most points season opener

Anthony Edwards and Ty Jerome are tied for the most points in a season opener, with 45 points this season.

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NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
45
10/21/2026
MIN MIN
@
MIA MIA
33
10
3
2
1
16
29
55.2
9
17
52.9
4
5
80.0
72.1
0
10
4
1
+25
2Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
45
10/21/2026
MEM MEM
vs
UTA UTA
32
7
6
0
1
17
25
68.0
5
10
50.0
6
7
85.7
80.1
1
6
1
4
+22
3Paul George
P. George
38
10/20/2026
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
31
5
3
5
0
12
21
57.1
7
12
58.3
7
8
87.5
77.5
0
5
3
5
+9
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
35
10/21/2026
MIA MIA
vs
MIN MIN
30
6
1
1
0
13
19
68.4
0
2
0.0
9
14
64.3
69.6
1
5
3
5
-11
5Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
35
10/21/2026
ORL ORL
vs
ATL ATL
41
7
10
1
0
10
12
83.3
3
4
75.0
12
16
75.0
91.9
1
6
6
2
-9
6Anthony Davis
A. Davis
34
10/21/2026
WAS WAS
vs
MIL MIL
34
12
4
2
1
11
20
55.0
1
3
33.3
11
14
78.6
65.0
3
9
3
2
+6
7Julius Randle
J. Randle
33
10/21/2026
BKN BKN
vs
CHA CHA
38
8
7
0
1
11
18
61.1
3
5
60.0
8
11
72.7
72.2
0
8
4
4
0
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
32
10/22/2026
CLE CLE
@
PHI PHI
35
10
3
2
1
11
19
57.9
2
4
50.0
8
11
72.7
67.1
0
10
5
3
-6
9Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
32
10/21/2026
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
33
5
2
3
1
10
17
58.8
1
4
25.0
11
13
84.6
70.4
0
5
4
4
-6
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
32
10/20/2026
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
36
6
4
3
3
13
27
48.1
3
7
42.9
3
4
75.0
55.6
2
4
2
2
+6
11Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
31
10/21/2026
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
30
4
3
1
1
8
15
53.3
5
8
62.5
10
13
76.9
74.8
3
1
2
3
+10
12Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
30
10/21/2026
IND IND
@
NOP NOP
35
8
1
1
0
13
23
56.5
1
3
33.3
3
8
37.5
56.6
2
6
2
3
+6
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30
10/21/2026
HOU HOU
vs
DAL DAL
37
6
3
1
1
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
8
11
72.7
72.0
0
6
4
2
+12
14Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
30
10/21/2026
HOU HOU
vs
DAL DAL
36
5
1
2
0
11
17
64.7
4
8
50.0
4
5
80.0
78.1
2
3
1
3
+18
15Darius Garland
D. Garland
30
10/21/2026
LAC LAC
vs
SAC SAC
32
1
4
1
0
11
19
57.9
3
8
37.5
5
8
62.5
66.6
0
1
3
1
+15
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28
10/21/2026
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
30
8
7
3
0
7
18
38.9
5
12
41.7
9
9
100.0
63.8
0
8
6
1
+31
17Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
28
10/21/2026
SAC SAC
@
LAC LAC
34
4
4
0
0
10
19
52.6
3
8
37.5
5
8
62.5
62.2
1
3
4
2
-16
18Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
28
10/20/2026
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
40
4
5
3
3
9
19
47.4
2
9
22.2
8
9
88.9
61.0
1
3
2
3
+11
19Walker Kessler
W. Kessler
26
10/21/2026
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
30
9
1
0
2
12
12
100.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
94.5
2
7
2
1
+24
20Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
26
10/21/2026
BKN BKN
vs
CHA CHA
34
7
1
3
0
10
21
47.6
5
11
45.5
1
2
50.0
59.4
1
6
4
2
+1
21Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25
10/21/2026
POR POR
vs
PHX PHX
24
3
6
1
0
7
12
58.3
6
10
60.0
5
5
100.0
88.0
1
2
1
0
+23
22Tyler Herro
T. Herro
24
10/21/2026
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
32
2
9
1
0
9
21
42.9
4
11
36.4
2
2
100.0
54.8
0
2
4
1
-6
23Stephon Castle
S. Castle
24
10/20/2026
SAS SAS
vs
OKC OKC
28
7
1
0
0
9
21
42.9
5
12
41.7
1
1
100.0
56.0
2
5
3
4
-2
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23
10/21/2026
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
21
2
1
2
0
7
15
46.7
2
7
28.6
7
7
100.0
63.6
1
1
2
2
-22
25Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
23
10/21/2026
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
32
4
6
2
1
6
11
54.5
1
3
33.3
10
10
100.0
74.7
1
3
4
2
+25
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More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.7

Ball

LaMelo Ball

RPG

11.8

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

6.1

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

8th

DRTG

106.6

2nd

NETRTG

10.6

2nd

3P%

37.3

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
0.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
2
.750
1.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
3
.700
1.0
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
3
.667
1.5
8
Warriors Warriors
6
3
.667
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
11/16
POR POR
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Tue
11/17
POR POR
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

7 - 3

115

Final

109

NOP Pelicans

4 - 5

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.6

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.6

Young

Trae Young

9.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.5

Wagner

Franz Wagner
SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

Collin Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

Dyson Daniels
BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.7

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.4

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

Isaiah Stewart

76.3

Matković

Karlo Matković

75.9

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.2

Trail Blazers

121.9

Rockets

121.1

Warriors

118.7

Celtics

118.2

Nuggets

117.7
DRtg Rankings
Pistons

103.6

Timberwolves

106.6

76ers

106.6

Celtics

108.2

Spurs

108.6

Knicks

108.7
NetRtg Rankings
Rockets

10.6

Timberwolves

10.6

Celtics

10.0

Pistons

9.5

Trail Blazers

9.0

Spurs

9.0
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-8

Bucks

1-8

Kings

1-8

Clippers

1-7

Bulls

1-7

Magic

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

Jamal Murray

36.9

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

9-1

Rockets

7-2

Warriors

7-2

Pistons

6-2

Lakers

7-3

Grizzlies

6-3
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

1-8

Suns

1-6

Heat

2-7

Magic

2-6

Knicks

2-6

Hornets

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
8
2
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
6
2
.750
1.0
4
Hawks Hawks
6
4
.600
2.0
5
Raptors Raptors
5
4
.556
2.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
4
.556
2.5
7
Knicks Knicks
4
4
.500
3.0
8
Wizards Wizards
4
5
.444
3.5
9
Heat Heat
3
6
.333
4.5
10
Pacers Pacers
3
6
.333
4.5
11
Hornets Hornets
3
7
.300
5.0
12
Magic Magic
2
6
.250
5.0
13
Nets Nets
2
6
.250
5.0
14
Bulls Bulls
1
7
.125
6.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
8
2
.800
2
Rockets Rockets
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
7
2
.778
0.5
4
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
0.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
2
.750
1.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
3
.700
1.0
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
3
.667
1.5
8
Warriors Warriors
6
3
.667
1.5
9
Nuggets Nuggets
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Mavericks Mavericks
5
4
.556
2.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
5
.444
3.5
12
Suns Suns
2
5
.286
4.5
13
Clippers Clippers
1
7
.125
6.0
14
Kings Kings
1
8
.111
6.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
8
.111
6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/7
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
5:00 PM
Sat
11/7
BKN BKN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sat
11/7
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM