most points in game 1 of series

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

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in game 1 of series
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

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APG

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
49
.319
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz
21
51
.292
36.0
15
19
53
.264
38.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
9:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
9:00 PM
Sat
3/28
@
10:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

40 - 31

143

Final

127

UTA Jazz

21 - 51

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
40
31
.563
12.0
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
39
33
.542
13.5
8
38
33
.535
14.0
9
38
34
.528
14.5
10
37
34
.521
15.0
11
29
42
.408
23.0
12
29
42
.408
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
55
.236
35.5
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - y
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
44
28
.611
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
7
40
32
.556
17.0
8
36
36
.500
21.0
9
36
37
.493
21.5
10
34
38
.472
23.0
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
49
.319
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
51
.292
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
38.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
2/25
@
117-124
Wed
2/25
@
133-109
Wed
2/25
@
126-110
Wed
2/25
@
113-108
Wed
2/25
@
96-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
11:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM