Dikembe Mutombo has grabbed the most defensive rebounds for the Nuggets in a game, with 23 boards against the Hornets on March 26, 1996.
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most defensive rebounds in a regular-season game by denver nuggets player| NAME | DREB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Mutombo | 23 | 3/26/1996 | vs | 51 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 63.9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 2 |  | E. Johnson | 22 | 12/18/1996 | vs | 43 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 59.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +10 | |||
| 3 |  | N. Jokić | 20 | 12/18/2022 | vs | 40 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 59.7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +20 | ||
| 4 | | T. Mozgov | 20 | 4/10/2014 | @ | 43 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 68.6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 5 | | JJ Hickson | 20 | 1/15/2014 | @ | 40 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 47.2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +3 | |||
| 6 | | M. Camby | 20 | 1/23/2008 | vs | 41 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 67.4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +9 | ||
| 7 | | E. Johnson | 20 | 4/19/1997 | @ | 46 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 63.6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +5 | |||
| 8 | | N. Jokić | 19 | 3/25/2026 | vs | 38 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 53.1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +10 | ||
| 9 | | N. Jokić | 19 | 1/23/2025 | vs | 37 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 74.8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +11 | ||
| 10 | | N. Jokić | 19 | 1/5/2022 | vs | 37 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | ||
| 11 | | M. Camby | 19 | 11/20/2007 | vs | 30 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +26 | |||
| 12 | | M. Camby | 19 | 1/12/2007 | vs | 38 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 32.2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -12 | |||
| 13 | | R. Evans | 19 | 3/10/2006 | @ | 39 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Camby | 19 | 12/2/2005 | @ | 41 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +14 | |||
| 15 | | M. Camby | 19 | 1/28/2004 | vs | 36 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +7 | ||||
| 16 | | D. Mutombo | 19 | 12/3/1994 | vs | 45 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 61.9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Mutombo | 19 | 11/11/1994 | @ | 53 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 83.3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | | D. Mutombo | 19 | 3/15/1993 | vs | 50 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 45.7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 19 | | N. Jokić | 18 | 1/25/2022 | @ | 34 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 20 | | N. Jokić | 18 | 11/26/2019 | vs | 25 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +10 | ||||
| 21 | | N. Jokić | 18 | 1/23/2019 | @ | 37 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -11 | ||
| 22 | | N. Jokić | 18 | 4/9/2018 | vs | 38 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 47.6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 23 |  | D. Gallinari | 18 | 11/24/2015 | vs | 37 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 57.2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -11 | ||
| 24 | | M. Camby | 18 | 11/13/2005 | vs | 40 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 59.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +11 | |||
| 25 | | M. Camby | 18 | 3/3/2005 | vs | 39 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 47.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +15 | |||
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| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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