first player to score 40 points in a game this season

Nikola Jokić put up 41 points against the Clippers on October 26.

Interpreted as:

first player to score 40 or more points in a game this season

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10/26/2024	41	DEN	vs	LAC	37	9	4	2	1	14	26	53.8	7	12	58.3	6	8	75.0	69.4	3	6	5	2	+7
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	10/26/2024	40	DAL	@	PHX	39	10	4	0	1	12	25	48.0	5	13	38.5	11	12	91.7	66.1	1	9	2	4	-12
3	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	10/27/2024	45	PHI	@	IND	48	4	4	1	2	14	32	43.8	5	17	29.4	12	15	80.0	58.3	0	4	5	3	+6
4	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	10/28/2024	50	ORL	vs	IND	40	13	9	1	2	16	26	61.5	3	9	33.3	15	22	68.2	70.1	4	9	4	4	+3
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10/28/2024	40	DEN	@	TOR	44	10	4	1	2	18	27	66.7	3	5	60.0	1	2	50.0	71.7	3	7	3	2	+9
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	10/30/2024	44	NYK	@	MIA	39	13	2	0	0	17	25	68.0	4	5	80.0	6	6	100.0	79.6	3	10	2	5	+15
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	10/31/2024	40	PHX	@	LAC	38	5	8	3	0	11	18	61.1	5	9	55.6	13	15	86.7	81.3	1	4	2	1	+20
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	11/2/2024	41	MIL	vs	CLE	39	4	9	0	1	13	24	54.2	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	74.5	0	4	1	4	+3
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11/10/2024	43	MIL	vs	BOS	39	13	5	0	2	18	29	62.1	1	2	50.0	6	10	60.0	64.4	1	12	1	4	-6
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	11/10/2024	43	DAL	@	DEN	35	5	5	1	1	17	22	77.3	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	92.2	0	5	1	1	-6
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11/11/2024	45	OKC	vs	LAC	39	3	9	5	2	13	21	61.9	4	8	50.0	15	16	93.8	80.2	0	3	1	3	+8
12	Tyler Herro T. Herro	11/12/2024	40	MIA	@	DET	42	5	8	4	0	14	27	51.9	10	17	58.8	2	2	100.0	71.7	0	5	1	3	+3
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	11/13/2024	46	NYK	vs	CHI	39	10	3	3	0	18	30	60.0	6	12	50.0	4	8	50.0	68.6	1	9	4	5	+4
14	Jordan Poole J. Poole	11/13/2024	42	WAS	@	SAS	33	2	6	2	0	15	22	68.2	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	85.2	0	2	3	5	-6
15	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	11/13/2024	50	SAS	vs	WAS	32	6	2	1	3	18	29	62.1	8	16	50.0	6	9	66.7	75.8	1	5	1	3	+13
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11/13/2024	59	MIL	vs	DET	44	14	7	2	3	21	34	61.8	1	2	50.0	16	17	94.1	71.1	3	11	3	1	+7
17	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	11/15/2024	43	BKN	@	NYK	39	2	3	1	1	16	22	72.7	7	10	70.0	4	6	66.7	87.3	0	2	4	2	-1
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	11/15/2024	40	LAL	@	SAS	36	12	2	1	2	14	26	53.8	2	4	50.0	10	12	83.3	63.9	5	7	2	1	+12
19	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	11/15/2024	60	SAC	vs	MIN	44	3	7	3	1	22	35	62.9	6	10	60.0	10	11	90.9	75.3	2	1	6	3	+1
20	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	11/16/2024	49	SAC	vs	UTA	36	3	9	2	0	16	30	53.3	3	4	75.0	14	19	73.7	63.9	0	3	4	3	+1
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	11/17/2024	44	PHX	@	MIN	40	6	7	0	1	15	29	51.7	6	13	46.2	8	9	88.9	66.7	3	3	4	4	+4
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11/20/2024	41	MIL	vs	CHI	35	9	8	1	0	17	24	70.8	0	1	0.0	7	14	50.0	68.0	1	8	1	1	+7
23	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	11/23/2024	50	CHA	@	MIL	40	5	10	1	0	17	38	44.7	6	17	35.3	10	13	76.9	57.2	0	5	4	3	+7
24	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	11/25/2024	44	CHA	vs	ORL	40	9	7	1	1	17	30	56.7	4	11	36.4	6	8	75.0	65.6	0	9	7	4	-2
25	OG Anunoby	11/25/2024	40	NYK	@	DEN	38	5	4	0	1	16	23	69.6	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	82.2	1	4	1	2	+21