most 40 or more point games by a player 1980

George Gervin had the most games in 1979-80 with 40+ points, with 18 games.

Regular season

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	George Gervin G. Gervin	18	787	1979-80	SAS	40.8	43.7	4.8	2.8	1.8	1.0	17.6	29.8	59.0	0.7	1.8	39.4	7.9	9.7	81.1	64.2				734	87	50	33	18		41
2	World B. Free W. B. Free	8	350	1979-80	SDC	43.3	43.8	4.8	5.1	2.0	0.5	16.6	28.0	59.4	0.1	0.4	33.3	10.4	12.8	81.4	65.1			3.5	346	38	41	16	4	28	20
3	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	4	184	1979-80	UTA	44.0	46.0	9.3	3.5		0.3	17.0	26.3	64.8	0.0	0.0		12.0	13.5	88.9	71.5				176	37	14		1		12
4	Julius Erving J. Erving	4	166	1979-80	PHI	41.5	41.5	8.3	5.5		0.8	17.0	26.0	65.4	0.3			7.3	7.3	100.0	71.1				166	33	22		3		8
5	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	3	132	1979-80	NJN		44.0					15.7			0.7			12.0	14.0	85.7
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	3	129	1979-80	HOU	42.7	43.0	20.3	1.7	1.0	1.7	17.0	26.3	64.6	0.0	0.0		9.0	10.7	84.4	69.3	10.7	9.7	6.3	128	61	5	3	5	19	12
7	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2	85	1979-80	WAS	43.5	42.5	11.5	2.0			17.5	26.0	67.3	0.0			7.5	9.0	83.3	70.9				87	23	4				4
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	2	86	1979-80	BOS	43.5	43.0	13.0	5.0	1.0	0.5	18.0	30.5	59.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	3.5	3.5	100.0	67.1	5.5	7.5	4.0	87	26	10	2	1	8	8
9	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	2	86	1979-80	CLE	43.0	43.0	10.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	18.5	32.0	57.8	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.5	70.6	60.2	6.5	4.0	1.5	86	21	1	2	3	3	7
10	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	1	51	1979-80	SAS	36.0	51.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	32.0	71.9	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.0	83.3	73.6				36	7	1	0	0		4
11	Alex English A. English	1	40	1979-80	DEN	39.0	40.0	14.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	17.0	27.0	63.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	67.5	6.0	8.0	5.0	39	14	2	2	0	5	5
12	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	1	45	1979-80	NJN	36.0	45.0	10.0	4.0			19.0	28.0	67.9	1.0			6.0	7.0	85.7	72.4				36	10	4				3
13	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	1	49	1979-80	PHX	39.0	49.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	18.0	30.0	60.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	11.0	12.0	91.7	69.4	0.0	2.0	3.0	39	2	2	1	1	3	0
14	Dan Issel D. Issel	1	47	1979-80	DEN	41.0	47.0	8.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	14.0	24.0	58.3	0.0	0.0		19.0	23.0	82.6	68.9	4.0	4.0	1.0	41	8	2	4	2	1	4
15	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	1	41	1979-80	IND	39.0	41.0	7.0	8.0			16.0	25.0	64.0	1.0			8.0	10.0	80.0	69.7				39	7	8				3
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	42	1979-80	LAL	60.0	42.0	17.0	7.0	1.0	8.0	18.0	35.0	51.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.0	75.0	54.5	2.0	15.0	8.0	60	17	7	1	8	8	6
17	Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	1	49	1979-80	KCK	40.0	49.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	20.0	25.0	80.0	0.0	0.0		9.0	15.0	60.0	77.5	1.0	3.0	2.0	40	4	3	3	1	2	3
18	Billy Knight B. Knight	1	44	1979-80	IND	43.0	44.0	13.0	7.0	4.0	1.0	20.0	29.0	69.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	69.5			3.0	43	13	7	4	1	3	2
19	Freeman Williams F. Williams	1	51	1979-80	SDC	44.0	51.0	4.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	22.0	34.0	64.7	2.0	4.0	50.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	69.6	3.0	1.0	5.0	44	4	3	2	1	5	1
20	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1	43	1979-80	DEN	42.0	43.0	12.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	14.0	17.0	82.4	0.0	0.0		15.0	17.0	88.2	87.8	2.0	10.0	3.0	42	12	5	4	0	3	5
21	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	1	45	1979-80	KCK	45.0	45.0	7.0	2.0		0.0	19.0	31.0	61.3	1.0	2.0	50.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	66.0				45	7	2		0		3
22	Gus Williams G. Williams	1	41	1979-80	SEA	48.0	41.0	8.0	6.0	1.0	4.0	16.0	29.0	55.2	0.0	0.0		9.0	10.0	90.0	61.4	2.0	6.0	6.0	48	8	6	1	4	6	2
23	John Drew J. Drew	1	40	1979-80	ATL	32.0	40.0	13.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	30.0	53.3	0.0	0.0		8.0	9.0	88.9	58.9			2.0	32	13	1	2	0	2	4
24	Walter Davis W. Davis	1	40	1979-80	PHX	35.0	40.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	16.0	22.0	72.7	0.0	0.0		8.0	10.0	80.0	75.8	0.0	1.0	3.0	35	1	1	5	0	3	1
25	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	1	40	1979-80	MIL	35.0	40.0	9.0	9.0	3.0	0.0	19.0	25.0	76.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	77.3			3.0	35	9	9	3	0	3	2

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PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 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

George Gervin had the most games in 1979-80 with 40+ points, with 18 games.

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