James Harden and Ja Morant were tied for the most points in a 2020-21 season opener, with 44 points.
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Who scored the most points in a regular-season game on opening night of season 2021?| 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 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | T. Young | 37 | 12/23/2020 |  ATL | @ |  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 |
| 5 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 35 | 12/23/2020 |  MIL | @ |  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 |
| 6 |  | J. Brown | 33 | 12/23/2020 | BOS | vs | 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 |
| 7 |  | P. George | 33 | 12/22/2020 |  LAC | @ |  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 |
| 8 |  | D. Sabonis | 32 | 12/23/2020 |  IND | vs |  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 |
| 9 |  | L. Dončić | 32 | 12/23/2020 |  DAL | @ |  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 |
| 10 |  | C. Wood | 31 | 12/26/2020 | HOU | @ | 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 |
| 11 |  | B. Beal | 31 | 12/23/2020 |  WAS | @ |  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 |
| 12 |  | J. Tatum | 30 | 12/23/2020 | BOS | vs | MIL | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -6 | |
| 13 |  | J. Embiid | 29 | 12/23/2020 | PHI | vs | 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 |
| 14 |  | N. Jokić | 29 | 12/23/2020 |  DEN | vs |  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 |
| 15 |  | G. Hayward | 28 | 12/23/2020 | CHA | @ | 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 |
| 16 |  | D. DeRozan | 28 | 12/23/2020 | SAS | @ | MEM | 35 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 68.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -1 | |
| 17 |  | C. Sexton | 27 | 12/23/2020 | CLE | vs | 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 |
| 18 |  | K. Middleton | 27 | 12/23/2020 | MIL | @ | 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 |
| 19 |  | RJ Barrett | 26 | 12/23/2020 | NYK | @ | 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 |
| 20 |  | K. Irving | 26 | 12/22/2020 |  BKN | vs |  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 |
| 21 |  | K. Leonard | 26 | 12/22/2020 | LAC | @ | 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 |
| 22 |  | E. Fournier | 25 | 12/23/2020 |  ORL | vs |  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 |
| 23 |  | B. Adebayo | 25 | 12/23/2020 | MIA | @ | ORL | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 70.4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | -12 | |
| 24 |  | J. Holiday | 25 | 12/23/2020 | MIL | @ | 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 |
| 25 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24 | 12/26/2020 |  OKC | @ | 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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