largest point deficit in an nba game this season

Nikola Jokić has posted the most points in a game this season, with 56 points against the Timberwolves on December 25.

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largest point by a player deficit in an NBA regular-season game this season

	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	56	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	16	15	0	2	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	55	1/17/2026	MIN	@	SAS	40	4	3	0	0	19	33	57.6	9	16	56.3	8	10	80.0	73.5	0	4	2	4	+8
3	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	55	12/28/2025	LAC	vs	DET	39	11	2	5	3	17	26	65.4	5	10	50.0	16	17	94.1	82.1	1	10	3	2	+20
4	James Harden J. Harden	55	11/22/2025	LAC	@	CHA	35	3	7	1	0	17	26	65.4	10	16	62.5	11	14	78.6	85.5	1	2	2	1	+22
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	23	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	55	10/23/2025	OKC	@	IND	45	8	5	2	1	15	31	48.4	2	7	28.6	23	26	88.5	64.8	0	8	2	4	+9
7	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	54	11/20/2025	PHI	@	MIL	47	5	9	3	3	18	30	60.0	6	15	40.0	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	5	5	3	+18
8	Jamal Murray J. Murray	52	12/3/2025	DEN	@	IND	36	6	4	1	0	19	25	76.0	10	11	90.9	4	5	80.0	95.6	0	6	1	0	+23
9	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	51	10/27/2025	UTA	vs	PHX	45	14	3	0	0	14	32	43.8	6	13	46.2	17	17	100.0	64.6	5	9	1	2	+26
10	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	51	10/26/2025	LAL	@	SAC	39	11	9	2	0	12	22	54.5	6	10	60.0	21	22	95.5	80.5	1	10	2	1	+22
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	50	1/3/2026	BOS	@	LAC	35	3	5	0	0	18	26	69.2	6	10	60.0	8	10	80.0	82.2	1	2	2	3	+21
12	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
13	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	49	1/29/2026	DAL	vs	CHA	38	10	3	0	1	20	29	69.0	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	77.4	1	9	2	2	+2
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	49	11/14/2025	GSW	@	SAS	36	4	2	2	0	16	26	61.5	9	17	52.9	8	8	100.0	83.0	0	4	3	2	+9
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	49	10/24/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	35	11	8	0	0	14	23	60.9	5	12	41.7	16	19	84.2	78.1	1	10	3	4	+18
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	48	12/14/2025	GSW	@	POR	35	3	2	3	1	16	26	61.5	12	19	63.2	4	4	100.0	86.5	0	3	3	0	-8
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	12/12/2025	CLE	@	WAS	35	4	4	2	0	17	31	54.8	8	15	53.3	6	6	100.0	71.3	0	4	3	1	+9
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	47	1/23/2026	OKC	vs	IND	35	4	4	1	1	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	12	12	100.0	70.6	1	3	1	2	+4
19	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	47	12/21/2025	NYK	vs	MIA	38	3	8	0	0	15	26	57.7	6	13	46.2	11	11	100.0	76.2	0	3	0	5	+10
20	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	47	11/16/2025	UTA	vs	CHI	46	7	2	2	2	15	33	45.5	6	17	35.3	11	13	84.6	60.7	2	5	1	3	+4
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	46	1/26/2026	LAL	@	CHI	38	7	12	0	0	15	25	60.0	8	14	57.1	8	12	66.7	76.0	0	7	3	2	+6
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	46	1/7/2026	OKC	vs	UTA	42	6	6	1	1	14	26	53.8	1	8	12.5	17	19	89.5	66.9	0	6	0	1	+9
23	CJ McCollum	46	11/25/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	37	5	4	1	0	17	25	68.0	10	13	76.9	2	4	50.0	85.9	0	5	2	1	+19
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	46	11/12/2025	GSW	@	SAS	34	5	5	2	0	13	25	52.0	5	16	31.3	15	16	93.8	71.8	0	5	1	2	+5
25	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	46	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	12	11	5	2	14	45	31.1	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	43.5	5	7	2	4	+10

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.9

Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

APG

10.3

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.4

1st

DRTG

117.8

23rd

NETRTG

3.7

9th

3P%

39.0

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Rockets	39	24	.619	10.5
5	Lakers	39	25	.609	11.0
6	Nuggets	39	26	.600	11.5
7	Suns	37	27	.578	13.0
8	Clippers	32	32	.500	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 3/12	DEN	@	SAS	9:00 PM
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Tue 3/17	PHI	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 3/18	DEN	@	MEM	8:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

39 - 26

126

Final

129

Thunder

51 - 15

Mon 9 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

2.0

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

68.1

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.4

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.5

119.2

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.7

111.2

112.3

112.5

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

8.0

7.1

6.9

6.2

4.9

Tank Leaderboard

15-50

15-49

16-47

17-47

20-45

21-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,051.7

Maxey

3,038.3

Jokić

2,936.7

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,239.5

Jokić

3,117

Dončić

3,076.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-24

38-25-1

39-26

38-26

37-27

37-29

Worst Record ATS

25-40

26-37

27-37

28-37

27-35-1

28-36

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	18	.714
2	Celtics	43	21	.672	2.5
3	Knicks	41	25	.621	5.5
4	Cavaliers	40	25	.615	6.0
5	Raptors	36	27	.571	9.0
6	Magic	35	28	.556	10.0
7	Heat	36	29	.554	10.0
8	76ers	34	30	.531	11.5
9	Hawks	33	31	.516	12.5
10	Hornets	32	33	.492	14.0
11	Bucks	27	36	.429	18.0
12	Bulls	26	38	.406	19.5
13	Nets	17	47	.266	28.5
14	Wizards	16	47	.254	29.0
15	Pacers	15	49	.234	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	47	17	.734	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	24	.625	10.0
4	Rockets	39	24	.619	10.5
5	Lakers	39	25	.609	11.0
6	Nuggets	39	26	.600	11.5
7	Suns	37	27	.578	13.0
8	Clippers	32	32	.500	18.0
9	Warriors	32	32	.500	18.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	34	.477	19.5
11	Grizzlies	23	40	.365	26.5
12	Mavericks	21	43	.328	29.0
13	Pelicans	21	45	.318	30.0
14	Jazz	20	45	.308	30.5
15	Kings	15	50	.231	35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 2/4	CHI	@	TOR	107-123
Wed 2/4	CHA	@	HOU	109-99
Wed 2/4	SAS	@	DAL	135-123
Wed 2/4	GSW	@	PHX	101-97
Wed 2/4	PHI	@	LAL	115-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/10	MEM	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 3/10	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 3/10	WAS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 3/10	DAL	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 3/10	PHX	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has posted the most points in a game this season, with 56 points against the Timberwolves on December 25.

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