most points in a game in the 2000s by a nuggets player

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Allen Iverson posted the most points for the Nuggets in a game, with 51 points versus the Lakers on December 5, 2007.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game in the 2000s 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	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
2	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
3	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	47	4/5/2008	DEN	vs	SAC	38	11	2	3	0	19	24	79.2	3	4	75.0	6	6	100.0	88.2	5	6	3	5	-6
4	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
5	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	45	12/10/2008	DEN	vs	MIN	39	11	3	4	0	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	9	12	75.0	65.6	3	8	2	3	+14
6	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	45	12/27/2005	DEN	vs	PHI	39	8	1	1	0	17	30	56.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	63.8	5	3	4	5	+2
7	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
8	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
9	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	44	11/1/2001	DEN	vs	MIL	41	7	8	0	1	16	32	50.0	6	11	54.5	6	7	85.7	62.7	0	7	4	1	0
10	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	44	4/15/2000	DEN	@	LAC	49	3	8	0	0	16	32	50.0	5	11	45.5	7	9	77.8	61.2	0	3	3	5	+5
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	43	3/27/2009	DEN	@	DAL	42	11	1	1	0	18	29	62.1	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	68.0	1	10	1	4	+8
12	JR Smith	43	2/22/2008	DEN	@	CHI	33	5	1	2	0	15	25	60.0	8	14	57.1	5	8	62.5	75.4	1	4	3	3	+8
13	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	43	1/10/2006	DEN	vs	PHX	52	11	1	3	2	15	31	48.4	0	2	0.0	13	14	92.9	57.9	4	7	6	3	+5
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	42	12/15/2006	DEN	@	BOS	44	6	5	1	1	15	26	57.7	1	2	50.0	11	17	64.7	62.7	4	2	1	3	-7
15	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	42	12/13/2005	DEN	@	CHA	40	8	4	4	2	13	18	72.2	1	1	100.0	15	18	83.3	81.0	2	6	4	4	+19
16	Linas Kleiza L. Kleiza	41	1/17/2008	DEN	vs	UTA	42	9	2	1	0	13	21	61.9	4	8	50.0	11	14	78.6	75.5	3	6	2	3	+10
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	41	3/30/2004	DEN	vs	SEA	44	5	0	2	1	19	29	65.5	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	69.6	0	5	4	5	+3
18	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	41	3/30/2001	DEN	@	CHA	41	3	10	2	0	16	27	59.3	7	11	63.6	2	3	66.7	72.4	0	3	1	0	+16
19	JR Smith	40	3/20/2009	DEN	vs	WAS	35	5	3	3	1	15	23	65.2	3	8	37.5	7	8	87.5	75.4	1	4	4	0	+11
20	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	40	12/9/2005	DEN	@	MIA	42	4	3	2	0	13	30	43.3	1	2	50.0	13	14	92.9	55.3	1	3	3	4	+10
21	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	40	11/30/2000	DEN	vs	HOU	50	20	3	1	4	15	28	53.6	0	0		10	12	83.3	60.1	9	11	3	1	-2
22	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	40	1/20/2000	DEN	@	HOU	41	12	2	0	2	15	25	60.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	67.0	7	5	3	2	-4
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	39	12/28/2007	DEN	@	GSW	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	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	39	1/16/2006	DEN	@	CHI	40	4	3	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	2	0.0	19	21	90.5	58.7	0	4	1	2	+15
25	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	39	2/2/2004	DEN	vs	POR	34	3	0	3	0	14	22	63.6	1	2	50.0	10	14	71.4	69.2	1	2	2	3	+14