James Harden had his most points in a season opener against the Trail Blazers on December 26, 2020, with 44 points.
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What is the most points James Harden had in a regular-season game on opening night of a season?| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | J. Harden | 44 | 12/26/2020 |  HOU | @ |  POR | 43 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 78.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -6 |
| 2 | | J. Harden | 37 | 10/31/2012 | HOU | @ |  DET | 44 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +18 |
| 3 |  | J. Harden | 35 | 10/18/2022 |  PHI | @ |  BOS | 37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 90.8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | +1 |
| 4 | | J. Harden | 34 | 10/26/2016 | HOU | @ |  LAL | 37 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 65.3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | +10 |
| 5 | | J. Harden | 32 | 10/28/2014 | HOU | @ | LAL | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 66.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +12 |
| 6 |  | J. Harden | 29 | 10/23/2024 |  LAC | vs |  PHX | 40 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 45.4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | -4 |
| 7 | | J. Harden | 27 | 10/17/2017 | HOU | @ |  GSW | 36 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 54.5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 8 | | J. Harden | 22 | 10/28/2015 | HOU | vs |  DEN | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 44.1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -20 |
| 9 | | J. Harden | 21 | 10/30/2013 | HOU | vs |  CHA | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +9 |
| 10 |  | J. Harden | 20 | 10/19/2021 |  BKN | @ |  MIL | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -20 |
| 11 | | J. Harden | 19 | 10/24/2019 | HOU | vs | MIL | 36 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 49.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | -3 |
| 12 |  | J. Harden | 19 | 12/25/2011 |  OKC | vs |  ORL | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 58.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +8 |
| 13 | | J. Harden | 18 | 10/17/2018 | HOU | vs |  NOP | 35 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 53.7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -23 |
| 14 | | J. Harden | 15 | 10/22/2025 | LAC | @ |  UTA | 29 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 54.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -21 |
| 15 | | J. Harden | 6 | 10/27/2010 | OKC | vs |  CHI | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 61.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
| 16 | | J. Harden | 5 | 10/28/2009 | OKC | vs |  SAC | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 |
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