nba most points in a season opener alltime

LeBron James has posted the most career points in season openers, with 563 points.

	NAME	PTS	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	LeBron James L. James	563	23	37.1	24.5	8.1	6.3	1.0	1.0	9.0	18.1	49.8	1.6	4.8	32.4	4.9	6.9	71.1	57.9	1.3	6.8	3.7	853	187	144	24	22	86	63	+32
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	463	19	36.4	24.4	8.8	3.9	1.5	0.9	8.8	16.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.8	9.1	75.0	59.1	2.6	6.2	3.1	691	167	75	28	17	59	65	+14
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	458	18	36.8	25.4	7.3	3.2	1.3	1.1	8.8	19.5	45.0	1.4	4.6	30.1	6.5	8.1	80.7	55.2	0.7	6.7	3.3	663	132	57	24	19	60	49	+22
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	431	14	38.2	30.8	5.9	4.5	3.2	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	82	63	45	19	37	41	-2
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	430	19	37.1	22.6	11.1	2.9			9.2	18.1	50.6	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.5	66.7	54.0			3.1	704	210	55			37	61
6	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	417	17	36.9	24.5	8.0	3.9	1.2	0.5	8.0	16.3	49.1	1.8	4.4	41.9	6.7	9.2	73.1	60.3	0.7	7.3	2.4	628	136	66	20	9	41	47	+98
7	Anthony Davis A. Davis	412	15	35.9	27.5	11.5	2.6	1.6	2.4	9.5	21.2	45.0	0.5	2.0	23.3	7.9	9.9	79.9	53.7	3.1	8.5	2.3	539	173	39	24	36	34	39	-84
8	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	412	14	36.7	29.4	6.7	2.9	1.8	0.4	11.2	22.1	50.8	0.7	1.9	37.0	6.3	7.9	79.3	57.6	3.1	3.6	3.2	514	94	40	25	6	45	35	+9
9	James Harden J. Harden	399	17	33.6	23.5	5.5	8.3	1.2	0.4	6.8	15.8	43.1	2.6	7.5	34.6	7.2	8.1	89.1	60.5	1.1	4.5	3.6	571	94	141	20	7	62	40	-56
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	397	15	37.5	26.5	5.9	3.8	1.9	0.9	8.8	20.9	42.2	0.7	2.3	28.6	8.2	9.8	83.7	52.6	1.1	4.8	3.5	563	88	57	29	14	52	40	+55
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	393	13	43.1	30.2	23.5	3.8			12.4	21.2	58.3				5.5	12.3	44.4	56.7				560	305	50				22
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	389	18	31.8	21.6	5.2	5.9	2.1	0.3	7.1	17.0	41.8	2.5	8.3	30.0	4.9	5.2	94.6	56.1	1.1	4.1	3.3	573	93	107	37	5	59	48	+54
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	388	19	33.7	20.4	8.2	2.6	0.8	0.9	7.1	15.4	45.7	1.5	3.8	39.7	4.8	5.6	85.8	57.1	1.1	7.1	1.7	641	156	50	15	17	33	53	+44
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	384	14		27.4					10.2						7.0	9.4	74.2
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	378	18	33.6	21.0	11.8	1.2		1.7	7.1	13.6	52.5	0.0	0.0		6.8	8.8	76.7	60.2			2.6	604	212	22		30	44	41
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	357	18	33.4	19.8	5.2	3.6	1.4	0.4	7.1	15.3	46.4	0.4	1.5	29.6	5.2	7.4	69.4	53.3	1.1	4.2	2.4	601	94	64	26	8	44	34	+57
17	Ray Allen R. Allen	356	17	37.2	20.9	2.8	2.9	1.0	0.1	7.0	14.5	48.2	2.7	5.6	48.4	4.2	4.8	87.8	62.9	0.8	2.1	2.1	633	48	50	17	2	35	33	+64
18	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	355	14	35.1	25.4	5.1	6.7	0.9	0.4	8.0	18.2	43.9	2.9	8.4	35.0	6.4	6.9	93.8	59.7	1.1	4.1	2.2	491	72	94	13	6	31	24	+88
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	352	18	35.2	19.6	11.2	2.2	1.9	2.6	7.6	14.8	51.3	0.0	0.0		4.3	7.3	59.5	54.2	3.3	7.9	3.2	634	202	39	35	47	58	76	-23
20	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	352	13	35.9	27.1	7.2	1.8		0.3	8.6	16.8	51.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	9.8	12.5	78.5	60.7			2.9	467	94	23		4	35	44
21	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	350	21	34.2	16.7	10.6	4.0	1.2	2.0	7.0	14.0	50.3	0.1	0.5	30.0	2.4	3.4	71.8	53.8	1.7	8.9	2.8	719	222	85	25	43	58	55	+104
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	342	13	30.3	26.3	11.1	4.7	0.8	1.1	10.0	17.8	56.3	0.8	2.7	28.6	5.5	8.8	62.6	60.7	1.5	9.5	3.5	394	144	61	10	14	45	53	+52
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	340	17	32.2	20.0	5.8	2.6	1.0	0.5	7.1	16.8	42.1	1.2	3.6	34.4	4.6	6.1	76.7	51.5	1.9	3.9	2.6	548	99	45	17	9	45	55	+12
24	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	338	14	36.1	24.1	11.5	3.2	0.9	1.0	8.3	13.3	62.4	0.2	0.9	25.0	7.4	10.4	71.0	67.7	4.9	6.6	3.2	505	161	45	12	14	45	37	-22
25	Jerry West J. West	337	12		28.1			5.0	0.0	10.4						7.3	9.3	78.4		0.0	2.0					5	0

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.8

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.7

11th

DRTG

112.9

13th

NETRTG

2.9

16th

3P%

36.4

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

5 - 4

109

Final

Cavaliers

5 - 5

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

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

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

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5