most nba points by a shooting guards nuggets timberwolves player in 1 game ever regular season and playoffs in

David Thompson has posted the most points by a Nuggets shooting guard in a regular-season or postseason game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

	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	David Thompson D. Thompson	73	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	53	1/4/2025	MIN	@	DET	44	6	2	0	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.0	1	5	6	4	-3
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	51	4/9/2024	MIN	vs	WAS	38	6	7	0	0	17	29	58.6	6	13	46.2	11	11	100.0	75.4	1	5	2	0	+6
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	51	12/5/2007	DEN	vs	LAL	48	2	8	1	0	18	27	66.7	0	1	0.0	15	18	83.3	73.0	0	2	5	4	-4
5	Derrick Rose D. Rose	50	10/31/2018	MIN	vs	UTA	41	4	6	1	1	19	31	61.3	4	7	57.1	8	11	72.7	69.8	0	4	6	4	+10
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	49	2/5/2025	MIN	vs	CHI	37	9	3	1	1	13	28	46.4	6	14	42.9	17	18	94.4	68.2	3	6	5	2	+17
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	49	4/7/2022	MIN	vs	SAS	39	6	8	1	0	16	28	57.1	6	14	42.9	11	14	78.6	71.7	2	4	2	2	+18
8	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	48	11/10/2021	MIN	@	GSW	42	6	5	2	0	16	27	59.3	7	13	53.8	9	12	75.0	74.3	2	4	6	1	-3
9	JR Smith	45	4/13/2009	DEN	vs	SAC	30	4	1	1	0	13	22	59.1	11	18	61.1	8	8	100.0	88.2	0	4	0	0	+23
10	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	4/10/2025	MIN	@	MEM	38	5	3	1	1	13	19	68.4	7	11	63.6	11	13	84.6	89.0	1	4	5	3	+15
11	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	3/2/2025	MIN	@	PHX	36	5	7	2	0	12	22	54.5	6	14	42.9	14	14	100.0	78.1	0	5	1	0	+22
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	2/10/2025	MIN	@	CLE	37	6	1	1	0	13	28	46.4	8	15	53.3	10	13	76.9	65.2	0	6	7	0	-12
13	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	5/12/2024	MIN	vs	DEN	45	5	5	2	1	16	25	64.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	77.1	0	5	3	2	+5
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	3/7/2024	MIN	@	IND	39	6	3	2	2	18	35	51.4	3	7	42.9	5	8	62.5	57.1	2	4	0	1	+2
15	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	12/28/2023	MIN	vs	DAL	38	3	4	3	1	12	23	52.2	6	11	54.5	14	18	77.8	71.2	0	3	6	2	+11
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	44	1/21/2023	MIN	vs	HOU	41	6	4	3	3	17	29	58.6	8	16	50.0	2	2	100.0	73.6	0	6	5	1	+14
17	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44	3/17/2007	DEN	vs	PHX	43	5	15	0	1	16	22	72.7	2	3	66.7	10	12	83.3	80.6	0	5	1	2	+31
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44	12/28/2006	DEN	vs	SEA	43	3	10	2	0	17	29	58.6	1	2	50.0	9	12	75.0	64.2	0	3	9	4	+22
19	Tony Campbell T. Campbell	44	2/2/1990	MIN	vs	BOS	48	14	2	2	1	15	28	53.6	0	0		14	16	87.5	62.8	5	9	1	2
20	David Thompson D. Thompson	44	3/1/1981	DEN	vs	CLE	36	5	2	1	1	18	28	64.3	0	0		8	10	80.0	67.9	4	1	3	3
21	David Thompson D. Thompson	44	4/8/1979	DEN	@	PHI	39	4	3	1	4	18	26	69.2				8	9	88.9	73.4	1	3	3	2
22	David Thompson D. Thompson	44	3/23/1977	DEN	vs	SAS	40	5	7	1	0	18	30	60.0				8	13	61.5	61.6	1	4		4
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	43	4/27/2025	MIN	vs	LAL	44	9	6	0	1	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	14	17	82.4	70.5	4	5	1	2	+3
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	43	4/13/2025	MIN	vs	UTA	40	6	5	3	1	15	31	48.4	7	18	38.9	6	7	85.7	63.1	0	6	2	1	+20
25	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	43	5/4/2024	MIN	@	DEN	42	7	3	1	2	17	29	58.6	3	7	42.9	6	6	100.0	68.0	2	5	1	1	+10