most points in denver nuggets season opener by one player

Aaron Gordon has the most points for the Nuggets in a season opener, with 50 points against the Warriors on Thursday.

	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	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
2	Alex English A. English	47	10/25/1985	DEN	@	GSW	39	5	3	1	1	16	31	51.6	0	0		15	18	83.3	60.4	2	3	3	4
3	Alex English A. English	39	11/4/1988	DEN	vs	HOU	40	5	3	1	0	18	31	58.1	0	0		3	3	100.0	60.3	2	3	6	5
4	Orlando Woolridge O. Woolridge	37	11/2/1990	DEN	vs	GSW	34	8	1	1	0	11	22	50.0	0	0		15	20	75.0	60.1	3	5	3	6
5	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	37	10/28/1983	DEN	vs	UTA	38	4	6	0	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		11	12	91.7	70.4	1	3	0	2
6	David Thompson D. Thompson	36	10/19/1977	DEN	vs	MIL	40	3	4	2	1	13	24	54.2				10	14	71.4	59.7	2	1	4	3
7	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	34	11/2/1999	DEN	vs	PHX	46	9	9	0	0	12	21	57.1	5	7	71.4	5	7	71.4	70.6	2	7	3	1	+21
8	Dan Issel D. Issel	34	10/28/1983	DEN	vs	UTA	29	13	6	0	3	15	23	65.2	0	0		4	4	100.0	68.7	4	9	1	0
9	Walter Davis W. Davis	33	11/2/1990	DEN	vs	GSW	28	10	1	0	0	14	24	58.3	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	60.9	4	6	2	4
10	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	32	10/31/2007	DEN	vs	SEA	39	5	5	1	1	10	21	47.6	3	6	50.0	9	10	90.0	63.0	3	2	3	3	+19
11	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	32	11/3/1995	DEN	@	LAL	42	4	13	1	1	13	23	56.5	4	8	50.0	2	2	100.0	67.0	2	2	0	3
12	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	32	11/7/1992	DEN	vs	SAS	48	6	6	1	1	13	24	54.2	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	62.1	0	6	3	4
13	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	32	10/29/1982	DEN	vs	DAL	39	9	1			13	23	56.5	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	60.3			2	3
14	David Thompson D. Thompson	32	10/10/1980	DEN	vs	SAS	34	4	4	0	0	13	26	50.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	54.2	2	2	2	4
15	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	30	10/28/2009	DEN	vs	UTA	40	8	5	1	1	11	22	50.0	1	2	50.0	7	10	70.0	56.8	2	6	2	3	-7
16	Dan Issel D. Issel	30	10/22/1976	DEN	@	IND	32	9	1	0	0	12	19	63.2				6	7	85.7	67.9	3	6		3
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	10/24/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	36	13	11	1	1	12	22	54.5	3	5	60.0	2	4	50.0	61.0	3	10	2	2	+15
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	12/23/2020	DEN	vs	SAC	42	15	14	0	2	11	18	61.1	1	2	50.0	6	9	66.7	66.0	3	12	6	3	+5
19	Alex English A. English	29	10/27/1984	DEN	vs	GSW	37	5	0	1	1	14	25	56.0	0	0		1	3	33.3	55.1	4	1	3	5
20	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	29	10/13/1978	DEN	vs	SAS	40	15	4	4	1	10	16	62.5				9	16	56.3	62.9	3	12	4	5
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27	10/19/2022	DEN	@	UTA	33	4	6	3	0	12	17	70.6	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	75.5	2	2	3	4	-5
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27	10/20/2021	DEN	@	PHX	35	13	2	2	0	13	22	59.1	1	6	16.7	0	0		61.4	2	11	3	3	+28
23	Ty Lawson T. Lawson	27	12/26/2011	DEN	@	DAL	32	4	4	3	0	10	15	66.7	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	80.5	1	3	2	0	+23
24	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	27	10/30/2001	DEN	@	PHX	38	2	9	0	0	9	22	40.9	3	6	50.0	6	7	85.7	53.8	0	2	4	3	+9
25	Bobby Jackson B. Jackson	27	10/31/1997	DEN	vs	SAS	37	6	1	2	0	10	19	52.6	2	3	66.7	5	5	100.0	63.7	3	3	4	4	-9