most points in game opener in season in one game by lakers players

Elgin Baylor has the most points for the Minneapolis Lakers in season openers, with 52 points in 1959-60.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	1959-60	MIN	1		52.0	21.0				22.0	36.0	61.1				8.0	12.0	66.7	63.0					21					4
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	2007-08	LAL	1	42.7	45.0	8.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	13.0	32.0	40.6	1.0	3.0	33.3	18.0	27.0	66.7	51.3	0.0	8.0	5.0	43	8	4	4	1	5	4	+3
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	2025-26	LAL	1	41.0	43.0	12.0	9.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	27.0	63.0	2.0	10.0	20.0	7.0	10.0	70.0	68.5	0.0	12.0	3.0	41	12	9	2	1	3	1	-8
4	Jerry West J. West	39	1969-70	LAL	1	44.0	39.0	2.0	6.0			13.0	20.0	65.0				13.0	15.0	86.7	73.3				44	2	6				4
5	James Worthy J. Worthy	37	1991-92	LAL	1	53.0	37.0	4.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	14.0	28.0	50.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	6.0	6.0	100.0	60.4	2.0	2.0	7.0	53	4	7	2	1	7	2
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	36	2024-25	LAL	1	37.6	36.0	16.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	11.0	23.0	47.8	1.0	3.0	33.3	13.0	15.0	86.7	60.8	3.0	13.0	1.0	38	16	4	1	3	1	1	+1
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	2000-01	LAL	1	44.0	36.0	11.0	5.0	1.0	4.0	14.0	20.0	70.0	0.0	0.0		8.0	16.0	50.0	66.6	3.0	8.0	1.0	44	11	5	1	4	1	1	+7
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	1968-69	LAL	1	45.0	36.0	15.0	1.0			13.0	26.0	50.0				10.0	14.0	71.4	56.0				45	15	1				3
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	1966-67	LAL	1		36.0	19.0				13.0	20.0	65.0				10.0	15.0	66.7	67.7					19
10	Jerry West J. West	36	1965-66	LAL	1	41.0	36.0	8.0	6.0			13.0	28.0	46.4				10.0	13.0	76.9	53.4				41	8	6				5
11	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	35	1994-95	LAL	1	39.0	35.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	15.0	73.3	6.0	9.0	66.7	7.0	7.0	100.0	96.8	0.0	2.0	3.0	39	2	4	1	0	3	2
12	James Worthy J. Worthy	35	1990-91	LAL	1	41.0	35.0	7.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	1.0	5.0	20.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	61.1	1.0	6.0	3.0	41	7	1	2	2	3	4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	1969-70	LAL	1	48.0	35.0	24.0	4.0			10.0	20.0	50.0				15.0	30.0	50.0	52.7				48	24	4				3
14	Jerry West J. West	35	1964-65	LAL	1		35.0					10.0						15.0	18.0	83.3
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	1962-63	LAL	1		35.0	17.0				15.0	37.0	40.5				5.0	6.0	83.3	44.1					17					3
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	1961-62	LAL	1		35.0	21.0	4.0			13.0	30.0	43.3				9.0	13.0	69.2	49.0					21	4				2
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	1960-61	LAL	1		35.0	17.0	3.0			13.0	34.0	38.2				9.0	10.0	90.0	45.6					17	3				1
18	LeBron James L. James	34	2021-22	LAL	1	36.7	34.0	11.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	13.0	23.0	56.5	5.0	11.0	45.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	66.3	1.0	10.0	4.0	37	11	5	1	1	4	5	-2
19	Lamar Odom L. Odom	34	2006-07	LAL	1	43.6	34.0	13.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	12.0	24.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	62.8	3.0	10.0	5.0	44	13	6	3	0	5	3	+11
20	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	34	1974-75	LAL	1	36.0	34.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8				6.0	7.0	85.7	58.5	3.0	1.0		36	4	5	3	0		2
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	1964-65	LAL	1		34.0					11.0						12.0	17.0	70.6
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	34	1950-51	MIN	1		34.0					11.0						12.0	15.0	80.0											5
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	33	2021-22	LAL	1	38.9	33.0	11.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	1.0	5.0	20.0	2.0	7.0	28.6	56.7	2.0	9.0	0.0	39	11	2	1	2	0	0	-2
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	2009-10	LAL	1	38.3	33.0	8.0	3.0	4.0	1.0	11.0	26.0	42.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	12.0	91.7	52.7	4.0	4.0	2.0	38	8	3	4	1	2	2	+9
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	2005-06	LAL	1	43.8	33.0	5.0	4.0	1.0	2.0	13.0	28.0	46.4	0.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	53.1	0.0	5.0	6.0	44	5	4	1	2	6	4	+6