most spg by a player in season openers in nba history

Micheal Ray Richardson has averaged the most career steals per game in season openers, with 4.5 per game.

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	NAME	SPG	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	4.5	2	36.0	15.5	2.5	7.0	0.0	6.0	13.0	46.2	0.5	1.5	33.3	3.0	3.0	100.0	54.1	1.5	1.0	3.5	72	31	5	14	9	0	7	9
2	Mike Bratz M. Bratz	4.0	1	24.0	8.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		4.0	4.0	100.0	69.4	0.0	2.0	2.0	24	8	2	4	4	0	2	1
3	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	3.4	10	31.1	16.9	7.0	5.3	0.0	7.3	13.0	56.2	0.3	0.9	33.3	2.0	2.8	71.4	59.4	2.0	5.0	3.4	311	169	70	53	34	0	34	37
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3.2	14	38.2	30.8	5.9	4.5	1.4	11.3	23.2	48.6	0.4	1.9	18.5	7.9	10.0	78.6	55.7	1.8	4.1	2.6	535	431	82	63	45	19	37	41	-2
5	Eric Moreland E. Moreland	3.0	1	11.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	1.0	0.0	12	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	+2
6	Wade Baldwin IV W. Baldwin IV	3.0	1	24.5	7.0	5.0	6.0	3.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		43.8	2.0	3.0	1.0	25	7	5	6	3	3	1	2	+3
7	Erick Barkley E. Barkley	3.0	1	9.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	26.6	0.0	1.0	1.0	9	1	1	2	3	0	1	1	-3
8	Bob Sura B. Sura	3.0	6	30.7	7.8	3.0	4.5	0.0	3.3	9.2	36.4	0.8	2.8	29.4	0.3	0.7	50.0	41.4	1.0	2.0	1.3	184	47	18	27	18	0	8	19	+12
9	Darren Morningstar D. Morningstar	3.0	1	17.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	4.0	50.0	79.8	0.0	3.0	1.0	17	6	3	1	3	0	1	6
10	Jamie Waller J. Waller	3.0	1	20.0	10.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	46.5	3.0	1.0	2.0	20	10	4	1	3	0	2	1
11	Franklin Edwards F. Edwards	3.0	1	35.0	16.0	2.0	8.0	0.0	5.0	10.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.0	100.0	63.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	35	16	2	8	3	0	2	2
12	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	3.0	1	23.0	10.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	63.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	23	10	0	3	3	0	2	2
13	Darrell Walker D. Walker	3.0	9	25.2	7.0	5.1	3.6	0.2	2.6	6.0	42.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	3.3	56.7	46.9	1.4	3.7	1.4	227	63	46	32	27	2	13	26
14	Danny Vranes D. Vranes	3.0	3	25.7	10.0	3.0	1.7	0.3	4.0	6.3	63.2	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.3	85.7	67.9	1.3	1.7	2.7	77	30	9	5	9	1	8	11
15	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	2.9	8	39.4	21.8	6.3	3.0	0.9	8.6	18.8	46.0	0.5	2.1	23.5	4.0	4.5	88.9	52.5	1.6	4.6	2.6	315	174	50	24	23	7	21	18	+42
16	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.9	8	32.6	11.8	3.3	7.3	0.3	4.8	8.9	53.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	2.9	78.3	57.9	0.5	2.8	1.5	261	94	26	58	23	2	12	23
17	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	2.8	18	36.6	12.1	6.8	9.9	0.2	4.4	10.3	43.0	0.8	2.8	28.0	2.4	3.3	73.3	51.3	1.4	5.4	2.6	659	218	123	178	51	3	46	44	+75
18	Darnell Valentine D. Valentine	2.8	4	23.5	10.0	3.5	5.3	0.0	3.3	8.5	38.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.5	4.3	82.4	48.2	1.0	2.5	1.8	94	40	14	21	11	0	7	13
19	Baron Davis B. Davis	2.7	12	34.0	16.8	3.8	6.9	0.3	5.7	14.8	38.4	1.2	4.8	24.6	4.3	6.3	68.4	48.0	1.3	2.5	2.7	408	202	46	83	32	3	32	34	+27
20	Dirk Minniefield D. Minniefield	2.7	3	18.7	5.7	1.0	4.0	0.3	2.0	4.7	42.9	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.7	62.5	48.5	0.3	0.7	1.0	56	17	3	12	8	1	3	7
21	Julius Erving J. Erving	2.7	3	34.0	16.7	4.3	3.0	0.0	5.3	13.7	39.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	5.7	7.0	81.0	49.8	1.7	2.7	3.0	102	50	13	9	8	0	9	8
22	Fat Lever F. Lever	2.6	9	30.6	14.9	5.9	6.3	0.3	6.0	12.9	46.6	0.2	0.7	33.3	2.7	3.4	77.4	51.7	1.4	4.4	2.8	275	134	53	57	23	3	25	18
23	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	2.5	4	31.2	22.5	8.8	3.5	0.3	9.3	17.3	53.6	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.8	59.3	55.6	4.0	4.8	3.5	125	90	35	14	10	1	14	9	+11
24	Dion Glover D. Glover	2.5	2	28.5	9.5	2.5	2.0	1.0	3.5	8.5	41.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	4.0	62.5	46.3	0.5	2.0	1.0	57	19	5	4	5	2	2	0	+5
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.5	6	40.8	22.3	5.2	10.5	0.3	7.2	14.3	50.0	0.7	1.8	36.4	7.3	8.2	89.8	62.3	1.3	3.8	4.5	245	134	31	63	15	2	27	20

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Porter

RPG

7.1

Porter

APG

3.8

Traore

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.7

30th

DRTG

119.0

26th

NETRTG

-10.3

29th

3P%

34.0

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

Nets

20 - 62

101

Final

136

Raptors

46 - 36

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0