active player with most ppg in one season with a minimum of 35 games

James Harden has averaged the most points per game by an active player with 35+ games played in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	78	2018-19	HOU	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	39	2023-24	PHI	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
3	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	68	2019-20	HOU	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	70	2023-24	DAL	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	66	2022-23	PHI	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	76	2024-25	OKC	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	66	2022-23	DAL	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	58	2022-23	POR	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	81	2013-14	OKC	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.0	63	2020-21	GSW	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	81	2016-17	OKC	34.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	68	2022-23	OKC	35.5	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
13	LeBron James L. James	31.4	79	2005-06	CLE	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
14	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31.3	60	2020-21	WAS	35.8	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	2,147	1,878	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.1	63	2022-23	MIL	32.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.6	68	2021-22	PHI	33.8	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
17	Bradley Beal B. Beal	30.5	57	2019-20	WAS	36.0	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	22.9	45.5	3.0	8.4	35.3	6.8	8.0	84.2	57.9	0.9	3.3	3.4	2,053	1,741	242	347	71	23	194	126	-201
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	73	2023-24	MIL	35.2	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
19	James Harden J. Harden	30.4	72	2017-18	HOU	35.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	67	2024-25	MIL	34.2	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	2,289	2,036	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
21	LeBron James L. James	30.3	56	2021-22	LAL	37.2	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.1	82	2009-10	OKC	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30.1	74	2022-23	BOS	36.9	8.8	4.6	1.1	0.7	9.8	21.1	46.6	3.2	9.3	35.0	7.2	8.4	85.4	60.7	1.1	7.7	2.9	2,732	2,225	649	342	78	51	213	160	+470
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30.1	79	2015-16	GSW	34.2	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	75	2023-24	OKC	34.0	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	2,553	2,254	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.4

Durant

RPG

9.3

Sengun

APG

7.0

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

2nd

DRTG

113.1

6th

NETRTG

9.4

2nd

3P%

40.2

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	HOU	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	IND	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

17 - 8

115

Final

101

Nuggets

20 - 7

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.7

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

Tank Leaderboard

5-21

6-22

7-22

7-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,321.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.9

Reaves

36.7

Thompson

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

9-17

11-17

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5
6	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.5
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	21	.192	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Kings	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/18	DEN	@	NOP	125-118
Tue 11/18	SAC	@	OKC	99-113
Tue 11/18	WAS	@	MIN	109-120
Tue 11/18	NYK	@	DAL	113-111
Tue 11/18	CHI	@	POR	122-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	MIA	@	NYK	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	TOR	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	MIL	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 12/21	SAS	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM

James Harden has averaged the most points per game by an active player with 35+ games played in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

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36.9

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