player with most points on opening night 2022

Jaylen Brown posted the most points in a season opener in 2021-22, with 46 points against the Knicks on October 20, 2021.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
46
10/20/2021
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
46
9
6
3
1
16
30
53.3
8
14
57.1
6
8
75.0
68.6
0
9
4
5
+16
2Ja Morant
J. Morant
37
10/20/2021
MEM MEM
vs
CLE CLE
34
6
6
0
2
17
29
58.6
1
4
25.0
2
2
100.0
61.9
1
5
2
2
-6
3Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
36
10/20/2021
SAC SAC
@
POR POR
37
9
2
2
0
10
19
52.6
8
11
72.7
8
9
88.9
78.4
2
7
0
0
+6
4Julius Randle
J. Randle
35
10/20/2021
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
46
8
9
0
3
12
27
44.4
3
8
37.5
8
8
100.0
57.3
0
8
7
4
+10
5Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
34
10/20/2021
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
35
7
4
1
1
11
17
64.7
1
5
20.0
11
11
100.0
77.8
0
7
2
2
+8
6CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
34
10/20/2021
POR POR
vs
SAC SAC
35
6
5
3
1
14
24
58.3
6
11
54.5
0
0
70.8
2
4
5
4
0
7LeBron James
L. James
34
10/19/2021
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
37
11
5
1
1
13
23
56.5
5
11
45.5
3
6
50.0
66.3
1
10
4
5
-2
8Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
33
10/20/2021
IND IND
@
CHA CHA
39
15
2
0
0
13
19
68.4
4
6
66.7
3
4
75.0
79.5
3
12
6
4
-1
9Anthony Davis
A. Davis
33
10/19/2021
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
39
11
2
1
2
15
26
57.7
1
5
20.0
2
7
28.6
56.7
2
9
0
0
-2
10Evan Fournier
E. Fournier
32
10/20/2021
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
44
6
3
4
1
13
25
52.0
6
13
46.2
0
0
64.0
0
6
1
4
+11
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32
10/19/2021
MIL MIL
vs
BKN BKN
31
14
7
1
2
12
25
48.0
1
4
25.0
7
9
77.8
55.2
5
9
4
4
+25
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32
10/19/2021
BKN BKN
@
MIL MIL
30
11
4
0
2
13
25
52.0
3
7
42.9
3
6
50.0
57.9
0
11
1
2
-20
13LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
31
10/20/2021
CHA CHA
vs
IND IND
29
9
7
2
0
11
23
47.8
7
9
77.8
2
2
100.0
64.9
2
7
2
3
0
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
30
10/20/2021
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
29
10
2
2
2
11
15
73.3
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
87.2
5
5
3
3
+34
15Paul George
P. George
29
10/21/2021
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
37
11
6
2
0
12
23
52.2
5
11
45.5
0
0
63.0
1
10
3
3
+3
16Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
29
10/20/2021
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
31
6
3
1
0
10
21
47.6
6
12
50.0
3
4
75.0
63.7
2
4
4
2
+26
17Malcolm Brogdon
M. Brogdon
28
10/20/2021
IND IND
@
CHA CHA
40
4
11
0
1
8
20
40.0
3
10
30.0
9
9
100.0
58.4
0
4
1
2
0
18Tyler Herro
T. Herro
27
10/21/2021
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
24
6
5
0
0
10
18
55.6
4
8
50.0
3
4
75.0
68.3
1
5
2
1
+27
19Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
27
10/20/2021
CHA CHA
vs
IND IND
35
5
3
1
0
10
22
45.5
2
4
50.0
5
8
62.5
52.9
0
5
3
3
+12
20Chris Duarte
C. Duarte
27
10/20/2021
IND IND
@
CHA CHA
33
5
1
1
0
9
15
60.0
6
9
66.7
3
3
100.0
82.7
0
5
1
4
+7
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27
10/20/2021
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
35
13
2
2
0
13
22
59.1
1
6
16.7
0
0
61.4
2
11
3
3
+28
22De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
27
10/20/2021
SAC SAC
@
POR POR
36
5
8
0
1
9
22
40.9
2
8
25.0
7
10
70.0
51.1
0
5
5
5
+6
23Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
25
10/20/2021
NOP NOP
vs
PHI PHI
37
7
6
0
1
12
26
46.2
1
3
33.3
0
0
48.1
0
7
4
1
-29
24Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
25
10/20/2021
CLE CLE
@
MEM MEM
29
4
1
3
3
11
11
100.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
98.0
1
3
1
1
+5
25Jerami Grant
J. Grant
24
10/20/2021
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
32
6
2
1
1
8
20
40.0
3
5
60.0
5
5
100.0
54.1
3
3
1
3
-10
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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

6.3

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

8.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

5th

DRTG

108.2

4th

NETRTG

10.0

3rd

3P%

37.6

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
8
2
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
6
2
.750
1.0
4
Hawks Hawks
6
4
.600
2.0
5
Raptors Raptors
5
4
.556
2.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Tue
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
8:00 PM
Wed
11/11
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sun
11/15
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
6:00 PM
Mon
11/16
ORL ORL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

7 - 2

119

Final

80

CHA Hornets

3 - 7

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.6

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.6

Young

Trae Young

9.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.5

Wagner

Franz Wagner
SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

Collin Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

Dyson Daniels
BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.7

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.4

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

Isaiah Stewart

76.3

Matković

Karlo Matković

75.9

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.2

Trail Blazers

121.9

Rockets

121.1

Warriors

118.7

Celtics

118.2

Nuggets

117.7
DRtg Rankings
Pistons

103.6

Timberwolves

106.6

76ers

106.6

Celtics

108.2

Spurs

108.6

Knicks

108.7
NetRtg Rankings
Rockets

10.6

Timberwolves

10.6

Celtics

10.0

Pistons

9.5

Trail Blazers

9.0

Spurs

9.0
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-8

Bucks

1-8

Kings

1-8

Clippers

1-7

Bulls

1-7

Magic

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

Jamal Murray

36.9

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

9-1

Rockets

7-2

Warriors

7-2

Pistons

6-2

Lakers

7-3

Grizzlies

6-3
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

1-8

Suns

1-6

Heat

2-7

Magic

2-6

Knicks

2-6

Hornets

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
8
2
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
6
2
.750
1.0
4
Hawks Hawks
6
4
.600
2.0
5
Raptors Raptors
5
4
.556
2.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
4
.556
2.5
7
Knicks Knicks
4
4
.500
3.0
8
Wizards Wizards
4
5
.444
3.5
9
Heat Heat
3
6
.333
4.5
10
Pacers Pacers
3
6
.333
4.5
11
Hornets Hornets
3
7
.300
5.0
12
Magic Magic
2
6
.250
5.0
13
Nets Nets
2
6
.250
5.0
14
Bulls Bulls
1
7
.125
6.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
8
2
.800
2
Rockets Rockets
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
7
2
.778
0.5
4
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
0.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
2
.750
1.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
3
.700
1.0
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
3
.667
1.5
8
Warriors Warriors
6
3
.667
1.5
9
Nuggets Nuggets
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Mavericks Mavericks
5
4
.556
2.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
5
.444
3.5
12
Suns Suns
2
5
.286
4.5
13
Clippers Clippers
1
7
.125
6.0
14
Kings Kings
1
8
.111
6.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
8
.111
6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/7
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
5:00 PM
Sat
11/7
BKN BKN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sat
11/7
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM