most points scored by portland trail blazers rookie on opening night

Damian Lillard and Mychal Thompson are tied for the most points by a Trail Blazers rookie in season openers, with 23 points.

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	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	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	23	2012-13	POR	1	35.0	23.0	3.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	17.0	41.2	1.0	4.0	25.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	56.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	35	3	11	1	0	6	2	+16
2	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	23	1978-79	POR	1	39.0	23.0	10.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	10.0	20.0	50.0				3.0	5.0	60.0	51.8	3.0	7.0	6.0	39	10	2	0	2	6	6
3	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	21	1970-71	POR	1	41.0	21.0	8.0	3.0			9.0	24.0	37.5				3.0	6.0	50.0	39.4				41	8	3				5
4	Brandon Roy B. Roy	20	2006-07	POR	1	35.4	20.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	16.0	62.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		62.5	2.0	1.0	3.0	35	3	2	0	0	3	3	-8
5	Johnny Davis J. Davis	19	1976-77	POR	1	29.0	19.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	12.0	50.0				7.0	7.0	100.0	63.0	0.0	0.0		29	0	1	0	0		3
6	Bill Walton B. Walton	18	1974-75	POR	1	46.0	18.0	24.0	5.0	2.0	4.0	7.0	18.0	38.9				4.0	6.0	66.7	43.6	6.0	18.0		46	24	5	2	4		6
7	Rudy Fernandez R. Fernandez	16	2008-09	POR	1	29.1	16.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	10.0	50.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	70.7	0.0	2.0	0.0	29	2	4	2	0	0	0	-6
8	Lloyd Neal L. Neal	14	1972-73	POR	1	42.0	14.0	15.0	1.0			5.0	11.0	45.5				4.0	8.0	50.0	48.2				42	15	1				4
9	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	13	1971-72	POR	1	27.0	13.0	4.0	0.0			5.0	27.0	18.5				3.0	4.0	75.0	22.6				27	4	0				1
10	Shaedon Sharpe S. Sharpe	12	2022-23	POR	1	16.3	12.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	3.0	3.0	100.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	87.2	0.0	2.0	0.0	16	2	1	0	0	0	2	+8
11	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	11	2023-24	POR	1	35.8	11.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	11.0	45.5	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	48.1	1.0	2.0	4.0	36	3	4	0	0	4	2	-16
12	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	10	1995-96	POR	1	25.0	10.0	7.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	0.0	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	43.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	25	7	3	2	0	2	4
13	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	10	1989-90	POR	1	18.0	10.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	43.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	18	5	0	2	1	2	4
14	Fat Lever F. Lever	9	1982-83	POR	1	32.0	9.0	2.0	7.0	4.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	78.1	0.0	2.0	6.0	32	2	7	4	0	6	3
15	Caleb Swanigan C. Swanigan	8	2017-18	POR	1	17.5	8.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	53.8	1.0	3.0	2.0	18	4	3	1	0	2	2	+6
16	Ron Brewer R. Brewer	8	1978-79	POR	1	21.0	8.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	50.0				2.0	2.0	100.0	58.1	1.0	1.0	4.0	21	2	0	0	0	4	2
17	Toumani Camara T. Camara	7	2023-24	POR	1	15.9	7.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	59.5	0.0	2.0	0.0	16	2	1	0	1	0	2	+13
18	Jarrett Jack J. Jack	7	2005-06	POR	1	14.4	7.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	44.4	0.0	1.0	0.0	14	1	3	0	0	0	1	-6
19	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	7	1989-90	POR	1	10.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	10	5	1	0	0	4	2
20	Armon Johnson A. Johnson	6	2010-11	POR	1	9.4	6.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		60.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	9	2	3	0	0	1	3	+5
21	Terry Porter T. Porter	6	1985-86	POR	1	18.0	6.0	2.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	51.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	18	2	6	3	0	1	1
22	Abdul Jeelani A. Jeelani	6	1979-80	POR	1	14.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.0	66.7	56.4	0.0	2.0	3.0	14	2	1	1	0	3	3
23	Kim Anderson K. Anderson	6	1978-79	POR	1	13.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	60.0				0.0	0.0		60.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	13	3	0	0	0	2	5
24	Charlie Yelverton C. Yelverton	6	1971-72	POR	1	13.0	6.0	2.0	1.0			3.0	7.0	42.9				0.0	0.0		42.9				13	2	1				3
25	James Robinson J. Robinson	5	1993-94	POR	1	8.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		125.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	8	1	0	1	0	0	2

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Avdija

RPG

11.6

Clingan

APG

6.7

Avdija

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

20th

DRTG

114.7

14th

NETRTG

-0.3

19th

3P%

34.3

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	PHX	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	POR	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

1 - 4

Final

114

Spurs

4 - 1

Tue 28 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Damian Lillard and Mychal Thompson are tied for the most points by a Trail Blazers rookie in season openers, with 23 points.

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6.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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