who scored the most points in a game on opening night of a season

Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the most points in a season opener, with 56 points against the Pistons on October 23, 1962.

Interpreted as:
Who scored the most points in a regular-season game on opening night of a season?
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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11th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
6
Clippers Clippers
17
13
.567
7.0
7
Lakers Lakers
16
13
.552
7.5
8
Warriors Warriors
15
13
.536
8.0
9
Spurs Spurs
15
14
.517
8.5
10
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
14
.500
9.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
2/25
CHA CHA
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
2/23
DAL DAL
@
GSW GSW
3:30 PM
Fri
2/21
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Thu
2/13
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
2/12
GSW GSW
@
DAL DAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

15 - 13

105

Final

111

IND Pacers

15 - 15

Mon 23 Dec 2024

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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
26
4
.867
2
Celtics Celtics
22
7
.759
3.5
3
Knicks Knicks
19
10
.655
6.5
4
Magic Magic
19
12
.613
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
16
12
.571
9.0
6
Heat Heat
14
13
.519
10.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
5
.821
2
Rockets Rockets
20
9
.690
3.5
3
Grizzlies Grizzlies
20
10
.667
4.0
4
Mavericks Mavericks
19
10
.655
4.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
16
11
.593
6.5
6
Clippers Clippers
17
13
.567
7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
117-114
Sun
12/22
IND IND
@
GSW GSW
111-105
Sun
12/22
PHX PHX
@
DEN DEN
90-117
Sun
12/22
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
108-132
Sun
12/22
LAC LAC
@
MEM MEM
114-110

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
12/28
DAL DAL
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Sat
12/28
PHI PHI
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM
Sat
12/28
DET DET
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Sat
12/28
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sat
12/28
MIL MIL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM