10 Highest Scoring NBA Games Ever

#6 (tied) Phoenix Suns 173-143 Denver Nuggets, November 10 1990

Phoenix Suns v Los Angeles Lakers

On barely the third day after being involved in a game with a total of 314 points scored by both teams combined, the Nuggets topped it against the Phoenix Suns. Except this time, they got blown off the floor by a margin of 30 points in Arizona, losing in a game whose final score of 173-143 could have been a little wider if the Suns had cared about running their totals up.

The game's top scorer was Orlando Woolridge of the Nuggets with 40 points on 24 field goal attempts, 14 of which were successful. The Suns' sixth man Cedric Ceballos was their top scorer, converting 12 of his 15 field goal attempts and 8 out of 12 free throws to total 32 points in just 23 minutes of game time.