most points scored by a player in a loss vs the den all-time

Adrian Dantley has put up the most points in a loss against the Nuggets, with 55 points on February 6, 1981.

Interpreted as:

most points scored by a player in a regular-season loss vs the den all-time

	NAME	PTS	L	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	55	1	2/6/1981	UTA	vs	DEN	47	7	3	1	1	24	36	66.7	0	0		7	8	87.5	69.6	6	1	4	4
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	52	1	4/19/1990	HOU	vs	DEN	42	18	4	3	3	21	34	61.8	0	0		10	13	76.9	65.5	6	12	11	6
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	52	1	11/26/1988	CHI	@	DEN	44	11	7	1	0	19	27	70.4	3	5	60.0	11	14	78.6	78.4	2	9	6	3
4	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	51	1	11/14/2003	ORL	@	DEN	41	6	5	2	2	20	30	66.7	8	11	72.7	3	3	100.0	81.4	2	4	4	2	-1
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	50	1	10/26/2016	NOP	vs	DEN	41	15	5	5	4	17	34	50.0	0	2	0.0	16	17	94.1	60.3	1	14	3	4	-3
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	48	1	1/30/1997	HOU	vs	DEN	43	10	3	0	2	24	40	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	3	7	3	3	-1
7	Darius Miles D. Miles	47	1	4/19/2005	POR	@	DEN	40	12	0	4	5	19	33	57.6	1	3	33.3	8	14	57.1	60.0	4	8	1	3	0
8	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	46	1	3/1/1985	DAL	vs	DEN	41	8	9	0	1	17	25	68.0	1	3	33.3	11	13	84.6	74.9	4	4	3	3
9	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	45	1	3/21/2012	DET	@	DEN	41	0	8	2	0	13	22	59.1	9	9	100.0	10	11	90.9	83.8	0	0	2	5	+10
10	GG Jackson II	44	1	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
11	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	44	1	1/17/2023	POR	@	DEN	34	3	8	0	0	12	20	60.0	6	12	50.0	14	14	100.0	84.1	0	3	2	4	-20
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	44	1	1/13/2009	DAL	@	DEN	42	14	0	1	0	15	26	57.7	2	6	33.3	12	12	100.0	70.3	2	12	1	3	+7
13	Ray Allen R. Allen	44	1	1/23/2007	SEA	vs	DEN	42	3	5	3	0	16	31	51.6	6	17	35.3	6	8	75.0	63.7	1	2	2	1	+5
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	44	1	3/25/1983	DET	@	DEN	42	6	7			16	31	51.6	1	4	25.0	11	13	84.6	59.9			5	4
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	43	1	11/10/2024	DAL	@	DEN	35	5	5	1	1	17	22	77.3	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	92.2	0	5	1	1	-6
16	Paul George P. George	43	1	2/1/2018	OKC	@	DEN	36	5	5	2	0	19	26	73.1	5	8	62.5	0	0		82.7	1	4	1	2	-2
17	Kevin Love K. Love	43	1	12/18/2010	MIN	@	DEN	43	17	3	0	0	14	23	60.9	5	5	100.0	10	12	83.3	76.0	7	10	2	2	+1
18	LeBron James L. James	43	1	2/18/2010	CLE	vs	DEN	47	13	15	2	4	15	33	45.5	1	9	11.1	12	17	70.6	53.1	1	12	3	1	-5
19	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	43	1	11/19/1983	MIL	@	DEN	39	12	4	1	3	13	17	76.5	0	0		17	19	89.5	84.8	5	7	4	5
20	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	43	1	11/28/1981	UTA	@	DEN	46	10	3	2	0	18	26	69.2	0	0		7	9	77.8	71.8	4	6	3	5
21	Phil Smith P. Smith	43	1	11/9/1976	GSW	@	DEN	40	2	4	4	1	20	30	66.7				3	4	75.0	67.7	1	1		2
22	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	42	1	1/31/2025	PHI	vs	DEN	39	2	9	2	0	15	26	57.7	6	11	54.5	6	8	75.0	71.1	0	2	5	2	-1
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	42	1	4/6/2006	LAL	@	DEN	46	8	1	0	0	13	32	40.6	3	7	42.9	13	14	92.9	55.0	3	5	3	5	-5
24	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	42	1	1/3/1981	HOU	vs	DEN	32	2	4	2	0	16	27	59.3	0	0		10	10	100.0	66.9	0	2	3	4
25	World B. Free W. B. Free	42	1	3/30/1979	SDC	@	DEN	34	3	6	0	2	16	33	48.5				10	12	83.3	54.9	1	2	3	6