nba team most point in a game in losses by 240 or less minute 1990s

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, the Denver Nuggets scored the most points by a team in a loss with 240 or fewer minutes played, with 158 points against the Warriors on November 2, 1990.

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	TEAM	PTS	L	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	158	1	240	11/2/1990	DEN	vs	GSW	L 158-162	66	29	12	9	57	130	43.8	4	13	30.8	40	55	72.7	51.2	28	38	16	38
2	Nuggets	153	1	240	11/7/1990	DEN	@	SAS	L 153-161	32	40	15	4	63	110	57.3	4	8	50.0	23	25	92.0	63.2	12	20	17	31
3	Warriors	145	1	240	2/23/1991	GSW	@	DEN	L 145-150	41	12	11	4	52	99	52.5	5	14	35.7	36	46	78.3	60.8	12	29	21	32
4	Nuggets	145	1	240	11/24/1990	DEN	vs	CHI	L 145-151	51	40	10	5	61	118	51.7	3	11	27.3	20	25	80.0	56.2	22	29	13	18
5	Nuggets	143	1	240	11/10/1990	DEN	@	PHX	L 143-173	47	33	12	6	54	117	46.2	2	7	28.6	33	41	80.5	52.9	19	28	25	33
6	Mavericks	141	1	240	1/18/1992	DAL	vs	GSW	L 141-143	49	24	13	7	47	105	44.8	10	19	52.6	37	52	71.2	55.1	24	25	13	34
7	Nuggets	140	1	240	12/5/1990	DEN	@	BOS	L 140-148	51	33	15	3	60	127	47.2	3	12	25.0	17	18	94.4	51.9	20	31	13	32
8	Nuggets	135	1	240	11/6/1990	DEN	@	HOU	L 135-145	47	29	16	6	55	121	45.5	3	10	30.0	22	30	73.3	50.3	15	32	14	35
9	Hornets	134	1	240	4/9/1992	CHA	@	CLE	L 134-141	49	35	7	5	51	99	51.5	1	6	16.7	31	36	86.1	58.3	22	27	16	27
10	Nuggets	134	1	240	12/15/1990	DEN	vs	PHX	L 134-142	45	27	19	7	55	118	46.6	2	12	16.7	22	28	78.6	51.4	18	27	11	27
11	Warriors	133	1	240	1/26/1993	GSW	@	POR	L 133-143	34	27	9	3	49	88	55.7	10	18	55.6	25	32	78.1	65.1	12	22	18	30
12	Nuggets	133	1	240	1/10/1991	DEN	vs	HOU	L 133-156	50	23	13	6	55	127	43.3	7	21	33.3	16	19	84.2	49.1	25	25	14	33
13	Nuggets	133	1	240	12/29/1990	DEN	@	WAS	L 133-161	49	24	13	5	57	123	46.3	3	13	23.1	16	21	76.2	50.3	20	29	23	28
14	Warriors	133	1	240	4/12/1990	GSW	vs	DAL	L 133-140	41	27	9	3	54	100	54.0	1	6	16.7	24	26	92.3	59.7	14	27	19	25
15	Pacers	132	1	240	12/26/1990	IND	@	BOS	L 132-152	39	29	11	4	52	105	49.5	3	12	25.0	25	27	92.6	56.5	16	23	15	24
16	Suns	132	1	240	11/4/1989	PHX	@	DEN	L 132-135	40	20	5	7	44	81	54.3	3	11	27.3	41	45	91.1	65.5	10	30	20	26
17	Suns	131	1	240	11/28/1992	PHX	@	GSW	L 131-134	39	25	6	2	47	90	52.2	9	17	52.9	28	36	77.8	61.9	12	27	12	32
18	Mavericks	131	1	240	2/24/1992	DAL	vs	GSW	L 131-138	49	26	9	6	45	91	49.5	10	19	52.6	31	39	79.5	60.6	21	28	22	30
19	Nuggets	131	1	240	3/30/1990	DEN	@	PHI	L 131-149	44	38	7	5	50	106	47.2	1	5	20.0	30	33	90.9	54.3	15	29	13	31
20	Lakers	131	1	240	1/6/1990	LAL	@	GSW	L 131-133	45	35	11	8	48	102	47.1	7	14	50.0	28	37	75.7	55.4	20	25	11	29
21	Nuggets	130	1	240	4/12/1991	DEN	@	LAC	L 130-146	55	17	14	4	47	114	41.2	11	26	42.3	25	33	75.8	50.6	21	34	22	31
22	Warriors	130	1	240	12/29/1990	GSW	@	ATL	L 130-134	35	25	9	3	44	76	57.9	7	12	58.3	35	43	81.4	68.5	9	26	21	33
23	Pacers	130	1	240	3/9/1990	IND	vs	PHX	L 130-134	33	31	8	4	50	85	58.8	3	10	30.0	27	34	79.4	65.0	11	22	11	25
24	Trail Blazers	130	1	240	1/31/1990	POR	@	GSW	L 130-135	54	35	9	2	51	108	47.2	4	11	36.4	24	35	68.6	52.7	24	30	18	34
25	Nuggets	129	1	240	11/13/1990	DEN	@	POR	L 129-155	35	35	13	1	53	104	51.0	2	4	50.0	21	25	84.0	56.1	10	25	18	25

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NETRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

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33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

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9.9

Cunningham

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SPG Leaders

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Thompson

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Daniels

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Wallace

BPG Leaders

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Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

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3.4

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TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

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Ayton

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ORtg Rankings

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120.8

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119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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111.3

112.7

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NetRtg Rankings

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

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19-63

20-62

22-60

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

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Maxey

37.4

Thompson

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

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1.71

Dončić

1.52

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61-44

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

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36-48

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36-46

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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