most points in first 2 games of a season opener

Candace Parker and Katie Smith were tied for the most points in a season opener in their first 2 games, with 34 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in first 2 games of a season opener

	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	Candace Parker C. Parker	34	5/17/2008	LAS	@	PHX	39	12	8	2	1	12	19	63.2	2	2	100.0	8	16	50.0	65.3	2	10	2	3	+7
2	Katie Smith K. Smith	34	5/31/2000	MIN	vs	CLE	37	7	1	2	0	9	16	56.3	6	7	85.7	10	14	71.4	76.7	1	6	5	2	+11
3	Katie Smith K. Smith	31	5/31/2001	MIN	@	POR	36	2	1	0	0	11	19	57.9	5	6	83.3	4	6	66.7	71.6	0	2	3	1	+18
4	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	29	5/31/2000	WAS	vs	ORL	35	12	4	3	1	12	18	66.7	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	71.8	2	10	4	1	+21
5	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	28	6/13/1998	HOU	vs	NYL	27	5	1	4	0	10	15	66.7	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	77.4	2	3	2	1	+15
6	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	27	5/25/2019	MIN	vs	CHI	33	6	0	2	3	8	10	80.0	3	4	75.0	8	11	72.7	91.0	1	5	2	2	+28
7	Svetlana Abrosimova S. Abrosimova	26	5/25/2002	MIN	vs	UTA	42	6	4	4	0	7	17	41.2	2	4	50.0	10	18	55.6	52.2	4	2	1	2	-5
8	Satou Sabally S. Sabally	25	5/20/2023	DAL	vs	ATL	35	7	3	2	2	7	13	53.8	3	5	60.0	8	9	88.9	73.7	3	4	2	3	+8
9	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	25	5/14/2021	NYL	vs	IND	37	6	11	1	0	7	18	38.9	4	8	50.0	7	7	100.0	59.3	0	6	2	3	+8
10	Alana Beard A. Beard	25	5/23/2006	WAS	vs	NYL	24	2	2	4	1	11	12	91.7	3	3	100.0	0	2	0.0	97.0	0	2	1	1	+24
11	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	25	6/21/1997	HOU	@	CLE	37	8	5	3	1	9	18	50.0	0	3	0.0	7	8	87.5	58.1	1	7	8	2	+24
12	Dana Evans D. Evans	24	5/6/2022	CHI	vs	LAS	35	0	5	4	0	9	17	52.9	2	7	28.6	4	5	80.0	62.5	0	0	2	4	-6
13	Candace Parker C. Parker	24	5/15/2010	LAS	@	PHX	34	12	2	2	0	11	21	52.4	0	0		2	5	40.0	51.7	1	11	3	4	+11
14	Penny Taylor P. Taylor	24	6/1/2002	CLE	vs	HOU	39	9	2	3	0	9	18	50.0	1	6	16.7	5	6	83.3	58.1	3	6	1	5	-6
15	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	24	6/11/1998	LAS	@	UTA	31	12	4	3	3	9	18	50.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	55.8	2	10	2	6	+11
16	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	23	5/15/2016	SEA	@	LAS	34	6	3	2	1	9	13	69.2	0	2	0.0	5	8	62.5	69.6	3	3	3	5	-25
17	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	23	5/16/2014	CHI	vs	IND	36	5	3	0	1	6	17	35.3	1	4	25.0	10	11	90.9	52.7	2	3	2	3	+4
18	Svetlana Abrosimova S. Abrosimova	23	5/24/2003	MIN	vs	SAC	30	6	2	0	1	9	13	69.2	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	77.9	0	6	6	1	-5
19	Stacey Dales S. Dales	23	6/1/2002	WAS	vs	ORL	31	3	1	0	0	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	80.5	1	2	4	4	+25
20	Kelly Miller K. Miller	23	6/1/2002	CHA	vs	LAS	37	7	3	0	0	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	3	5	60.0	94.3	3	4	1	3	+3
21	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	23	6/1/2002	IND	vs	DET	38	13	1	5	2	9	17	52.9	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	64.3	3	10	2	2	+20
22	Dawn Staley D. Staley	23	6/10/1999	CHA	@	WAS	37	1	7	0	0	10	15	66.7	3	5	60.0	0	2	0.0	72.4	0	1	1	2	+8
23	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	22	5/20/2018	SEA	vs	PHX	36	15	2	2	3	7	16	43.8	2	6	33.3	6	7	85.7	57.7	5	10	4	4	-4
24	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	22	5/27/2013	CHI	@	PHX	34	8	2	0	4	9	21	42.9	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	50.3	3	5	1	1	+23
25	Riquna Williams R. Williams	22	5/25/2013	TUL	@	ATL	31	2	1	4	1	6	18	33.3	2	6	33.3	8	8	100.0	51.1	0	2	1	3	-10