most points in a game by a nuggets player

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

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most points in a regular-season game by a nuggets player

	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	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
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	16	15	0	2	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
4	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
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	23	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	55	2/12/2025	DEN	vs	POR	42	4	5	2	0	20	36	55.6	7	15	46.7	8	9	88.9	68.8	2	2	2	3	+26
7	Michael Adams M. Adams	54	3/23/1991	DEN	vs	MIL	43	5	9	3	0	17	31	54.8	7	16	43.8	13	17	76.5	70.2	0	5	4	5
8	Alex English A. English	54	11/19/1985	DEN	vs	HOU	37	4	1	0	0	21	30	70.0	0	0		12	12	100.0	76.5	1	3	1	3
9	Jamal Murray J. Murray	52	12/3/2025	DEN	@	IND	36	6	4	1	0	19	25	76.0	10	11	90.9	4	5	80.0	95.6	0	6	1	0	+23
10	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
11	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	51	12/7/1995	DEN	@	UTA	41	2	2	2	0	17	27	63.0	9	14	64.3	8	8	100.0	83.6	0	2	2	2
12	Alex English A. English	51	3/10/1989	DEN	@	MIA	51	3	9	2	0	24	35	68.6	0	0		3	4	75.0	69.4	1	2	3	5
13	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	51	12/13/1983	DEN	vs	DET	50	9	8	2	1	21	29	72.4	0	0		9	11	81.8	75.4	2	7	5	3
14	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
15	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	2/19/2021	DEN	@	CLE	38	6	2	2	0	21	25	84.0	8	10	80.0	0	0		100.0	0	6	1	4	+24
16	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
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	50	2/7/2011	DEN	vs	HOU	39	11	0	1	3	16	24	66.7	2	3	66.7	16	18	88.9	78.3	1	10	4	2	-3
18	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	50	11/27/2009	DEN	vs	NYK	46	6	5	0	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	71.3	3	3	3	5	+3
19	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	50	1/11/1984	DEN	vs	SAS	34	4	2	1	1	21	30	70.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	75.6	1	3	1	1
20	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
21	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	49	2/8/2008	DEN	vs	WAS	39	4	2	2	0	19	25	76.0	3	3	100.0	8	8	100.0	85.9	0	4	1	2	+14
22	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	49	1/1/1983	DEN	vs	PHX	38	3	2	0	0	18	24	75.0	1	1	100.0	12	12	100.0	83.7	1	2	3	4
23	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
24	Jamal Murray J. Murray	48	11/5/2018	DEN	vs	BOS	38	5	4	0	0	19	30	63.3	5	11	45.5	5	5	100.0	74.5	1	4	5	1	-4
25	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

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	40	11	.784
2	Spurs	33	16	.673	6.0
3	Nuggets	33	18	.647	7.0
4	Rockets	31	17	.646	7.5
5	Lakers	30	19	.612	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/4	DEN	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Sat 2/7	DEN	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 2/9	CLE	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 2/11	MEM	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Thu 2/19	DEN	@	LAC	10:30 PM

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Pistons

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PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

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RPG Leaders

11.9

Towns

11.3

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APG Leaders

9.8

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8.7

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8.1

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SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

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2.1

Sarr

2.0

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3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

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TS% Leaders

71.3

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Williams

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DRtg Rankings

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111.9

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112.9

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NetRtg Rankings

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7.4

6.2

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,408.4

Maxey

2,362

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,515.3

Dončić

2,505

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,472

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USG% Leaders

37.6

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36.6

Brown

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MPG Leaders

38.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.60

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1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1	Pistons	37	12	.755
2	Knicks	32	18	.640	5.5
3	Celtics	32	18	.640	5.5
4	Raptors	30	21	.588	8.0
5	Cavaliers	30	21	.588	8.0
6	76ers	29	21	.580	8.5
7	Heat	27	25	.519	11.5
8	Magic	25	24	.510	12.0
9	Hawks	25	27	.481	13.5
10	Bulls	24	27	.471	14.0
11	Hornets	23	28	.451	15.0
12	Bucks	19	29	.396	17.5
13	Nets	13	36	.265	24.0
14	Wizards	13	36	.265	24.0
15	Pacers	13	38	.255	25.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	40	11	.784
2	Spurs	33	16	.673	6.0
3	Nuggets	33	18	.647	7.0
4	Rockets	31	17	.646	7.5
5	Lakers	30	19	.612	9.0
6	Suns	31	20	.608	9.0
7	Timberwolves	31	20	.608	9.0
8	Warriors	27	24	.529	13.0
9	Clippers	23	26	.469	16.0
10	Trail Blazers	23	28	.451	17.0
11	Grizzlies	19	29	.396	19.5
12	Mavericks	19	31	.380	20.5
13	Jazz	16	35	.314	24.0
14	Pelicans	13	39	.250	27.5
15	Kings	12	39	.235	28.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/7	IND	@	CHA	114-112
Wed 1/7	CLE	@	MIN	122-131
Wed 1/7	DAL	@	UTA	114-116
Thu 1/8	TOR	@	BOS	117-125
Thu 1/8	NOP	@	WAS	128-107

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/4	DEN	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 2/4	MIN	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 2/4	NOP	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 2/4	BOS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 2/4	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM

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

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