highest scoring game by a nugget

David Thompson has put up the most points for the Nuggets in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring regular-season game by a nugget
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1David Thompson
D. Thompson
73
4/9/1978
@
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/25/2025
vs
43
16
15
0
2
15
21
71.4
4
6
66.7
22
23
95.7
90.0
5
11
5
2
+15
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/7/2024
@
39
16
8
1
0
22
39
56.4
3
6
50.0
9
13
69.2
62.6
7
9
5
5
-1
5Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
55
11/12/2025
@
34
12
6
1
1
18
23
78.3
5
6
83.3
14
16
87.5
91.5
2
10
2
1
+28
6Jamal Murray
J. Murray
55
2/12/2025
vs
42
4
5
2
0
20
36
55.6
7
15
46.7
8
9
88.9
68.8
2
2
2
3
+26
7Michael Adams
M. Adams
54
3/23/1991
vs
43
5
9
3
0
17
31
54.8
7
16
43.8
13
17
76.5
70.2
0
5
4
5
8Alex English
A. English
54
11/19/1985
vs
37
4
1
0
0
21
30
70.0
0
0
12
12
100.0
76.5
1
3
1
3
9Jamal Murray
J. Murray
53
3/25/2026
vs
41
6
4
0
0
19
28
67.9
9
14
64.3
6
6
100.0
86.5
2
4
4
2
+10
10Jamal Murray
J. Murray
52
12/3/2025
@
36
6
4
1
0
19
25
76.0
10
11
90.9
4
5
80.0
95.6
0
6
1
0
+23
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
51
12/5/2007
vs
48
2
8
1
0
18
27
66.7
0
1
0.0
15
18
83.3
73.0
0
2
5
4
-4
12Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
51
12/7/1995
@
41
2
2
2
0
17
27
63.0
9
14
64.3
8
8
100.0
83.6
0
2
2
2
13Alex English
A. English
51
3/10/1989
@
51
3
9
2
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
3
4
75.0
69.4
1
2
3
5
14Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
51
12/13/1983
vs
50
9
8
2
1
21
29
72.4
0
0
9
11
81.8
75.4
2
7
5
3
15Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
50
10/23/2025
@
39
8
2
0
1
17
21
81.0
10
11
90.9
6
6
100.0
105.8
0
8
2
1
-1
16Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
2/19/2021
@
38
6
2
2
0
21
25
84.0
8
10
80.0
0
0
100.0
0
6
1
4
+24
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
50
2/6/2021
@
41
8
12
1
3
20
33
60.6
3
6
50.0
7
7
100.0
69.3
1
7
1
2
+2
18Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
50
2/7/2011
vs
39
11
0
1
3
16
24
66.7
2
3
66.7
16
18
88.9
78.3
1
10
4
2
-3
19Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
50
11/27/2009
vs
46
6
5
0
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
15
16
93.8
71.3
3
3
3
5
+3
20Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
50
1/11/1984
vs
34
4
2
1
1
21
30
70.0
1
1
100.0
7
7
100.0
75.6
1
3
1
1
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
49
1/19/2022
vs
41
14
10
3
1
16
25
64.0
3
5
60.0
14
16
87.5
76.5
7
7
5
4
+15
22Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
49
2/8/2008
vs
39
4
2
2
0
19
25
76.0
3
3
100.0
8
8
100.0
85.9
0
4
1
2
+14
23Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
49
1/1/1983
vs
38
3
2
0
0
18
24
75.0
1
1
100.0
12
12
100.0
83.7
1
2
3
4
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
48
12/8/2024
@
35
14
8
3
0
17
29
58.6
3
6
50.0
11
13
84.6
69.1
3
11
3
2
+25
25Jamal Murray
J. Murray
48
11/5/2018
vs
38
5
4
0
0
19
30
63.3
5
11
45.5
5
5
100.0
74.5
1
4
5
1
-4

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

13.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

1st

DRTG

117.3

21st

NETRTG

4.8

7th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
59
18
.766
2.0
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
49
28
.636
12.0
5
47
29
.618
13.5
6
46
30
.605
14.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
9:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

49 - 28

130

Final

117

UTA Jazz

21 - 56

Wed 1 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
56
21
.727
2
51
25
.671
4.5
3
49
28
.636
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.0
5
44
33
.571
12.0
6
42
34
.553
13.5
7
42
34
.553
13.5
8
41
36
.532
15.0
9
40
36
.526
15.5
10
40
37
.519
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
46
.395
25.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
47
.382
26.5
13
18
58
.237
37.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
58
.237
37.5
15
17
59
.224
38.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
18
.766
2.0
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
49
28
.636
12.0
5
47
29
.618
13.5
6
46
30
.605
14.5
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
51
.329
35.5
12
25
52
.325
36.0
13
24
52
.316
36.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
56
.273
40.0
15
Kings Kings - e
20
57
.260
41.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/7
@
97-110
Sat
3/7
@
92-122
Sat
3/7
@
110-121
Sat
3/7
@
118-138
Sat
3/7
@
120-145

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/3
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/3
@
8:00 PM