most points in game 1 nba

Donovan Mitchell has put up the most points in a game 1, with 57 points in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round against the Nuggets.

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most points by a player in game 1 NBA
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57
8/17/2020
@
43
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
55
4/20/2003
vs
47
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
54
4/1/1973
vs
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
4Jerry West
J. West
53
4/23/1969
vs
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
5LeBron James
L. James
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
50
4/22/2000
vs
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
4/28/1988
vs
44
7
2
2
2
19
35
54.3
0
0
12
12
100.0
62.1
1
6
5
3
8LeBron James
L. James
49
5/20/2009
vs
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
4/17/1986
@
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
10Jerry West
J. West
49
4/3/1965
vs
6
8
15
35
42.9
19
21
90.5
55.4
5
11Trae Young
T. Young
48
6/23/2021
@
41
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48
5/17/2011
vs
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
48
6/6/2001
@
52
5
6
5
0
18
41
43.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
53.4
2
3
3
0
+6
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48
4/28/1995
@
47
9
8
1
1
18
32
56.3
1
4
25.0
11
11
100.0
65.1
1
8
3
1
15George Mikan
G. Mikan
47
3/29/1952
@
15
26
57.7
17
18
94.4
69.3
4
16LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
46
4/20/2014
@
45
18
2
0
2
17
31
54.8
2
2
100.0
10
13
76.9
62.6
7
11
3
6
+17
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
46
4/16/2011
vs
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
46
4/19/2003
vs
47
10
2
1
1
16
27
59.3
4
5
80.0
10
11
90.9
72.2
1
9
2
2
+10
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
4/23/2000
vs
46
17
1
2
5
21
33
63.6
0
0
4
5
80.0
65.3
7
10
2
5
+16
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
4/25/1997
vs
35
11
2
1
2
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
18
66.7
65.9
3
8
1
3
+23
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
4/24/1992
vs
41
11
9
3
1
21
34
61.8
0
0
4
4
100.0
64.3
1
10
5
4
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
3/14/1961
vs
48
32
2
19
39
48.7
8
14
57.1
50.9
3
23James Harden
J. Harden
45
5/1/2023
@
39
1
6
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
14
50.0
4
4
100.0
70.8
0
1
3
4
+8
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
45
5/2/2022
@
44
12
8
0
1
15
30
50.0
4
11
36.4
11
14
78.6
62.2
2
10
5
1
-4
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
45
6/8/2021
vs
37
3
5
1
1
16
30
53.3
6
15
40.0
7
8
87.5
67.1
0
3
3
0
+5

More Jazz Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

10.0

Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

APG

6.8

George

Keyonte George
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.5

17th

DRTG

123.5

30th

NETRTG

-8.0

27th

3P%

34.9

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
17
26
.395
18.0
13
Jazz Jazz
14
28
.333
20.5
14
12
30
.286
22.5
15
10
34
.227
25.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
5:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
9:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
9:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

14 - 28

120

Final

138

DAL Mavericks

17 - 26

Sat 17 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
30
10
.750
2
26
15
.634
4.5
3
25
17
.595
6.0
4
25
18
.581
6.5
5
23
18
.561
7.5
6
24
19
.558
7.5
7
22
18
.550
8.0
8
22
20
.524
9.0
9
19
22
.463
11.5
10
20
24
.455
12.0
11
17
24
.415
13.5
12
15
27
.357
16.0
13
12
27
.308
17.5
14
10
31
.244
20.5
15
10
33
.233
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
13
.690
5.5
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.0
6
24
16
.600
9.5
7
25
17
.595
9.5
8
24
19
.558
11.0
9
21
22
.488
14.0
10
18
23
.439
16.0
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
17
26
.395
18.0
13
14
28
.333
20.5
14
12
30
.286
22.5
15
10
34
.227
25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
12/21
@
103-119
Sun
12/21
@
97-120
Sun
12/21
@
110-102
Mon
12/22
@
114-106
Mon
12/22
@
109-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/18
@
12:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
9:00 PM