Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points in season openers, with 56 points in 1962-63.

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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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1962-63	SFW	1	48.0	56.0	29.0	4.0			23.0	35.0	65.7				10.0	17.0	58.8	65.9				48	29	4				0
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	54	1989-90	CHI	1	47.0	54.0	14.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	19.0	31.0	61.3	1.0	2.0	50.0	15.0	17.0	88.2	70.2	3.0	11.0	0.0	47	14	6	3	1	0	3
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	1959-60	MIN	1		52.0	21.0				22.0	36.0	61.1				8.0	12.0	66.7	63.0					21					4
4	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	2025-26	DEN	1	38.7	50.0	8.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	17.0	21.0	81.0	10.0	11.0	90.9	6.0	6.0	100.0	105.8	0.0	8.0	2.0	39	8	2	0	1	2	1	-1
5	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	50	2019-20	BKN	1	38.2	50.0	8.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	17.0	33.0	51.5	7.0	14.0	50.0	9.0	10.0	90.0	66.8	2.0	6.0	0.0	38	8	7	0	1	0	4	+18
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	50	2016-17	NOP	1	41.2	50.0	15.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	17.0	34.0	50.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	17.0	94.1	60.3	1.0	14.0	3.0	41	15	5	5	4	3	4	-3
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	1986-87	CHI	1	41.0	50.0	6.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	15.0	31.0	48.4	0.0	0.0		20.0	22.0	90.9	61.5	2.0	4.0	6.0	41	6	3	4	3	6	2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	1961-62	PHI	1	48.0	48.0	25.0	1.0			21.0	44.0	47.7				6.0	12.0	50.0	48.7				48	25	1				1
9	Alex English A. English	47	1985-86	DEN	1	39.0	47.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	16.0	31.0	51.6	0.0	0.0		15.0	18.0	83.3	60.4	2.0	3.0	3.0	39	5	3	1	1	3	4
10	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	47	1984-85	POR	1	38.0	47.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	19.0	23.0	82.6	0.0	0.0		9.0	9.0	100.0	87.2	1.0	3.0	2.0	38	4	1	0	1	2	1
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	46	2021-22	BOS	1	46.0	46.0	9.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	16.0	30.0	53.3	8.0	14.0	57.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	68.6	0.0	9.0	4.0	46	9	6	3	1	4	5	+16
12	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	46	2010-11	GSW	1	39.8	46.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	18.0	24.0	75.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	9.0	12.0	75.0	78.6	0.0	3.0	1.0	40	3	2	2	0	1	4	+9
13	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	46	1988-89	SEA	1	37.0	46.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	14.0	23.0	60.9	1.0	5.0	20.0	17.0	19.0	89.5	73.3	3.0	2.0	1.0	37	5	1	3	0	1	3
14	World B. Free W. B. Free	46	1979-80	SDC	1	41.0	46.0	7.0	5.0	7.0	1.0	19.0	29.0	65.5	0.0	0.0		8.0	8.0	100.0	70.7	2.0	5.0	8.0	41	7	5	7	1	8	4
15	Ty Jerome T. Jerome	45	2026-27	MEM	1	31.7	45.0	7.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	17.0	25.0	68.0	5.0	10.0	50.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	80.1	1.0	6.0	1.0	32	7	6	0	1	1	4	+22
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	45	2026-27	MIN	1	32.6	45.0	10.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	16.0	29.0	55.2	9.0	17.0	52.9	4.0	5.0	80.0	72.1	0.0	10.0	4.0	33	10	3	2	1	4	1	+25
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	2007-08	LAL	1	42.7	45.0	8.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	13.0	32.0	40.6	1.0	3.0	33.3	18.0	27.0	66.7	51.3	0.0	8.0	5.0	43	8	4	4	1	5	4	+3
18	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	45	1997-98	GSW	1	41.0	45.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	31.0	58.1	4.0	7.0	57.1	5.0	6.0	83.3	66.9	1.0	2.0	3.0	41	3	7	0	0	3	0	-16
19	James Harden J. Harden	44	2020-21	HOU	1	43.3	44.0	4.0	17.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	6.0	13.0	46.2	14.0	16.0	87.5	78.5	1.0	3.0	5.0	43	4	17	1	0	5	1	-6
20	Ja Morant J. Morant	44	2020-21	MEM	1	35.2	44.0	2.0	9.0	2.0	1.0	18.0	27.0	66.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	72.1	0.0	2.0	1.0	35	2	9	2	1	1	1	+10
21	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	44	2000-01	DET	1	42.0	44.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	17.0	35.0	48.6	1.0	3.0	33.3	9.0	10.0	90.0	55.8	1.0	4.0	2.0	42	5	3	0	1	2	1	+16
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	2025-26	LAL	1	41.0	43.0	12.0	9.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	27.0	63.0	2.0	10.0	20.0	7.0	10.0	70.0	68.5	0.0	12.0	3.0	41	12	9	2	1	3	1	-8
23	Jalen Rose J. Rose	43	2001-02	IND	1	44.0	43.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	27.0	66.7	2.0	3.0	66.7	5.0	6.0	83.3	72.5	1.0	5.0	3.0	44	6	3	1	0	3	3	+8
24	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	43	1962-63	CHI	1		43.0	21.0				16.0						11.0	15.0	73.3						21					3
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	1959-60	PHI	1	48.0	43.0	28.0	1.0			17.0	27.0	63.0				9.0	15.0	60.0	64.0				48	28	1				2

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31.3

Curry

RPG

7.2

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APG

7.8

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Team Rankings

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118.5

4th

DRTG

113.5

16th

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5.0

12th

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39.5

1st

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	NOP	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	GSW	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Mon 11/16	GSW	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 11/18	GSW	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

2 - 7

119

Final

126

Warriors

7 - 3

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

107.8

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points in season openers, with 56 points in 1962-63.

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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567.5

477.8

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