most points in a game as a nugget

David Thompson has the most points for the Nuggets in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:
most points in a regular-season game as a nugget
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1David Thompson
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
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/25/2025
vs
43
16
15
0
2
15
21
71.4
4
6
66.7
22
23
95.7
90.0
5
11
5
2
+15
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
12/7/2024
@
39
16
8
1
0
22
39
56.4
3
6
50.0
9
13
69.2
62.6
7
9
5
5
-1
5Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
55
11/12/2025
@
34
12
6
1
1
18
23
78.3
5
6
83.3
14
16
87.5
91.5
2
10
2
1
+28
6Jamal Murray
J. Murray
55
2/12/2025
vs
42
4
5
2
0
20
36
55.6
7
15
46.7
8
9
88.9
68.8
2
2
2
3
+26
7Michael Adams
M. Adams
54
3/23/1991
vs
43
5
9
3
0
17
31
54.8
7
16
43.8
13
17
76.5
70.2
0
5
4
5
8Alex English
A. English
54
11/19/1985
vs
37
4
1
0
0
21
30
70.0
0
0
12
12
100.0
76.5
1
3
1
3
9Jamal Murray
J. Murray
52
12/3/2025
@
36
6
4
1
0
19
25
76.0
10
11
90.9
4
5
80.0
95.6
0
6
1
0
+23
10Allen Iverson
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
11Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
51
12/7/1995
@
41
2
2
2
0
17
27
63.0
9
14
64.3
8
8
100.0
83.6
0
2
2
2
12Alex English
A. English
51
3/10/1989
@
51
3
9
2
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
3
4
75.0
69.4
1
2
3
5
13Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
51
12/13/1983
vs
50
9
8
2
1
21
29
72.4
0
0
9
11
81.8
75.4
2
7
5
3
14Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
50
10/23/2025
@
39
8
2
0
1
17
21
81.0
10
11
90.9
6
6
100.0
105.8
0
8
2
1
-1
15Jamal Murray
J. Murray
50
2/19/2021
@
38
6
2
2
0
21
25
84.0
8
10
80.0
0
0
100.0
0
6
1
4
+24
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
50
2/6/2021
@
41
8
12
1
3
20
33
60.6
3
6
50.0
7
7
100.0
69.3
1
7
1
2
+2
17Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
50
2/7/2011
vs
39
11
0
1
3
16
24
66.7
2
3
66.7
16
18
88.9
78.3
1
10
4
2
-3
18Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
50
11/27/2009
vs
46
6
5
0
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
15
16
93.8
71.3
3
3
3
5
+3
19Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
50
1/11/1984
vs
34
4
2
1
1
21
30
70.0
1
1
100.0
7
7
100.0
75.6
1
3
1
1
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
49
1/19/2022
vs
41
14
10
3
1
16
25
64.0
3
5
60.0
14
16
87.5
76.5
7
7
5
4
+15
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
49
2/8/2008
vs
39
4
2
2
0
19
25
76.0
3
3
100.0
8
8
100.0
85.9
0
4
1
2
+14
22Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
49
1/1/1983
vs
38
3
2
0
0
18
24
75.0
1
1
100.0
12
12
100.0
83.7
1
2
3
4
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
48
12/8/2024
@
35
14
8
3
0
17
29
58.6
3
6
50.0
11
13
84.6
69.1
3
11
3
2
+25
24Jamal Murray
J. Murray
48
11/5/2018
vs
38
5
4
0
0
19
30
63.3
5
11
45.5
5
5
100.0
74.5
1
4
5
1
-4
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
47
4/19/2021
vs
45
15
8
0
1
20
31
64.5
2
6
33.3
5
6
83.3
69.9
7
8
7
3
+3

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

123.5

1st

DRTG

118.1

25th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

40.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
35
7
.833
2
28
13
.683
6.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
28
13
.683
6.5
4
27
15
.643
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/17
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

28 - 13

118

Final

109

DAL Mavericks

15 - 26

Wed 14 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
29
10
.744
2
25
15
.625
4.5
3
25
16
.610
5.0
4
25
18
.581
6.0
5
23
18
.561
7.0
6
24
19
.558
7.0
7
22
18
.550
7.5
8
21
20
.512
9.0
9
20
23
.465
11.0
10
19
22
.463
11.0
11
17
24
.415
13.0
12
15
26
.366
15.0
13
12
27
.308
17.0
14
10
30
.250
19.5
15
10
32
.238
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
7
.833
2
28
13
.683
6.5
3
28
13
.683
6.5
4
27
15
.643
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.5
6
24
15
.615
9.5
7
24
17
.585
10.5
8
23
19
.548
12.0
9
20
22
.476
15.0
10
18
23
.439
16.5
11
17
23
.425
17.0
12
16
26
.381
19.0
13
14
27
.341
20.5
14
12
30
.286
23.0
15
10
34
.227
26.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
12/20
@
125-132
Sat
12/20
@
81-96
Sat
12/20
@
100-103
Sat
12/20
@
124-113
Sat
12/20
@
124-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/17
@
5:00 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
8:00 PM