nba team best record in opening day

14 teams are tied for the best record in a season opener, with a record of 1-0 this season. The first three are the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
TEAMRECDATETMOPPRESULTW%MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Timberwolves
Timberwolves
1-0
10/21/2026
@
W
131-106
1.000
240
131
52
20
11
2
46
98
46.9
21
50
42.0
18
29
62.1
59.1
17
35
16
26
2Lakers
Lakers
1-0
10/21/2026
vs
W
127-105
1.000
240
127
43
28
11
5
46
81
56.8
11
28
39.3
24
27
88.9
68.4
10
33
18
25
3Hawks
Hawks
1-0
10/21/2026
@
W
132-125
1.000
240
132
42
28
9
3
44
90
48.9
14
36
38.9
30
36
83.3
62.4
11
31
17
30
4Wizards
Wizards
1-0
10/21/2026
vs
W
128-116
1.000
240
128
44
28
11
7
45
86
52.3
6
28
21.4
32
41
78.0
61.5
12
32
13
23
5Raptors
Raptors
1-0
10/21/2026
vs
W
135-92
1.000
240
135
51
31
15
6
44
98
44.9
10
31
32.3
37
46
80.4
57.1
16
35
11
29
6Hornets
Hornets
1-0
10/21/2026
@
W
110-103
1.000
240
110
44
26
9
4
41
93
44.1
15
48
31.3
13
15
86.7
55.2
15
29
21
23
7Grizzlies
Grizzlies
1-0
10/21/2026
vs
W
123-103
1.000
240
123
55
23
8
7
44
93
47.3
13
34
38.2
22
28
78.6
58.4
15
40
15
26
8Pacers
Pacers
1-0
10/21/2026
@
W
123-120
1.000
240
123
43
29
9
4
47
90
52.2
9
30
30.0
20
29
69.0
59.8
9
34
13
26
9Rockets
Rockets
1-0
10/21/2026
vs
W
128-110
1.000
240
128
42
32
11
2
47
88
53.4
16
36
44.4
18
25
72.0
64.6
17
25
16
20
10Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
1-0
10/21/2026
vs
W
124-83
1.000
240
124
56
32
12
1
45
94
47.9
19
47
40.4
15
18
83.3
60.8
16
40
17
18
11Clippers
Clippers
1-0
10/21/2026
vs
W
121-96
1.000
240
121
49
29
14
5
43
82
52.4
14
35
40.0
21
31
67.7
63.3
11
38
18
24
12Pistons
Pistons
1-0
10/20/2026
vs
W
121-113
1.000
240
121
49
27
7
5
39
86
45.3
15
40
37.5
28
32
87.5
60.5
14
35
17
22
1376ers
76ers
1-0
10/20/2026
@
W
106-100
1.000
240
106
45
28
8
10
37
89
41.6
11
40
27.5
21
27
77.8
52.5
6
39
12
23
14Thunder
Thunder
1-0
10/20/2026
@
W
116-104
1.000
240
116
47
24
8
10
43
95
45.3
14
31
45.2
16
20
80.0
55.9
10
37
14
22
15Cavaliers
Cavaliers
0-1
10/22/2026
@
L
106-114
.000
240
106
46
18
10
7
39
87
44.8
7
29
24.1
21
28
75.0
53.4
10
36
21
23
16Nuggets
Nuggets
0-1
10/22/2026
@
L
84-96
.000
240
84
53
17
7
2
31
82
37.8
8
30
26.7
14
22
63.6
45.8
19
34
22
23
17Heat
Heat
0-1
10/21/2026
vs
L
106-131
.000
240
106
34
27
7
5
39
81
48.1
8
33
24.2
20
26
76.9
57.3
4
30
19
28
18Warriors
Warriors
0-1
10/21/2026
@
L
105-127
.000
240
105
36
25
15
2
38
92
41.3
8
36
22.2
21
27
77.8
50.5
15
21
16
19
19Magic
Magic
0-1
10/21/2026
vs
L
125-132
.000
240
125
39
30
10
3
41
85
48.2
13
40
32.5
30
39
76.9
61.2
9
30
20
28
20Bucks
Bucks
0-1
10/21/2026
@
L
116-128
.000
240
116
41
28
5
2
41
91
45.1
15
41
36.6
19
23
82.6
57.4
13
28
16
32
21Bulls
Bulls
0-1
10/21/2026
@
L
92-135
.000
240
92
57
16
6
5
27
85
31.8
4
36
11.1
34
47
72.3
43.5
21
36
27
34
22Nets
Nets
0-1
10/21/2026
vs
L
103-110
.000
240
103
38
22
7
5
36
80
45.0
12
31
38.7
19
25
76.0
56.6
11
27
22
25
23Jazz
Jazz
0-1
10/21/2026
@
L
103-123
.000
240
103
38
25
9
12
35
75
46.7
11
32
34.4
22
33
66.7
57.5
5
33
18
23
24Pelicans
Pelicans
0-1
10/21/2026
vs
L
120-123
.000
240
120
49
23
11
6
38
89
42.7
10
30
33.3
34
37
91.9
57.0
14
35
15
24
25Mavericks
Mavericks
0-1
10/21/2026
@
L
110-128
.000
240
110
33
20
12
4
41
80
51.2
11
38
28.9
17
26
65.4
60.1
8
25
21
23

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More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

18.3

Ball

LaMelo Ball

RPG

12.1

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

6.0

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.1

8th

DRTG

106.1

1st

NETRTG

11.0

3rd

3P%

37.3

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
2
.818
0.5
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
3
.727
1.5
4
8
3
.727
1.5
5
8
3
.727
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
8:00 PM
Mon
11/16
@
8:00 PM
Tue
11/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
11/19
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

1 - 9

100

Final

115

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
9
3
.750
0.5
3
7
3
.700
1.5
4
6
4
.600
2.5
5
7
5
.583
2.5
6
5
5
.500
3.5
7
5
6
.455
4.0
8
5
6
.455
4.0
9
4
7
.364
5.0
10
4
7
.364
5.0
11
3
7
.300
5.5
12
3
8
.273
6.0
13
2
8
.200
6.5
14
1
8
.111
7.0
15
1
10
.091
8.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
2
.818
0.5
3
8
3
.727
1.5
4
8
3
.727
1.5
5
8
3
.727
1.5
6
8
3
.727
1.5
7
7
3
.700
2.0
8
7
3
.700
2.0
9
7
4
.636
2.5
10
5
4
.556
3.5
11
4
6
.400
5.0
12
4
7
.364
5.5
13
2
8
.200
7.0
14
1
10
.091
8.5
15
1
10
.091
8.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
11/11
@
8:00 PM