10 Highest Scoring NBA Games Ever

#1 Denver Nuggets 184-186 Detroit Pistons, December 13 1983

Isiah Thomas (R) was a flamethrower from the point guard position during his heyday

This game trumps all the other games on this list, as the Pistons and Nuggets combined to score a total of 370 points over the course of 63 minutes of game time. To put into perspective how crazy the scoring total was, there has only been one All-Star Game with more points scored, and the All-Star games have been notorious for the lack of defense played by those on the field.

This is the only NBA game in history with 4 40-point scorers overall. Kiki Vandeweghe top-scored in the game with 51 points, while Alex English had 47 of his own. The Pistons' Isiah Thomas had a team-high 47 points, and he was ably supported by John Long with 41. Pistons' start Cliff Levingston fouled out in 13 minutes of game time, and the brunt of the minutes was borne by Vinnie 'Microwave' Johnson, Earl Cureton and Terry Tyler.