highest ppg in a month with 8 gp since 1977

Since 1976-77, James Harden has 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 with 8 or more gp since 1977

	NAME	PPG	GP	MONTH	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	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
2	Kobe 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
3	Kobe 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
4	Kobe 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
5	Kobe 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
6	Joel 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
7	James 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
8	Michael 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
9	Damian 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
10	Michael 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
11	Dominique 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
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	38.1	14	February 1982	44.6	17.3	1.9	0.9	1.3	14.1	25.5	55.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	9.9	12.5	78.9	61.5			3.3	624	534	242	26	13	18	46	35
13	Michael 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
14	James 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
15	Luka 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
16	Michael 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
17	Michael 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
18	James 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
19	Stephen 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
20	Luka 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
21	Carmelo 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
22	George Gervin G. Gervin	36.9	16	January 1980	39.9	4.2	2.4	1.4	0.8	14.3	25.9	55.3	0.6	1.6	36.0	7.7	8.9	86.6	61.9				638	590	67	38	22	13		34
23	Stephen 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
24	Bradley 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
25	Stephen 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

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2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.5
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4	Rockets	26	15	.634	9.0
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6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.5

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Thu 1/22	HOU	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	HOU	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	MEM	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/28	SAS	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Thu 1/29	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons	32	10	.762
2	Celtics	27	16	.628	5.5
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	Cavaliers	25	20	.556	8.5
6	76ers	23	19	.548	9.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	9.0
8	Heat	23	21	.523	10.0
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.5
10	Hawks	21	25	.457	13.0
11	Bucks	18	25	.419	14.5
12	Hornets	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Nets	12	30	.286	20.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	22.0
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1	Thunder	37	8	.822
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.5
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.5
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	9.0
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.5
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.5
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.5
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.5
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	17.0
11	Grizzlies	18	24	.429	17.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.5
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.5
14	Kings	12	33	.267	25.0
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/25	DET	@	UTA	129-131
Thu 12/25	LAC	@	POR	119-103
Fri 12/26	DAL	@	SAC	107-113
Fri 12/26	DEN	@	ORL	126-127
Fri 12/26	PHX	@	NOP	123-114

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Thu 1/22	GSW	@	DAL	7:30 PM
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