most points in a regular season game by a second round pick

Nikola Jokić and Jalen Brunson are tied for the most points by a 2nd round pick in a game, with 61 points.

	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	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
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	61	3/29/2024	NYK	@	SAS	43	4	6	1	0	25	47	53.2	5	13	38.5	6	6	100.0	61.4	1	3	1	2	+20
3	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	60	12/17/2006	WAS	@	LAL	49	8	8	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	12	41.7	21	27	77.8	68.4	0	8	3	3	+10
4	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14				21	39	53.8				17	20	85.0	61.7				3
5	Michael Redd M. Redd	57	11/11/2006	MIL	vs	UTA	46	2	0	3	1	18	32	56.3	6	12	50.0	15	17	88.2	72.2	0	2	3	2	+2
6	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	57	3/18/1978	HOU	vs	NJN	48	6	2	3	0	24	40	60.0				9	12	75.0	62.9				4
7	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	57	12/11/1959	NYK	vs	SYR	38	12	8			18	31	58.1				21	26	80.8	67.2				1
8	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
9	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
10	Chet Walker C. Walker	56	2/6/1972	CHI	vs	CIN	36	4	2			22	30	73.3				12	13	92.3	78.4				1
11	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
12	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	55	12/28/2024	NYK	@	WAS	44	3	9	0	0	18	31	58.1	3	11	27.3	16	17	94.1	71.5	0	3	3	1	+1
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	55	2/23/1972	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7			20	31	64.5				15	19	78.9	69.9				0
14	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	54	12/22/2006	WAS	@	PHX	48	3	4	1	0	21	37	56.8	6	12	50.0	6	6	100.0	68.1	0	3	4	5	+12
15	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
16	Willis Reed W. Reed	53	11/1/1967	NYK	@	LAL		18	2			21	29	72.4				11	14	78.6	75.4				2
17	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	52	12/30/2016	BOS	vs	MIA	37	2	0	1	0	15	26	57.7	9	13	69.2	13	13	100.0	82.0	1	1	2	2	+10
18	Mo Williams M. Williams	52	1/13/2015	MIN	@	IND	44	4	7	0	0	19	33	57.6	6	11	54.5	8	9	88.9	70.3	0	4	3	2	+14
19	Michael Redd M. Redd	52	3/4/2007	MIL	vs	CHI	44	3	2	3	0	18	32	56.3	8	13	61.5	8	9	88.9	72.3	1	2	4	2	-12
20	Billy Knight B. Knight	52	11/11/1980	IND	@	SAS	39	5	0	5	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		14	16	87.5	70.2				1
21	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	52	12/16/1979	NJN	vs	BOS	49	6	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	13	15	86.7	75.1	3	3	4	3
22	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/27/1973	KCO	@	ATL	48	8	11			21	31	67.7				10	13	76.9	70.8				2
23	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/9/1973	KCO	vs	NYK	53	3	14			18	28	64.3				16	17	94.1	73.3				1
24	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	51	1/28/2020	MIL	vs	WAS	36	10	6	0	0	16	26	61.5	7	10	70.0	12	12	100.0	81.5	1	9	2	2	+24
25	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	51	1/15/2007	WAS	vs	UTA	41	3	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	7	12	58.3	16	17	94.1	69.9	1	2	1	3	+10

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

APG

10.6

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.9

1st

DRTG

117.9

24th

NETRTG

4.0

9th

3P%

39.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	39	16	.709	2.5
3	Rockets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Nuggets	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	DEN	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	DEN	@	GSW	3:30 PM
Wed 2/25	BOS	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

35 - 21

114

Final

115

Clippers

27 - 28

Thu 19 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.6

Mitchell

3.6

Porter

3.5

Dončić

TS% Leaders

69.1

Jokić

68.9

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.8

119.9

119.4

118.3

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.3

111.5

112.4

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.1

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-45

15-41

15-39

18-38

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,626.4

Maxey

2,576.4

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,722

Johnson

2,655.3

Maxey

2,638.3

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-21

34-22

32-24

32-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-36

22-32

23-31

24-32

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	41	13	.759
2	Celtics	36	19	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	35	21	.625	7.0
4	Cavaliers	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Raptors	33	23	.589	9.0
6	76ers	30	25	.545	11.5
7	Magic	29	25	.537	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	13.0
9	Hawks	27	30	.474	15.5
10	Hornets	26	30	.464	16.0
11	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.5
12	Bulls	24	32	.429	18.0
13	Nets	15	39	.278	26.0
14	Wizards	15	39	.278	26.0
15	Pacers	15	41	.268	27.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	39	16	.709	2.5
3	Rockets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Nuggets	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	24	.571	10.0
8	Warriors	29	27	.518	13.0
9	Clippers	27	28	.491	14.5
10	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	45	.211	30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 1/17	CHA	@	DEN	110-87
Sat 1/17	POR	@	SAC	117-110
Sat 1/17	TOR	@	LAL	93-110
Sun 1/18	MIL	@	ATL	112-110
Sun 1/18	OKC	@	CLE	136-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	UTA	@	MEM	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	DAL	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Fri 2/20	MIA	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić and Jalen Brunson are tied for the most points by a 2nd round pick in a game, with 61 points.

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