Candace Parker has the most points by a rookie in a season opener, with 34 points against the Mercury on May 17, 2008.
| 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 |  | C. Parker | 34 | 5/17/2008 | @ | 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 |  | N. Collier | 27 | 5/25/2019 | vs | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 91.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Cooper | 25 | 6/21/1997 | @ | 37 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 58.1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | +24 | ||
| 4 |  | B. Stewart | 23 | 5/15/2016 | @ | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 69.6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -25 | ||
| 5 |  | S. Dales | 23 | 6/1/2002 | vs | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 80.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +25 | ||
| 6 |  | T. Catchings | 23 | 6/1/2002 | vs | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 7 |  | D. Staley | 23 | 6/10/1999 | @ | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 72.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 8 |  | E. Delle Donne | 22 | 5/27/2013 | @ | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +23 | ||
| 9 |  | D. Taurasi | 22 | 5/20/2004 | vs | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 68.4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | ||
| 10 | | T. Moore | 22 | 5/28/2002 | vs | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -7 | ||
| 11 | | E. Campbell | 22 | 6/12/1999 | @ | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 93.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | ||
| 12 | | R. Brcaninovic | 22 | 6/13/1998 | vs | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 67.9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | -5 | |||
| 13 |  | O. Miles | 21 | 5/9/2026 | vs | 34 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 59.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | M. Moore | 21 | 6/3/2011 | @ | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 57.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -4 | ||
| 15 | | C. Houston | 21 | 5/18/2008 | vs | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 73.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +13 | |||
| 16 |  | S. Augustus | 21 | 5/23/2006 | vs | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 48.8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | L. Jackson | 21 | 5/31/2001 | vs | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 66.3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +13 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Clark | 20 | 5/14/2024 | @ | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 56.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | -13 | ||
| 19 | | K. Davis | 20 | 5/14/2017 | @ | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 20 | | K. Vodichkova | 20 | 5/31/2000 | @ | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 56.7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -10 | ||
| 21 | | T. Edwards | 20 | 6/12/1999 | vs | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 69.8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +20 | ||
| 22 |  | J. Nogic | 19 | 5/9/2026 | @ | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 93.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +26 | ||
| 23 |  | S. Citron | 19 | 5/16/2025 | vs | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 98.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 24 | | A. Shields | 19 | 5/19/2007 | @ | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 53.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -7 | ||
| 25 |  | C. Dupree | 19 | 5/20/2006 | @ | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 75.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |