Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Kobe Bryant scored the most points in a season opener, with 45 points against the Rockets on October 30, 2007.
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most points by a player scored in a season opener 2000s| 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 |  | 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 | ||
| 2 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 |  | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | 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 | ||
| 8 |  | 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 | ||
| 9 |  | 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 | |||
| 10 |  | 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 | ||
| 11 |  | 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 | ||
| 12 |  | 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 | |||
| 13 |  | 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 | ||
| 14 |  | 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 | ||
| 15 |  | 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 | ||
| 16 |  | 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 | |||
| 17 | | 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 | ||
| 18 |  | 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 | ||
| 19 |  | 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 | ||
| 20 |  | 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 | ||
| 21 |  | 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 | ||
| 22 |  | 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 | ||
| 23 |  | 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 | ||
| 24 |  | 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 | ||
| 25 |  | 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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