most points in a game by a nuggets player in the 1996-97 season

LaPhonso Ellis had the most points for the Nuggets in a game in 1996-97, with 39 points versus the Spurs on March 15, 1997.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a nuggets player in the 1996-97 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	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	39	3/15/1997	DEN	vs	SAS	44	2	1	1	1	12	16	75.0	7	10	70.0	8	9	88.9	97.7	1	1	2	4	+18
2	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	37	2/16/1997	DEN	@	PHI	39	8	3	0	0	13	23	56.5	6	11	54.5	5	8	62.5	69.8	3	5	2	3	+24
3	Bryant Stith B. Stith	37	12/5/1996	DEN	vs	POR	37	7	1	3	2	10	14	71.4	1	3	33.3	16	16	100.0	87.9	0	7	3	3	-12
4	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	37	11/11/1996	DEN	@	TOR	48	4	3	1	0	15	23	65.2	6	11	54.5	1	2	50.0	77.5	0	4	1	2	+11
5	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	36	1/20/1997	DEN	vs	NJN	38	4	3	1	0	14	18	77.8	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	93.2	0	4	2	4	+14
6	Bryant Stith B. Stith	36	12/23/1996	DEN	@	PHX	48	4	4	2	0	12	21	57.1	8	12	66.7	4	4	100.0	79.1	0	4	3	1	-2
7	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	36	11/15/1996	DEN	@	BOS	48	8	1	1	0	14	28	50.0	6	9	66.7	2	2	100.0	62.3	2	6	3	4	+2
8	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	35	4/10/1997	DEN	@	GSW	47	9	2	1	2	16	32	50.0	0	1	0.0	3	5	60.0	51.2	2	7	3	5	-1
9	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	34	11/29/1996	DEN	vs	MIN	42	9	1	1	1	11	24	45.8	0	2	0.0	12	14	85.7	56.4	1	8	3	5	+7
10	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	33	3/15/1997	DEN	vs	SAS	34	4	1	0	1	14	20	70.0	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	74.3	2	2	2	4	+2
11	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	33	3/2/1997	DEN	vs	LAC	41	8	0	1	3	16	23	69.6	0	0		1	3	33.3	67.8	5	3	2	5	+10
12	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	33	1/14/1997	DEN	@	PHX	36	6	2	1	0	14	27	51.9	4	10	40.0	1	1	100.0	60.1	1	5	2	6	-4
13	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	33	1/7/1997	DEN	@	SAC	31	6	2	1	2	14	21	66.7	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	75.4	1	5	1	2	+18
14	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	33	11/7/1996	DEN	vs	HOU	47	14	0	2	1	11	26	42.3	6	11	54.5	5	6	83.3	57.6	6	8	1	0	-8
15	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	32	3/26/1997	DEN	vs	MIN	46	9	2	1	1	12	22	54.5	1	6	16.7	7	8	87.5	62.7	2	7	1	3	-4
16	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	32	2/28/1997	DEN	vs	NYK	44	7	0	4	1	11	21	52.4	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	60.9	2	5	3	5	+4
17	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	32	2/25/1997	DEN	vs	TOR	45	6	6	1	0	13	25	52.0	0	2	0.0	6	7	85.7	57.0	2	4	3	2	-4
18	Bryant Stith B. Stith	31	11/27/1996	DEN	@	UTA	42	9	4	2	1	9	14	64.3	7	9	77.8	6	6	100.0	93.1	0	9	2	4	-14
19	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	30	1/3/1997	DEN	vs	SAS	34	5	1	2	4	12	22	54.5	3	5	60.0	3	6	50.0	60.9	1	4	2	4	+7
20	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	29	4/17/1997	DEN	vs	SEA	48	6	2	2	0	11	22	50.0	0	3	0.0	7	9	77.8	55.9	2	4	2	3	-4
21	Tom Hammonds T. Hammonds	29	4/7/1997	DEN	vs	POR	43	7	5	0	0	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	9	14	64.3	57.6	3	4	2	2	+2
22	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	29	3/21/1997	DEN	@	VAN	32	11	5	0	0	9	18	50.0	4	6	66.7	7	8	87.5	67.4	6	5	4	6	-6
23	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	29	3/2/1997	DEN	vs	LAC	44	11	5	2	1	11	23	47.8	1	5	20.0	6	7	85.7	55.6	3	8	1	1	+3
24	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	29	2/28/1997	DEN	vs	NYK	45	6	5	1	1	11	24	45.8	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	53.5	1	5	1	3	-5
25	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	29	2/23/1997	DEN	@	MIA	43	9	2	1	0	11	24	45.8	4	6	66.7	3	3	100.0	57.3	2	7	1	3	+7