most nba points by a centers nuggets rockets player in 1 game ever regular season and playoffs in

Nikola Jokić has posted the most points by a Nuggets center in a regular-season or postseason game, with 61 points versus the Timberwolves on April 1.

	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	61	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/7/2024	DEN	@	WAS	39	16	8	1	0	22	39	56.4	3	6	50.0	9	13	69.2	62.6	7	9	5	5	-1
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	54	11/13/1968	SDR	vs	DET	48	22				20	45	44.4				14	17	82.4	51.4				2
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	53	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	53	2/2/1982	HOU	vs	SDC	42	22	4	2	1	19	30	63.3	0	0		15	18	83.3	69.9	11	11	3	2
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	52	4/19/1990	HOU	vs	DEN	42	18	4	3	3	21	34	61.8	0	0		10	13	76.9	65.5	6	12	11	6
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	51	1/18/1996	HOU	vs	BOS	45	14	3	3	2	20	37	54.1	0	0		11	14	78.6	59.1	5	9	2	3
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	51	3/11/1981	HOU	vs	GSW	44	19	2	2	0	20	28	71.4	0			11	12	91.7	76.6			3	3
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	50	2/6/2021	DEN	@	SAC	41	8	12	1	3	20	33	60.6	3	6	50.0	7	7	100.0	69.3	1	7	1	2	+2
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	50	11/20/1970	SDR	vs	SEA	48	25	3			18	35	51.4				14	16	87.5	59.5				1
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	49	1/19/2022	DEN	vs	LAC	41	14	10	3	1	16	25	64.0	3	5	60.0	14	16	87.5	76.5	7	7	5	4	+15
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	49	5/14/1987	HOU	@	SEA	53	25	2	2	6	19	33	57.6	0	0		11	13	84.6	63.3	11	14	2	4
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	49	3/13/1982	HOU	vs	POR	45	12	3	1	5	17	26	65.4	0	0		15	19	78.9	71.3	5	7	4	3
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	49	1/30/1970	SDR	vs	SEA	50	22	2			18	35	51.4				13	19	68.4	56.5				5
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	48	12/8/2024	DEN	@	ATL	35	14	8	3	0	17	29	58.6	3	6	50.0	11	13	84.6	69.1	3	11	3	2	+25
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	48	1/30/1997	HOU	vs	DEN	43	10	3	0	2	24	40	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	3	7	3	3	-1
17	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	48	11/25/1970	SDR	@	CIN	46	22	2			17	30	56.7				14	15	93.3	65.6				2
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	47	4/19/2021	DEN	vs	MEM	45	15	8	0	1	20	31	64.5	2	6	33.3	5	6	83.3	69.9	7	8	7	3	+3
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	47	1/31/2021	DEN	vs	UTA	37	12	5	2	1	17	26	65.4	4	4	100.0	9	10	90.0	77.3	3	9	3	2	+14
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	47	1/6/2020	DEN	@	ATL	37	8	5	2	1	16	25	64.0	4	8	50.0	11	16	68.8	73.3	4	4	0	3	0
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	47	1/13/1995	HOU	vs	SAS	45	10	4	1	3	21	35	60.0	0	0		5	7	71.4	61.7	1	9	7	4
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	47	2/7/1982	HOU	@	KCK	43	14	3	1	2	18	28	64.3	0	0		11	15	73.3	67.9			2	2
23	Dan Issel D. Issel	47	1/31/1980	DEN	vs	NJN	41	8	2	4	2	14	24	58.3	0	0		19	23	82.6	68.9	4	4	1	4
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	46	1/4/2025	DEN	@	SAS	43	9	10	2	2	19	35	54.3	3	8	37.5	5	6	83.3	61.1	4	5	2	3	+7
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	46	3/6/2022	DEN	vs	NOP	43	12	11	3	4	16	22	72.7	3	5	60.0	11	12	91.7	84.3	3	9	5	3	+22