most points scored in a game by a losing team nba

The Denver Nuggets have posted the most points by a team in a loss, with 184 points against the Pistons on December 13, 1983.

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most points scored in a regular-season game by a losing team NBA

	TEAM	PTS	L	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	184	1	12/13/1983	DEN	vs	DET	L 184-186	315	57	46	7	7	68	115	59.1	1	2	50.0	47	57	82.5	65.7	16	41	24	43
2	Clippers	175	1	2/24/2023	LAC	vs	SAC	L 175-176	290	42	39	8	3	59	98	60.2	26	45	57.8	31	36	86.1	76.9	7	35	25	27
3	Bucks	166	1	3/6/1982	MIL	@	SAS	L 166-171	315	35	34	10	3	68	111	61.3	3	4	75.0	27	36	75.0	65.4	6	29	11	34
4	Hawks	161	1	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	CHI	L 161-168	340	59	33	11	8	61	123	49.6	22	60	36.7	17	25	68.0	60.1	9	50	20	34
5	Wizards	158	1	10/30/2019	WAS	vs	HOU	L 158-159	240	40	31	6	4	57	91	62.6	20	36	55.6	24	29	82.8	76.1	11	29	19	27
6	Nuggets	158	1	11/2/1990	DEN	vs	GSW	L 158-162	240	66	29	12	9	57	130	43.8	4	13	30.8	40	55	72.7	51.2	28	38	16	38
7	Nets	157	1	12/7/2006	NJN	vs	PHX	L 157-161	290	50	37	2	3	60	107	56.1	10	21	47.6	27	31	87.1	65.1	10	40	17	29
8	Trail Blazers	155	1	3/16/1984	POR	vs	CHI	L 155-156	340	57	32	10	7	56	115	48.7	1	4	25.0	42	58	72.4	55.2	23	34	19	44
9	Spurs	155	1	1/11/1984	SAS	@	DEN	L 155-163	240	46	42	7	5	61	104	58.7	4	5	80.0	29	37	78.4	64.4	10	36	25	34
10	SuperSonics	154	1	11/9/1989	SEA	@	MIL	L 154-155	365	52	26	10	8	52	117	44.4	4	10	40.0	46	60	76.7	53.7	22	30	25	39
11	Nuggets	154	1	4/15/1984	DEN	@	SAS	L 154-157	240	45	38	14	2	61	110	55.5	3	6	50.0	29	32	90.6	62.1	12	33	16	25
12	Wizards	153	1	2/25/2022	WAS	vs	SAS	L 153-157	290	39	36	10	5	59	108	54.6	16	38	42.1	19	24	79.2	64.5	11	28	16	29
13	Nuggets	153	1	11/7/1990	DEN	@	SAS	L 153-161	240	32	40	15	4	63	110	57.3	4	8	50.0	23	25	92.0	63.2	12	20	17	31
14	Lakers	153	1	1/29/1980	LAL	@	CLE	L 153-154	340	66	27	6	11	63	122	51.6	0	0		27	32	84.4	56.2	18	48	34	38
15	Hawks	152	1	11/21/2023	ATL	vs	IND	L 152-157	240	39	28	8	4	57	95	60.0	15	31	48.4	23	28	82.1	70.8	12	27	15	23
16	Rockets	151	1	3/12/1970	SDR	@	CIN	L 151-165	240	62				67	133	50.4				17	25	68.0	52.4				26
17	Hawks	150	1	12/21/2025	ATL	vs	CHI	L 150-152	240	35	39	6	7	51	98	52.0	23	47	48.9	25	32	78.1	66.9	6	29	10	25
18	Pacers	150	1	12/28/1982	IND	@	DEN	L 150-155	265	56	32	5	4	62	120	51.7	3	9	33.3	23	34	67.6	55.6	16	40	18	46
19	Knicks	150	1	12/16/1977	NYK	@	MIL	L 150-152	315	61	40	13	8	63	140	45.0				24	28	85.7	49.2			21	36
20	Mavericks	149	1	7/31/2020	DAL	vs	HOU	L 149-153	265	55	30	7	4	50	105	47.6	21	49	42.9	28	38	73.7	61.2	13	42	20	36
21	Suns	149	1	1/22/2006	PHX	vs	SEA	L 149-152	290	40	35	6	16	57	111	51.4	18	38	47.4	17	17	100.0	62.9	13	27	15	30
22	Suns	148	1	2/25/2025	PHX	@	MEM	L 148-151	265	46	39	6	6	53	99	53.5	21	37	56.8	21	26	80.8	67.0	8	38	16	25
23	Hawks	148	1	2/12/2025	ATL	@	NYK	L 148-149	265	47	43	12	10	55	110	50.0	14	38	36.8	24	35	68.6	59.0	19	28	14	29
24	Pistons	148	1	1/3/2024	DET	@	UTA	L 148-154	265	48	33	5	3	56	105	53.3	19	41	46.3	17	22	77.3	64.5	16	32	17	27
25	Nets	148	1	3/28/1992	NJN	vs	GSW	L 148-153	265	54	29	6	10	61	113	54.0	3	9	33.3	23	35	65.7	57.6	21	33	21	36

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RPG

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Team Rankings

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DRTG

117.8

23rd

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6.8

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3P%

40.1

1st

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	25	9	.735	4.5
3	Rockets	21	10	.677	7.0
4	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Mon 1/5	DEN	@	PHI	8:30 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	ATL	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/11	MIL	@	DEN	8:00 PM

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23 - 11

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Cavaliers

20 - 16

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Anunoby

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

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70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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124.6

123.1

121.9

121.8

120.7

119.2

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.3

113.1

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

9.3

6.8

6.7

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

11-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,636.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,729.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

36.5

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

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19-12-1

20-14

21-15

18-13

Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	11	.676	2.0
3	Celtics	21	12	.636	3.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
5	76ers	18	14	.563	6.0
6	Heat	19	15	.559	6.0
7	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
8	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	17	.500	8.0
10	Hawks	17	19	.472	9.0
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	11	23	.324	14.0
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	9	.735	4.5
3	Rockets	21	10	.677	7.0
4	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.5
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	18	17	.514	12.0
9	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
10	Trail Blazers	15	20	.429	15.0
11	Clippers	12	21	.364	17.0
12	Jazz	12	21	.364	17.0
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	18.0
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/1	NYK	@	BOS	117-123
Mon 12/1	OKC	@	GSW	124-112
Tue 12/2	DEN	@	IND	135-120
Tue 12/2	POR	@	CLE	122-110
Tue 12/2	SAS	@	ORL	114-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/3	MIN	@	MIA	5:00 PM
Sat 1/3	ATL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sat 1/3	PHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sat 1/3	POR	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sat 1/3	CHA	@	CHI	8:00 PM

The Denver Nuggets have posted the most points by a team in a loss, with 184 points against the Pistons on December 13, 1983.

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2,035.3

1,764.4

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2,165.8

1,770.3

1,729.8

38.1

36.1

33.0

39.9

36.5

36.3

1.84

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1.57

1.96

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