John Paxson had his most career points per game against the Nuggets, with 8.7 per game.

john paxson highest career ppg by opponent

OPP	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
Nuggets	8.7	26	21.4	1.8	3.9	0.7	0.2	1.2	3.8	6.8	55.9	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.9	1.1	82.8	557	227	47	102	18	4	32	44
Pistons	8.5	41	22.3	1.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.8	3.7	7.1	52.2	0.6	1.4	44.6	0.5	0.6	80.0	914	349	42	135	31	2	33	119
Clippers	8.2	23	19.0	1.1	3.3	0.4	0.0	1.0	3.7	6.0	60.4	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.6	0.7	76.5	437	189	26	75	10	0	22	30
Heat	8.1	18	23.2	2.0	4.2	0.6	0.1	1.1	3.6	6.7	54.2	0.1	0.6	18.2	0.7	0.8	86.7	417	145	36	75	10	1	20	32
Pacers	8.0	47	23.0	1.2	3.4	0.8	0.0	0.7	3.4	6.4	53.2	0.5	1.3	40.7	0.8	1.1	72.0	1,079	378	56	162	38	1	34	90
Celtics	8.0	41	23.1	1.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.5	3.5	6.7	52.0	0.6	1.4	44.6	0.5	0.8	62.5	946	329	41	135	32	2	21	49
Jazz	8.0	25	21.6	1.0	3.6	0.8	0.0	1.0	3.4	7.4	45.2	0.3	1.0	28.0	1.0	1.2	83.3	540	200	25	91	20	1	26	52
Spurs	7.7	15	27.1	1.3	3.7	1.1	0.1	0.8	3.2	6.7	47.5	0.6	1.5	39.1	0.7	1.0	73.3	407	116	20	55	16	2	12	25
Hawks	7.7	43	23.4	1.5	4.0	0.6	0.0	0.7	3.3	6.4	50.9	0.2	1.0	24.4	1.0	1.1	89.1	1,005	331	65	170	26	1	32	94
Warriors	7.6	25	19.6	1.3	3.7	0.8	0.0	0.8	3.3	6.7	49.4	0.3	1.1	28.6	0.6	0.8	75.0	490	189	32	92	20	0	20	50
Nets	7.4	37	24.3	1.2	3.7	0.9	0.1	1.1	3.3	6.7	48.6	0.2	0.8	28.6	0.6	0.8	73.3	900	272	46	137	35	3	42	76
76ers	7.4	40	24.8	1.1	4.3	0.7	0.0	1.0	3.2	6.4	49.8	0.4	1.2	34.7	0.5	0.7	77.8	992	294	45	170	26	1	38	71
Suns	7.1	24	20.8	1.0	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	3.0	5.8	52.9	0.3	0.7	47.1	0.7	0.8	89.5	498	171	25	79	7	4	13	55
Magic	7.1	13	26.8	1.2	4.3	0.8	0.2	0.5	3.2	6.8	46.6	0.4	0.8	45.5	0.4	0.5	83.3	349	92	15	56	10	2	6	25
Timberwolves	7.0	8	24.6	1.1	3.8	0.4	0.1	0.9	3.3	5.9	55.3	0.3	0.6	40.0	0.3	0.4	66.7	197	56	9	30	3	1	7	15
Bullets	7.0	41	23.7	1.1	3.6	0.8	0.1	0.8	3.0	6.3	46.9	0.3	0.9	31.6	0.8	0.9	86.1	972	287	45	148	34	6	33	87
Kings	7.0	23	20.3	1.0	3.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.8	6.1	46.4	0.5	1.2	40.7	0.9	1.0	90.9	468	161	22	81	11	0	24	46
Lakers	6.8	26	20.1	0.8	3.6	0.4	0.0	0.8	3.0	5.9	50.3	0.4	1.0	38.5	0.5	0.7	72.2	522	177	21	93	11	1	21	35
Bucks	6.8	47	23.1	1.2	3.4	0.7	0.0	1.1	3.0	5.7	51.9	0.3	0.9	34.1	0.5	0.7	78.1	1,084	319	56	162	34	0	54	87
Knicks	6.5	42	21.3	1.3	3.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.8	6.1	46.3	0.3	1.1	29.8	0.5	0.6	80.8	894	273	56	125	19	2	23	67
Trail Blazers	6.4	24	20.2	1.0	4.1	0.6	0.0	0.7	2.7	6.0	44.8	0.3	0.8	36.8	0.8	0.9	86.4	485	154	23	99	15	0	16	36
Cavaliers	6.2	47	23.8	1.0	3.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	2.9	5.8	49.6	0.2	0.7	23.5	0.3	0.4	73.7	1,120	292	48	167	33	5	35	100
Mavericks	6.1	21	21.3	1.5	3.8	0.3	0.1	1.0	2.6	5.3	48.6	0.5	1.0	47.6	0.5	0.6	84.6	448	129	32	80	6	2	20	40
Hornets	6.0	22	21.8	0.9	3.5	0.5	0.0	0.9	2.7	5.2	52.2	0.3	0.8	38.9	0.2	0.2	80.0	479	131	19	77	12	0	19	26
SuperSonics	5.9	24	19.9	1.3	3.1	0.8	0.0	0.7	2.4	5.4	44.2	0.2	0.8	27.8	1.0	1.0	100.0	478	142	31	75	18	1	17	34