most points in a game by a nuggets player in the 1981-82 season

David Thompson scored the most points for the Nuggets in a game in 1981-82, with 41 points against the Spurs on January 2, 1982.

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most points in a regular-season game by a nuggets player in the 1981-82 season

	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	41	1/2/1982	DEN	@	SAS	27	2	0	0	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		15	19	78.9	69.8	2	0	3	5
2	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	40	2/5/1982	DEN	@	BOS	41	6	4	1	0	15	22	68.2	0	0		10	10	100.0	75.8	2	4	1	3
3	Dan Issel D. Issel	39	3/17/1982	DEN	@	PHX	32	7	0	0	0	14	20	70.0	1	1	100.0	10	10	100.0	79.9	2	5	2	6
4	Alex English A. English	38	1/3/1982	DEN	@	MIL	41	3	5	0	2	14	21	66.7	0	0		10	10	100.0	74.8	2	1	4	3
5	Dan Issel D. Issel	37	2/10/1982	DEN	vs	UTA	31	10	1	2	1	14	18	77.8	1	1	100.0	8	8	100.0	86.0	2	8	1	1
6	Alex English A. English	36	12/19/1981	DEN	vs	SAS	39	5	4	1	1	11	15	73.3	0	0		14	15	93.3	83.3	1	4	3	3
7	Dan Issel D. Issel	35	4/13/1982	DEN	@	SAS	35	8	2	1	0	14	25	56.0	1	1	100.0	6	8	75.0	61.4	4	4	1	2
8	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	35	3/30/1982	DEN	vs	SEA	46	12	4	1	1	15	23	65.2	0	0		5	7	71.4	67.1	4	8	3	5
9	Dan Issel D. Issel	35	3/10/1982	DEN	@	DET	34	6	4	2	1	13	17	76.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	81.8	1	5	3	4
10	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	35	3/2/1982	DEN	vs	IND	45	6	3	1	1	16	22	72.7	0	1	0.0	3	6	50.0	71.0	1	5	4	4
11	Dan Issel D. Issel	35	2/26/1982	DEN	@	PHX	32	9	0	1	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		11	11	100.0	76.6	3	6	2	5
12	Alex English A. English	35	1/17/1982	DEN	@	SDC	38	5	3	0	0	13	20	65.0	0	0		9	10	90.0	71.7	1	4	5	3
13	Alex English A. English	35	1/8/1982	DEN	@	POR	39	14	6	1	2	14	25	56.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	60.4	6	8	2	4
14	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	34	2/24/1982	DEN	vs	HOU	41	11	3	0	0	15	24	62.5	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	64.9	6	5	1	4
15	Alex English A. English	34	2/21/1982	DEN	vs	LAL	37	5	3	1	0	17	23	73.9	0	0		0	1	0.0	72.5	3	2	3	5
16	David Thompson D. Thompson	34	12/12/1981	DEN	@	CLE	28	3	4	1	2	12	20	60.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	68.4	1	2	4	2
17	Dan Issel D. Issel	34	12/1/1981	DEN	vs	POR	36	7	3	3	1	12	20	60.0	0	0		10	12	83.3	67.2	3	4	1	3
18	Alex English A. English	34	11/27/1981	DEN	@	KCK	44	9	5	0	0	16	23	69.6	0	0		2	2	100.0	71.2	3	6	5	5
19	Alex English A. English	33	3/30/1982	DEN	vs	SEA	43	13	12	1	1	14	27	51.9	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	56.5	6	7	3	5
20	Alex English A. English	33	3/2/1982	DEN	vs	IND	40	9	13	2	1	14	28	50.0	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	54.6	5	4	1	4
21	Alex English A. English	33	1/22/1982	DEN	vs	MIL	42	5	7	2	1	12	25	48.0	0	0		9	11	81.8	55.3	2	3	2	3
22	Alex English A. English	33	11/21/1981	DEN	vs	KCK	38	7	8	3	4	13	24	54.2	0	0		7	7	100.0	60.9	3	4	4	5
23	Alex English A. English	32	4/17/1982	DEN	vs	DAL	39	5	8	2	1	12	25	48.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	55.2	4	1	1	4
24	Dan Issel D. Issel	32	4/17/1982	DEN	vs	DAL	32	4	2	2	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		10	12	83.3	65.9	1	3	3	3
25	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	32	3/25/1982	DEN	@	SDC	32	4	4	3	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		6	7	85.7	66.4	0	4	2	4

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6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0

Schedule

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Fri 1/9	ATL	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/11	MIL	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	DEN	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sat 1/17	WAS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

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1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Knicks	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Celtics	23	13	.639	4.5
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1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	25	12	.676	5.0
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11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 12/6	DEN	@	CHA	115-106
Sat 12/6	GSW	@	CHI	123-91
Sat 12/6	LAL	@	PHI	112-108
Sat 12/6	OKC	@	UTA	131-101
Sun 12/7	SAC	@	IND	105-116

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Thu 1/8	IND	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	DAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 1/9	TOR	@	BOS	7:00 PM

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