most 39 point games in nba history by active players

James Harden has the most games by an active player with 39+ points, with 122 games.

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	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	122	5,439	39.6	44.6	7.3	8.3	2.1	0.7	13.1	26.0	50.5	5.5	12.5	43.8	12.8	14.6	87.9	68.8	1.2	6.1	4.9	4,831	890	1,009	256	87	597	368	+1150
2	LeBron James L. James	101	4,375	41.7	43.3	8.6	7.1	1.6	0.9	15.4	26.3	58.6	3.7	7.4	50.1	8.8	11.1	78.6	69.3	1.4	7.1	3.7	4,210	864	722	166	93	377	192	+645
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	87	3,730	41.4	42.9	8.1	4.6	1.2	1.2	14.6	25.8	56.7	3.7	7.7	47.7	9.9	11.2	89.1	69.8	0.9	7.2	3.7	3,604	706	400	101	103	322	202	+466
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	86	3,829	36.5	44.5	5.3	5.8	1.4	0.3	14.7	25.2	58.2	8.3	15.0	55.8	6.8	7.4	93.0	78.4	0.8	4.6	3.4	3,139	460	498	123	27	290	179	+944
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	77	3,350	38.1	43.5	9.3	8.9	1.6	0.5	14.7	26.3	55.9	5.0	11.2	44.7	9.1	11.5	79.7	69.5	0.9	8.4	3.8	2,930	715	687	127	37	292	198	+657
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	75	3,298	38.9	44.0	4.9	6.9	1.2	0.3	13.7	24.8	55.1	6.1	12.4	49.6	10.5	11.3	92.6	73.8	0.6	4.3	2.6	2,914	368	520	87	26	192	142	+470
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	59	2,631	36.3	44.6	12.8	5.5	1.2	1.2	16.4	24.8	66.0	1.3	3.3	40.1	10.5	14.5	72.2	71.4	2.8	10.0	3.2	2,144	755	324	70	71	189	166	+406
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	58	2,525	35.9	43.5	13.0	4.3	1.3	2.0	14.5	24.3	59.4	1.5	3.8	39.6	13.1	15.2	86.1	70.1	2.8	10.2	3.4	2,081	753	248	75	114	195	187	+622
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	52	2,239	39.3	43.1	13.5	2.8	1.7	2.2	15.7	26.8	58.6	1.3	3.1	40.4	10.5	12.3	84.9	66.9	3.7	9.8	1.9	2,046	701	145	89	115	98	125	+414
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	47	2,106	38.1	44.8	5.2	6.0	1.1	0.4	15.8	27.0	58.6	3.8	8.2	46.2	9.4	10.4	89.8	70.9	0.9	4.4	3.6	1,792	245	283	51	21	171	137	+299
11	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	46	2,008	39.5	43.7	4.7	5.5	1.7	0.7	15.6	26.9	57.9	5.4	10.1	53.6	7.1	7.7	92.1	72.1	0.8	3.9	2.7	1,816	217	252	77	31	124	120	+323
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	44	1,876	37.1	42.6	5.6	5.5	1.8	0.9	14.2	24.3	58.6	2.1	4.7	44.4	12.1	13.4	90.0	70.6	0.9	4.7	2.3	1,633	246	243	77	41	101	118	+467
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	43	1,862	38.7	43.3	12.1	8.4	1.6	1.0	16.2	26.5	61.3	2.4	5.6	43.0	8.4	10.1	83.0	70.0	3.4	8.6	3.1	1,663	519	360	69	43	134	126	+411
14	Trae Young T. Young	38	1,643	38.0	43.2	4.2	9.5	1.2	0.1	13.6	25.2	53.8	5.2	10.8	47.7	11.0	12.5	88.0	70.4	0.8	3.5	4.9	1,443	161	360	45	5	185	63	+201
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	35	1,523	38.7	43.5	5.4	4.8	1.4	0.3	14.9	27.4	54.5	5.2	11.5	45.5	8.4	9.5	88.0	68.8	1.0	4.4	3.1	1,354	189	169	48	11	110	83	+337
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	34	1,477	39.1	43.4	8.7	4.4	1.0	0.9	14.3	25.2	56.9	5.6	10.9	51.3	9.2	10.5	87.2	72.9	0.9	7.8	2.1	1,331	296	148	35	30	70	80	+454
17	Bradley Beal B. Beal	34	1,495	40.8	44.0	4.9	5.6	1.3	0.4	15.6	27.8	56.1	4.6	9.4	48.4	8.2	9.6	85.0	68.6	1.3	3.6	3.1	1,386	167	190	43	13	107	87	+42
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	31	1,354	38.7	43.7	5.9	3.7	1.6	0.7	14.8	27.0	54.8	5.7	12.2	47.1	8.4	10.1	82.8	69.5	0.8	5.1	3.2	1,199	183	116	50	23	100	65	+259
19	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	30	1,272	38.8	42.4	5.1	3.6	1.3	0.3	15.4	25.7	59.9	6.1	11.0	55.3	5.6	6.8	82.8	74.0	0.9	4.3	3.4	1,164	154	107	40	8	102	68	+197
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	30	1,274	40.1	42.5	5.9	4.8	1.3	0.4	15.1	25.9	58.4	1.5	3.6	42.1	10.7	12.4	86.1	67.6	1.0	4.9	2.4	1,203	178	145	40	11	72	66	+249
21	Paul George P. George	28	1,188	38.7	42.4	8.0	4.8	2.0	0.3	14.3	25.2	56.8	5.9	11.5	51.1	7.9	9.1	86.3	72.6	1.0	7.0	2.9	1,084	225	133	57	9	82	86	+257
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	27	1,172	38.7	43.4	4.6	6.6	1.0	0.1	15.4	27.1	56.6	4.1	8.9	46.3	8.6	9.9	86.2	68.9	0.9	3.7	2.6	1,045	123	178	26	4	69	52	+242
23	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	26	1,121	37.7	43.1	13.3	3.3	1.1	0.5	15.4	26.0	59.2	3.9	7.6	51.8	8.4	10.3	82.0	70.6	3.5	9.8	3.2	979	345	86	28	12	83	93	+159
24	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	22	959	33.8	43.6	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.7	15.1	24.6	61.4	8.7	14.2	61.3	4.6	5.0	92.7	81.3	0.5	3.5	2.0	744	88	45	20	15	44	32	+476
25	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	21	903	42.5	43.0	4.2	6.2	1.5	0.9	15.0	28.0	53.3	4.9	10.8	45.1	8.2	9.4	87.4	66.8	0.4	3.9	3.0	893	89	131	32	18	63	54	+144

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PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

James Harden has the most games by an active player with 39+ points, with 122 games.

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26.0

8.9

6.2

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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