who scored the most points while losing in an nba game

The Denver Nuggets have scored the most points by a team in a loss, with 184 points against the Pistons on December 13, 1983.

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Who scored the most points while losing in an NBA regular-season game?

	TEAM	PTS	L	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	184	1	12/13/1983	DEN	vs	DET	L 184-186	315	57	46	7	7	68	115	59.1	1	2	50.0	47	57	82.5	65.7	16	41	24	43
2	Clippers	175	1	2/24/2023	LAC	vs	SAC	L 175-176	290	42	39	8	3	59	98	60.2	26	45	57.8	31	36	86.1	76.9	7	35	25	27
3	Bucks	166	1	3/6/1982	MIL	@	SAS	L 166-171	315	35	34	10	3	68	111	61.3	3	4	75.0	27	36	75.0	65.4	6	29	11	34
4	Hawks	161	1	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	CHI	L 161-168	340	59	33	11	8	61	123	49.6	22	60	36.7	17	25	68.0	60.1	9	50	20	34
5	Wizards	158	1	10/30/2019	WAS	vs	HOU	L 158-159	240	40	31	6	4	57	91	62.6	20	36	55.6	24	29	82.8	76.1	11	29	19	27
6	Nuggets	158	1	11/2/1990	DEN	vs	GSW	L 158-162	240	66	29	12	9	57	130	43.8	4	13	30.8	40	55	72.7	51.2	28	38	16	38
7	Nets	157	1	12/7/2006	NJN	vs	PHX	L 157-161	290	50	37	2	3	60	107	56.1	10	21	47.6	27	31	87.1	65.1	10	40	17	29
8	Trail Blazers	155	1	3/16/1984	POR	vs	CHI	L 155-156	340	57	32	10	7	56	115	48.7	1	4	25.0	42	58	72.4	55.2	23	34	19	44
9	Spurs	155	1	1/11/1984	SAS	@	DEN	L 155-163	240	46	42	7	5	61	104	58.7	4	5	80.0	29	37	78.4	64.4	10	36	25	34
10	SuperSonics	154	1	11/9/1989	SEA	@	MIL	L 154-155	365	52	26	10	8	52	117	44.4	4	10	40.0	46	60	76.7	53.7	22	30	25	39
11	Nuggets	154	1	4/15/1984	DEN	@	SAS	L 154-157	240	45	38	14	2	61	110	55.5	3	6	50.0	29	32	90.6	62.1	12	33	16	25
12	Wizards	153	1	2/25/2022	WAS	vs	SAS	L 153-157	290	39	36	10	5	59	108	54.6	16	38	42.1	19	24	79.2	64.5	11	28	16	29
13	Nuggets	153	1	11/7/1990	DEN	@	SAS	L 153-161	240	32	40	15	4	63	110	57.3	4	8	50.0	23	25	92.0	63.2	12	20	17	31
14	Lakers	153	1	1/29/1980	LAL	@	CLE	L 153-154	340	66	27	6	11	63	122	51.6	0	0		27	32	84.4	56.2	18	48	34	38
15	Hawks	152	1	11/21/2023	ATL	vs	IND	L 152-157	240	39	28	8	4	57	95	60.0	15	31	48.4	23	28	82.1	70.8	12	27	15	23
16	Rockets	151	1	3/12/1970	SDR	@	CIN	L 151-165	240	62				67	133	50.4				17	25	68.0	52.4				26
17	Hawks	150	1	12/21/2025	ATL	vs	CHI	L 150-152	240	35	39	6	7	51	98	52.0	23	47	48.9	25	32	78.1	66.9	6	29	10	25
18	Pacers	150	1	12/28/1982	IND	@	DEN	L 150-155	265	56	32	5	4	62	120	51.7	3	9	33.3	23	34	67.6	55.6	16	40	18	46
19	Knicks	150	1	12/16/1977	NYK	@	MIL	L 150-152	315	61	40	13	8	63	140	45.0				24	28	85.7	49.2			21	36
20	Mavericks	149	1	7/31/2020	DAL	vs	HOU	L 149-153	265	55	30	7	4	50	105	47.6	21	49	42.9	28	38	73.7	61.2	13	42	20	36
21	Suns	149	1	1/22/2006	PHX	vs	SEA	L 149-152	290	40	35	6	16	57	111	51.4	18	38	47.4	17	17	100.0	62.9	13	27	15	30
22	Suns	148	1	2/25/2025	PHX	@	MEM	L 148-151	265	46	39	6	6	53	99	53.5	21	37	56.8	21	26	80.8	67.0	8	38	16	25
23	Hawks	148	1	2/12/2025	ATL	@	NYK	L 148-149	265	47	43	12	10	55	110	50.0	14	38	36.8	24	35	68.6	59.0	19	28	14	29
24	Pistons	148	1	1/3/2024	DET	@	UTA	L 148-154	265	48	33	5	3	56	105	53.3	19	41	46.3	17	22	77.3	64.5	16	32	17	27
25	Nets	148	1	3/28/1992	NJN	vs	GSW	L 148-153	265	54	29	6	10	61	113	54.0	3	9	33.3	23	35	65.7	57.6	21	33	21	36

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1	Thunder	63	16	.797
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4	Lakers	50	29	.633	13.0
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RPG Leaders

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.9

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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BPG Leaders

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3PM Leaders

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119.6

119.4

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DRtg Rankings

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111.1

112.6

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Dončić

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

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Dončić

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USG% Leaders

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MPG Leaders

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.0
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.0
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	14.5
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	48	.392	26.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.0
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.0
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	63	16	.797
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.0
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	47	32	.595	16.0
7	Suns	43	36	.544	20.0
8	Clippers	41	38	.519	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	37.5
12	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	38.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	54	.316	38.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	42.5
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	42.5