highest career high in points in a game among active players under 43 points

30 players scored 42 points. The first three are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on April 8 and on February 4, 2023, Andrew Wiggins on March 23 and Kevin Durant on March 21.

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highest career high in points in a regular-season game among active players under 43 points

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	42	4/8/2025	OKC	vs	LAL	37	6	6	0	1	14	26	53.8	5	9	55.6	9	11	81.8	68.1	1	5	1	5	+7
2	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	42	3/23/2025	MIA	vs	CHA	35	3	5	2	1	16	21	76.2	6	8	75.0	4	7	57.1	87.2	0	3	2	2	+22
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	3/21/2025	PHX	vs	CLE	39	6	8	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	9	44.4	4	4	100.0	68.3	0	6	3	1	+7
4	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	42	3/1/2025	MEM	vs	SAS	35	4	2	2	2	15	25	60.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	73.6	1	3	2	3	+10
5	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	42	2/24/2025	SAC	vs	CHA	31	3	2	1	0	16	19	84.2	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	103.3	0	3	3	0	+36
6	Jordan Poole J. Poole	42	2/12/2025	WAS	vs	IND	41	5	5	2	1	15	29	51.7	6	15	40.0	6	6	100.0	66.4	0	5	4	5	-8
7	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	42	2/12/2025	DAL	vs	GSW	40	7	0	1	0	15	25	60.0	7	10	70.0	5	5	100.0	77.2	1	6	3	2	+8
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	42	2/10/2025	SAC	@	DAL	39	7	3	0	0	15	22	68.2	4	6	66.7	8	8	100.0	82.3	0	7	1	2	+21
9	LeBron James L. James	42	2/6/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	38	17	8	1	1	14	25	56.0	6	9	66.7	8	10	80.0	71.4	1	16	3	1	+7
10	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	42	2/3/2025	NYK	vs	HOU	37	6	10	2	0	14	27	51.9	1	4	25.0	13	14	92.9	63.3	2	4	4	1	+12
11	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	42	1/31/2025	PHI	vs	DEN	39	2	9	2	0	15	26	57.7	6	11	54.5	6	8	75.0	71.1	0	2	5	2	-1
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	42	1/27/2025	LAL	@	CHA	37	23	2	0	2	17	28	60.7	0	2	0.0	8	10	80.0	64.8	8	15	4	4	+16
13	Jalen Green J. Green	42	1/13/2025	HOU	vs	MEM	40	3	4	1	0	13	18	72.2	5	6	83.3	11	11	100.0	91.9	0	3	3	1	+8
14	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	42	12/25/2024	SAS	@	NYK	40	18	4	1	4	16	31	51.6	6	16	37.5	4	4	100.0	64.1	2	16	4	1	+7
15	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	42	12/19/2024	SAS	vs	ATL	37	6	5	2	4	13	24	54.2	7	15	46.7	9	12	75.0	71.7	0	6	5	0	+17
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	11/30/2024	MIL	vs	WAS	38	12	11	0	1	15	24	62.5	0	0		12	17	70.6	66.7	2	10	4	0	+9
17	Jordan Poole J. Poole	42	11/13/2024	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
18	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	42	4/11/2024	HOU	@	UTA	40	7	7	2	1	12	30	40.0	9	13	69.2	9	10	90.0	61.0	3	4	2	3	+12
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	42	4/2/2024	DEN	vs	SAS	38	16	6	1	2	18	32	56.3	1	6	16.7	5	6	83.3	60.6	4	12	4	2	+5
20	Jalen Green J. Green	42	3/19/2024	HOU	@	WAS	36	10	3	1	1	12	21	57.1	7	13	53.8	11	13	84.6	78.6	2	8	1	2	+26
21	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	42	3/16/2024	NYK	@	SAC	36	4	2	4	1	17	28	60.7	5	10	50.0	3	4	75.0	70.6	1	3	6	1	+5
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	42	2/8/2024	GSW	@	IND	30	2	2	0	1	15	22	68.2	11	16	68.8	1	2	50.0	91.8	0	2	2	2	+13
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	42	1/21/2024	DEN	@	WAS	36	12	8	2	2	15	20	75.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	80.3	4	8	0	2	+20
24	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	42	1/15/2024	DAL	vs	NOP	41	7	7	0	1	13	28	46.4	3	9	33.3	13	15	86.7	60.7	0	7	3	1	+7
25	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	42	1/7/2024	BKN	vs	POR	44	4	3	0	0	15	26	57.7	4	8	50.0	8	8	100.0	71.1	0	4	3	0	-2