most points in a game by a player last year nba

Nikola Jokić scored the most points in a game in 2024-25, with 61 points against the Timberwolves on April 1.

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most points in a regular-season game by a player last year NBA
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola 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
2De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60
11/15/2024
vs
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
59
11/13/2024
vs
44
14
7
2
3
21
34
61.8
1
2
50.0
16
17
94.1
71.1
3
11
3
1
+7
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
56
2/27/2025
@
34
4
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
12
19
63.2
12
12
100.0
92.5
0
4
4
0
+15
5Nikola 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
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
7Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
55
12/28/2024
@
44
3
9
0
0
18
31
58.1
3
11
27.3
16
17
94.1
71.5
0
3
3
1
+1
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
54
1/22/2025
vs
37
8
5
3
2
17
35
48.6
3
10
30.0
17
18
94.4
62.9
3
5
3
3
+9
9Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
53
1/4/2025
@
44
6
2
0
0
16
31
51.6
10
15
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.0
1
5
6
4
-3
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
52
4/1/2025
@
37
10
8
5
1
16
31
51.6
12
20
60.0
8
8
100.0
75.3
1
9
2
2
+17
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
52
1/29/2025
@
39
3
4
1
0
16
29
55.2
2
6
33.3
18
21
85.7
68.0
0
3
3
4
+1
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
51
3/3/2025
vs
36
5
7
1
1
18
30
60.0
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
74.1
2
3
2
1
+6
13James Harden
J. Harden
50
3/5/2025
vs
38
4
5
1
1
14
24
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
50
2/5/2025
vs
34
8
5
2
1
18
29
62.1
3
7
42.9
11
12
91.7
72.9
2
6
1
3
+42
15CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
50
1/3/2025
vs
31
3
2
0
0
18
27
66.7
10
16
62.5
4
4
100.0
86.9
1
2
1
2
+21
16LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
50
11/23/2024
@
40
5
10
1
0
17
38
44.7
6
17
35.3
10
13
76.9
57.2
0
5
4
3
+7
17Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
50
11/13/2024
vs
32
6
2
1
3
18
29
62.1
8
16
50.0
6
9
66.7
75.8
1
5
1
3
+13
18Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
50
10/28/2024
vs
40
13
9
1
2
16
26
61.5
3
9
33.3
15
22
68.2
70.1
4
9
4
4
+3
19Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
49
2/5/2025
vs
37
9
3
1
1
13
28
46.4
6
14
42.9
17
18
94.4
68.2
3
6
5
2
+17
20De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
49
11/16/2024
vs
36
3
9
2
0
16
30
53.3
3
4
75.0
14
19
73.7
63.9
0
3
4
3
+1
21Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
48
3/15/2025
@
38
4
6
3
1
17
26
65.4
4
6
66.7
10
10
100.0
78.9
0
4
2
1
+18
22Nikola 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
23Devin Booker
D. Booker
47
2/7/2025
vs
49
6
11
1
0
18
33
54.5
3
10
30.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
1
5
4
4
+7
24Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
46
3/17/2025
@
43
13
4
2
1
15
27
55.6
8
14
57.1
8
13
61.5
70.3
2
11
6
3
-6
25Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
46
3/7/2025
vs
39
8
2
2
0
15
32
46.9
4
10
40.0
12
13
92.3
61.0
1
7
1
4
+5

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.4

1st

DRTG

117.8

23rd

NETRTG

3.7

9th

3P%

39.0

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
39
24
.619
10.5
5
39
25
.609
11.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
39
26
.600
11.5
7
37
27
.578
13.0
8
32
32
.500
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/11
@
10:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
9:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
8:30 PM
Tue
3/17
@
10:00 PM
Wed
3/18
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

39 - 26

126

Final

129

OKC Thunder

51 - 15

Mon 9 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
18
.714
2
43
21
.672
2.5
3
41
25
.621
5.5
4
40
25
.615
6.0
5
36
27
.571
9.0
6
35
28
.556
10.0
7
36
29
.554
10.0
8
34
30
.531
11.5
9
33
31
.516
12.5
10
32
33
.492
14.0
11
27
36
.429
18.0
12
26
38
.406
19.5
13
17
47
.266
28.5
14
16
47
.254
29.0
15
15
49
.234
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
47
17
.734
3.0
3
40
24
.625
10.0
4
39
24
.619
10.5
5
39
25
.609
11.0
6
39
26
.600
11.5
7
37
27
.578
13.0
8
32
32
.500
18.0
9
32
32
.500
18.0
10
31
34
.477
19.5
11
23
40
.365
26.5
12
21
43
.328
29.0
13
21
45
.318
30.0
14
20
45
.308
30.5
15
15
50
.231
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
2/4
@
107-123
Wed
2/4
@
109-99
Wed
2/4
@
135-123
Wed
2/4
@
101-97
Wed
2/4
@
115-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/10
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/10
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/10
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/10
@
8:00 PM