who averages the most ppg on opening night in the 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Candace Parker scored the most points per game in season openers, with 34.0 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Candace Parker
C. Parker
34.0
1
38.5
12.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
2.0
2.0
100.0
8.0
16.0
50.0
65.3
2.0
10.0
2.0
39
34
12
8
2
1
2
3
+7
2Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
20.8
6
33.4
3.7
2.8
1.8
1.7
6.8
14.7
46.6
2.7
6.8
39.0
4.5
5.3
84.4
61.2
0.5
3.2
3.0
201
125
22
17
11
10
18
20
-8
3Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
20.0
8
35.4
11.3
2.5
1.8
0.9
7.8
18.1
42.8
0.1
0.9
14.3
4.4
5.3
83.3
48.9
2.6
8.6
4.1
283
160
90
20
14
7
33
20
+42
4Eva Nemcova
E. Nemcova
20.0
1
29.9
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
4.0
6.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
83.3
0.0
3.0
1.0
30
20
3
0
0
0
1
4
-14
5Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
19.8
8
30.9
6.1
1.4
1.5
1.5
7.0
13.9
50.5
1.8
5.0
35.0
4.0
4.5
88.9
62.3
1.3
4.9
1.6
247
158
49
11
12
12
13
29
+70
6Ashley Shields
A. Shields
19.0
1
29.2
3.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
13.0
30.8
2.0
4.0
50.0
9.0
11.0
81.8
53.3
0.0
3.0
1.0
29
19
3
3
0
0
1
3
-7
7Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
18.5
4
30.1
3.3
1.3
0.3
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.9
0.3
1.3
20.0
4.8
5.3
90.5
51.2
0.8
2.5
1.3
120
74
13
5
1
2
5
5
+6
8Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
18.5
4
33.3
9.8
1.5
1.3
0.0
7.0
14.5
48.3
0.3
0.5
50.0
4.3
5.8
73.9
54.3
4.5
5.3
0.8
133
74
39
6
5
0
3
8
-1
9Katie Smith
K. Smith
18.4
9
33.4
3.2
2.8
1.0
0.1
6.2
14.3
43.4
3.0
6.7
45.0
3.0
4.1
73.0
57.1
0.7
2.6
2.9
301
166
29
25
9
1
26
19
+39
10Charde Houston
C. Houston
18.0
2
17.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
7.5
12.0
62.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
63.4
1.5
1.5
3.0
36
36
6
3
1
0
6
7
+13
11Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
17.9
8
34.5
5.0
2.9
2.5
0.9
6.9
13.9
49.5
0.9
2.3
38.9
3.3
3.9
83.9
57.4
1.1
3.9
3.3
276
143
40
23
20
7
26
10
-10
12Candice Wiggins
C. Wiggins
17.5
2
30.1
2.5
2.5
3.0
0.0
5.0
11.0
45.5
1.5
3.5
42.9
6.0
6.5
92.3
63.1
0.0
2.5
1.0
60
35
5
5
6
0
2
5
+40
13Elena Tornikidou
E. Tornikidou
17.5
2
31.2
2.5
3.5
2.5
1.5
6.5
8.0
81.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.5
100.0
87.7
0.5
2.0
4.0
62
35
5
7
5
3
8
4
+14
14Gordana Grubin
G. Grubin
17.0
1
32.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
4.0
6.0
66.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
78.1
0.0
3.0
3.0
32
17
3
3
0
0
3
4
0
15Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
16.8
4
26.8
3.0
5.5
0.5
0.0
5.8
15.0
38.3
1.0
4.5
22.2
4.3
5.3
81.0
48.4
1.0
2.0
1.3
107
67
12
22
2
0
5
14
+2
16Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
16.4
5
31.1
6.2
2.0
1.6
0.4
5.6
11.8
47.5
0.6
3.2
18.8
4.6
5.2
88.5
58.2
2.2
4.0
2.0
155
82
31
10
8
2
10
17
+11
17Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
16.1
9
34.1
8.2
2.0
1.4
3.2
6.1
14.7
41.7
0.0
0.9
0.0
3.9
5.3
72.9
47.3
1.6
6.7
3.1
307
145
74
18
13
29
28
36
+15
18Marissa Coleman
M. Coleman
16.0
1
26.1
5.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
4.0
4.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
84.7
0.0
5.0
1.0
26
16
5
1
1
0
1
2
+4
19DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
16.0
1
25.6
11.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
50.8
3.0
8.0
0.0
26
16
11
2
0
0
0
5
+6
20Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
15.4
7
34.7
8.6
3.1
3.0
0.7
4.9
13.0
37.4
2.1
5.1
41.7
3.6
4.6
78.1
51.4
1.7
6.9
3.4
243
108
60
22
21
5
24
23
+55
21Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
15.1
8
29.0
5.4
2.5
2.4
0.1
4.8
12.9
36.9
1.1
4.0
28.1
4.5
5.4
83.7
49.6
1.4
4.0
3.0
232
121
43
20
19
1
24
22
-11
22Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
15.0
1
24.2
7.0
3.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
0.0
2.0
0.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
56.5
2.0
5.0
2.0
24
15
7
3
1
1
2
5
-5
23Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
15.0
8
37.0
6.1
3.3
1.3
1.0
5.0
15.4
32.5
2.0
5.9
34.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
43.8
1.3
4.9
2.5
296
120
49
26
10
8
20
22
-45
24Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
15.0
2
36.6
2.0
6.5
1.5
0.5
3.5
11.5
30.4
1.0
2.5
40.0
7.0
7.5
93.3
50.7
1.0
1.0
5.0
73
30
4
13
3
1
10
6
+6
25Mwadi Mabika
M. Mabika
14.9
8
28.6
4.5
1.8
0.5
0.1
5.0
12.1
41.2
1.6
4.3
38.2
3.3
3.8
86.7
54.0
0.9
3.6
1.5
229
119
36
14
4
1
12
33
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27
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