worst record by a player when scoring 45+ points in a game

31 players are tied for the worst record in a game with 45+ points, with a record of 0-1. The first three are Nikola Jokić on April 1 and on December 7, Quentin Grimes on March 17 and Luka Dončić on March 13 and on February 27, 2024.

Interpreted as:
worst record by a player when scoring 45+ points in a regular-season game
NAME REC PTS DATE TM OPP W% MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
0-1
61
4/1/2025
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
.000
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
2 Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
0-1
46
3/17/2025
PHI PHI
@
HOU HOU
.000
43
13
4
2
1
15
27
55.6
8
14
57.1
8
13
61.5
70.3
2
11
6
3
-6
3 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0-1
45
3/13/2025
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
.000
36
11
3
2
1
14
27
51.9
7
13
53.8
10
12
83.3
69.7
1
10
6
2
-16
4 Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
0-1
46
3/7/2025
CHA CHA
vs
CLE CLE
.000
39
8
2
2
0
15
32
46.9
4
10
40.0
12
13
92.3
61.0
1
7
1
4
+5
5 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
0-1
46
2/28/2025
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
.000
41
16
9
0
3
19
37
51.4
4
12
33.3
4
5
80.0
58.7
5
11
3
4
+5
6 Jordan Poole
J. Poole
0-1
45
2/7/2025
WAS WAS
vs
CLE CLE
.000
37
4
5
1
0
16
32
50.0
4
17
23.5
9
11
81.8
61.1
2
2
3
3
-2
7 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0-1
52
1/29/2025
OKC OKC
@
GSW GSW
.000
39
3
4
1
0
16
29
55.2
2
6
33.3
18
21
85.7
68.0
0
3
3
4
+1
8 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
0-1
53
1/4/2025
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
.000
44
6
2
0
0
16
31
51.6
10
15
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.0
1
5
6
4
-3
9 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
0-1
46
12/28/2024
DAL DAL
@
POR POR
.000
39
2
2
2
1
16
26
61.5
5
12
41.7
9
9
100.0
76.8
1
1
4
1
-17
10 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
0-1
56
12/7/2024
DEN DEN
@
WAS WAS
.000
39
16
8
1
0
22
39
56.4
3
6
50.0
9
13
69.2
62.6
7
9
5
5
-1
11 LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
0-1
50
11/23/2024
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
.000
40
5
10
1
0
17
38
44.7
6
17
35.3
10
13
76.9
57.2
0
5
4
3
+7
12 De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
0-1
60
11/15/2024
SAC SAC
vs
MIN MIN
.000
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
13 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
0-1
46
11/13/2024
NYK NYK
vs
CHI CHI
.000
39
10
3
3
0
18
30
60.0
6
12
50.0
4
8
50.0
68.6
1
9
4
5
+4
14 Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
0-1
50
4/3/2024
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
.000
34
6
5
3
0
18
25
72.0
5
9
55.6
9
12
75.0
82.6
0
6
4
2
+14
15 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
0-1
61
3/29/2024
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
.000
43
4
6
1
0
25
47
53.2
5
13
38.5
6
6
100.0
61.4
1
3
1
2
+20
16 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
0-1
45
3/9/2024
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
.000
37
10
6
1
0
18
26
69.2
4
7
57.1
5
7
71.4
77.4
1
9
6
2
-1
17 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0-1
45
2/27/2024
DAL DAL
@
CLE CLE
.000
41
9
14
3
0
17
29
58.6
6
11
54.5
5
5
100.0
72.1
0
9
1
1
+13
18 Jerami Grant
J. Grant
0-1
49
2/8/2024
POR POR
vs
DET DET
.000
45
8
6
0
0
14
29
48.3
3
6
50.0
18
20
90.0
64.8
2
6
4
5
-5
19 Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
0-1
45
2/7/2024
CHA CHA
vs
TOR TOR
.000
38
8
7
0
0
17
27
63.0
6
11
54.5
5
7
71.4
74.8
5
3
1
4
-6
20 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0-1
60
2/3/2024
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
.000
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
21 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0-1
46
1/27/2024
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
.000
43
3
7
1
0
17
35
48.6
9
21
42.9
3
3
100.0
63.3
0
3
4
4
-2
22 Devin Booker
D. Booker
0-1
62
1/26/2024
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
.000
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
23 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
0-1
62
1/22/2024
MIN MIN
vs
CHA CHA
.000
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
24 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0-1
48
1/6/2024
MIL MIL
@
HOU HOU
.000
39
17
2
0
1
16
25
64.0
1
2
50.0
15
21
71.4
70.1
3
14
2
4
-1
25 Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
0-1
45
11/22/2023
BKN BKN
@
ATL ATL
.000
44
10
4
2
0
16
31
51.6
2
6
33.3
11
12
91.7
62.0
3
7
1
2
-12

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ORTG

119.9

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116.0

22nd

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3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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OKC Thunder

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125

Final

93

DEN Nuggets

3 - 4

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM