who has the most points in their first nba game in 2021

James Harden and Ja Morant were tied for the most points in the first team game in 2020-21, with 44 points.

NAME PTS SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 James Harden
J. Harden
44
2020-21
HOU HOU
1
43.3
44.0
4.0
17.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
21.0
57.1
6.0
13.0
46.2
14.0
16.0
87.5
78.5
1.0
3.0
5.0
43
4
17
1
0
5
1
-6
2 Ja Morant
J. Morant
44
2020-21
MEM MEM
1
35.2
44.0
2.0
9.0
2.0
1.0
18.0
27.0
66.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
72.1
0.0
2.0
1.0
35
2
9
2
1
1
1
+10
3 Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
42
2020-21
CHA CHA
1
37.5
42.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
15.0
23.0
65.2
10.0
16.0
62.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
84.8
1.0
2.0
3.0
38
3
2
2
1
3
5
-4
4 Trae Young
T. Young
37
2020-21
ATL ATL
1
26.0
37.0
6.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
5.0
6.0
83.3
12.0
14.0
85.7
101.9
2.0
4.0
4.0
26
6
7
0
0
4
1
+30
5 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
35
2020-21
MIL MIL
1
36.4
35.0
13.0
2.0
0.0
2.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
6.0
8.0
75.0
59.3
2.0
11.0
7.0
36
13
2
0
2
7
5
-1
6 Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
33
2020-21
BOS BOS
1
37.6
33.0
5.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
13.0
24.0
54.2
3.0
8.0
37.5
4.0
4.0
100.0
64.1
0.0
5.0
0.0
38
5
4
2
1
0
3
+8
7 Paul George
P. George
33
2020-21
LAC LAC
1
35.8
33.0
6.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
18.0
72.2
5.0
8.0
62.5
2.0
2.0
100.0
87.4
0.0
6.0
5.0
36
6
3
1
0
5
3
+17
8 Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
32
2020-21
IND IND
1
36.8
32.0
13.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
2.0
4.0
50.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
68.7
4.0
9.0
4.0
37
13
5
1
0
4
5
+12
9 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32
2020-21
DAL DAL
1
36.0
32.0
8.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
26.0
42.3
0.0
6.0
0.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
51.2
2.0
6.0
1.0
36
8
5
0
0
1
2
-9
10 Christian Wood
C. Wood
31
2020-21
HOU HOU
1
43.6
31.0
13.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
65.2
3.0
10.0
3.0
44
13
3
0
1
3
4
-6
11 Bradley Beal
B. Beal
31
2020-21
WAS WAS
1
35.7
31.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
0.0
11.0
22.0
50.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
6.0
7.0
85.7
61.8
0.0
2.0
6.0
36
2
3
4
0
6
3
+6
12 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
30
2020-21
BOS BOS
1
32.8
30.0
7.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
12.0
28.0
42.9
6.0
13.0
46.2
0.0
0.0
53.6
0.0
7.0
2.0
33
7
2
2
1
2
2
-6
13 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
29
2020-21
PHI PHI
1
34.8
29.0
14.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
10.0
17.0
58.8
1.0
1.0
100.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
69.2
2.0
12.0
3.0
35
14
2
0
1
3
3
-2
14 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29
2020-21
DEN DEN
1
41.8
29.0
15.0
14.0
0.0
2.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
1.0
2.0
50.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
66.0
3.0
12.0
6.0
42
15
14
0
2
6
3
+5
15 DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
28
2020-21
SAS SAS
1
34.9
28.0
9.0
9.0
1.0
1.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
15.0
93.3
68.0
2.0
7.0
1.0
35
9
9
1
1
1
1
-1
16 Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
28
2020-21
CHA CHA
1
36.2
28.0
4.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
4.0
8.0
50.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
74.2
0.0
4.0
3.0
36
4
7
1
0
3
4
-2
17 Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
27
2020-21
MIL MIL
1
37.6
27.0
14.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
20.0
50.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
4.0
4.0
100.0
62.0
2.0
12.0
2.0
38
14
8
0
0
2
2
+7
18 Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
27
2020-21
CLE CLE
1
37.1
27.0
2.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
16.0
56.3
3.0
4.0
75.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
67.6
0.0
2.0
2.0
37
2
5
0
0
2
4
+6
19 RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
26
2020-21
NYK NYK
1
34.4
26.0
8.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
15.0
73.3
3.0
3.0
100.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
81.9
0.0
8.0
1.0
34
8
5
0
0
1
3
-10
20 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
26
2020-21
BKN BKN
1
25.3
26.0
4.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
16.0
62.5
4.0
7.0
57.1
2.0
2.0
100.0
77.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
25
4
4
0
0
1
3
+32
21 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
26
2020-21
LAC LAC
1
34.0
26.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
10.0
26.0
38.5
1.0
8.0
12.5
5.0
5.0
100.0
46.1
0.0
2.0
3.0
34
2
3
2
0
3
5
+1
22 Evan Fournier
E. Fournier
25
2020-21
ORL ORL
1
30.7
25.0
0.0
4.0
3.0
0.0
9.0
13.0
69.2
3.0
5.0
60.0
4.0
5.0
80.0
82.2
0.0
0.0
2.0
31
0
4
3
0
2
2
0
23 Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
25
2020-21
MIL MIL
1
38.4
25.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
10.0
16.0
62.5
1.0
4.0
25.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
70.4
2.0
4.0
3.0
38
6
3
2
1
3
3
-5
24 Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
25
2020-21
MIA MIA
1
34.7
25.0
11.0
4.0
0.0
1.0
11.0
16.0
68.8
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
70.4
3.0
8.0
7.0
35
11
4
0
1
7
4
-12
25 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24
2020-21
OKC OKC
1
34.4
24.0
7.0
9.0
0.0
1.0
8.0
20.0
40.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
7.0
10.0
70.0
49.2
2.0
5.0
5.0
34
7
9
0
1
5
4
+14

More Rockets Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM