most 40 point games by a player in nuggets history

Nikola Jokić has the most games for the Nuggets with 40+ points, with 35 games.

NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
35
1,550
38.7
44.3
12.2
8.1
1.7
1.1
16.4
26.9
61.2
2.6
5.9
44.2
8.8
10.5
83.7
70.3
3.5
8.7
3.1
1,356
426
285
58
37
107
99
+334
2Alex English
A. English
33
1,425
40.9
43.2
6.2
5.0
17.5
27.8
63.0
0.0
0.1
33.3
8.1
9.1
88.4
67.8
3.1
1,351
203
166
101
112
3Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
19
828
41.9
43.6
7.6
2.9
1.6
0.7
15.8
26.9
58.6
1.8
3.5
52.2
10.2
11.7
86.5
67.9
2.3
5.3
2.8
796
144
55
31
13
53
73
+89
4David Thompson
D. Thompson
17
741
40.2
43.6
4.6
3.1
1.2
16.6
26.5
62.7
0.0
0.0
10.3
12.1
85.0
68.4
2.2
2.5
684
79
53
21
56
5Jamal Murray
J. Murray
11
520
38.4
47.3
4.6
5.2
1.1
0.3
17.4
26.4
65.9
7.1
11.2
63.4
5.5
6.0
90.9
81.5
0.5
4.1
3.5
423
51
57
12
3
38
18
+159
6Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
11
484
40.0
44.0
4.7
3.4
1.0
0.7
17.6
26.1
67.6
0.3
0.5
60.0
8.5
8.9
94.9
73.3
1.4
3.4
1.9
440
52
37
11
8
21
33
7Michael Adams
M. Adams
6
266
40.7
44.3
4.7
9.8
3.7
0.2
14.2
28.3
50.0
4.8
11.3
42.6
11.2
13.0
85.9
65.1
0.8
3.8
4.5
244
28
59
22
1
27
17
8JR Smith
JR Smith
4
169
32.0
42.3
4.0
2.0
1.5
0.3
14.5
23.8
61.1
8.0
14.3
56.1
5.3
7.5
70.0
78.1
0.5
3.5
1.8
128
16
8
6
1
7
4
+48
9Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
4
170
44.0
42.5
5.3
8.8
0.5
0.3
15.5
29.3
53.0
5.0
10.5
47.6
6.5
8.0
81.3
64.8
0.0
5.3
2.5
176
21
35
2
1
10
9
+10
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3
139
44.6
46.3
3.3
11.0
1.0
0.3
17.0
26.0
65.4
1.0
2.0
50.0
11.3
14.0
81.0
72.0
0.0
3.3
5.0
134
10
33
3
1
15
10
+49
11Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
3
126
44.0
42.0
17.0
2.0
0.7
3.3
15.3
26.0
59.0
0.0
0.0
11.3
13.7
82.9
65.6
8.0
9.0
3.0
132
51
6
2
10
9
7
-4
12Dan Issel
D. Issel
3
127
35.0
42.3
7.7
1.7
2.3
1.3
15.0
23.3
64.3
0.0
0.0
12.3
14.3
86.0
71.4
2.7
5.0
1.5
105
23
5
7
4
3
12
13Danilo Gallinari
D. Gallinari
2
87
39.4
43.5
8.0
3.0
2.0
1.5
13.5
22.0
61.4
6.5
12.5
52.0
10.0
10.5
95.2
81.7
1.0
7.0
0.5
79
16
6
4
3
1
5
+35
14George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
2
84
38.0
42.0
11.5
3.5
4.5
0.0
14.5
20.0
72.5
0.0
0.0
13.0
14.5
89.7
79.6
2.5
9.0
2.5
76
23
7
9
0
5
8
15Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
1
50
38.7
50.0
8.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
17.0
21.0
81.0
10.0
11.0
90.9
6.0
6.0
100.0
105.8
0.0
8.0
2.0
39
8
2
0
1
2
1
-1
16Linas Kleiza
L. Kleiza
1
41
41.7
41.0
9.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
4.0
8.0
50.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
75.5
3.0
6.0
2.0
42
9
2
1
0
2
3
+10
17Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
1
51
41.0
51.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
17.0
27.0
63.0
9.0
14.0
64.3
8.0
8.0
100.0
83.6
0.0
2.0
2.0
41
2
2
2
0
2
2
18Orlando Woolridge
O. Woolridge
1
40
39.0
40.0
8.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
0.0
0.0
12.0
13.0
92.3
67.3
3.0
5.0
2.0
39
8
6
1
0
2
2
19Walter Davis
W. Davis
1
41
33.0
41.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
18.0
32.0
56.3
2.0
2.0
100.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
60.7
5.0
3.0
1.0
33
8
2
1
0
1
4
20Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
1
42
41.0
42.0
7.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
13.0
25.0
52.0
0.0
0.0
16.0
17.0
94.1
64.7
1.0
6.0
4.0
41
7
2
3
0
4
5

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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

RPG

12.0

Brazile

Trevon Brazile

APG

5.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

91.3

28th

DRTG

104.3

10th

NETRTG

-13.0

23rd

3P%

26.7

23rd

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
1
0
1.000
0.5
7
Timberwolves Timberwolves
1
0
1.000
0.5
8
Nuggets Nuggets
0
1
.000
1.5
9
Spurs Spurs
0
1
.000
1.5
10
Mavericks Mavericks
0
1
.000
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/24
NOP NOP
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Mon
10/26
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Wed
10/28
DEN DEN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Fri
10/30
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Mon
11/2
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

0 - 1

84

Final

96

OKC Thunder

2 - 0

Thu 22 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

45.0

Jerome

Ty Jerome

38.0

George

Paul George
RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

15.0

Gobert

Rudy Gobert
APG Leaders

13.0

Young

Trae Young

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

Moussa Diabaté

5.0

George

Paul George
BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

Jaxson Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren
3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

7.0

George

Paul George

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard
TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

Noah Clowney

103.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

100.7

Sasser

Marcus Sasser

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Rockets

130.1

Trail Blazers

128.3

Lakers

128.0

Wizards

126.1

Raptors

124.3

Timberwolves

124.0
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

84.7

Trail Blazers

85.9

Clippers

94.6

Thunder

95.9

76ers

96.8

Timberwolves

100.3
NetRtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

42.4

Raptors

39.6

Clippers

24.6

Timberwolves

23.7

Lakers

22.2

Grizzlies

19.6
Tank Leaderboard
Magic

0-1

Heat

0-1

Pelicans

0-1

Mavericks

0-1

Jazz

0-1

Cavaliers

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

104.9

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

88.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

83.8

James

LeBron James
DraftKings Points Leaders

101.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

85.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

83.8

James

LeBron James
USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

40.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

40.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

38.0

Young

Trae Young
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.01

Jerome

Ty Jerome

1.95

George

Paul George
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.09

Jerome

Ty Jerome

1.96

George

Paul George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

1-0

Grizzlies

1-0

Raptors

1-0

Timberwolves

1-0

Trail Blazers

1-0

Clippers

1-0
Worst Record ATS
Magic

0-1

Heat

0-1

Pelicans

0-1

Mavericks

0-1

Jazz

0-1

Cavaliers

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
2
0
1.000
2
Pistons Pistons
1
0
1.000
0.5
3
Hawks Hawks
1
0
1.000
0.5
4
Raptors Raptors
1
0
1.000
0.5
5
Wizards Wizards
1
0
1.000
0.5
6
Hornets Hornets
1
0
1.000
0.5
7
Pacers Pacers
1
0
1.000
0.5
8
Knicks Knicks
0
1
.000
1.5
9
Nets Nets
0
1
.000
1.5
10
Magic Magic
0
1
.000
1.5
11
Celtics Celtics
0
1
.000
1.5
12
Cavaliers Cavaliers
0
1
.000
1.5
13
Bucks Bucks
0
1
.000
1.5
14
Bulls Bulls
0
1
.000
1.5
15
Heat Heat
0
1
.000
1.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
2
0
1.000
2
Clippers Clippers
1
0
1.000
0.5
3
Rockets Rockets
1
0
1.000
0.5
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
1
0
1.000
0.5
5
Lakers Lakers
1
0
1.000
0.5
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
1
0
1.000
0.5
7
Timberwolves Timberwolves
1
0
1.000
0.5
8
Nuggets Nuggets
0
1
.000
1.5
9
Spurs Spurs
0
1
.000
1.5
10
Mavericks Mavericks
0
1
.000
1.5
11
Jazz Jazz
0
1
.000
1.5
12
Warriors Warriors
0
1
.000
1.5
13
Kings Kings
0
1
.000
1.5
14
Suns Suns
0
1
.000
1.5
15
Pelicans Pelicans
0
1
.000
1.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/23
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
4:00 PM
Fri
10/23
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/23
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
10/23
TOR TOR
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/23
MIN MIN
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM