which player has played in the most nba opening night games

LeBron James has the most career games in season openers, with 22 games.

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Which player has played in the most NBA opening night regular-season games?

	NAME	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	22	37.2	25.0	8.1	6.2	1.0	1.0	9.2	18.3	50.1	1.6	4.9	33.3	5.0	7.0	71.2	58.4	1.3	6.8	3.9	819	549	178	137	23	21	85	59	+34
2	Chris Paul C. Paul	21	33.2	15.6	5.0	8.6	2.0	0.2	5.4	12.0	45.2	1.0	3.5	29.7	3.7	4.7	78.8	55.5	0.6	4.4	1.9	698	328	105	181	43	5	40	55	-5
3	Vince Carter V. Carter	21	29.6	15.6	3.9	2.7	0.8	0.4	5.5	13.0	42.6	0.8	3.5	23.0	3.8	4.7	80.6	52.0	1.0	2.9	1.5	623	328	81	57	17	9	32	63	+80
4	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	21	34.2	16.7	10.6	4.0	1.2	2.0	7.0	14.0	50.3	0.1	0.5	30.0	2.4	3.4	71.8	53.8	1.7	8.9	2.8	719	350	222	85	25	43	58	55	+104
5	Robert Parish R. Parish	21	28.7	15.2	9.2	1.2			6.1	10.7	57.3	0.0			3.0	3.9	75.6	61.3				602	320	193	25				76	+4
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	19	33.7	20.4	8.2	2.6	0.8	0.9	7.1	15.4	45.7	1.5	3.8	39.7	4.8	5.6	85.8	57.1	1.1	7.1	1.7	641	388	156	50	15	17	33	53	+44
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	19	31.9	17.5	10.9	2.5	0.7	2.2	6.8	12.6	54.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	5.4	69.9	58.4	2.9	8.0	2.7	607	332	207	48	14	42	52	50	+121
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	19	36.4	24.4	8.8	3.9	1.5	0.9	8.8	16.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.8	9.1	75.0	59.1	2.6	6.2	3.1	691	463	167	75	28	17	59	65	+14
9	Kevin Willis K. Willis	19	28.5	13.4	8.7	1.3	0.3	0.5	5.2	11.3	46.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.0	4.5	66.3	50.6	2.9	5.7	2.5	542	255	165	24	6	10	48	52	+13
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	37.1	22.6	11.1	2.9			9.2	18.1	50.6	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.5	66.7	54.0			3.1	704	430	210	55			37	61
11	Mike Conley M. Conley	18	29.2	12.1	2.5	4.4	1.2	0.2	4.2	11.0	37.9	1.4	4.1	33.8	2.3	2.7	85.7	49.4	0.4	2.1	1.9	526	217	45	80	21	3	35	48	-39
12	Al Horford A. Horford	18	27.9	10.2	6.9	2.9	0.8	1.4	4.1	8.4	48.0	0.6	1.9	31.4	1.4	2.0	72.2	54.5	1.2	5.7	1.3	503	183	124	52	14	26	23	44	+57
13	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	18	32.0	12.3	4.2	6.7	1.6	0.4	3.6	9.1	39.3	1.3	3.9	33.8	3.8	4.7	82.1	55.3	0.9	3.2	2.2	576	221	75	121	28	8	40	50	+16
14	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	18	24.1	7.2	7.0	0.4	0.6	1.3	2.9	4.9	59.6	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.6	51.1	59.3	2.3	4.7	1.9	433	130	126	7	10	23	35	64	-47
15	Jason Terry J. Terry	18	28.1	12.7	1.8	2.9	1.2	0.1	4.7	10.9	42.6	1.4	4.0	34.7	1.9	2.4	81.4	52.8	0.2	1.6	1.4	506	228	33	53	22	1	26	41	+4
16	Steve Nash S. Nash	18	30.9	14.5	2.4	7.3	0.7	0.2	5.5	12.0	45.8	1.7	4.1	41.1	1.8	2.2	84.6	56.0	0.3	2.1	3.3	557	261	44	132	12	3	60	40	+15
17	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	18	36.6	12.1	6.8	9.9	2.8	0.2	4.4	10.3	43.0	0.8	2.8	28.0	2.4	3.3	73.3	51.3	1.4	5.4	2.6	659	218	123	178	51	3	46	44	+75
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	18	35.2	19.6	11.2	2.2	1.9	2.6	7.6	14.8	51.3	0.0	0.0		4.3	7.3	59.5	54.2	3.3	7.9	3.2	634	352	202	39	35	47	58	76	-23
19	John Stockton J. Stockton	18	32.6	14.3	2.9	10.5	1.8	0.1	5.1	9.4	53.8	0.7	1.6	44.8	3.5	4.1	85.1	64.0	0.6	2.3	3.9	586	258	53	189	33	1	70	41	-11
20	Moses Malone M. Malone	18	33.6	21.0	11.8	1.2		1.7	7.1	13.6	52.5	0.0	0.0		6.8	8.8	76.7	60.2			2.6	604	378	212	22		30	44	41
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	17	32.5	21.5	5.4	6.2	2.1	0.3	7.1	17.1	41.6	2.5	8.4	30.1	4.8	5.1	94.2	55.7	1.1	4.3	3.4	552	366	91	106	35	5	57	46	+76
22	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	17	33.7	20.2	5.4	3.8	1.5	0.5	7.2	15.7	46.1	0.5	1.5	30.8	5.3	7.5	70.3	53.2	1.1	4.4	2.3	572	344	92	64	26	8	39	31	+67
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	17	36.8	25.2	7.4	3.2	1.4	1.1	8.7	19.7	44.2	1.4	4.6	29.1	6.4	7.9	81.3	54.3	0.7	6.7	3.3	626	428	126	54	23	18	56	47	+10
24	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	17	32.2	20.0	5.8	2.6	1.0	0.5	7.1	16.8	42.1	1.2	3.6	34.4	4.6	6.1	76.7	51.5	1.9	3.9	2.6	548	340	99	45	17	9	45	55	+12
25	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	17	34.0	17.2	4.2	3.2	1.1	0.1	6.7	15.4	43.5	1.2	4.0	29.4	2.6	3.4	77.6	51.0	1.1	3.1	1.9	579	293	72	54	18	2	33	32	-2

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27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

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119.2

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DRTG

115.1

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NETRTG

4.1

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3P%

36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 0

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Final

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0 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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1.78

Jokić

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1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0