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The '40+ points on opening night' quiz
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The '40+ points on opening night' quiz

Can you name every NBA player to score 40 or more points in his team's first game of the season? Quiz clue: Points / Team / Year / Jersey #. Good luck!

SCORE:
0/37
TIME:
5:00
56 / SFW / 1962 / #13
Wilt Chamberlain
54 / CHI / 1989 / #23
Michael Jordan
52 / MNL / 1959 / #22
Elgin Baylor
50 / CHI / 1986 / #23
Michael Jordan
50 / NO / 2016 / #23
Anthony Davis
50 / BRK / 2019 / #11
Kyrie Irving
48 / PHW / 1961 / #13
Wilt Chamberlain
47 / POR / 1984 / #55
Kiki Vandeweghe
47 / DEN / 1985 / #2
Alex English
46 / SDC / 1979 / #24
World B. Free
46 / SEA / 1988 / #3
Dale Ellis
46 / GSW / 2010 / #8
Monta Ellis
45 / GSW / 1997 / #15
Latrell Sprewell
45 / LAL / 2007 / #24
Kobe Bryant
44 / DET / 2000 / #42
Jerry Stackhouse
44 / HOU / 2020 / #13
James Harden
44 / MEM / 2020 / #12
Ja Morant
43 / CHZ / 1962 / #8
Walt Bellamy
43 / PHW / 1959 / #13
Wilt Chamberlain
43 / IND / 2001 / #5
Jalen Rose
42 / PHW / 1960 / #13
Wilt Chamberlain
42 / KC / 1973 / #10
Nate Archibald
42 / ORL / 1992 / #25
Nick Anderson
42 / ORL / 1993 / #32
Shaquille O'Neal
42 / CHI / 1995 / #23
Michael Jordan
42 / OKC / 2013 / #35
Kevin Durant
42 / CHA / 2020 / #3
Terry Rozier
41 / SFW / 1966 / #24
Rick Barry
41 / MIL / 1972 / #33
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
41 / ATL / 1973 / #23
Lou Hudson
41 / DET / 1999 / #33
Grant Hill
41 / CHA / 2018 / #15
Kemba Walker
40 / PHI / 1969 / #15
Hal Greer
40 / UTAH / 1983 / #4
Adrian Dantley
40 / UTAH / 1989 / #32
Karl Malone
40 / GSW / 2015 / #30
Stephen Curry
40 / TOR / 2016 / #10
DeMar DeRozan

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