nba team most points in nba game in 1987-88

The Denver Nuggets put up the most points by a team in a game in 1987-88, with 156 points against the Spurs on November 20, 1987.

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	TEAM	PTS	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	156	11/20/1987	DEN	vs	SAS	W 156-142	240	54	40	9	8	61	113	54.0	2	2	100.0	32	37	86.5	60.3	21	33	14	26
2	SuperSonics	151	4/2/1988	SEA	vs	PHX	W 151-107	240	43	28	18	6	59	105	56.2	2	6	33.3	31	42	73.8	61.1	15	28	11	34
3	Nuggets	151	1/2/1988	DEN	@	DET	W 151-142	240	37	32	10	4	59	99	59.6	2	2	100.0	31	34	91.2	66.3	11	26	13	28
4	Trail Blazers	148	12/20/1987	POR	vs	SAS	W 148-126	240	50	42	11	3	57	103	55.3	2	3	66.7	32	43	74.4	60.7	14	36	14	24
5	Trail Blazers	147	4/15/1988	POR	vs	GSW	W 147-113	240	39	45	8	4	58	87	66.7	3	8	37.5	28	33	84.8	72.4	9	30	14	23
6	Nuggets	147	12/2/1987	DEN	vs	SAC	W 147-120	240	46	47	13	2	60	110	54.5	2	4	50.0	25	29	86.2	59.9	15	31	12	29
7	Lakers	147	11/15/1987	LAL	vs	SAS	W 147-130	240	58	37	10	8	57	105	54.3	1	5	20.0	32	42	76.2	59.5	21	37	14	26
8	SuperSonics	144	1/13/1988	SEA	vs	GSW	W 144-115	240	48	31	14	9	54	97	55.7	2	8	25.0	34	46	73.9	61.4	15	33	13	30
9	Pistons	144	11/21/1987	DET	@	CHI	W 144-132	265	41	27	4	4	50	87	57.5	2	2	100.0	42	60	70.0	63.5	8	33	19	30
10	Hawks	143	3/8/1988	ATL	vs	PHX	W 143-113	240	43	39	14	6	57	96	59.4	4	7	57.1	25	36	69.4	63.9	14	29	10	22
11	Celtics	143	1/13/1988	BOS	vs	DET	W 143-105	240	53	40	13	4	55	99	55.6	6	11	54.5	27	34	79.4	62.7	19	34	19	25
12	Pistons	143	11/27/1987	DET	vs	SAS	W 143-111	240	58	29	10	6	52	99	52.5	0	2	0.0	39	51	76.5	58.9	23	35	11	22
13	Pistons	142	1/2/1988	DET	vs	DEN	L 142-151	240	40	34	6	5	58	96	60.4	2	6	33.3	24	32	75.0	64.5	13	27	18	30
14	Spurs	142	11/20/1987	SAS	@	DEN	L 142-156	240	50	29	7	10	53	109	48.6	7	13	53.8	29	42	69.0	55.7	23	27	19	26
15	Lakers	142	11/17/1987	LAL	vs	POR	W 142-115	240	50	35	10	6	54	94	57.4	4	8	50.0	30	40	75.0	63.6	16	34	20	24
16	Trail Blazers	141	4/22/1988	POR	vs	DEN	W 141-135	265	49	34	7	5	60	108	55.6	1	1	100.0	20	25	80.0	59.2	16	33	13	28
17	Trail Blazers	141	4/5/1988	POR	vs	LAC	W 141-119	240	42	43	12	3	59	99	59.6	1	5	20.0	22	34	64.7	61.9	9	33	13	21
18	SuperSonics	141	1/9/1988	SEA	vs	SAS	W 141-133	240	51	33	7	3	51	97	52.6	3	10	30.0	36	48	75.0	59.7	22	29	16	24
19	Spurs	140	12/30/1987	SAS	vs	SAC	W 140-108	240	43	42	13	9	59	96	61.5	5	7	71.4	17	27	63.0	64.9	11	32	10	24
20	Celtics	140	11/7/1987	BOS	@	WAS	W 140-139	290	44	44	7	5	56	99	56.6	3	7	42.9	25	33	75.8	61.7	14	30	26	31
21	Trail Blazers	139	2/9/1988	POR	vs	SEA	W 139-123	240	35	37	8	3	49	88	55.7	3	5	60.0	38	50	76.0	63.2	9	26	16	26
22	Hawks	139	12/4/1987	ATL	vs	NJN	W 139-102	240	52	36	10	7	52	90	57.8	3	5	60.0	32	39	82.1	64.9	18	34	14	20
23	Bullets	139	11/7/1987	WAS	vs	BOS	L 139-140	290	47	26	13	2	53	105	50.5	0	0		33	41	80.5	56.5	20	27	22	30
24	Nuggets	139	11/6/1987	DEN	vs	LAC	W 139-93	240	57	37	12	7	53	103	51.5	1	1	100.0	32	37	86.5	58.3	12	45	17	25
25	Nuggets	138	2/17/1988	DEN	vs	BOS	W 138-125	240	35	30	4	3	54	82	65.9	6	10	60.0	24	27	88.9	73.5	6	29	14	37

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PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	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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2 - 4

Final

110

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
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
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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

Schedule

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

The Denver Nuggets put up the most points by a team in a game in 1987-88, with 156 points against the Spurs on November 20, 1987.

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