most points scored in nba in a loss

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

Interpreted as:
most points scored in NBA in a regular-season loss
TEAMPTSLDATETMOPPRESULTMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Nuggets
Nuggets
184
1
12/13/1983
vs
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
2Clippers
Clippers
175
1
2/24/2023
vs
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
3Bucks
Bucks
166
1
3/6/1982
@
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
4Hawks
Hawks
161
1
3/1/2019
vs
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
5Wizards
Wizards
158
1
10/30/2019
vs
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
6Nuggets
Nuggets
158
1
11/2/1990
vs
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
7Nets
Nets
157
1
12/7/2006
vs
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
8Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
155
1
3/16/1984
vs
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
9Spurs
Spurs
155
1
1/11/1984
@
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
10SuperSonics
SuperSonics
154
1
11/9/1989
@
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
11Nuggets
Nuggets
154
1
4/15/1984
@
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
12Wizards
Wizards
153
1
2/25/2022
vs
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
13Nuggets
Nuggets
153
1
11/7/1990
@
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
14Lakers
Lakers
153
1
1/29/1980
@
L
153-154
340
66
27
6
11
63
122
51.6
0
0
27
32
84.4
56.2
18
48
34
38
15Hawks
Hawks
152
1
11/21/2023
vs
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
16Rockets
Rockets
151
1
3/12/1970
@
L
151-165
240
62
67
133
50.4
17
25
68.0
52.4
26
17Hawks
Hawks
150
1
12/21/2025
vs
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
18Pacers
Pacers
150
1
12/28/1982
@
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
19Knicks
Knicks
150
1
12/16/1977
@
L
150-152
315
61
40
13
8
63
140
45.0
24
28
85.7
49.2
21
36
20Mavericks
Mavericks
149
1
7/31/2020
vs
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
21Suns
Suns
149
1
1/22/2006
vs
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
22Suns
Suns
148
1
2/25/2025
@
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
23Hawks
Hawks
148
1
2/12/2025
@
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
24Pistons
Pistons
148
1
1/3/2024
@
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
25Nets
Nets
148
1
3/28/1992
vs
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

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

1st

DRTG

118.0

24th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

39.7

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
31
14
.689
6.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
30
15
.667
7.0
4
26
16
.619
9.5
5
27
17
.614
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
9:30 PM
Sun
1/25
@
3:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

30 - 15

107

Final

97

WAS Wizards

10 - 33

Thu 22 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
24
19
.558
8.5
6
25
20
.556
8.5
7
23
20
.535
9.5
8
23
22
.511
10.5
9
22
22
.500
11.0
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
17
28
.378
16.5
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
33
.233
22.5
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
31
14
.689
6.0
3
30
15
.667
7.0
4
26
16
.619
9.5
5
27
17
.614
9.5
6
26
17
.605
10.0
7
27
18
.600
10.0
8
25
21
.543
12.5
9
23
22
.511
14.0
10
20
24
.455
16.5
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
19
26
.422
18.0
13
15
30
.333
22.0
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/26
@
112-103
Fri
12/26
@
123-107
Fri
12/26
@
127-114
Sat
12/27
@
127-141
Sat
12/27
@
104-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM