who scored the most points in a game on opening night of a season

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points in a season opener, with 56 points against the Pistons on October 23, 1962.

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Who scored the most points in a regular-season game on opening night of a season?

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	10/23/1962	SFW	vs	DET	48	29	4			23	35	65.7				10	17	58.8	65.9				0
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	54	11/3/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	47	14	6	3	1	19	31	61.3	1	2	50.0	15	17	88.2	70.2	3	11	0	3
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21				22	36	61.1				8	12	66.7	63.0				4
4	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
5	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	50	10/23/2019	BKN	vs	MIN	38	8	7	0	1	17	33	51.5	7	14	50.0	9	10	90.0	66.8	2	6	0	4	+18
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	50	10/26/2016	NOP	vs	DEN	41	15	5	5	4	17	34	50.0	0	2	0.0	16	17	94.1	60.3	1	14	3	4	-3
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	11/1/1986	CHI	@	NYK	41	6	3	4	3	15	31	48.4	0	0		20	22	90.9	61.5	2	4	6	2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	10/19/1961	PHI		LAL	48	25	1			21	44	47.7				6	12	50.0	48.7				1
9	Alex English A. English	47	10/25/1985	DEN	@	GSW	39	5	3	1	1	16	31	51.6	0	0		15	18	83.3	60.4	2	3	3	4
10	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	47	10/27/1984	POR	@	KCK	38	4	1	0	1	19	23	82.6	0	0		9	9	100.0	87.2	1	3	2	1
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	46	10/20/2021	BOS	@	NYK	46	9	6	3	1	16	30	53.3	8	14	57.1	6	8	75.0	68.6	0	9	4	5	+16
12	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	46	10/27/2010	GSW	vs	HOU	40	3	2	2	0	18	24	75.0	1	2	50.0	9	12	75.0	78.6	0	3	1	4	+9
13	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	46	11/4/1988	SEA	@	UTA	37	5	1	3	0	14	23	60.9	1	5	20.0	17	19	89.5	73.3	3	2	1	3
14	World B. Free W. B. Free	46	10/12/1979	SDC	vs	LAL	41	7	5	7	1	19	29	65.5	0	0		8	8	100.0	70.7	2	5	8	4
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	10/30/2007	LAL	vs	HOU	43	8	4	4	1	13	32	40.6	1	3	33.3	18	27	66.7	51.3	0	8	5	4	+3
16	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	45	10/31/1997	GSW	@	MIN	41	3	7	0	0	18	31	58.1	4	7	57.1	5	6	83.3	66.9	1	2	3	0	-16
17	James Harden J. Harden	44	12/26/2020	HOU	@	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
18	Ja Morant J. Morant	44	12/23/2020	MEM	vs	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
19	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	44	10/31/2000	DET	@	TOR	42	5	3	0	1	17	35	48.6	1	3	33.3	9	10	90.0	55.8	1	4	2	1	+16
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	10/21/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	41	12	9	2	1	17	27	63.0	2	10	20.0	7	10	70.0	68.5	0	12	3	1	-8
21	Jalen Rose J. Rose	43	10/30/2001	IND	@	NJN	44	6	3	1	0	18	27	66.7	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	72.5	1	5	3	3	+8
22	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	43	10/16/1962	CHI	@	NYK		21				16						11	15	73.3					3
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	10/24/1959	PHI	@	NYK	48	28	1			17	27	63.0				9	15	60.0	64.0				2
24	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	42	12/23/2020	CHA	@	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
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	10/30/2013	OKC	@	UTA	39	6	1	3	0	9	24	37.5	2	8	25.0	22	24	91.7	60.8	0	6	5	1	+3

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