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Aaron Gordon put up the most points in a season opener in 2025-26, with 50 points against the Warriors on October 23, 2025.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	10/21/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	41	12	9	2	1	17	27	63.0	2	10	20.0	7	10	70.0	68.5	0	12	3	1	-8
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	41	10/22/2025	MIN	@	POR	39	7	1	0	1	14	28	50.0	5	10	50.0	8	8	100.0	65.0	1	6	4	4	+9
4	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	40	10/22/2025	SAS	@	DAL	30	15	1	1	3	15	21	71.4	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	77.4	1	14	0	4	+31
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	40	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	41	2	6	2	1	13	24	54.2	7	9	77.8	7	8	87.5	72.7	0	2	1	5	+3
6	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	39	10/21/2025	HOU	@	OKC	49	11	7	2	1	12	24	50.0	5	8	62.5	10	11	90.9	67.6	4	7	4	5	+9
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	37	10/22/2025	MIL	vs	WAS	27	14	5	0	0	16	26	61.5	1	3	33.3	4	7	57.1	63.6	2	12	2	4	+10
8	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	36	10/23/2025	IND	vs	OKC	45	11	1	0	0	9	19	47.4	3	8	37.5	15	17	88.2	68.0	3	8	4	6	+9
9	Ja Morant J. Morant	35	10/22/2025	MEM	vs	NOP	29	3	3	1	0	13	20	65.0	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	74.4	0	3	2	2	0
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	35	10/21/2025	OKC	vs	HOU	47	5	5	2	2	12	26	46.2	1	9	11.1	10	14	71.4	54.4	0	5	3	2	+3
11	VJ Edgecombe	34	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	42	7	3	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	13	38.5	3	6	50.0	59.4	1	6	2	1	-2
12	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	32	10/23/2025	IND	vs	OKC	44	15	4	1	0	12	25	48.0	3	6	50.0	5	12	41.7	52.8	3	12	1	1	-8
13	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	31	10/22/2025	CLE	@	NYK	36	2	5	2	1	12	25	48.0	2	9	22.2	5	5	100.0	57.0	0	2	3	2	-14
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	31	10/22/2025	PHX	vs	SAC	36	5	3	1	0	10	19	52.6	1	3	33.3	10	15	66.7	60.5	2	3	6	5	+1
15	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	31	10/21/2025	GSW	@	LAL	35	5	4	1	0	7	14	50.0	1	2	50.0	16	16	100.0	73.7	2	3	1	4	+20
16	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	30	10/22/2025	SAC	@	PHX	35	2	1	0	0	13	24	54.2	2	10	20.0	2	3	66.7	59.2	0	2	2	3	-6
17	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	29	10/22/2025	SAC	@	PHX	37	6	9	2	1	12	17	70.6	1	2	50.0	4	9	44.4	69.2	2	4	1	2	+9
18	Jerami Grant J. Grant	29	10/22/2025	POR	vs	MIN	28	3	1	0	1	10	14	71.4	4	7	57.1	5	6	83.3	87.1	0	3	1	3	-6
19	Norman Powell N. Powell	28	10/22/2025	MIA	@	ORL	36	9	4	1	1	9	19	47.4	4	8	50.0	6	7	85.7	63.4	2	7	3	4	+12
20	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	28	10/22/2025	CHI	vs	DET	33	14	2	1	0	11	18	61.1	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	74.2	4	10	1	2	+8
21	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	28	10/21/2025	OKC	vs	HOU	39	7	2	0	0	11	17	64.7	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	74.6	2	5	3	6	-1
22	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	27	10/22/2025	NOP	@	MEM	33	9	5	5	0	10	21	47.6	0	0		7	12	58.3	51.4	5	4	3	2	0
23	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	26	10/21/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	36	5	9	2	0	9	16	56.3	1	5	20.0	7	10	70.0	63.7	1	4	5	5	-14
24	Jamal Murray J. Murray	25	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	40	3	10	3	0	11	20	55.0	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	59.9	1	2	3	2	-13
25	Brandon Miller B. Miller	25	10/22/2025	CHA	vs	BKN	31	0	7	1	1	8	19	42.1	2	9	22.2	7	10	70.0	53.4	0	0	1	4	+14

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PPG

24.3

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RPG

10.1

Jokić

APG

9.1

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

7th

DRTG

115.4

22nd

NETRTG

2.2

16th

3P%

36.0

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

5 - 3

114

Final

102

Pacers

3 - 7

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

107.8

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Aaron Gordon put up the most points in a season opener in 2025-26, with 50 points against the Warriors on October 23, 2025.

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477.8

602.5

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