most points in his first game nba this season

Nikola Jokić put up 56 points versus the Timberwolves on December 25.

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most points by a player in his first game NBA this season

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	16	15	0	2	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	55	10/23/2025	OKC	@	IND	45	8	5	2	1	15	31	48.4	2	7	28.6	23	26	88.5	64.8	0	8	2	4	+9
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	23	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
4	James Harden J. Harden	55	11/22/2025	LAC	@	CHA	35	3	7	1	0	17	26	65.4	10	16	62.5	11	14	78.6	85.5	1	2	2	1	+22
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	55	12/28/2025	LAC	vs	DET	39	11	2	5	3	17	26	65.4	5	10	50.0	16	17	94.1	82.1	1	10	3	2	+20
6	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	54	11/20/2025	PHI	@	MIL	47	5	9	3	3	18	30	60.0	6	15	40.0	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	5	5	3	+18
7	Jamal Murray J. Murray	52	12/3/2025	DEN	@	IND	36	6	4	1	0	19	25	76.0	10	11	90.9	4	5	80.0	95.6	0	6	1	0	+23
8	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	51	10/26/2025	LAL	@	SAC	39	11	9	2	0	12	22	54.5	6	10	60.0	21	22	95.5	80.5	1	10	2	1	+22
9	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	51	10/27/2025	UTA	vs	PHX	45	14	3	0	0	14	32	43.8	6	13	46.2	17	17	100.0	64.6	5	9	1	2	+26
10	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	50	1/3/2026	BOS	@	LAC	35	3	5	0	0	18	26	69.2	6	10	60.0	8	10	80.0	82.2	1	2	2	3	+21
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	49	10/24/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	35	11	8	0	0	14	23	60.9	5	12	41.7	16	19	84.2	78.1	1	10	3	4	+18
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	49	11/14/2025	GSW	@	SAS	36	4	2	2	0	16	26	61.5	9	17	52.9	8	8	100.0	83.0	0	4	3	2	+9
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	12/12/2025	CLE	@	WAS	35	4	4	2	0	17	31	54.8	8	15	53.3	6	6	100.0	71.3	0	4	3	1	+9
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	48	12/14/2025	GSW	@	POR	35	3	2	3	1	16	26	61.5	12	19	63.2	4	4	100.0	86.5	0	3	3	0	-8
16	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	47	11/16/2025	UTA	vs	CHI	46	7	2	2	2	15	33	45.5	6	17	35.3	11	13	84.6	60.7	2	5	1	3	+4
17	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	47	12/21/2025	NYK	vs	MIA	38	3	8	0	0	15	26	57.7	6	13	46.2	11	11	100.0	76.2	0	3	0	5	+10
18	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	46	11/5/2025	CLE	vs	PHI	35	4	8	1	0	15	21	71.4	6	11	54.5	10	10	100.0	90.6	0	4	2	0	+17
19	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	46	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	12	11	5	2	14	45	31.1	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	43.5	5	7	2	4	+10
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	46	11/12/2025	GSW	@	SAS	34	5	5	2	0	13	25	52.0	5	16	31.3	15	16	93.8	71.8	0	5	1	2	+5
21	CJ McCollum	46	11/25/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	37	5	4	1	0	17	25	68.0	10	13	76.9	2	4	50.0	85.9	0	5	2	1	+19
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	46	1/7/2026	OKC	vs	UTA	42	6	6	1	1	14	26	53.8	1	8	12.5	17	19	89.5	66.9	0	6	0	1	+9
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	45	12/18/2025	LAL	@	UTA	40	11	14	5	0	14	28	50.0	4	12	33.3	13	16	81.3	64.2	2	9	1	2	-5
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	45	1/1/2026	LAC	vs	UTA	39	7	3	2	2	16	29	55.2	6	16	37.5	7	9	77.8	68.3	0	7	3	2	+8
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	44	10/31/2025	LAL	@	MEM	39	12	6	0	0	14	27	51.9	6	15	40.0	10	13	76.9	67.2	1	11	5	3	-2

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.5

1st

DRTG

118.2

26th

NETRTG

5.3

6th

3P%

40.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	34	7	.829
2	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.0
3	Spurs	27	13	.675	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.0
5	Lakers	24	14	.632	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/17	WAS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/18	CHA	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 1/22	DEN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	DEN	@	MIL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

27 - 13

122

Final

116

Pelicans

9 - 33

Tue 13 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.4

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Williams

69.3

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

122.1

121.2

121.1

119.8

118.8

DRtg Rankings

106.8

110.5

112.3

112.5

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.1

7.3

6.8

6.6

5.7

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

9-33

9-31

10-30

10-28

11-26

14-26

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

2,004.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,893.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,010.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,997.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

28-12

23-14-1

24-16

23-17

22-17

Worst Record ATS

13-28

15-25

15-23

16-24

17-22

17-22-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	10	.737
2	Knicks	25	15	.625	4.0
3	Celtics	24	15	.615	4.5
4	Raptors	25	17	.595	5.0
5	76ers	22	17	.564	6.5
6	Magic	22	18	.550	7.0
7	Cavaliers	23	19	.548	7.0
8	Heat	21	19	.525	8.0
9	Hawks	20	22	.476	10.0
10	Bulls	19	21	.475	10.0
11	Bucks	17	23	.425	12.0
12	Hornets	14	26	.350	15.0
13	Nets	11	27	.289	17.0
14	Wizards	10	28	.263	18.0
15	Pacers	9	32	.220	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	34	7	.829
2	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.0
3	Spurs	27	13	.675	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.0
5	Lakers	24	14	.632	8.5
6	Rockets	23	14	.622	9.0
7	Suns	24	16	.600	9.5
8	Warriors	22	19	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	19	22	.463	15.0
10	Grizzlies	17	22	.436	16.0
11	Clippers	16	23	.410	17.0
12	Mavericks	15	26	.366	19.0
13	Jazz	14	26	.350	19.5
14	Kings	11	30	.268	23.0
15	Pelicans	10	33	.233	25.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 12/17	TOR	@	MIL	111-105
Wed 12/17	DET	@	DAL	114-116
Wed 12/17	GSW	@	PHX	98-99
Wed 12/17	LAL	@	UTA	143-135
Wed 12/17	ORL	@	DEN	115-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/15	MEM	@	ORL	2:00 PM
Thu 1/15	PHX	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Thu 1/15	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Thu 1/15	MIL	@	SAS	8:00 PM

Nikola Jokić put up 56 points versus the Timberwolves on December 25.

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