most points in a season opener since 2003

Since 2002-03, Aaron Gordon, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis are tied for the most points in a season opener, with 50 points.

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most points by a player in a season opener since 2003

	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	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	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	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	50	10/23/2019	BKN	vs	MIN	38	8	7	0	1	17	33	51.5	7	14	50.0	9	10	90.0	66.8	2	6	0	4	+18
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	50	10/26/2016	NOP	vs	DEN	41	15	5	5	4	17	34	50.0	0	2	0.0	16	17	94.1	60.3	1	14	3	4	-3
4	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
5	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	46	10/27/2010	GSW	vs	HOU	40	3	2	2	0	18	24	75.0	1	2	50.0	9	12	75.0	78.6	0	3	1	4	+9
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	10/30/2007	LAL	vs	HOU	43	8	4	4	1	13	32	40.6	1	3	33.3	18	27	66.7	51.3	0	8	5	4	+3
7	James Harden J. Harden	44	12/26/2020	HOU	@	POR	43	4	17	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	13	46.2	14	16	87.5	78.5	1	3	5	1	-6
8	Ja Morant J. Morant	44	12/23/2020	MEM	vs	SAS	35	2	9	2	1	18	27	66.7	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	72.1	0	2	1	1	+10
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	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
10	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	42	12/23/2020	CHA	@	CLE	38	3	2	2	1	15	23	65.2	10	16	62.5	2	4	50.0	84.8	1	2	3	5	-4
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	10/30/2013	OKC	@	UTA	39	6	1	3	0	9	24	37.5	2	8	25.0	22	24	91.7	60.8	0	6	5	1	+3
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	41	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
13	Kemba Walker K. Walker	41	10/17/2018	CHA	vs	MIL	39	2	4	2	0	15	29	51.7	7	13	53.8	4	5	80.0	65.7	1	1	3	0	-1
14	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	40	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
15	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	40	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
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	40	10/26/2016	TOR	vs	DET	34	4	1	1	0	17	27	63.0	0	2	0.0	6	6	100.0	67.5	1	3	6	1	+21
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	10/27/2015	GSW	vs	NOP	36	6	7	2	0	14	26	53.8	5	12	41.7	7	7	100.0	68.8	3	3	2	1	+12
18	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	39	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
19	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	39	10/26/2023	MIL	vs	PHI	37	8	4	0	0	9	20	45.0	4	12	33.3	17	17	100.0	71.0	0	8	0	2	+12
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	39	10/25/2016	POR	vs	UTA	35	9	6	0	0	13	20	65.0	4	6	66.7	9	9	100.0	81.4	1	8	4	3	+1
21	Vince Carter V. Carter	39	10/29/2003	TOR	vs	NJN	39	5	1	0	0	15	30	50.0	0	3	0.0	9	10	90.0	56.7	4	1	2	2	+4
22	Steve Francis S. Francis	39	10/30/2002	HOU	@	IND	39	8	4	1	1	13	28	46.4	1	3	33.3	12	14	85.7	57.1	4	4	5	4	-3
23	Trae Young T. Young	38	10/24/2019	ATL	@	DET	37	7	9	1	0	11	21	52.4	6	10	60.0	10	12	83.3	72.3	0	7	6	0	+17
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	38	10/29/2014	OKC	@	POR	33	3	6	3	0	11	26	42.3	1	2	50.0	15	16	93.8	57.5	2	1	2	3	-4
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	38	10/30/2013	GSW	vs	LAL	31	3	1	0	0	15	19	78.9	5	7	71.4	3	4	75.0	91.5	1	2	1	3	+30

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RPG

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10.7

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Team Rankings

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122.2

1st

DRTG

118.1

24th

NETRTG

4.1

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	DEN	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 2/20	DEN	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	DEN	@	GSW	3:30 PM
Wed 2/25	BOS	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM

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20 - 33

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Final

122

Nuggets

35 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Porter

3.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.9

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.7

120.0

119.4

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.7

112.4

112.8

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-44

14-39

15-41

15-40

15-38

18-38

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

Maxey

2,516.9

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

Johnson

2,614

Maxey

2,587.5

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USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

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1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-20

33-22

32-24

30-23-1

31-24

31-23

Worst Record ATS

21-35

21-32

22-31

23-32

23-30

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121
Fri 1/16	OKC	@	MIA	120-122
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	SAS	123-126
Fri 1/16	CHA	@	GSW	116-136

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	DET	@	NYK	7:30 PM

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