players who have scored 53 points or more in one game in nba history

Jamal Murray posted 53 points against the Mavericks on March 25.

NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jamal Murray
J. Murray
3/25/2026
53
DEN DEN
vs
DAL DAL
41
6
4
0
0
19
28
67.9
9
14
64.3
6
6
100.0
86.5
2
4
4
2
+10
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
3/19/2026
60
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
38
7
3
5
0
18
30
60.0
9
17
52.9
15
19
78.9
78.2
1
6
2
1
+7
3Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
3/10/2026
83
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
42
9
3
2
2
20
43
46.5
7
22
31.8
36
43
83.7
67.0
1
8
5
3
+20
4Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1/17/2026
55
MIN MIN
@
SAS SAS
40
4
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
9
16
56.3
8
10
80.0
73.5
0
4
2
4
+8
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
12/28/2025
55
LAC LAC
vs
DET DET
39
11
2
5
3
17
26
65.4
5
10
50.0
16
17
94.1
82.1
1
10
3
2
+20
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
12/25/2025
56
DEN DEN
vs
MIN 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
7James Harden
J. Harden
11/22/2025
55
LAC LAC
@
CHA CHA
35
3
7
1
0
17
26
65.4
10
16
62.5
11
14
78.6
85.5
1
2
2
1
+22
8Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
11/20/2025
54
PHI PHI
@
MIL MIL
47
5
9
3
3
18
30
60.0
6
15
40.0
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
5
5
3
+18
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
11/12/2025
55
DEN DEN
@
LAC 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
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
10/23/2025
55
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
45
8
5
2
1
15
31
48.4
2
7
28.6
23
26
88.5
64.8
0
8
2
4
+9
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
4/1/2025
61
DEN DEN
vs
MIN 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
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2/27/2025
56
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
34
4
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
12
19
63.2
12
12
100.0
92.5
0
4
4
0
+15
13Jamal Murray
J. Murray
2/12/2025
55
DEN DEN
vs
POR 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
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1/22/2025
54
OKC OKC
vs
UTA UTA
37
8
5
3
2
17
35
48.6
3
10
30.0
17
18
94.4
62.9
3
5
3
3
+9
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1/4/2025
53
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
44
6
2
0
0
16
31
51.6
10
15
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.0
1
5
6
4
-3
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
12/28/2024
55
NYK NYK
@
WAS 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
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
12/7/2024
56
DEN DEN
@
WAS 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
18De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
11/15/2024
60
SAC SAC
vs
MIN MIN
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11/13/2024
59
MIL MIL
vs
DET DET
44
14
7
2
3
21
34
61.8
1
2
50.0
16
17
94.1
71.1
3
11
3
1
+7
20Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
3/29/2024
61
NYK NYK
@
SAS 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
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2/3/2024
60
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
1/26/2024
62
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1/26/2024
73
DAL DAL
@
ATL ATL
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1/22/2024
70
PHI PHI
vs
SAS SAS
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
25Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
1/22/2024
62
MIN MIN
vs
CHA CHA
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.5

Murray

Jamal Murray

RPG

10.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

110.7

18th

DRTG

113.9

19th

NETRTG

-3.2

21st

3P%

32.8

18th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
Mavericks Mavericks
3
2
.600
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
2
3
.400
3.0
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Mon
11/2
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
11/4
TOR TOR
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Sat
11/7
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
5:00 PM
Mon
11/9
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

2 - 2

104

Final

91

NOP Pelicans

0 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

33.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

28.8

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.2

Gobert

Rudy Gobert
APG Leaders

10.4

Young

Trae Young

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

Zion Williamson

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.8

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

4.0

Murray

Jamal Murray
TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

Toumani Camara

78.8

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

77.0

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Rockets

123.4

Lakers

123.3

Trail Blazers

121.9

Grizzlies

118.6

Celtics

118.0

Warriors

117.6
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

98.2

Timberwolves

103.4

76ers

103.5

Thunder

106.2

Pistons

106.3

Grizzlies

106.6
NetRtg Rankings
Raptors

14.4

Rockets

14.2

Timberwolves

12.1

Grizzlies

12.0

Lakers

9.6

Trail Blazers

8.7
Tank Leaderboard
Nets

0-4

Kings

0-5

Heat

1-4

Pelicans

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Bucks

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.9

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

35.5

Miller

Brandon Miller
MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

Jamal Murray

37.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

5-0

Rockets

5-0

Timberwolves

4-1

Pistons

4-1

Raptors

3-1

Clippers

3-1
Worst Record ATS
Suns

0-3

Heat

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Cavaliers

1-4

Kings

1-4

Knicks

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
4
1
.800
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
3
Celtics Celtics
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Raptors Raptors
3
1
.750
0.5
5
Hornets Hornets
3
2
.600
1.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.0
7
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
1.5
8
Knicks Knicks
2
3
.400
2.0
9
Wizards Wizards
2
3
.400
2.0
10
Pacers Pacers
2
3
.400
2.0
11
Magic Magic
1
3
.250
2.5
12
Bulls Bulls
1
4
.200
3.0
13
Bucks Bucks
1
4
.200
3.0
14
Heat Heat
1
4
.200
3.0
15
Nets Nets
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
5
0
1.000
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
5
0
1.000
3
Thunder Thunder
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
4
1
.800
1.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
1
.750
1.5
6
Spurs Spurs
3
2
.600
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
3
2
.600
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
2
3
.400
3.0
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Clippers Clippers
1
3
.250
3.5
13
Jazz Jazz
1
4
.200
4.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
1
4
.200
4.0
15
Kings Kings
0
5
.000
5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
CHA CHA
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM