nba most points in a game by a second round pick

Nikola Jokić and Jalen Brunson are tied for the most points by a 2nd round pick in a game, with 61 points.

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NBA most points in a regular-season game by a second round pick

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	61	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	61	3/29/2024	NYK	@	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
3	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	60	12/17/2006	WAS	@	LAL	49	8	8	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	12	41.7	21	27	77.8	68.4	0	8	3	3	+10
4	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14				21	39	53.8				17	20	85.0	61.7				3
5	Michael Redd M. Redd	57	11/11/2006	MIL	vs	UTA	46	2	0	3	1	18	32	56.3	6	12	50.0	15	17	88.2	72.2	0	2	3	2	+2
6	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	57	3/18/1978	HOU	vs	NJN	48	6	2	3	0	24	40	60.0				9	12	75.0	62.9				4
7	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	57	12/11/1959	NYK	vs	SYR	38	12	8			18	31	58.1				21	26	80.8	67.2				1
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	16	15	0	2	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/7/2024	DEN	@	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
10	Chet Walker C. Walker	56	2/6/1972	CHI	vs	CIN	36	4	2			22	30	73.3				12	13	92.3	78.4				1
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	23	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
12	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	55	12/28/2024	NYK	@	WAS	44	3	9	0	0	18	31	58.1	3	11	27.3	16	17	94.1	71.5	0	3	3	1	+1
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	55	2/23/1972	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7			20	31	64.5				15	19	78.9	69.9				0
14	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	54	12/22/2006	WAS	@	PHX	48	3	4	1	0	21	37	56.8	6	12	50.0	6	6	100.0	68.1	0	3	4	5	+12
15	Alex English A. English	54	11/19/1985	DEN	vs	HOU	37	4	1	0	0	21	30	70.0	0	0		12	12	100.0	76.5	1	3	1	3
16	Willis Reed W. Reed	53	11/1/1967	NYK	@	LAL		18	2			21	29	72.4				11	14	78.6	75.4				2
17	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	52	12/30/2016	BOS	vs	MIA	37	2	0	1	0	15	26	57.7	9	13	69.2	13	13	100.0	82.0	1	1	2	2	+10
18	Mo Williams M. Williams	52	1/13/2015	MIN	@	IND	44	4	7	0	0	19	33	57.6	6	11	54.5	8	9	88.9	70.3	0	4	3	2	+14
19	Michael Redd M. Redd	52	3/4/2007	MIL	vs	CHI	44	3	2	3	0	18	32	56.3	8	13	61.5	8	9	88.9	72.3	1	2	4	2	-12
20	Billy Knight B. Knight	52	11/11/1980	IND	@	SAS	39	5	0	5	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		14	16	87.5	70.2				1
21	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	52	12/16/1979	NJN	vs	BOS	49	6	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	13	15	86.7	75.1	3	3	4	3
22	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/27/1973	KCO	@	ATL	48	8	11			21	31	67.7				10	13	76.9	70.8				2
23	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/9/1973	KCO	vs	NYK	53	3	14			18	28	64.3				16	17	94.1	73.3				1
24	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	51	1/28/2020	MIL	vs	WAS	36	10	6	0	0	16	26	61.5	7	10	70.0	12	12	100.0	81.5	1	9	2	2	+24
25	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	51	1/15/2007	WAS	vs	UTA	41	3	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	7	12	58.3	16	17	94.1	69.9	1	2	1	3	+10

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

1st

DRTG

118.2

26th

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.8

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.0
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.0
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	8.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/22	DEN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	DEN	@	MIL	9:30 PM
Sun 1/25	DEN	@	MEM	3:30 PM
Tue 1/27	DET	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Thu 1/29	BKN	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

26 - 16

115

Final

107

Nuggets

29 - 15

Tue 20 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

122.1

120.0

119.9

118.6

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-34

10-32

12-32

12-29

15-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-27

17-25

19-25

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	26	19	.578	7.0
5	76ers	23	19	.548	8.5
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	23	21	.523	9.5
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.0
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.0
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.0
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	8.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.0
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.0
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.0
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	16.5
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.0
14	Kings	12	32	.273	24.0
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/25	MIA	@	ATL	126-111
Thu 12/25	TOR	@	WAS	117-138
Thu 12/25	CHA	@	ORL	120-105
Thu 12/25	BOS	@	IND	140-122
Thu 12/25	PHI	@	CHI	102-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/21	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	ATL	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 1/21	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Nikola Jokić and Jalen Brunson are tied for the most points by a 2nd round pick in a game, with 61 points.

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