David Thompson has dropped the most points by a Nuggets shooting guard in a regular-season or postseason game as a starter, 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 |  | D. Thompson | 73 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 78.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 |  | A. Iverson | 51 | 12/5/2007 | vs | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 73.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | ||
| 3 | | A. Iverson | 44 | 3/17/2007 | vs | 43 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 80.6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +31 | ||
| 4 | | A. Iverson | 44 | 12/28/2006 | vs | 43 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 64.2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | +22 | ||
| 5 | | D. Thompson | 44 | 3/1/1981 | vs | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 67.9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | | D. Thompson | 44 | 4/8/1979 | @ | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 73.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | | D. Thompson | 44 | 3/23/1977 | vs | 40 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 61.6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | | D. Thompson | 43 | 3/29/1981 | @ | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 67.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | | D. Thompson | 43 | 11/1/1980 | vs | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 66.4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | | D. Thompson | 43 | 2/10/1978 | @ | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 65.2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 11 | | D. Thompson | 42 | 3/26/1978 | @ | 41 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | | D. Thompson | 42 | 11/26/1977 | vs | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 68.9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 |  | W. Davis | 41 | 11/9/1990 | vs | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 60.7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 14 | | D. Thompson | 41 | 1/31/1978 | @ | 42 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 72.8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | | D. Thompson | 41 | 1/12/1978 | @ | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 74.5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 16 |  | JR Smith | 40 | 3/20/2009 | vs | 35 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 75.4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +11 | ||
| 17 | | D. Thompson | 40 | 11/23/1980 | @ | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | | D. Thompson | 40 | 3/17/1978 | @ | 48 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 64.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | | D. Thompson | 40 | 4/24/1977 | @ | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 20 | | D. Thompson | 40 | 4/10/1977 | @ | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 67.4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 21 | | D. Thompson | 40 | 3/9/1977 | @ | 50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 60.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 22 | | D. Thompson | 40 | 2/8/1977 | @ | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 71.2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 23 | | A. Iverson | 39 | 12/28/2007 | @ | 45 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 70.7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | ||
| 24 | | D. Walker | 39 | 3/23/1987 | @ | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 77.9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 25 | | D. Walker | 39 | 3/11/1987 | vs | 40 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 71.8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 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 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 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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