highest ppg in a month since 1984 minimum 8 games played

Since 1983-84, James Harden has scored the most points per game when playing 8+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

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highest ppg by a player in a month since 1984 minimum 8 games played
NAMEPPGGPMONTHMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
43.6
14
January 2019
38.8
8.7
7.6
2.1
1.2
12.8
29.7
43.0
5.6
16.6
33.5
12.4
13.7
90.6
60.9
1.6
7.1
5.5
543
610
122
106
29
17
77
46
+54
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43.4
13
January 2006
41.6
5.6
4.1
1.8
0.1
13.9
29.6
47.0
3.5
8.9
39.7
12.0
13.4
89.7
61.1
0.5
5.1
3.5
541
564
73
53
23
1
46
39
+50
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
41.6
8
April 2006
39.6
5.5
3.6
2.3
0.0
14.5
28.5
50.9
3.3
7.9
41.3
9.4
11.4
82.4
62.1
1.1
4.4
2.1
317
333
44
29
18
0
17
27
+101
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40.6
14
February 2003
41.6
4.9
3.6
2.6
0.9
13.9
29.4
47.2
2.4
5.5
42.9
10.6
12.5
84.6
58.3
0.9
4.1
3.4
583
569
69
50
37
13
48
33
+122
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40.4
13
March 2007
44.8
6.2
4.5
1.1
0.5
13.7
29.8
45.9
2.7
7.2
37.2
10.3
11.9
86.5
57.5
1.6
4.5
2.8
582
525
80
58
14
6
36
30
-36
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
40.2
9
December 2023
33.6
12.6
4.9
1.4
2.1
14.3
23.7
60.6
1.2
2.9
42.3
10.3
11.2
92.1
70.3
2.0
10.6
4.1
302
362
113
44
13
19
37
23
+146
7James Harden
J. Harden
39.5
15
November 2019
36.9
6.4
7.6
1.9
0.5
11.2
24.2
46.3
5.5
14.1
38.9
11.6
13.9
83.7
65.1
0.9
5.5
5.1
553
592
96
114
28
8
77
43
+141
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39.0
12
April 1988
41.3
4.5
4.9
3.2
1.1
14.5
25.9
55.9
0.1
1.0
8.3
9.9
11.8
84.4
62.7
1.8
2.8
3.3
495
468
54
59
38
13
40
51
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.5
10
February 2023
37.4
5.7
7.0
0.8
0.2
11.5
23.2
49.6
5.0
12.2
41.0
10.5
10.9
96.3
68.8
1.1
4.6
3.2
374
385
57
70
8
2
32
18
+3
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.4
12
February 1987
41.2
5.4
4.8
3.7
2.4
12.9
27.2
47.5
0.1
0.8
11.1
12.5
14.3
87.7
57.4
1.9
3.5
3.2
494
461
65
58
44
29
38
40
11Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
38.2
12
February 1988
39.4
6.3
3.3
1.8
0.8
14.3
29.1
49.3
1.1
2.4
44.8
8.4
10.3
82.1
56.8
2.7
3.7
3.0
473
458
76
40
21
10
36
29
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.1
9
April 1987
38.4
6.1
6.2
3.0
1.6
13.1
26.0
50.4
0.2
1.2
18.2
11.7
13.7
85.4
59.5
2.4
3.7
2.4
346
343
55
56
27
14
22
27
13James Harden
J. Harden
37.6
11
February 2019
37.4
6.2
5.6
2.5
0.9
11.6
26.0
44.8
5.0
14.2
35.3
9.4
10.3
91.2
61.7
0.8
5.4
4.5
411
414
68
62
27
10
50
28
+20
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
13
December 2023
39.5
8.9
11.1
1.5
0.9
12.7
26.0
48.8
4.4
11.5
38.0
7.8
9.7
80.2
62.0
1.1
7.8
4.5
513
488
116
144
19
12
58
21
+57
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
16
March 2026
37.1
8.0
7.4
2.3
0.7
12.8
25.9
49.2
5.0
12.8
39.2
7.0
8.8
79.4
62.9
0.4
7.6
3.7
594
600
128
118
37
11
59
38
+162
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.5
13
November 1986
40.8
6.2
3.5
2.5
1.7
13.8
30.2
45.9
0.1
0.5
16.7
9.7
11.8
81.8
53.0
2.8
3.5
3.2
531
487
81
46
32
22
42
41
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.4
15
December 1986
39.3
4.6
4.0
2.3
1.5
14.1
28.9
48.7
0.1
0.6
22.2
9.1
10.7
85.6
55.7
1.9
2.7
3.0
590
561
69
60
35
23
45
42
18James Harden
J. Harden
37.3
14
December 2019
38.5
5.6
6.9
2.1
1.2
11.9
24.6
48.1
5.5
12.9
42.5
8.1
9.5
85.0
64.7
1.1
4.5
3.9
539
522
79
97
29
17
54
49
+66
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37.3
15
April 2021
35.2
6.1
4.6
0.8
0.3
11.8
22.8
51.8
6.4
13.7
46.6
7.3
8.0
90.8
70.8
0.4
5.7
4.2
529
559
91
69
12
4
63
31
+34
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.1
10
January 2024
38.8
9.2
10.4
1.6
0.5
12.1
24.8
48.8
3.4
9.8
34.7
9.5
12.4
76.6
61.3
0.8
8.4
3.7
388
371
92
104
16
5
37
22
-35
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
36.9
8
April 2013
36.3
9.9
2.1
0.5
0.5
14.3
26.5
53.8
2.6
5.6
46.7
5.8
6.9
83.6
62.4
3.8
6.1
1.5
291
295
79
17
4
4
12
21
+74
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36.8
8
May 2021
34.6
5.1
5.6
1.4
0.1
11.9
26.3
45.2
6.6
16.9
39.3
6.4
7.1
89.5
62.5
0.5
4.6
3.6
277
294
41
45
11
1
29
16
+114
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
36.7
10
January 2021
35.3
5.5
5.0
1.1
0.6
13.4
27.4
48.9
3.0
7.8
38.5
6.9
7.7
89.6
59.6
1.6
3.9
2.9
353
367
55
50
11
6
29
24
-28
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36.7
10
February 2016
34.6
5.6
7.3
1.9
0.3
12.9
23.5
54.9
6.7
12.5
53.6
4.2
4.8
87.5
71.6
1.4
4.2
3.6
346
367
56
73
19
3
36
18
+61
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.6
14
January 1987
38.9
4.6
3.6
1.9
0.6
13.9
29.4
47.2
0.2
1.2
17.6
8.7
10.2
85.3
54.1
1.9
2.6
3.3
544
513
64
50
27
9
46
42
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10.2

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5.7

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DRTG

113.2

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5.4

6th

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36.4

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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns
45
37
.549
19.0
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98

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HOU Rockets

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28.1

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27.6

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26.9

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10.8

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10.7

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9.5

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7.9

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2.5

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2.4

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1.8

Thompson

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1.8

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3.5

Brooks

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Hachimura

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Richardson

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113.6

Davison

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107.8

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Knicks

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Thunder

119.3

Spurs

116.5

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
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Spurs

106.1

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107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

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Celtics

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714.8

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Spurs

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Suns

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Celtics

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Wizards

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Cavaliers

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Rockets

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
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1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
134-102
Sun
3/29
NYK NYK
@
OKC OKC
100-111
Sun
3/29
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
93-116
Mon
3/30
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
109-119
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112

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Wed
6/3
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
6/5
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Mon
6/8
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM