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The 'NBA season-opener scoring records' quiz
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The 'NBA season-opener scoring records' quiz

While there was plenty of attention on the new arrivals featuring in the season-opening matchup between the Timberwolves and Heat, Anthony Edwards made sure to remind everyone he hasn’t gone anywhere. 

With Giannis Antetokounmpo and LaMelo Ball making their respective debuts for Miami and Minnesota, it was Edwards who stole the show by setting a T-Wolves record with a 45-point season opener to lead Minnesota to a 131-106 victory.

After finishing sixth in the West last season and losing in the Western Conference Semifinals, Edwards and the Wolves decided they needed to make an offseason splash to get over the hump and into the NBA Finals. Through a single game, it looks like it was a move worth making.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Edwards beat his own Timberwolves season-opening scoring record of 41 points, which he set against Portland last season. With that being said, can you name the players to score the most points in a season-opener for each NBA franchise?

Good luck!

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SCORE:
0/33
TIME:
5:00
ATL / 1973-74 / 41
Lou Hudson
BK / 2019-20 / 50
Kyrie Irving
BOS / 2021-22 / 46
Jaylen Brown
CHA / 2020-21 / 42
Terry Rozier
CHI / 1989-90 / 54
Michael Jordan
CLE / 2009-10 / 38
LeBron James
DAL / 1994-95 / 37
Jim Jackson
DEN / 2025-26 / 50
Aaron Gordon
DET / 2000-01 / 44
Jerry Stackhouse
GSW* / 1962-63 / 56
Wilt Chamberlain
HOU / 2020-21 / 44
James Harden
IND / 2001-02 / 43
Jalen Rose
LAC* / 1979-80 / 46
World B. Free
LAL* / 1959-60 / 52
Elgin Baylor
MEM / 2026-27 / 45
Ty Jerome
MIA / 2011-12 / 37
LeBron James
MIL / 1972-73 / 41
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
MIN / 2026-27 / 45
Anthony Edwards
NO / 2016-17 / 50
Anthony Davis
NYK / 1990-91 / 38
Patrick Ewing
OKC* / 1988-89 / 46
Dale Ellis
ORL / 1993-94 / 42
Shaquille O'Neal
ORL / 1992-93 / 42
Nick Anderson
PHI / 2025-26 / 40
Tyrese Maxey
PHI / 1969-70 / 40
Hal Greer
PHX / 1995-96 / 39
Kevin Johnson
POR / 1984-85 / 47
Kiki Vandeweghe
SA / 2025-26 / 40
Victor Wembanyama
SAC* / 1973-74 / 42
Tiny Archibald
TOR / 2016-17 / 40
DeMar DeRozan
UTAH / 1989-90 / 40
Karl Malone
UTAH / 1983-84 / 40
Adrian Dantley
WAS* / 1962-63 / 43
Walt Bellamy

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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