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Player single-game records: Points / 3-Pointers
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Team Stats: Most Points Per Game / 3-Pointers
Player single-game records: Points / 3-Pointers
Game stats:
Team Stats: Most Points Per Game / 3-Pointers
Nuggets Players Who Scored the Most Points in an NBA Game
Here you'll find the all-time single-game record for points scored and a list of the top 50 individual scoring performances in Denver Nuggets history.
Who scored the most points for the Nuggets in an NBA game?
David Thompson scored 73 points on April 9, 1978 — the best single-game performance in Nuggets history for this stat.
Most Points Scored, All-Time
73
David Thompson
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets franchise record
Most Points Scored in One Game - TOP 50
NBA History - Denver Nuggets
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Season | Team |
W/L Game |
| 1. | 73 pts | 1978 | Nuggets | L 137-139 @ Pistons
| |
| 2. | 61 pts | 2025 | Nuggets | ||
| 3. | 56 pts | 2026 | Nuggets | ||
| 56 pts | 2025 | Nuggets | |||
| 5. | 55 pts | 2026 | Nuggets | ||
| 55 pts | 2025 | Nuggets | |||
| 7. | 54 pts | 1991 | Nuggets | ||
| 54 pts | 1986 | Nuggets | W 127-113 vs. Rockets
| ||
| 9. | 53 pts | 2023 | Nuggets | ||
| 10. | 52 pts | 2026 | Nuggets |
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Season | Team |
W/L Game |
| 11. | 51 pts | 2008 | Nuggets | ||
| 51 pts | 1996 | Nuggets | |||
| 51 pts | 1989 | Nuggets | |||
| 51 pts | 1984 | Nuggets | |||
| 15. | 50 pts | 2026 | Nuggets | ||
| 50 pts | 2021 | Nuggets | |||
| 50 pts | 2021 | Nuggets | |||
| 50 pts | 2020 | Nuggets | |||
| 50 pts | 2020 | Nuggets | |||
| 50 pts | 2011 | Nuggets | |||
| 50 pts | 2010 | Nuggets | |||
| 50 pts | 1984 | Nuggets | W 163-155 vs. Spurs
|
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Season | Team |
W/L Game |
| 23. | 49 pts | 2022 | Nuggets | ||
| 49 pts | 2008 | Nuggets | |||
| 49 pts | 1983 | Nuggets | W 127-125 vs. Suns
| ||
| 26. | 48 pts | 2025 | Nuggets | ||
| 48 pts | 2019 | Nuggets | |||
| 28. | 47 pts | 2021 | Nuggets | ||
| 47 pts | 2021 | Nuggets | |||
| 47 pts | 2020 | Nuggets | |||
| 47 pts | 2015 | Nuggets | |||
| 47 pts | 2008 | Nuggets | |||
| 47 pts | 1986 | Nuggets | W 119-105 @ Warriors
| ||
| 47 pts | 1984 | Nuggets | |||
| 47 pts | 1980 | Nuggets | W 127-126 vs. Nets
|
| Rk |
Player
|
Points |
Season | Team |
W/L Game |
| 36. | 46 pts | 2025 | Nuggets | ||
| 46 pts | 2022 | Nuggets | |||
| 46 pts | 2019 | Nuggets | |||
| 46 pts | 1999 | Nuggets | |||
| 46 pts | 1987 | Nuggets | W 132-122 vs. Bucks
| ||
| 41. | 45 pts | 2025 | Nuggets | ||
| 45 pts | 2010 | Nuggets | |||
| 45 pts | 2009 | Nuggets | |||
| 45 pts | 2009 | Nuggets | |||
| 45 pts | 2006 | Nuggets | |||
| 45 pts | 1991 | Nuggets | |||
| 45 pts | 1987 | Nuggets | |||
| 45 pts | 1985 | Nuggets | W 128-125 vs. Trail Blazers
| ||
| 45 pts | 1984 | Nuggets | W 130-128 vs. Rockets
| ||
| 45 pts | 1983 | Nuggets | L 129-143 @ Lakers
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Total players shown: 51