Michael Jordan had the most points in a season opener in 1989-90, with 54 points against the Cavaliers on November 3, 1989.
| 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 |  | M. Jordan | 54 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 70.2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 2 |  | K. Malone | 40 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 40 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 71.2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 3 |  | R. Miller | 36 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 72.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 4 |  | R. Harper | 36 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 45 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 59.8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 5 |  | R. Pierce | 35 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 83.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 6 |  | D. Ellis | 33 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 7 |  | L. Bird | 32 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 71.8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 8 |  | R. McCray | 30 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 69.7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 |  | V. Fleming | 28 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 40 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 10 |  | J. Malone | 28 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 59.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 11 |  | C. Barkley | 27 | 11/4/1989 | vs | 45 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 74.5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 12 |  | D. Majerle | 27 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 33 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 13 |  | R. Lewis | 26 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 14 |  | J. Dumars | 26 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 42 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 81.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 15 |  | M. Wiggins | 26 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 56.8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 16 |  | T. Catledge | 25 | 11/4/1989 | vs | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 58.4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 17 |  | B. Rasmussen | 25 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 84.7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Williams | 24 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 55.8 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 19 |  | K. Norman | 24 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  | T. Chambers | 24 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 84.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 21 |  | C. Mullin | 24 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 64.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | | X. McDaniel | 24 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | | D. McKey | 24 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 76.7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 24 |  | D. Robinson | 23 | 11/4/1989 | vs | 34 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 67.0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 25 | | C. Ehlo | 23 | 11/3/1989 | @ | 36 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |||
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