nba players best plus/minus in first nba game

Scottie Pippen and Shaquille O'Neal were tied for the highest plus/minus in the first team game, at +27 on November 1, 1996.

NAME+/-DATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
+27
11/1/1996
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
40
18
8
6
2
0
8
17
47.1
1
3
33.3
1
2
50.0
50.3
1
7
5
4
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
+27
11/1/1996
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
35
23
14
3
0
2
8
10
80.0
0
0
7
11
63.6
77.5
4
10
5
5
3Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
+26
11/2/1996
CHA CHA
vs
TOR TOR
36
8
1
10
1
0
4
5
80.0
0
0
0
0
80.0
1
0
3
2
4John Starks
J. Starks
+24
11/1/1996
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
35
22
5
5
2
1
7
13
53.8
1
4
25.0
7
8
87.5
66.6
1
4
1
2
5Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
+24
11/1/1996
POR POR
@
VAN VAN
26
10
4
1
0
2
5
7
71.4
0
0
0
2
0.0
63.5
2
2
1
2
6Dell Curry
D. Curry
+22
11/2/1996
CHA CHA
vs
TOR TOR
43
38
4
3
1
0
15
23
65.2
6
11
54.5
2
2
100.0
79.6
0
4
1
4
7Aaron McKie
A. McKie
+22
11/1/1996
POR POR
@
VAN VAN
24
8
1
4
3
1
2
5
40.0
0
0
4
5
80.0
55.6
0
1
0
0
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
+20
11/1/1996
HOU HOU
vs
SAC SAC
39
17
13
6
3
1
5
13
38.5
0
0
7
10
70.0
48.9
3
10
4
2
9Tyrone Hill
T. Hill
+20
11/1/1996
CLE CLE
@
NJN NJN
37
19
8
1
0
0
7
9
77.8
0
0
5
7
71.4
78.6
2
6
3
4
10Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
+20
11/1/1996
POR POR
@
VAN VAN
29
20
7
8
3
0
8
13
61.5
3
5
60.0
1
2
50.0
72.0
3
4
4
2
11Bob Sura
B. Sura
+19
11/1/1996
CLE CLE
@
NJN NJN
38
8
6
3
1
0
4
10
40.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
40.0
2
4
0
3
12Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
+18
11/1/1996
DET DET
vs
IND IND
39
27
3
1
3
0
7
15
46.7
3
6
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.6
0
3
2
1
13Lindsey Hunter
L. Hunter
+18
11/1/1996
DET DET
vs
IND IND
40
16
3
1
0
0
5
13
38.5
3
10
30.0
3
4
75.0
54.2
0
3
1
1
14Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
+18
11/1/1996
MIA MIA
vs
ATL ATL
42
14
2
5
2
0
4
10
40.0
4
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
64.3
0
2
2
0
15Danny Ferry
D. Ferry
+18
11/1/1996
CLE CLE
@
NJN NJN
33
9
4
2
0
1
3
9
33.3
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
45.5
2
2
2
2
16Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
+18
11/1/1996
POR POR
@
VAN VAN
23
9
10
2
1
3
3
5
60.0
0
1
0.0
3
7
42.9
55.7
3
7
7
3
17Cedric Ceballos
C. Ceballos
+17
11/1/1996
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
41
15
11
1
1
2
5
14
35.7
1
5
20.0
4
4
100.0
47.6
2
9
8
3
18Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
+17
11/1/1996
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
31
22
6
8
0
0
8
13
61.5
0
0
6
8
75.0
66.6
3
3
1
5
19LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
+16
11/1/1996
DEN DEN
vs
DAL DAL
33
21
9
1
3
3
5
16
31.3
0
2
0.0
11
16
68.8
45.6
3
6
6
5
20Stojko Vrankovic
S. Vrankovic
+16
11/1/1996
MIN MIN
vs
SAS SAS
27
6
4
1
0
5
3
4
75.0
0
0
0
0
75.0
0
4
1
2
21Dontonio Wingfield
D. Wingfield
+16
11/1/1996
POR POR
@
VAN VAN
19
4
9
4
3
0
2
9
22.2
0
2
0.0
0
0
22.2
5
4
0
6
22Mario Elie
M. Elie
+15
11/1/1996
HOU HOU
vs
SAC SAC
32
20
4
3
2
0
7
12
58.3
3
6
50.0
3
4
75.0
72.7
4
0
0
4
23Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
+15
11/1/1996
CLE CLE
@
NJN NJN
37
25
6
5
2
0
9
19
47.4
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
57.8
0
6
3
4
24Ray Allen
R. Allen
+15
11/1/1996
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
28
13
2
0
3
0
3
10
30.0
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
49.7
0
2
1
4
25Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
+15
11/1/1996
POR POR
@
VAN VAN
29
22
2
1
0
1
8
15
53.3
2
5
40.0
4
6
66.7
62.4
0
2
2
2
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ORTG

113.3

23rd

DRTG

118.3

23rd

NETRTG

-5.1

23rd

3P%

36.6

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
15
.400
9.5
11
Bulls Bulls
9
14
.391
9.5
12
Hornets Hornets
7
17
.292
12.0
13
Nets Nets
6
17
.261
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Last Game
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13 - 12

123

Final

91

CHI Bulls

9 - 14

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM