14	50.0	1	2	50.0	16	16	100.0	73.7	2	3	1	4	+20
16	Will Richard W. Richard	30	1	11/5/2025	GSW	@	SAC	35	7	3	1	0	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	5	7	71.4	83.0	5	2	1	3	+1
17	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	30	1	10/22/2025	SAC	@	PHX	35	2	1	0	0	13	24	54.2	2	10	20.0	2	3	66.7	59.2	0	2	2	3	-6
18	Santi Aldama S. Aldama	29	1	11/20/2025	MEM	vs	SAC	28	5	3	0	2	11	18	61.1	5	11	45.5	2	3	66.7	75.1	0	5	1	0	+28
19	Jalen Green J. Green	29	1	11/6/2025	PHX	vs	LAC	23	3	3	2	0	10	20	50.0	6	13	46.2	3	5	60.0	65.3	1	2	2	1	+30
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	29	1	10/22/2025	SAC	@	PHX	37	6	9	2	1	12	17	70.6	1	2	50.0	4	9	44.4	69.2	2	4	1	2	+9
21	Cormac Ryan C. Ryan	28	1	4/10/2026	MIL	vs	BKN	34	5	3	1	0	10	17	58.8	5	9	55.6	3	3	100.0	76.4	1	4	3	4	+21
22	Naji Marshall N. Marshall	28	1	11/14/2025	DAL	vs	LAC	47	8	2	1	0	8	19	42.1	3	5	60.0	9	10	90.0	59.8	2	6	0	4	-1
23	Paul Reed P. Reed	28	1	11/12/2025	DET	vs	CHI	31	13	6	4	1	11	13	84.6	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0	94.9	6	7	4	3	+26
24	Moses Moody M. Moody	28	1	11/5/2025	GSW	@	SAC	39	3	3	2	4	9	15	60.0	6	11	54.5	4	4	100.0	83.5	1	2	3	3	+5
25	Norman Powell N. Powell	28	1	10/22/2025	MIA	@	ORL	36	9	4	1	1	9	19	47.4	4	8	50.0	6	7	85.7	63.4	2	7	3	4	+12

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 4/20	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Thu 4/23	DEN	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sat 4/25	DEN	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Mon 4/27	MIN	@	DEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

54 - 28

128

Final

118

Spurs

62 - 20

Sun 12 Apr 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

50-33

49-33

47-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

35-47

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	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	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	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	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