nuggets single game player scoring record

David Thompson has the most points for the Nuggets in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

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nuggets single regular-season game player scoring record

	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	David Thompson D. Thompson	73	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	55	2/12/2025	DEN	vs	POR	42	4	5	2	0	20	36	55.6	7	15	46.7	8	9	88.9	68.8	2	2	2	3	+26
7	Michael Adams M. Adams	54	3/23/1991	DEN	vs	MIL	43	5	9	3	0	17	31	54.8	7	16	43.8	13	17	76.5	70.2	0	5	4	5
8	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
9	Jamal Murray J. Murray	52	12/3/2025	DEN	@	IND	36	6	4	1	0	19	25	76.0	10	11	90.9	4	5	80.0	95.6	0	6	1	0	+23
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	51	12/5/2007	DEN	vs	LAL	48	2	8	1	0	18	27	66.7	0	1	0.0	15	18	83.3	73.0	0	2	5	4	-4
11	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	51	12/7/1995	DEN	@	UTA	41	2	2	2	0	17	27	63.0	9	14	64.3	8	8	100.0	83.6	0	2	2	2
12	Alex English A. English	51	3/10/1989	DEN	@	MIA	51	3	9	2	0	24	35	68.6	0	0		3	4	75.0	69.4	1	2	3	5
13	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	51	12/13/1983	DEN	vs	DET	50	9	8	2	1	21	29	72.4	0	0		9	11	81.8	75.4	2	7	5	3
14	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	21	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
15	Jamal Murray J. Murray	50	2/19/2021	DEN	@	CLE	38	6	2	2	0	21	25	84.0	8	10	80.0	0	0		100.0	0	6	1	4	+24
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	50	2/6/2021	DEN	@	SAC	41	8	12	1	3	20	33	60.6	3	6	50.0	7	7	100.0	69.3	1	7	1	2	+2
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	50	2/7/2011	DEN	vs	HOU	39	11	0	1	3	16	24	66.7	2	3	66.7	16	18	88.9	78.3	1	10	4	2	-3
18	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	50	11/27/2009	DEN	vs	NYK	46	6	5	0	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	71.3	3	3	3	5	+3
19	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	50	1/11/1984	DEN	vs	SAS	34	4	2	1	1	21	30	70.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	75.6	1	3	1	1
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	49	1/19/2022	DEN	vs	LAC	41	14	10	3	1	16	25	64.0	3	5	60.0	14	16	87.5	76.5	7	7	5	4	+15
21	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	49	2/8/2008	DEN	vs	WAS	39	4	2	2	0	19	25	76.0	3	3	100.0	8	8	100.0	85.9	0	4	1	2	+14
22	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	49	1/1/1983	DEN	vs	PHX	38	3	2	0	0	18	24	75.0	1	1	100.0	12	12	100.0	83.7	1	2	3	4
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	48	12/8/2024	DEN	@	ATL	35	14	8	3	0	17	29	58.6	3	6	50.0	11	13	84.6	69.1	3	11	3	2	+25
24	Jamal Murray J. Murray	48	11/5/2018	DEN	vs	BOS	38	5	4	0	0	19	30	63.3	5	11	45.5	5	5	100.0	74.5	1	4	5	1	-4
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	47	4/19/2021	DEN	vs	MEM	45	15	8	0	1	20	31	64.5	2	6	33.3	5	6	83.3	69.9	7	8	7	3	+3

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40.3

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	35	8	.814
2	Spurs	29	13	.690	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	13	.690	5.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.0
5	Rockets	24	15	.615	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/18	CHA	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 1/22	DEN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	DEN	@	MIL	9:30 PM
Sun 1/25	DEN	@	MEM	3:30 PM

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.3

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

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APG Leaders

11.0

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9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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123.4

122.3

120.5

120.1

119.7

118.7

DRtg Rankings

106.8

109.2

112.4

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.9

7.4

7.2

6.6

5.4

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

10-34

10-33

10-31

12-30

12-27

14-28

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,083.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,035.3

Jokić

1,964.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,091.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,061.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.2

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MPG Leaders

39.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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25-17

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Worst Record ATS

15-28

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1	Pistons	30	10	.750
2	Celtics	26	15	.634	4.5
3	Knicks	25	17	.595	6.0
4	Raptors	25	18	.581	6.5
5	Cavaliers	24	19	.558	7.5
6	76ers	22	18	.550	8.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	8.0
8	Heat	22	20	.524	9.0
9	Bulls	19	22	.463	11.5
10	Hawks	20	24	.455	12.0
11	Bucks	17	24	.415	13.5
12	Hornets	15	27	.357	16.0
13	Nets	12	27	.308	17.5
14	Wizards	10	31	.244	20.5
15	Pacers	10	33	.233	21.5

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1	Thunder	35	8	.814
2	Spurs	29	13	.690	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	13	.690	5.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.0
5	Rockets	24	15	.615	9.0
6	Lakers	24	16	.600	9.5
7	Suns	25	17	.595	9.5
8	Warriors	24	19	.558	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	21	22	.488	14.0
10	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.0
11	Clippers	18	23	.439	16.0
12	Mavericks	17	26	.395	18.0
13	Jazz	14	28	.333	20.5
14	Kings	12	30	.286	22.5
15	Pelicans	10	34	.227	25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 12/21	ORL	@	GSW	97-120
Sun 12/21	DET	@	POR	110-102
Mon 12/22	BKN	@	PHI	114-106
Mon 12/22	WAS	@	CHA	109-126
Mon 12/22	MIL	@	IND	111-94

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/18	BKN	@	CHI	7:00 PM
Sun 1/18	NOP	@	HOU	7:00 PM
Sun 1/18	CHA	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Sun 1/18	POR	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Sun 1/18	TOR	@	LAL	9:30 PM

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