which nba players has averaged the most ppg in game 1

Donovan Mitchell has averaged the most points per game in a game 1, with 57.0 per game in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round versus the Nuggets.

NAMEPPGDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
57.0
8/17/2020
@
43
57
9
7
1
0
19
33
57.6
6
15
40.0
13
13
100.0
73.6
2
7
5
2
-11
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
55.0
4/20/2003
vs
47
55
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
54.0
4/1/1973
vs
48
54
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
4Jerry West
J. West
53.0
4/23/1969
vs
46
53
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
5LeBron James
L. James
51.0
5/31/2018
@
48
51
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
50.0
4/22/2000
vs
43
50
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50.0
4/28/1988
vs
44
50
7
2
2
2
19
35
54.3
0
0
12
12
100.0
62.1
1
6
5
3
8LeBron James
L. James
49.0
5/20/2009
vs
41
49
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49.0
4/17/1986
@
43
49
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
10Jerry West
J. West
49.0
4/3/1965
vs
49
6
8
15
35
42.9
19
21
90.5
55.4
5
11Trae Young
T. Young
48.0
6/23/2021
@
41
48
7
11
1
0
17
34
50.0
4
13
30.8
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
6
6
3
+10
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
48.0
5/17/2011
vs
41
48
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
48.0
6/6/2001
@
52
48
5
6
5
0
18
41
43.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
53.4
2
3
3
0
+6
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48.0
4/28/1995
@
47
48
9
8
1
1
18
32
56.3
1
4
25.0
11
11
100.0
65.1
1
8
3
1
15George Mikan
G. Mikan
47.0
3/29/1952
@
47
15
26
57.7
17
18
94.4
69.3
4
16LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
46.0
4/20/2014
@
45
46
18
2
0
2
17
31
54.8
2
2
100.0
10
13
76.9
62.6
7
11
3
6
+17
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
46.0
4/16/2011
vs
46
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
14
22
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
46.0
4/19/2003
vs
47
46
10
2
1
1
16
27
59.3
4
5
80.0
10
11
90.9
72.2
1
9
2
2
+10
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46.0
4/23/2000
vs
46
46
17
1
2
5
21
33
63.6
0
0
4
5
80.0
65.3
7
10
2
5
+16
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46.0
4/25/1997
vs
35
46
11
2
1
2
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
18
66.7
65.9
3
8
1
3
+23
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46.0
4/24/1992
vs
41
46
11
9
3
1
21
34
61.8
0
0
4
4
100.0
64.3
1
10
5
4
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.0
3/14/1961
vs
48
46
32
2
19
39
48.7
8
14
57.1
50.9
3
23James Harden
J. Harden
45.0
5/1/2023
@
39
45
1
6
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
14
50.0
4
4
100.0
70.8
0
1
3
4
+8
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
45.0
5/2/2022
@
44
45
12
8
0
1
15
30
50.0
4
11
36.4
11
14
78.6
62.2
2
10
5
1
-4
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
45.0
6/8/2021
vs
37
45
3
5
1
1
16
30
53.3
6
15
40.0
7
8
87.5
67.1
0
3
3
0
+5

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PPG

26.7

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

10.4

Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

APG

7.3

Collier

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.3

19th

DRTG

122.1

30th

NETRTG

-7.8

26th

3P%

34.6

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
23
36
.390
22.5
12
21
39
.350
25.0
13
19
43
.306
28.0
14
Jazz Jazz
18
42
.300
28.0
15
14
48
.226
33.0
Schedule
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Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

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115

Final

105

UTA Jazz

18 - 42

Sat 28 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
40
20
.667
5.5
3
39
22
.639
7.0
4
38
24
.613
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.5
6
33
27
.550
12.5
7
31
28
.525
14.0
8
32
29
.525
14.0
9
31
31
.500
15.5
10
30
31
.492
16.0
11
26
33
.441
19.0
12
25
36
.410
21.0
13
16
43
.271
29.0
14
15
45
.250
30.5
15
15
46
.246
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
47
15
.758
2
43
17
.717
3.0
3
37
22
.627
8.5
4
38
23
.623
8.5
5
37
24
.607
9.5
6
36
24
.600
10.0
7
34
26
.567
12.0
8
31
29
.517
15.0
9
28
31
.475
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.0
11
23
36
.390
22.5
12
21
39
.350
25.0
13
19
43
.306
28.0
14
18
42
.300
28.0
15
14
48
.226
33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/28
@
99-109
Wed
1/28
@
111-113
Wed
1/28
@
104-86
Wed
1/28
@
116-113
Wed
1/28
@
123-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/2
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
10:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM