10 Highest Scoring NBA Games Ever

#3 Denver Nuggets 158-162 Golden State Warriors, November 2 1990

Chris Mullin

The Warriors went through some dark times for much of their journey since their 1975 NBA championship. Better times seemed to be ahead, however, as 'Run TMC' took flight for the Warriors during the early 90s - Tim Hardaway, Mitch Ritchmond and Chris Mullin ushered in an era of fast-paced, exciting basketball. Their pace, however, was no match for the Nuggets, who led them in pace by a margin of 113.7 possessions per game to 103.6 - more than 10 - with both teams in the top 2 of the league by that metric.

This game was the highest-scoring non-overtime period game in the history of the NBA, with the Warriors' superior overall quality outlasting the resistance posed by the Nuggets' Orlando Woolridge (37 points). Chris Mullin top-scored in the game with 38 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and a block, while Mitch Richmond and Tim Hardaway had 29 and 32 points respectively.