denver nuggets most points scored in a playoff game by a player

Nikola Jokić has posted the most points for the Nuggets in a playoff game, with 53 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	53	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
2	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	8/30/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	5	6	0	0	17	24	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
3	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	8/23/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	11	7	0	1	18	31	58.1	9	15	60.0	5	5	100.0	75.3	4	7	0	2	+5
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	44	5/13/2025	DEN	@	OKC	44	15	5	2	0	17	25	68.0	5	7	71.4	5	5	100.0	80.9	6	9	2	4	-8
5	Jamal Murray J. Murray	43	4/29/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	40	5	7	3	1	17	26	65.4	8	14	57.1	1	1	100.0	81.3	0	5	1	2	+17
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	43	4/23/2023	DEN	@	MIN	39	11	6	2	0	15	26	57.7	5	8	62.5	8	12	66.7	68.7	2	9	4	3	-14
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	43	4/25/2019	DEN	@	SAS	38	12	9	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	6	33.3	3	4	75.0	67.7	6	6	2	2	-11
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	42	5/5/2025	DEN	@	OKC	42	22	6	1	2	15	29	51.7	2	6	33.3	10	13	76.9	60.5	5	17	7	5	+10
9	Jamal Murray J. Murray	42	8/25/2020	DEN	vs	UTA	41	8	8	1	0	17	26	65.4	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	75.6	3	5	0	3	+20
10	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	42	4/17/2010	DEN	vs	UTA	38	4	5	0	0	18	25	72.0	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	78.5	1	3	0	3	+17
11	Alex English A. English	42	5/8/1986	DEN	vs	HOU	50	7	2	0	2	15	30	50.0	0	0		12	13	92.3	58.8	4	3	3	4
12	Alex English A. English	42	4/24/1983	DEN	@	PHX	48	9	4	1	3	16	29	55.2	0	0		10	12	83.3	61.3	4	5	2	2
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	6/4/2023	DEN	vs	MIA	42	11	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	5	40.0	7	8	87.5	65.0	3	8	5	3	-11
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	41	5/11/2009	DEN	@	DAL	43	11	3	5	0	15	29	51.7	2	5	40.0	9	11	81.8	60.6	3	8	2	5	0
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	40	5/14/2024	DEN	vs	MIN	41	7	13	2	1	15	22	68.2	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	7	0	2	+21
16	Jamal Murray J. Murray	40	4/19/2023	DEN	vs	MIN	39	3	5	2	0	13	22	59.1	6	10	60.0	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	3	4	3	+1
17	Jamal Murray J. Murray	40	9/15/2020	DEN	@	LAC	45	4	5	1	0	15	26	57.7	6	13	46.2	4	4	100.0	72.0	0	4	5	1	+15
18	Calvin Natt C. Natt	40	4/18/1986	DEN	vs	POR	38	10	3	1	0	15	21	71.4	0	0		10	11	90.9	77.4	2	8	2	2
19	Alex English A. English	40	5/14/1985	DEN	@	LAL	39	10	6	0	0	17	31	54.8	0	0		6	8	75.0	57.9	5	5	1	3
20	Alex English A. English	40	5/5/1985	DEN	@	UTA	42	7	4	1	0	14	19	73.7	0	0		12	14	85.7	79.5	1	6	3	2
21	David Thompson D. Thompson	40	4/24/1977	DEN	@	POR	40	8	3	0	0	16	29	55.2				8	8	100.0	61.5	4	4		2
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	39	5/1/2023	DEN	vs	PHX	41	16	5	2	1	17	30	56.7	2	6	33.3	3	4	75.0	61.4	3	13	3	2	+2
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	39	4/25/2010	DEN	@	UTA	44	11	1	4	1	13	26	50.0	4	4	100.0	9	9	100.0	65.1	6	5	9	5	-7
24	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	39	5/19/2009	DEN	@	LAL	40	6	4	0	1	14	20	70.0	4	5	80.0	7	8	87.5	82.9	2	4	3	5	-3
25	Alex English A. English	39	4/29/1983	DEN	vs	SAS	45	2	7	0	0	13	24	54.2	0	0		13	13	100.0	65.6	2	0	4	4

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

RPG

12.7

Jokić

APG

10.4

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

4.2

7th

3P%

39.1

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	10.5
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Tue 3/17	PHI	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 3/18	DEN	@	MEM	8:30 PM
Fri 3/20	TOR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 3/22	POR	@	DEN	5:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

41 - 26

136

Final

131

Spurs

48 - 18

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.5

118.6

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

22-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

3,051.7

Maxey

3,002.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

3,188.8

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-25-1

41-26

39-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-39

27-38

28-38

28-37

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	4.0
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	20.0
13	Nets	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.0
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	10.5
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.0
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	27.5
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.0
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5