nba most points in a season opener ppg current

LeBron James has scored the most career points in season openers when putting up exactly 0.0 points per game, with 549 points.

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NBA most points in a season opener ppg by a player current
NAMEPTSPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
549
25.0
22
37.2
8.1
6.2
1.0
1.0
9.2
18.3
50.1
1.6
4.9
33.3
5.0
7.0
71.2
58.4
1.3
6.8
3.9
819
178
137
23
21
85
59
+34
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
463
24.4
19
36.4
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
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
431
30.8
14
38.2
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
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
430
22.6
19
37.1
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
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
428
25.2
17
36.8
7.4
3.2
1.4
1.1
8.7
19.7
44.2
1.4
4.6
29.1
6.4
7.9
81.3
54.3
0.7
6.7
3.3
626
126
54
23
18
56
47
+10
6Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
417
24.5
17
36.9
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
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
412
29.4
14
36.7
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
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
397
26.5
15
37.5
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
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
393
30.2
13
43.1
23.5
3.8
12.4
21.2
58.3
5.5
12.3
44.4
56.7
560
305
50
22
10Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
388
20.4
19
33.7
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
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
384
27.4
14
10.2
7.0
9.4
74.2
12James Harden
J. Harden
383
23.9
16
33.6
5.7
8.5
1.2
0.4
6.9
16.1
43.2
2.6
7.6
33.9
7.5
8.4
89.6
60.6
1.1
4.6
3.5
538
91
136
19
7
56
38
-39
13Anthony Davis
A. Davis
378
27.0
14
36.1
11.5
2.5
1.6
2.5
9.4
21.3
44.3
0.4
1.9
22.2
7.7
9.6
80.0
52.9
3.1
8.4
2.2
505
161
35
22
35
31
37
-90
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
378
21.0
18
33.6
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
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
366
21.5
17
32.5
5.4
6.2
2.1
0.3
7.1
17.1
41.6
2.5
8.4
30.1
4.8
5.1
94.2
55.7
1.1
4.3
3.4
552
91
106
35
5
57
46
+76
16Ray Allen
R. Allen
356
20.9
17
37.2
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
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
352
19.6
18
35.2
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
18Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
352
27.1
13
35.9
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
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
350
16.7
21
34.2
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
20DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
344
20.2
17
33.7
5.4
3.8
1.5
0.5
7.2
15.7
46.1
0.5
1.5
30.8
5.3
7.5
70.3
53.2
1.1
4.4
2.3
572
92
64
26
8
39
31
+67
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
340
20.0
17
32.2
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
22Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
338
24.1
14
36.1
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
23Jerry West
J. West
337
28.1
12
5.0
0.0
10.4
7.3
9.3
78.4
0.0
2.0
5
0
24Reggie Miller
R. Miller
334
20.9
16
35.1
3.6
2.8
1.0
0.4
5.9
13.2
45.0
1.4
4.7
29.3
7.6
8.3
92.4
62.1
1.0
2.6
3.0
561
58
44
16
7
48
55
0
25Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
332
17.5
19
31.9
10.9
2.5
0.7
2.2
6.8
12.6
54.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.8
5.4
69.9
58.4
2.9
8.0
2.7
607
207
48
14
42
52
50
+121

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

26th

DRTG

111.7

6th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

34.9

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Heat Heat
3
3
.500
2.0
7
Knicks Knicks
3
3
.500
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
11/12
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

3 - 4

109

Final

117

CLE Cavaliers

4 - 3

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Heat Heat
3
3
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
MIN MIN
@
BKN BKN
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM