most points in a road loss by a player ever

David Thompson has put up the most points in a road loss, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:
most points in a road regular-season loss by a player ever
NAME PTS L 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
1
4/9/1978
DEN DEN
@
DET DET
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
72
1
11/3/1962
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
48
18
1
29
48
60.4
14
18
77.8
64.4
0
3 Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
1
3/24/2017
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
70
1
3/10/1963
SFW SFW
@
SYR SYR
48
18
3
27
38
71.1
16
22
72.7
73.4
2
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
1
2/17/1962
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
48
28
2
26
44
59.1
15
20
75.0
63.4
1
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
65
1
2/13/1962
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
48
22
4
24
40
60.0
17
30
56.7
61.1
3
7 George Gervin
G. Gervin
63
1
4/9/1978
SAS SAS
@
NOJ NOJ
33
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
63
1
11/26/1964
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
48
32
3
27
58
46.6
9
20
45.0
47.2
2
9 Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1
1/26/2024
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
62
1
1/14/1962
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
28
2
27
45
60.0
8
11
72.7
62.2
1
11 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
1
3/29/2024
NYK NYK
@
SAS 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
12 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
60
1
2/3/2024
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
13 Bradley Beal
B. Beal
60
1
1/6/2021
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
38
7
5
1
0
20
35
57.1
7
10
70.0
13
15
86.7
72.1
4
3
4
3
-9
14 Devin Booker
D. Booker
59
1
3/25/2019
PHX PHX
@
UTA UTA
41
4
4
1
0
19
34
55.9
5
8
62.5
16
17
94.1
71.1
1
3
6
5
-13
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
59
1
11/18/1962
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
48
17
0
24
51
47.1
11
16
68.8
50.8
2
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
59
1
12/25/1961
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
58
36
0
23
44
52.3
13
22
59.1
55.0
3
17 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
58
1
12/29/2006
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
54
5
4
0
0
22
45
48.9
4
11
36.4
10
12
83.3
57.7
0
5
4
6
+5
18 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
57
1
2/6/2021
GSW GSW
@
DAL DAL
37
2
5
1
0
19
31
61.3
11
19
57.9
8
8
100.0
82.6
0
2
3
3
+7
19 James Harden
J. Harden
57
1
3/20/2019
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
46
7
8
2
2
18
39
46.2
9
17
52.9
12
12
100.0
64.4
1
6
3
3
+11
20 Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
1
12/14/1965
SFW SFW
@
NYK NYK
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
21 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56
1
12/7/2024
DEN DEN
@
WAS 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
22 Trae Young
T. Young
56
1
1/3/2022
ATL ATL
@
POR POR
37
4
14
0
0
17
26
65.4
7
12
58.3
15
15
100.0
85.9
1
3
4
1
+10
23 LeBron James
L. James
56
1
3/20/2005
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
24 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
1
2/7/1963
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
48
19
5
23
46
50.0
10
16
62.5
52.8
1
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
1
3/1/1961
PHI PHI
@
SYR SYR
48
20
5
22
44
50.0
12
20
60.0
53.0
0

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ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

116.0

22nd

NETRTG

3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Tue
5/13
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/15
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Sun
5/18
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

2 - 1

113

Final

104

OKC Thunder

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122
Wed
3/26
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
104-125
Wed
3/26
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
117-119
Wed
3/26
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
121-110

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM