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The 'Most points to start an NBA season' quiz
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The 'Most points to start an NBA season' quiz

Who needs LeBron James and Luka Doncic when you have Austin Reaves and Jake LaRavia?

This is a question nobody is asking, but the Los Angeles Lakers were quite happy to have the pair as they combined for 55 points and Reaves hit a game-winning floater to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-115. LaRavia was the more efficient of the two, scoring 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 from three. Reaves led all Lakers with 28 points of his own while adding 16 assists. 

Reaves has been on a heater to begin the season, scoring at least 25 points in every game and scoring 51 against the Kings and 41 against the Trail Blazers before hitting the game-winner against the T-Wolves. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Reaves’ 171 points through the Lakers first five games is the most since 2005-06. With that being said, can you name every NBA player with at least 170 points in their first five games of a season?

Good luck!

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264 / 1962-63 / SFW
Wilt Chamberlain
256 / 1961-62 / PHW
Wilt Chamberlain
197 / 1986-87 / CHI
Michael Jordan
196 / 1959-60 / CIN
Jack Twyman
189 / 1966-67 / SFW
Rick Barry
189 / 1989-90 / CHI
Michael Jordan
183 / 2019-20 / HOU
James Harden
182 / 1959-60 / PHW
Wilt Chamberlain
182 / 1991-92 / CHI
Michael Jordan
181 / 1980-81 / UTAH
Adrian Dantley
179 / 1972-73 / KCO
Tiny Archibald
179 / 2015-16 / GSW
Stephen Curry
179 / 2016-17 / TOR
DeMar DeRozan
178 / 1979-80 / SD
World B. Free
176 / 2022-23 / DAL
Luka Doncic
176 / 1988-89 / CHI
Michael Jordan
175 / 2017-18 / MIL
Giannis Antetokounmpo
175 / 1969-70 / LAL
Jerry West
174 / 2005-06 / LAL
Kobe Bryant
174 / 1960-61 / PHW
Wilt Chamberlain
174 / 2025-26 / OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
173 / 2018-19 / GSW
Stephen Curry
173 / 1978-79 / SA
George Gervin
173 / 1994-95 / ORL
Shaquille O'Neal
172 / 2022-23 / MIL
Giannis Antetokounmpo
172 / 1966-67 / LAL
Elgin Baylor
172 / 1965-66 / PHI
Wilt Chamberlain
171 / 1962-63 / CHZ
Walt Bellamy
171 / 2025-26 / LAL
Austin Reaves
171 / 2016-17 / OKC
Russell Westbrook

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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