most points in first game last 20 seasons

Since 2006-07, Michael Redd has dropped the most points in his first game, with 37 points versus the Pistons on November 1, 2006.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in first game last 20 seasons
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Redd
M. Redd
37
11/1/2006
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
38
5
1
0
0
14
22
63.6
1
4
25.0
8
8
100.0
72.5
1
4
3
4
+4
2VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
34
10/22/2025
PHI PHI
@
BOS 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
3Lamar Odom
L. Odom
34
10/31/2006
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
44
13
6
3
0
12
24
50.0
3
4
75.0
7
7
100.0
62.8
3
10
5
3
+11
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
32
11/1/2006
PHI PHI
vs
ATL ATL
43
4
6
0
0
9
21
42.9
1
2
50.0
13
14
92.9
58.9
2
2
7
0
+10
5Quentin Richardson
Q. Richardson
31
11/1/2006
NYK NYK
@
MEM MEM
56
9
3
0
0
10
13
76.9
5
5
100.0
6
6
100.0
99.1
3
6
1
3
-2
6Zach Randolph
Z. Randolph
30
11/1/2006
POR POR
@
SEA SEA
34
10
2
0
0
8
18
44.4
0
0
14
15
93.3
61.0
2
8
1
2
-8
7Leandro Barbosa
L. Barbosa
30
10/31/2006
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
37
1
4
3
0
9
14
64.3
6
8
75.0
6
8
75.0
85.6
0
1
4
4
-6
8Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
29
11/1/2006
BOS BOS
vs
NOK NOK
40
19
4
1
0
10
23
43.5
2
8
25.0
7
15
46.7
49.0
1
18
3
3
0
9Elton Brand
E. Brand
28
11/1/2006
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
40
13
2
1
2
13
22
59.1
0
0
2
2
100.0
61.2
8
5
3
3
0
10Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
27
10/19/2022
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
35
9
5
0
2
11
18
61.1
0
0
5
7
71.4
64.0
2
7
4
5
+2
11Chris Duarte
C. Duarte
27
10/20/2021
IND IND
@
CHA 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
12P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
27
10/23/2019
CHA CHA
vs
CHI 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
13Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
27
11/1/2006
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
39
9
5
2
0
11
15
73.3
3
4
75.0
2
5
40.0
78.5
0
9
0
2
+14
14Dwight Howard
D. Howard
27
11/1/2006
ORL ORL
vs
CHI CHI
33
11
3
1
2
9
12
75.0
0
0
9
10
90.0
82.3
2
9
4
3
+14
15Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
26
10/28/2015
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
38
7
1
1
2
10
16
62.5
0
0
6
6
100.0
69.7
4
3
8
4
-9
16LeBron James
L. James
26
11/1/2006
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
41
10
5
0
2
11
24
45.8
2
4
50.0
2
6
33.3
48.8
3
7
5
2
+3
17Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
26
10/31/2006
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
35
4
3
2
0
10
18
55.6
3
5
60.0
3
4
75.0
65.8
0
4
0
2
+23
18Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
25
11/1/2006
DET DET
vs
MIL MIL
35
6
8
0
0
6
14
42.9
1
6
16.7
12
12
100.0
64.8
1
5
2
1
-6
19Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
25
11/1/2006
DET DET
vs
MIL MIL
38
1
2
1
0
8
13
61.5
0
1
0.0
9
12
75.0
68.4
1
0
5
5
-7
20Chucky Atkins
C. Atkins
25
11/1/2006
MEM MEM
vs
NYK NYK
40
3
1
0
0
8
18
44.4
0
7
0.0
9
14
64.3
51.7
0
3
1
5
+4
21Vince Carter
V. Carter
25
11/1/2006
NJN NJN
vs
TOR TOR
41
11
6
0
0
10
16
62.5
1
4
25.0
4
4
100.0
70.4
0
11
1
3
+8
22Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
25
11/1/2006
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
46
4
4
2
0
9
23
39.1
3
9
33.3
4
4
100.0
50.5
1
3
5
3
-16
23Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
25
11/1/2006
SEA SEA
vs
POR POR
42
8
1
3
0
9
19
47.4
3
7
42.9
4
5
80.0
59.0
2
6
4
4
+9
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
25
11/1/2006
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
42
5
9
3
0
8
24
33.3
1
4
25.0
8
13
61.5
42.1
1
4
1
1
+2
25Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25
10/31/2006
MIA MIA
vs
CHI CHI
34
2
3
1
0
10
15
66.7
2
3
66.7
3
6
50.0
70.9
1
1
4
3
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GSW GSW
@
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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