highest ppg in a month with at least 6 games played since 1976 in the nba

Since 1975-76, James Harden has averaged the most points per game when playing 6+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg by a player in a month with at least 6 games played since 1976 in the NBA
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
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
39.2
6
April 1986
39.3
7.8
2.3
1.5
0.3
15.0
31.3
47.9
0.0
0.7
0.0
9.2
11.3
80.9
53.9
4.5
3.3
3.0
236
235
47
14
9
2
18
15
9Michael 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
10Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.9
7
August 2020
41.3
4.1
9.7
1.6
0.1
11.9
23.6
50.3
6.0
13.1
45.7
9.1
10.1
90.1
69.3
0.4
3.7
3.3
289
272
29
68
11
1
23
12
+16
11Damian 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
12Michael 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
13Dominique 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
14Moses 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
15Michael 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
16James 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
17Luka 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
18Michael 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
19Michael 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
20James 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
21Stephen 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
22Luka 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
23Carmelo 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
24George 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
25Stephen 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

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Team Rankings

ORTG

123.6

2nd

DRTG

112.0

4th

NETRTG

11.6

2nd

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
PHX PHX
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Sat
12/6
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAC Kings

5 - 17

95

Final

121

HOU Rockets

14 - 5

Wed 3 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM