latest player to score 40 points in a game

Jalen Brunson scored 43 points in Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers on Wednesday.

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latest player to score 40 or more points in a game

	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	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/21/2025	43	NYK	vs	IND	38	1	5	0	0	15	25	60.0	1	6	16.7	12	14	85.7	69.0	0	1	7	5	-8
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/13/2025	44	DEN	@	OKC	44	15	5	2	0	17	25	68.0	5	7	71.4	5	5	100.0	80.9	6	9	2	4	-8
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/12/2025	42	BOS	@	NYK	40	8	4	4	2	16	28	57.1	7	16	43.8	3	3	100.0	71.6	0	8	4	3	-9
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/9/2025	43	CLE	@	IND	37	9	5	1	0	14	29	48.3	5	13	38.5	10	14	71.4	61.1	5	4	2	4	+35
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	5/6/2025	48	CLE	vs	IND	36	5	9	4	1	15	30	50.0	1	7	14.3	17	21	81.0	61.2	2	3	5	4	+13
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/5/2025	42	DEN	@	OKC	42	22	6	1	2	15	29	51.7	2	6	33.3	10	13	76.9	60.5	5	17	7	5	+10
7	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	5/1/2025	40	NYK	@	DET	42	4	7	0	0	15	33	45.5	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	54.8	2	2	2	2	+5
8	Jamal Murray J. Murray	4/29/2025	43	DEN	vs	LAC	40	5	7	3	1	17	26	65.4	8	14	57.1	1	1	100.0	81.3	0	5	1	2	+17
9	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	4/27/2025	43	MIN	vs	LAL	44	9	6	0	1	12	23	52.2	5	10	50.0	14	17	82.4	70.5	4	5	1	2	+3
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	4/18/2025	40	DAL	@	MEM	37	9	2	1	1	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	6	8	75.0	61.5	2	7	3	0	-18
11	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	4/13/2025	41	MIA	vs	WAS	41	10	7	0	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	5	7	71.4	73.0	1	9	3	2	-4
12	Pat Connaughton P. Connaughton	4/13/2025	43	MIL	vs	DET	44	11	5	2	0	16	29	55.2	5	12	41.7	6	9	66.7	65.2	1	10	2	2	+7
13	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	4/13/2025	43	MIN	vs	UTA	40	6	5	3	1	15	31	48.4	7	18	38.9	6	7	85.7	63.1	0	6	2	1	+20
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	4/10/2025	44	MIN	@	MEM	38	5	3	1	1	13	19	68.4	7	11	63.6	11	13	84.6	89.0	1	4	5	3	+15
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4/9/2025	45	LAL	@	DAL	38	8	6	4	0	16	28	57.1	7	10	70.0	6	9	66.7	70.4	1	7	3	4	+26
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	4/8/2025	42	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
17	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	4/7/2025	43	SAC	@	DET	45	3	4	1	0	16	28	57.1	8	11	72.7	3	4	75.0	72.2	0	3	1	4	+6
18	Devin Booker D. Booker	4/6/2025	40	PHX	@	NYK	40	4	3	1	0	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	6	7	85.7	62.3	3	1	4	4	-9
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4/6/2025	41	DEN	vs	IND	39	15	13	2	1	18	33	54.5	3	11	27.3	2	3	66.7	59.7	3	12	4	0	+1
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4/1/2025	52	GSW	@	MEM	37	10	8	5	1	16	31	51.6	12	20	60.0	8	8	100.0	75.3	1	9	2	2	+17
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4/1/2025	61	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
22	CJ McCollum	3/23/2025	40	NOP	@	DET	37	5	7	1	0	16	28	57.1	5	12	41.7	3	5	60.0	66.2	1	4	2	2	+3
23	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	3/23/2025	42	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
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	3/21/2025	42	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
25	Devin Booker D. Booker	3/19/2025	41	PHX	vs	CHI	36	4	7	0	0	14	26	53.8	6	12	50.0	7	7	100.0	70.5	1	3	4	0	+10