most points vs denver nuggets in a single playiff game

Adrian Dantley has posted the most points in a game against the Nuggets, with 55 points on February 6, 1981.

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most points by a player vs denver nuggets in a single playiff regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
55
2/6/1981
vs
47
7
3
1
1
24
36
66.7
0
0
7
8
87.5
69.6
6
1
4
4
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
53
4/12/2021
vs
36
6
4
0
0
14
24
58.3
10
18
55.6
15
16
93.8
85.4
0
6
5
3
+16
3Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
53
4/10/1982
vs
45
12
6
0
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
15
18
83.3
73.8
9
3
1
4
4George Gervin
G. Gervin
53
1/8/1980
vs
43
3
2
3
1
23
40
57.5
0
0
7
8
87.5
60.9
1
2
2
2
5Bernard King
B. King
52
12/29/1990
vs
39
8
6
1
0
20
35
57.1
0
0
12
14
85.7
63.2
3
5
4
3
6Charles Smith
C. Smith
52
12/1/1990
@
37
6
2
3
2
17
27
63.0
0
0
18
21
85.7
71.7
1
5
4
2
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
52
4/19/1990
vs
42
18
4
3
3
21
34
61.8
0
0
10
13
76.9
65.5
6
12
11
6
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
52
11/26/1988
@
44
11
7
1
0
19
27
70.4
3
5
60.0
11
14
78.6
78.4
2
9
6
3
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
51
2/19/2012
vs
45
8
3
4
0
19
28
67.9
5
6
83.3
8
10
80.0
78.7
2
6
5
1
+19
10Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
51
11/14/2003
@
41
6
5
2
2
20
30
66.7
8
11
72.7
3
3
100.0
81.4
2
4
4
2
-1
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
51
2/12/2003
@
31
3
2
2
0
15
28
53.6
3
8
37.5
18
20
90.0
69.3
0
3
0
1
+37
12Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
51
1/7/1981
@
45
5
7
2
0
20
25
80.0
0
0
11
11
100.0
85.5
2
3
3
1
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
50
4/9/2017
@
37
16
10
1
0
17
32
53.1
5
12
41.7
11
11
100.0
67.9
2
14
2
1
+10
14Anthony Davis
A. Davis
50
10/26/2016
vs
41
15
5
5
4
17
34
50.0
0
2
0.0
16
17
94.1
60.3
1
14
3
4
-3
15James Harden
J. Harden
50
3/19/2015
vs
40
10
4
1
0
12
27
44.4
4
12
33.3
22
25
88.0
65.8
1
9
4
2
+22
16Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
50
1/16/2000
vs
43
8
4
0
2
17
26
65.4
3
5
60.0
13
15
86.7
76.7
3
5
0
2
+25
17Jim Jackson
J. Jackson
50
11/26/1994
@
48
4
5
0
0
17
28
60.7
0
2
0.0
16
17
94.1
70.5
2
2
4
2
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
50
3/24/1992
vs
41
6
6
3
0
18
31
58.1
2
3
66.7
12
13
92.3
68.1
0
6
3
0
19John Drew
J. Drew
50
12/30/1978
vs
33
5
1
2
1
19
32
59.4
12
16
75.0
64.0
2
3
3
2
20Devin Booker
D. Booker
49
3/24/2022
@
39
4
10
3
1
16
25
64.0
2
5
40.0
15
17
88.2
75.4
0
4
2
3
+16
21Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
49
1/29/1980
@
40
4
3
3
1
20
25
80.0
0
0
9
15
60.0
77.5
1
3
2
3
22World B. Free
W. B. Free
49
2/2/1979
vs
39
6
4
1
0
18
33
54.5
13
14
92.9
62.6
3
3
5
6
23Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
48
5/7/2021
vs
39
8
2
2
0
16
23
69.6
8
11
72.7
8
8
100.0
90.5
1
7
5
4
+4
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
48
1/30/1997
vs
43
10
3
0
2
24
40
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
3
7
3
3
-1
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
48
1/6/1990
@
47
14
3
2
1
20
34
58.8
0
0
8
12
66.7
61.1
0
14
5
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