most points scored in a season opener 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Kobe Bryant put up the most points in a season opener, with 45 points against the Rockets on October 30, 2007.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in a season opener 2000s
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45
10/30/2007
vs
43
8
4
4
1
13
32
40.6
1
3
33.3
18
27
66.7
51.3
0
8
5
4
+3
2Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
44
10/31/2000
@
42
5
3
0
1
17
35
48.6
1
3
33.3
9
10
90.0
55.8
1
4
2
1
+16
3Jalen Rose
J. Rose
43
10/30/2001
@
44
6
3
1
0
18
27
66.7
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
72.5
1
5
3
3
+8
4Grant Hill
G. Hill
41
11/2/1999
@
52
9
5
0
1
16
35
45.7
1
3
33.3
8
11
72.7
51.5
3
6
4
5
0
5Vince Carter
V. Carter
39
10/29/2003
vs
39
5
1
0
0
15
30
50.0
0
3
0.0
9
10
90.0
56.7
4
1
2
2
+4
6Steve Francis
S. Francis
39
10/30/2002
@
39
8
4
1
1
13
28
46.4
1
3
33.3
12
14
85.7
57.1
4
4
5
4
-3
7Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
39
11/2/1999
vs
46
3
7
3
0
15
34
44.1
1
4
25.0
8
11
72.7
50.2
1
2
7
3
-5
8Michael Redd
M. Redd
37
11/1/2006
@
38
5
1
0
0
14
22
63.6
1
4
25.0
8
8
100.0
72.5
1
4
3
4
+4
9Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
37
11/2/2005
vs
38
6
3
1
0
16
24
66.7
0
0
5
6
83.3
69.4
3
3
3
3
+17
10Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
36
10/30/2008
vs
39
7
0
0
2
10
22
45.5
2
4
50.0
14
14
100.0
63.9
2
5
2
3
+6
11Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
36
10/30/2002
vs
46
8
2
0
1
14
25
56.0
2
3
66.7
6
7
85.7
64.1
2
6
2
1
+12
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36
10/31/2000
@
44
11
5
1
4
14
20
70.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
66.6
3
8
1
1
+7
13Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
35
11/2/2005
@
41
5
11
2
1
14
26
53.8
4
7
57.1
3
3
100.0
64.1
1
4
1
3
+16
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35
11/1/2005
vs
50
2
9
3
0
11
28
39.3
2
4
50.0
11
15
73.3
50.6
0
2
1
3
-4
15Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
35
11/3/2004
vs
41
13
8
2
0
10
23
43.5
1
6
16.7
14
18
77.8
56.6
1
12
5
2
+13
16Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
35
11/3/2004
vs
47
18
1
0
2
12
24
50.0
0
0
11
12
91.7
59.8
5
13
2
5
-13
17Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
35
11/2/1999
@
37
3
11
1
0
15
20
75.0
0
1
0.0
5
7
71.4
75.8
1
2
4
5
+8
18Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
34
11/1/2007
@
43
12
1
1
0
13
23
56.5
1
4
25.0
7
7
100.0
65.2
4
8
2
0
+8
19Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
34
10/31/2007
@
44
8
3
1
0
10
25
40.0
1
8
12.5
13
19
68.4
51.0
1
7
5
5
-10
20Lamar Odom
L. Odom
34
10/31/2006
vs
44
13
6
3
0
12
24
50.0
3
4
75.0
7
7
100.0
62.8
3
10
5
3
+11
21Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
34
11/5/2004
vs
55
4
8
3
1
12
30
40.0
5
13
38.5
5
7
71.4
51.4
2
2
4
6
-4
22Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
34
11/3/2004
@
45
8
3
1
0
13
30
43.3
0
2
0.0
8
9
88.9
50.1
3
5
4
4
+17
23Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
34
10/30/2002
@
42
10
8
5
2
12
26
46.2
1
5
20.0
9
9
100.0
56.7
3
7
7
2
-6
24Michael Finley
M. Finley
34
10/30/2001
vs
46
6
3
1
1
14
28
50.0
4
6
66.7
2
2
100.0
58.9
1
5
2
3
+3
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
34
10/31/2000
vs
37
6
5
3
2
15
24
62.5
0
0
4
6
66.7
63.8
2
4
1
2
+17

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2
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19.5
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16
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29.0
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15
49
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WesternWLPCTGB
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2
47
17
.734
2.5
3
40
24
.625
9.5
4
39
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10.0
5
39
25
.609
10.5
6
39
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.609
10.5
7
37
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18.0
10
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