most points in first game last 10 seasons

Since 2016-17, Anthony Davis posted the most points in his first game, with 50 points against the Nuggets on October 26, 2016.

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most points by a player in first game last 10 seasons

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	35	10/25/2016	SAS	@	GSW	32	5	3	5	0	10	21	47.6	0	3	0.0	15	15	100.0	63.4	3	2	2	1	+14
5	VJ Edgecombe	34	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
6	James Harden J. Harden	34	10/26/2016	HOU	@	LAL	37	7	17	1	0	9	19	47.4	1	7	14.3	15	16	93.8	65.3	3	4	7	5	+10
7	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	32	10/26/2016	TOR	vs	DET	35	11	1	0	0	10	15	66.7	0	0		12	14	85.7	75.6	6	5	1	4	+22
8	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	32	10/26/2016	OKC	@	PHI	36	12	9	0	0	11	21	52.4	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	61.9	1	11	2	2	+10
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31	10/26/2016	MIL	vs	CHA	39	9	5	1	1	13	21	61.9	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	65.6	1	8	1	5	-5
10	Myles Turner M. Turner	30	10/26/2016	IND	vs	DAL	37	16	1	2	4	13	19	68.4	1	2	50.0	3	5	60.0	70.8	6	10	2	4	+25
11	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	29	10/25/2016	CLE	vs	NYK	30	2	4	2	0	12	22	54.5	4	7	57.1	1	1	100.0	64.6	1	1	0	1	+13
12	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	29	10/25/2016	UTA	@	POR	31	4	3	1	0	12	16	75.0	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	85.9	0	4	2	0	-2
13	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	28	11/6/2016	UTA	@	NYK	36	5	0	0	0	6	17	35.3	2	8	25.0	14	14	100.0	60.4	1	4	3	3	+7
14	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	28	10/27/2016	ATL	vs	WAS	31	7	6	0	1	11	20	55.0	3	6	50.0	3	4	75.0	64.3	2	5	2	0	+22
15	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	27	10/19/2022	ORL	@	DET	35	9	5	0	2	11	18	61.1	0	0		5	7	71.4	64.0	2	7	4	5	+2
16	Chris Duarte C. Duarte	27	10/20/2021	IND	@	CHA	33	5	1	1	0	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	3	3	100.0	82.7	0	5	1	4	+7
17	P.J. Washington	27	10/23/2019	CHA	vs	CHI	38	4	1	1	1	9	17	52.9	7	11	63.6	2	2	100.0	75.5	1	3	4	2	+8
18	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	27	10/27/2016	LAC	@	POR	37	13	2	3	1	9	22	40.9	1	3	33.3	8	9	88.9	52.0	5	8	1	5	-10
19	Chris Paul C. Paul	27	10/27/2016	LAC	@	POR	33	5	5	1	0	9	19	47.4	3	8	37.5	6	7	85.7	61.1	0	5	1	2	-4
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27	10/25/2016	GSW	vs	SAS	37	10	4	2	2	11	18	61.1	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	66.8	0	10	0	2	-13
21	Rodney Hood R. Hood	26	10/25/2016	UTA	@	POR	38	2	1	2	1	9	17	52.9	3	7	42.9	5	5	100.0	67.7	0	2	0	3	+5
22	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	26	10/25/2016	SAS	@	GSW	35	14	3	1	0	10	20	50.0	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	57.4	8	6	2	1	+10
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26	10/25/2016	GSW	vs	SAS	34	3	4	0	0	9	18	50.0	3	10	30.0	5	6	83.3	63.0	0	3	4	1	-9
24	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	25	10/26/2016	BOS	vs	BKN	33	6	8	2	0	7	14	50.0	2	7	28.6	9	9	100.0	69.6	0	6	3	3	+15
25	Paul George P. George	25	10/26/2016	IND	vs	DAL	43	8	6	0	0	7	14	50.0	4	5	80.0	7	8	87.5	71.3	0	8	2	2	+24

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9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
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11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
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13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

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8.3

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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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
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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
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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
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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