most 40 game points in nba history

LeBron James has the most career points, with 42,488 points.

Interpreted as:
most 40 game points by a player in NBA history
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,488
1,577
37.8
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.6
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,534
11,804
11,682
2,360
1,160
5,510
2,802
+7334
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,559
24.6
11.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
5.9
4.3
6.0
72.1
17,441
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,475
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,839
14,966
5,247
2,087
1,145
4,521
4,574
+3014
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,331
36.5
25.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.7
44.8
1.4
4.2
33.0
6.3
7.5
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.2
3.0
48,538
7,034
6,297
1,942
638
4,000
3,338
+4172
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,515
892
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,509
34.0
20.9
7.6
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.7
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.2
4.8
5.5
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,266
11,470
3,650
1,209
1,279
2,486
3,588
+6572
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,044
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,908
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,308
1,151
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,277
7,972
5,039
1,195
1,300
3,645
2,200
+4971
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,205
34.8
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,903
13,093
3,026
739
2,729
3,307
4,141
+4891
10James Harden
J. Harden
28,491
1,181
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.7
36.3
7.1
8.3
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
41,103
6,623
8,557
1,753
665
4,372
2,920
+4637
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,257
34.6
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.1
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.6
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,472
7,801
3,419
1,222
644
3,050
3,541
+1540
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,405
1,302
21.0
12.4
7.2
14.7
49.2
0.0
6.6
8.5
77.0
56.9
16,168
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,311
1,285
21.3
8.5
0.0
4.2
6.2
67.0
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,235
35.8
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
44,190
13,737
3,057
2,161
3,822
3,665
4,378
+561
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,037
25.8
0.1
9.2
7.4
8.9
83.8
4
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,694
1,269
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.2
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,119
8,892
10,150
2,000
410
4,939
3,242
+2798
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,666
1,067
35.7
25.0
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.2
46.2
0.7
5.7
7.0
81.1
53.7
38,089
7,162
2,673
2,057
-378
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,390
34.1
19.1
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,343
15,085
4,223
1,025
3,020
3,380
3,301
+8919
19Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,322
34.5
20.0
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.6
14.7
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.2
6.5
80.6
56.9
0.8
4.8
2.7
45,649
7,496
4,697
1,747
737
3,517
3,618
+3389
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,269
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,103
1,046
34.2
25.0
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.7
4.0
3.1
35,741
4,912
6,643
1,582
276
3,261
2,356
+6235
22Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,449
34.7
18.0
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.8
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.7
2.2
7.9
2.2
50,250
14,619
5,427
1,852
2,035
3,174
3,537
+4951
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,927
1,216
34.8
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,273
5,318
4,991
1,217
402
2,410
2,721
-29
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,473
31.0
17.5
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
6.3
14.4
43.9
1.6
4.1
37.7
3.3
4.1
79.8
54.0
1.1
3.3
1.7
45,644
6,516
4,665
1,510
875
2,562
3,912
+2006
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,171
32.4
21.9
5.6
3.7
9.1
17.9
50.8
0.0
3.7
4.4
83.2
55.1
37,919
6,520
4,344
3,009

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Darius Garland
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

10th

DRTG

114.8

14th

NETRTG

2.4

10th

3P%

34.9

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
19
15
.559
6.0
7
19
15
.559
6.0
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
19
16
.543
6.5
9
16
17
.485
8.5
10
16
19
.457
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/2
@
7:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
2:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

19 - 14

113

Final

129

CLE Cavaliers

19 - 16

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
9
.735
2
23
10
.697
1.5
3
21
12
.636
3.5
4
20
15
.571
5.5
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
19
15
.559
6.0
7
19
15
.559
6.0
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
16
17
.485
8.5
10
16
19
.457
9.5
11
14
20
.412
11.0
12
11
22
.333
13.5
13
10
21
.323
13.5
14
8
24
.250
16.0
15
6
28
.176
19.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
29
5
.853
2
24
9
.727
4.5
3
23
10
.697
5.5
4
21
10
.677
6.5
5
20
11
.645
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.0
7
19
14
.576
9.5
8
18
16
.529
11.0
9
15
18
.455
13.5
10
14
20
.412
15.0
11
12
21
.364
16.5
12
12
21
.364
16.5
13
12
23
.343
17.5
14
8
26
.235
21.0
15
8
27
.229
21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/30
@
123-140
Sun
11/30
@
120-125
Sun
11/30
@
103-116
Sun
11/30
@
125-133
Sun
11/30
@
131-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/2
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
8:00 PM