John Stockton has the most assists in a season opener, with 19 assists versus the Nuggets on November 3, 1989.
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What is the most assists by a player scored in opening night?| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | J. Stockton | 19 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 42 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 75.7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2 |  | J. Kidd | 18 | 10/27/2010 | vs | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +30 | |||
| 3 |  | T. Hardaway | 18 | 11/2/1990 | @ | 39 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 61.1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 4 |  | J. Harden | 17 | 12/26/2020 | @ | 43 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 78.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -6 | ||
| 5 | | J. Harden | 17 | 10/26/2016 | @ | 37 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 65.3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | +10 | ||
| 6 |  | R. Rondo | 17 | 10/26/2010 | vs | 41 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | ||||
| 7 |  | O. Robertson | 17 | 10/14/1971 | @ | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 49.1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | R. Westbrook | 16 | 10/19/2017 | vs | 33 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 64.0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | +29 | ||
| 9 |  | C. Paul | 16 | 10/27/2010 | vs | 37 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 62.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Kidd | 16 | 10/31/1997 | vs | 44 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +10 | |||
| 11 |  | M. Blaylock | 16 | 11/5/1993 | vs | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 12 |  | J. Bagley | 16 | 11/3/1989 | vs | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 73.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 13 |  | D. McGuire | 16 | 10/30/1954 | vs | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  | R. Westbrook | 15 | 12/23/2020 | @ | 36 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 43.4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 15 |  | P. Richardson | 15 | 11/5/1993 | @ | 41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 16 |  | L. Bird | 15 | 11/2/1990 | vs | 40 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 17 |  | P. Richardson | 15 | 11/2/1990 | vs | 41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 37.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 18 |  | M. Cooper | 15 | 10/26/1985 | @ | 55 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 45.7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 19 |  | K. Porter | 15 | 10/19/1974 | vs | 44 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 20 |  | O. Robertson | 15 | 10/16/1963 | @ | 46 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 48.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | B. Cousy | 15 | 11/1/1953 | vs | 48 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 18.2 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 26.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 22 |  | T. Young | 14 | 10/21/2021 | vs | 33 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 52.2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +21 | ||
| 23 |  | N. Jokić | 14 | 12/23/2020 | vs | 42 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 66.0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | +5 | ||
| 24 | | J. Harden | 14 | 10/24/2019 | vs | 36 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 49.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | -3 | ||
| 25 |  | L. James | 14 | 10/25/2016 | vs | 32 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 63.8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +26 | ||
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