who scored the most points in a game on opening night 2021

James Harden and Ja Morant were tied for the most points in a 2020-21 season opener, with 44 points.

Interpreted as:
Who scored the most points in a regular-season game on opening night 2021?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
44
12/26/2020
HOU HOU
@
POR 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
2Ja Morant
J. Morant
44
12/23/2020
MEM MEM
vs
SAS SAS
35
2
9
2
1
18
27
66.7
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.1
0
2
1
1
+10
3Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
42
12/23/2020
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
38
3
2
2
1
15
23
65.2
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
84.8
1
2
3
5
-4
4Trae Young
T. Young
37
12/23/2020
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
26
6
7
0
0
10
12
83.3
5
6
83.3
12
14
85.7
101.9
2
4
4
1
+30
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
35
12/23/2020
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
36
13
2
0
2
13
26
50.0
3
8
37.5
6
8
75.0
59.3
2
11
7
5
-1
6Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
33
12/23/2020
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
38
5
4
2
1
13
24
54.2
3
8
37.5
4
4
100.0
64.1
0
5
0
3
+8
7Paul George
P. George
33
12/22/2020
LAC LAC
@
LAL LAL
36
6
3
1
0
13
18
72.2
5
8
62.5
2
2
100.0
87.4
0
6
5
3
+17
8Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
32
12/23/2020
IND IND
vs
NYK NYK
37
13
5
1
0
11
18
61.1
2
4
50.0
8
12
66.7
68.7
4
9
4
5
+12
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32
12/23/2020
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
36
8
5
0
0
11
26
42.3
0
6
0.0
10
12
83.3
51.2
2
6
1
2
-9
10Christian Wood
C. Wood
31
12/26/2020
HOU HOU
@
POR POR
44
13
3
0
1
14
22
63.6
0
2
0.0
3
4
75.0
65.2
3
10
3
4
-6
11Bradley Beal
B. Beal
31
12/23/2020
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
36
2
3
4
0
11
22
50.0
3
8
37.5
6
7
85.7
61.8
0
2
6
3
+6
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
30
12/23/2020
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
33
7
2
2
1
12
28
42.9
6
13
46.2
0
0
53.6
0
7
2
2
-6
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
29
12/23/2020
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
35
14
2
0
1
10
17
58.8
1
1
100.0
8
9
88.9
69.2
2
12
3
3
-2
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29
12/23/2020
DEN DEN
vs
SAC SAC
42
15
14
0
2
11
18
61.1
1
2
50.0
6
9
66.7
66.0
3
12
6
3
+5
15Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
28
12/23/2020
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
36
4
7
1
0
11
18
61.1
4
8
50.0
2
2
100.0
74.2
0
4
3
4
-2
16DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
28
12/23/2020
SAS SAS
@
MEM MEM
35
9
9
1
1
7
14
50.0
0
0
14
15
93.3
68.0
2
7
1
1
-1
17Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
27
12/23/2020
CLE CLE
vs
CHA CHA
37
2
5
0
0
9
16
56.3
3
4
75.0
6
9
66.7
67.6
0
2
2
4
+6
18Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
27
12/23/2020
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
38
14
8
0
0
10
20
50.0
3
8
37.5
4
4
100.0
62.0
2
12
2
2
+7
19RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
26
12/23/2020
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
34
8
5
0
0
11
15
73.3
3
3
100.0
1
2
50.0
81.9
0
8
1
3
-10
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
26
12/22/2020
BKN BKN
vs
GSW GSW
25
4
4
0
0
10
16
62.5
4
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
77.0
1
3
1
3
+32
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
26
12/22/2020
LAC LAC
@
LAL LAL
34
2
3
2
0
10
26
38.5
1
8
12.5
5
5
100.0
46.1
0
2
3
5
+1
22Evan Fournier
E. Fournier
25
12/23/2020
ORL ORL
vs
MIA MIA
31
0
4
3
0
9
13
69.2
3
5
60.0
4
5
80.0
82.2
0
0
2
2
0
23Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
25
12/23/2020
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
35
11
4
0
1
11
16
68.8
0
0
3
4
75.0
70.4
3
8
7
4
-12
24Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
25
12/23/2020
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
38
6
3
2
1
10
16
62.5
1
4
25.0
4
4
100.0
70.4
2
4
3
3
-5
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24
12/26/2020
OKC OKC
@
CHA CHA
34
7
9
0
1
8
20
40.0
1
6
16.7
7
10
70.0
49.2
2
5
5
4
+14

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Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

4th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

7.6

5th

3P%

39.8

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Grizzlies Grizzlies
2
2
.500
2.5
11
Rockets Rockets
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Suns Suns
1
3
.250
3.5
13
Kings Kings
1
3
.250
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/29
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
6:30 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
11/5
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
7:30 PM
Last Game
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Final

137

HOU Rockets

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
2.0
5
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
2.0
6
Clippers Clippers
2
2
.500
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
2
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
0.5
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/29
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
6:30 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Wed
10/29
SAC SAC
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM