Rhyne Howard had the most points in her first game, with 36 points versus the Wings on September 15, 2023.
Interpreted as:
most points by a player in playoff first game| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | R. Howard | 36 | 9/15/2023 | @ | 38 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 60.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Dupree | 32 | 8/26/2010 | vs | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 76.3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +11 | |||
| 3 |  | C. Cooper | 31 | 8/28/1997 | vs | 37 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 69.6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 4 |  | T. Catchings | 29 | 8/16/2002 | vs | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | +16 | ||
| 5 |  | S. Cash | 26 | 8/29/2003 | @ | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 69.4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 6 |  | D. DeShields | 25 | 9/11/2019 | vs | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 60.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +21 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Loyd | 24 | 9/21/2016 | @ | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 58.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | ||
| 8 |  | K. Smith | 23 | 8/28/2003 | vs | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 9 |  | A. Ogunbowale | 22 | 9/23/2021 | @ | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 65.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -18 | ||
| 10 |  | L. Cambage | 22 | 8/21/2018 | @ | 35 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 55.1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | -17 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Taurasi | 22 | 8/24/2007 | @ | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 58.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 12 |  | L. Leslie | 22 | 8/24/1999 | vs | 39 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 54.8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 13 |  | L. Fiebich | 21 | 9/22/2024 | vs | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 112.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +25 | ||
| 14 |  | K. Mitchell | 21 | 9/22/2024 | @ | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 51.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -20 | ||
| 15 | | A. Powers | 21 | 9/6/2017 | @ | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 55.4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 16 | | B. Holmes | 21 | 9/21/2016 | vs | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 17 |  | A. McCoughtry | 21 | 9/16/2009 | @ | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 69.1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Pondexter | 21 | 8/24/2007 | @ | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 62.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +17 | ||
| 19 |  | A. Thomas | 20 | 9/10/2017 | vs | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 68.3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | -9 | |||
| 20 |  | K. McBride | 20 | 8/21/2014 | @ | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -10 | ||
| 21 |  | E. Delle Donne | 20 | 9/20/2013 | vs | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -11 | ||
| 22 |  | S. Young-Malcolm | 20 | 8/23/2007 | @ | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 64.4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -16 | |||
| 23 | | T. Phillips | 20 | 8/12/2000 | @ | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 61.7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +14 | |||
| 24 | | I. Fijalkowski | 20 | 8/22/1998 | @ | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 59.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | -10 | ||
| 25 |  | N. Collier | 19 | 9/11/2019 | @ | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 74.5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | -10 | ||
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