It wasn’t the result the Denver Nuggets wanted, but Nikola Jokiu0107 had a historic night in Game 6 of the team’s first round series against the San Antonio Spurs. The 24-year-old scored 43 points in San Antonio, breaking a 36-year-old franchise record for points scored in a playoff game.
Former Nuggets guard Alex English scored 42 points in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round against the Phoenix Suns in 1983. Three years later, he would match the feat against the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the semifinals. It would take decades for any other Nugget to match the feat as Carmelo Anthony would tie that franchise high in 2010 against the Jazz in Game 1 in the first round.