Luka Dončić set the Week 1 High Score pace in Los Angeles, delivering a 52-point, 8-rebound, 10-assist line with two steals. It was the kind of all-around fantasy explosion expected from the Lakers’ lead engine, and it put him atop the opening-week board.
Key takeaways
- Dončić led the opening week after producing 52 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists and two steals.
- Nikola Jokić posted 35 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and five combined steals and blocks for the week’s second-best score.
- Ty Jerome opened his run as Memphis’ starting point guard with a career-best 45 points against Utah.
- Anthony Edwards began the season with 45 points and 10 rebounds as he chases his first scoring title.
- Jalen Johnson turned in a 26-point, 16-assist performance against Houston and gets the Rockets again Monday.
- Devin Booker’s 43-point night helped Phoenix beat Golden State.
Big stat lines filled the first week
Jokić was right behind Dončić after another complete Denver performance: 35 points, 15 boards, 10 assists and five defensive plays in stocks. The Nuggets have Golden State, New Orleans and Phoenix on the Week 2 slate, giving their center several favorable spots to keep piling up production.
Edwards came out firing for Minnesota, posting 45 points, 10 rebounds and three assists while adding three steals and blocks combined in his season debut. His push toward a scoring crown is already underway, and Minnesota’s season has added another wrinkle with LaMelo Ball now in town.
Johnson continued to play like a numbers-everywhere forward for Atlanta. Against Houston over the weekend, he finished with 26 points, nine rebounds, 16 assists and two steals. The Hawks see the Rockets again Monday before moving on to games with Miami, Cleveland and New Orleans.
Jayson Tatum answered a difficult matchup with a 36-point, nine-rebound, seven-assist effort and three steals in Friday’s win over the defending champions. Boston’s upcoming run includes two meetings with Chicago, plus Brooklyn and Orlando, leaving Tatum with a full four-game Week 2 workload.
Jerome takes the Memphis controls
Jerome stepped into the Grizzlies’ first unit after Ja Morant was dealt to Portland and immediately made the opportunity count. In the opener against Utah, Jerome scored a career-high 45 points while adding seven rebounds and six assists. The early return matches the preseason sleeper buzz around him, with a larger role now firmly in his hands.
His Week 1 score matched the totals posted by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Booker. Miami has started 0-3, but Antetokounmpo remains positioned to deliver steady High Score value. Booker, meanwhile, supplied 43 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in Phoenix’s weekend victory over the Warriors.
