who scored the most points in a game on opening night 2023

DeMar DeRozan scored the most points in a 2022-23 season opener, with 37 points against the Heat on October 19, 2022.

Interpreted as:
Who scored the most points in a regular-season game on opening night 2023?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
37
10/19/2022
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
36
6
9
2
1
14
22
63.6
2
3
66.7
7
11
63.6
68.9
1
5
1
3
+13
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35
10/19/2022
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
37
9
6
1
0
10
23
43.5
2
10
20.0
13
13
100.0
60.9
0
9
4
3
-16
3James Harden
J. Harden
35
10/18/2022
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
37
8
7
0
0
9
14
64.3
5
9
55.6
12
12
100.0
90.8
0
8
3
3
+1
4Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
35
10/18/2022
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
39
3
2
2
1
14
24
58.3
4
12
33.3
3
3
100.0
69.1
0
3
4
1
+7
5Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
35
10/18/2022
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
39
12
4
1
1
13
20
65.0
2
7
28.6
7
9
77.8
73.0
0
12
3
1
+10
6Ja Morant
J. Morant
34
10/19/2022
MEM MEM
vs
NYK NYK
38
4
9
0
1
11
24
45.8
3
6
50.0
9
11
81.8
58.9
1
3
6
4
+1
7De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
33
10/19/2022
SAC SAC
vs
POR POR
35
7
7
2
0
12
21
57.1
5
9
55.6
4
5
80.0
71.1
0
7
8
5
+1
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33
10/18/2022
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
33
6
7
4
1
10
22
45.5
4
13
30.8
9
9
100.0
63.6
1
5
4
1
+20
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32
10/19/2022
BKN BKN
vs
NOP NOP
32
3
2
1
4
11
21
52.4
2
6
33.3
8
9
88.9
64.1
0
3
4
4
-23
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
32
10/19/2022
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
37
6
5
3
2
12
23
52.2
2
6
33.3
6
6
100.0
62.4
2
4
2
1
-1
11Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
31
10/19/2022
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
35
2
9
2
0
12
21
57.1
2
8
25.0
5
6
83.3
65.6
0
2
3
4
+10
12LeBron James
L. James
31
10/18/2022
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
35
15
8
0
0
12
26
46.2
3
10
30.0
4
4
100.0
55.8
5
10
5
2
-10
13Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
28
10/19/2022
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
31
7
5
1
0
10
17
58.8
2
4
50.0
6
9
66.7
66.8
0
7
4
3
+24
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
28
10/19/2022
PHX PHX
vs
DAL DAL
41
4
9
0
1
10
20
50.0
1
1
100.0
7
7
100.0
60.7
1
3
2
3
+20
15Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
27
10/19/2022
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
35
9
5
0
2
11
18
61.1
0
0
5
7
71.4
64.0
2
7
4
5
+2
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27
10/19/2022
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
33
4
6
3
0
12
17
70.6
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
75.5
2
2
3
4
-5
17Anthony Davis
A. Davis
27
10/18/2022
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
36
6
0
4
1
10
22
45.5
0
3
0.0
7
9
77.8
52.0
0
6
3
2
-21
18Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
26
10/19/2022
IND IND
vs
WAS WAS
36
4
7
0
0
10
18
55.6
3
6
50.0
3
3
100.0
67.3
2
2
3
1
-5
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
26
10/18/2022
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
37
15
5
0
1
9
18
50.0
1
6
16.7
7
9
77.8
59.2
1
14
6
4
-13
20Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25
10/19/2022
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
30
9
3
4
0
11
22
50.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
52.6
3
6
2
3
+13
21Christian Wood
C. Wood
25
10/19/2022
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
24
8
2
0
1
9
15
60.0
4
7
57.1
3
10
30.0
64.4
1
7
1
2
+9
22Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
24
10/19/2022
DET DET
vs
ORL ORL
35
5
2
1
0
8
16
50.0
6
10
60.0
2
2
100.0
71.1
1
4
1
3
+6
23John Collins
J. Collins
24
10/19/2022
ATL ATL
vs
HOU HOU
34
8
1
1
0
9
12
75.0
2
2
100.0
4
4
100.0
87.2
0
8
2
3
+11
24Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
24
10/19/2022
MIA MIA
vs
CHI CHI
37
8
3
1
1
5
11
45.5
0
0
14
16
87.5
66.5
3
5
2
2
-12
25Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
24
10/19/2022
CHA CHA
@
SAS SAS
30
6
6
0
1
10
19
52.6
4
7
57.1
0
0
63.2
0
6
4
1
+18

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ORTG

120.0

5th

DRTG

114.8

13th

NETRTG

5.3

7th

3P%

40.7

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
11/12
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

5 - 1

116

Final

128

NYK Knicks

3 - 3

Sun 2 Nov 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5

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)
Mon
11/3
MIN MIN
@
BKN BKN
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM