what is the most points scored on nba opening night

Wilt Chamberlain scored 56 points against the Pistons on October 23, 1962.

Interpreted as:
What is the most points by a player scored on NBA last opening night?
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 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
10/23/1962
SFW SFW
vs
DET DET
48
29
4
23
35
65.7
10
17
58.8
65.9
0
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
54
11/3/1989
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
47
14
6
3
1
19
31
61.3
1
2
50.0
15
17
88.2
70.2
3
11
0
3
3 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
10/18/1959
MIN MIN
vs
DET DET
21
22
36
61.1
8
12
66.7
63.0
4
4 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
50
10/23/2019
BKN BKN
vs
MIN MIN
38
8
7
0
1
17
33
51.5
7
14
50.0
9
10
90.0
66.8
2
6
0
4
+18
5 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
50
10/26/2016
NOP NOP
vs
DEN DEN
41
15
5
5
4
17
34
50.0
0
2
0.0
16
17
94.1
60.3
1
14
3
4
-3
6 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
11/1/1986
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
41
6
3
4
3
15
31
48.4
0
0
20
22
90.9
61.5
2
4
6
2
7 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
10/19/1961
PHI PHI
LAL LAL
48
25
1
21
44
47.7
6
12
50.0
48.7
1
8 Alex English
A. English
47
10/25/1985
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
39
5
3
1
1
16
31
51.6
0
0
15
18
83.3
60.4
2
3
3
4
9 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
47
10/27/1984
POR POR
@
KCK KCK
38
4
1
0
1
19
23
82.6
0
0
9
9
100.0
87.2
1
3
2
1
10 Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
46
10/20/2021
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
46
9
6
3
1
16
30
53.3
8
14
57.1
6
8
75.0
68.6
0
9
4
5
+16
11 Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
46
10/27/2010
GSW GSW
vs
HOU HOU
40
3
2
2
0
18
24
75.0
1
2
50.0
9
12
75.0
78.6
0
3
1
4
+9
12 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
46
11/4/1988
SEA SEA
@
UTA UTA
37
5
1
3
0
14
23
60.9
1
5
20.0
17
19
89.5
73.3
3
2
1
3
13 World B. Free
W. B. Free
46
10/12/1979
SDC SDC
vs
LAL LAL
41
7
5
7
1
19
29
65.5
0
0
8
8
100.0
70.7
2
5
8
4
14 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45
10/30/2007
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
43
8
4
4
1
13
32
40.6
1
3
33.3
18
27
66.7
51.3
0
8
5
4
+3
15 Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
45
10/31/1997
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
41
3
7
0
0
18
31
58.1
4
7
57.1
5
6
83.3
66.9
1
2
3
0
-16
16 James Harden
J. Harden
44
12/26/2020
HOU HOU
@
POR POR
43
4
17
1
0
12
21
57.1
6
13
46.2
14
16
87.5
78.5
1
3
5
1
-6
17 Ja Morant
J. Morant
44
12/23/2020
MEM MEM
vs
SAS SAS
35
2
9
2
1
18
27
66.7
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.1
0
2
1
1
+10
18 Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
44
10/31/2000
DET DET
@
TOR TOR
42
5
3
0
1
17
35
48.6
1
3
33.3
9
10
90.0
55.8
1
4
2
1
+16
19 Jalen Rose
J. Rose
43
10/30/2001
IND IND
@
NJN NJN
44
6
3
1
0
18
27
66.7
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
72.5
1
5
3
3
+8
20 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
43
10/16/1962
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
21
16
11
15
73.3
3
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43
10/24/1959
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
28
1
17
27
63.0
9
15
60.0
64.0
2
22 Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
42
12/23/2020
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
38
3
2
2
1
15
23
65.2
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
84.8
1
2
3
5
-4
23 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42
10/30/2013
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
39
6
1
3
0
9
24
37.5
2
8
25.0
22
24
91.7
60.8
0
6
5
1
+3
24 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
11/3/1995
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
39
6
7
0
0
16
29
55.2
3
7
42.9
7
9
77.8
63.7
1
5
1
4
25 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
42
11/5/1993
ORL ORL
@
MIA MIA
31
12
1
1
1
17
24
70.8
0
0
8
13
61.5
70.7
4
8
1
4

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ORTG

120.0

2nd

DRTG

109.0

5th

NETRTG

11.0

3rd

3P%

39.0

5th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
9
2
.818
2
Suns Suns
9
2
.818
3
Warriors Warriors
9
2
.818
4
Nuggets Nuggets
7
3
.700
1.5
5
Rockets Rockets
7
4
.636
2.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
11/15
MEM MEM
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Mon
11/18
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Wed
11/20
ATL ATL
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Fri
11/22
GSW GSW
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
11/23
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Last Game

120

Final

117

Tue 12 Nov 2024

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NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
0
1.000
2
Celtics Celtics
9
3
.750
3.0
3
Pacers Pacers
5
5
.500
6.0
4
Magic Magic
6
6
.500
6.0
5
Nets Nets
5
6
.455
6.5
6
Knicks Knicks
5
5
.500
6.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
9
2
.818
2
Suns Suns
9
2
.818
3
Warriors Warriors
9
2
.818
4
Nuggets Nuggets
7
3
.700
1.5
5
Rockets Rockets
7
4
.636
2.0
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
7
4
.636
2.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
11/11
MIN MIN
@
POR POR
108-122
Mon
11/11
DAL DAL
@
GSW GSW
117-120
Mon
11/11
PHX PHX
@
UTA UTA
120-112
Mon
11/11
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
85-99
Mon
11/11
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
111-99

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
11/13
IND IND
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
11/13
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
11/13
CLE CLE
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
11/13
BOS BOS
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Wed
11/13
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM