most points scored in a first game past twenty years

Between March 29, 2006 and March 29, 2026, LeBron James has scored the most points in his first game, with 46 points against the Mavericks on March 29, 2006.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in a first game past twenty years

	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	LeBron James L. James	46	3/29/2006	CLE	vs	DAL	43	5	4	3	0	16	23	69.6	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	80.1	0	5	2	3	+16
2	Michael Redd M. Redd	37	3/31/2006	MIL	@	DET	38	5	4	2	0	13	20	65.0	6	8	75.0	5	5	100.0	83.3	2	3	3	3	+3
3	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	37	3/29/2006	MIA	@	TOR	40	3	3	2	2	12	23	52.2	0	2	0.0	13	15	86.7	62.5	0	3	5	3	+7
4	VJ Edgecombe	34	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	42	7	3	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	13	38.5	3	6	50.0	59.4	1	6	2	1	-2
5	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	31	3/29/2006	IND	@	ATL	36	6	1	1	0	12	19	63.2	7	10	70.0	0	0		81.6	2	4	0	0	+5
6	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	31	3/29/2006	DEN	vs	UTA	38	4	3	1	0	14	25	56.0	1	4	25.0	2	3	66.7	58.9	1	3	1	6	-9
7	Shawn Marion S. Marion	29	3/30/2006	PHX	@	IND	42	8	6	3	1	13	18	72.2	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	76.8	4	4	0	4	+5
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	3/29/2006	DAL	@	CLE	39	5	3	2	0	9	18	50.0	2	4	50.0	9	12	75.0	62.3	1	4	2	2	-5
9	Yao Ming Y. Ming	29	3/29/2006	HOU	vs	SEA	30	10	5	3	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		11	11	100.0	77.0	4	6	2	2	+29
10	Jumaine Jones J. Jones	28	3/31/2006	CHA	vs	CHI	40	3	0	3	0	9	21	42.9	2	11	18.2	8	8	100.0	57.1	1	2	0	3	-9
11	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	28	3/31/2006	WAS	@	HOU	45	9	1	0	1	12	25	48.0	4	9	44.4	0	0		56.0	0	9	1	3	-4
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	28	3/29/2006	PHI	vs	DET	43	2	5	0	1	10	22	45.5	0	1	0.0	8	9	88.9	53.9	1	1	4	5	-6
13	Morris Peterson M. Peterson	28	3/29/2006	TOR	vs	MIA	42	3	2	2	0	11	20	55.0	4	10	40.0	2	2	100.0	67.0	0	3	2	1	-2
14	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	27	10/19/2022	ORL	@	DET	35	9	5	0	2	11	18	61.1	0	0		5	7	71.4	64.0	2	7	4	5	+2
15	Chris Duarte C. Duarte	27	10/20/2021	IND	@	CHA	33	5	1	1	0	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	3	3	100.0	82.7	0	5	1	4	+7
16	P.J. Washington	27	10/23/2019	CHA	vs	CHI	38	4	1	1	1	9	17	52.9	7	11	63.6	2	2	100.0	75.5	1	3	4	2	+8
17	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	27	3/31/2006	WAS	@	HOU	45	1	11	4	0	8	24	33.3	1	8	12.5	10	11	90.9	46.8	1	0	2	4	-4
18	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	27	3/29/2006	MIN	vs	ORL	41	19	6	3	2	11	17	64.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	67.2	7	12	2	2	+15
19	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	27	3/29/2006	NJN	vs	MEM	40	9	2	0	0	8	11	72.7	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	87.7	3	6	2	0	+9
20	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	26	10/28/2015	PHI	@	BOS	38	7	1	1	2	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	6	100.0	69.7	4	3	8	4	-9
21	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	26	3/31/2006	CHA	vs	CHI	44	12	2	2	3	11	17	64.7	0	1	0.0	4	11	36.4	59.5	2	10	1	5	-1
22	Ricky Davis R. Davis	26	3/29/2006	MIN	vs	ORL	43	4	10	1	0	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	52.8	1	3	4	2	+10
23	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	25	11/1/2006	HOU	@	UTA	42	5	9	3	0	8	24	33.3	1	4	25.0	8	13	61.5	42.1	1	4	1	1	+2
24	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	24	10/23/2019	MIA	vs	MEM	27	2	3	2	0	10	18	55.6	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	62.1	0	2	1	5	+27
25	Andres Nocioni A. Nocioni	24	3/31/2006	CHI	@	CHA	38	11	2	0	4	9	15	60.0	2	4	50.0	4	6	66.7	68.0	3	8	0	6	-2

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2	Celtics	50	24	.676	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	6.0
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	8.0
5	Raptors	42	32	.568	12.0
6	Hawks	42	33	.560	12.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Mon 4/6	CLE	@	MEM	8:00 PM

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RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

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11.7

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APG Leaders

10.8

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9.9

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9.2

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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2.0

Wallace

2.0

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BPG Leaders

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1.9

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3PM Leaders

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TS% Leaders

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119.2

119.1

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DRtg Rankings

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109.5

111.0

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113.0

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3,681.6

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Dončić

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Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

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MPG Leaders

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Maxey

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	54	20	.730
2	Celtics - x	50	24	.676	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	6.0
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	8.0
5	Raptors	42	32	.568	12.0
6	Hawks	42	33	.560	12.5
7	76ers	41	33	.554	13.0
8	Magic	39	35	.527	15.0
9	Heat	39	36	.520	15.5
10	Hornets	39	36	.520	15.5
11	Bucks - e	29	45	.392	25.0
12	Bulls - e	29	45	.392	25.0
13	Nets - e	18	57	.240	36.5
14	Wizards - e	17	57	.230	37.0
15	Pacers - e	17	58	.227	37.5

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1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	56	18	.757	2.0
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.0
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	41	33	.554	17.0
8	Clippers	39	36	.520	19.5
9	Trail Blazers	38	38	.500	21.0
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	49	.338	33.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	54	.280	37.5
15	Kings - e	19	57	.250	40.0