most 40 point games among forwards in nba history

Elgin Baylor has the most games by a forward with 40+ points, with 88 games.

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	88	3,995		45.4					17.1						11.2	13.9	80.5											309
2	LeBron James L. James	77	3,430	41.6	44.5	8.7	7.0	1.7	0.9	15.7	26.6	58.9	3.8	7.4	51.0	9.4	11.9	79.3	69.9	1.6	7.1	3.7	3,205	670	541	131	71	284	143	+630
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	73	3,181	41.4	43.6	8.0	4.6	1.2	1.2	14.8	25.9	57.0	3.8	7.9	48.0	10.2	11.5	89.4	70.4	0.9	7.2	3.7	3,021	586	334	85	84	271	173	+390
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	70	3,165	42.8	45.2	8.3	5.3	2.9		17.5	33.3	52.5				10.2	11.3	90.3	59.0			3.2	2,999	578	374	100		19	230
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	56	2,514	36.6	44.9	13.0	5.5	1.2	1.2	16.5	25.1	65.9	1.3	3.4	39.1	10.5	14.6	72.2	71.3	2.8	10.2	3.3	2,048	728	306	65	69	183	158	+374
6	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	56	2,493	41.0	44.5	7.7	3.0	1.9	0.7	16.4	29.1	56.3	1.2	2.4	50.0	10.6	12.3	86.2	64.5	3.3	4.3	3.0	2,296	429	166	105	39	167	108
7	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	52	2,271	42.1	43.7	7.1	4.5		0.1	15.8	23.7	66.5	0.0			12.2	14.4	84.6	72.8				2,188	369	236		4		171
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	2,077	42.5	44.2	10.7	6.2	1.9		17.2	28.5	60.3	1.5	3.4	44.1	8.3	8.9	93.1	68.1				1,996	504	293	87			117
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	47	2,075		44.1					16.1						11.9	14.6	81.6											159
10	Bernard King B. King	45	2,003	41.4	44.5	7.9	3.6			17.0	27.8	61.3	0.1	0.4	28.6	10.3	13.3	77.5	66.1				1,862	357	164				152
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	1,894	41.2	43.0	11.9	3.1	1.5	1.1	15.5	23.8	64.9	0.1	0.3	23.1	12.0	15.1	79.8	70.6	2.8	9.1	3.7	1,813	524	138	66	50	161	148	+103
12	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	36	1,586	42.3	44.1	7.6	2.9	1.2	0.6	15.9	27.6	57.7	3.0	5.6	53.2	9.2	10.6	86.4	68.2	2.1	5.4	2.5	1,521	272	103	42	22	91	130	+169
13	Alex English A. English	33	1,425	40.9	43.2	6.2	5.0			17.5	27.8	63.0	0.0	0.1	33.3	8.1	9.1	88.4	67.8			3.1	1,351	203	166			101	112
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30	1,322	39.1	44.1	8.5	4.8	0.9	0.8	14.4	25.4	56.9	5.8	11.1	52.3	9.4	10.6	88.4	73.3	0.9	7.6	2.1	1,173	255	143	27	23	62	68	+396
15	Anthony Davis A. Davis	30	1,313	39.6	43.8	14.0	2.8	1.8	2.2	15.7	26.3	59.7	1.4	3.2	43.2	11.0	12.6	87.1	68.7	3.9	10.1	2.1	1,187	420	83	54	65	64	69	+261
16	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	22	932	39.5	42.4	6.3	3.2	1.0	0.5	16.4	28.2	58.1	1.0	2.6	38.6	8.6	10.7	80.9	64.4	2.8	3.5	2.6	869	139	70	21	11	57	75
17	Paul George P. George	21	908	39.3	43.2	8.8	4.9	2.0	0.3	14.8	25.5	57.8	6.0	11.5	52.3	7.7	9.1	84.8	73.2	1.1	7.6	2.6	826	184	102	41	6	54	61	+153
18	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	21	893	43.0	42.5	13.8	3.1	2.3	0.9	14.9	22.7	65.6	1.1	3.0	35.9	11.6	14.8	78.7	72.8	5.8	8.0	3.9	903	289	66	49	18	82	66	+16
19	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	19	827		43.5					18.0						7.5	9.2	82.2
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	18	769	37.3	42.7	7.3	3.8	1.3	0.5	15.8	26.0	60.9	4.1	8.6	47.7	6.9	8.7	79.6	71.6	1.6	5.7	3.4	672	132	69	23	9	61	39	+248
21	Purvis Short P. Short	18	796	42.2	44.2	5.7	3.2	1.2	0.1	16.9	28.7	59.0	0.9	2.2	41.0	9.4	10.6	89.5	66.3	2.6	3.1	2.9	759	102	58	22	2	53	62
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	17	726	42.1	42.7	10.2	2.6	1.1	1.2	13.9	25.9	53.6	2.2	4.6	48.1	12.7	13.7	92.7	66.9	2.1	8.1	2.2	716	173	45	18	21	38	40	+146
23	Vince Carter V. Carter	17	745	42.3	43.8	7.9	4.4	1.6	1.2	15.2	27.5	55.2	3.8	7.6	50.4	9.6	11.2	86.3	67.7	2.5	5.4	2.7	719	134	74	27	20	46	58	+165
24	Glen Rice G. Rice	16	692	44.9	43.3	5.2	2.6	1.1	0.2	14.8	24.6	60.2	4.3	6.9	61.3	9.4	10.4	89.8	74.0	1.1	4.1	2.1	719	83	41	17	3	34	38	+93
25	John Drew J. Drew	16	686	38.3	42.9	12.4	2.4			15.3	26.8	57.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	12.3	16.0	76.6	63.4				612	199	39				63

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Team Leaders

PPG

38.3

Dončić

RPG

10.5

Kessler

APG

8.1

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

2nd

DRTG

114.9

20th

NETRTG

7.2

8th

3P%

39.7

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

2 - 5

117

Final

138

Lakers

6 - 2

Mon 2 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

30.0

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.9

Dunn

2.8

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.5

Curry

TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

Gafford

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

122.1

121.4

120.9

119.2

117.1

DRtg Rankings

102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.7

108.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

9.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

439.7

Dončić

399.5

Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

467

Dončić

394

Antetokounmpo

387.3

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.3

Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.3

Murray

37.4

Maxey

37.0

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.87

Dončić

1.77

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

6-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-6

2-5

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	5	.286	4.5
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	4	.200	4.5
13	Clippers	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Elgin Baylor has the most games by a forward with 40+ points, with 88 games.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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2.9

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

439.7

399.5

378.6

467

394

387.3

39.3

34.6

34.5

38.3

37.4

37.0

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