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Most Points Scored On Opening Night (alien.top)
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Wilt Chamberlain 10/23/62 vs DET - 56 points

Michael Jordan 11/3/1989 vs CLE - 54 points

Elgin Baylor 10/18/1959 vs DET - 52 points

Kyrie Irving 10/23/2019 vs MIN - 50 points

Anthony Davis 10/26/2016 vs DEN - 50 points

Michael Jordan 11/1/1986 at NYK - 50 points

Does anyone have a chance to break through on this list?

(h/t StatMuse)

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[–] HalfBear-HalfCat@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The best case scenario is Harden cracks the list.

[–] RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I think Trae has a big game. Not gonna say 50+ but a big opening night game. Poole as well.

Simons would be a choice but they'll stick PG on him if he starts going off.

[–] EternallyEuphoric@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tyler Herro

[–] j_etti@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Gonna drop a blistering 18 pts on 5/14 from the field

[–] Based_and_JPooled@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is all team's 1st games of the season.

Not all of these games qualify as Opening Night.

For example, only players from the Lakers, Nuggets, Suns, & Warriors can qualify as playing on Opening Night this season.

[–] holyrolodex@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Booker or KD would probably be the picks to drop 50, but the other one of them has to have down night scoring wise.

[–] ChrisPaulsABitch@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Steph if he feels like it

[–] MadWalrus@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Give the Wizards an opening night game and Poole is going to drop either 50 or 15. Do it Adam!

[–] WestleyThe@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

That kyrie one was crazy, first game with new team and almost hit the slip n slide game winner

[–] turbosimping@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t care what anyone says, Giannis is gonna have a bad opening night and Dame plays like it’s the Blazers again for 48 minutes to drop 60 (please don’t age badly)