most 40 point games by a guard in nba history

Michael Jordan has the most games by a guard with 40+ points, with 165 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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	165	7,463	41.3	45.2	6.4	5.2	2.8	1.2	16.8	29.4	57.3	0.7	2.0	34.7	10.9	12.6	86.3	64.7	1.9	4.5	2.8	6,819	1,055	850	470	190	458	476	+128
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	121	5,441	42.8	45.0	6.1	4.2	1.8	0.6	15.3	30.0	51.2	2.9	6.5	44.2	11.4	13.3	85.7	62.8	1.2	4.9	3.3	5,176	737	508	213	73	394	333	+752
3	James Harden J. Harden	107	4,854	39.5	45.4	7.4	8.1	2.1	0.7	13.3	26.2	50.8	5.6	12.8	44.2	13.1	14.9	87.9	69.2	1.2	6.2	4.8	4,226	788	869	228	79	516	318	+1074
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	79	3,507	44.9	44.4	4.3	6.3	2.3	0.2	15.5	30.5	51.0	2.0	5.0	40.6	11.3	13.6	83.4	60.9	1.0	3.3	3.7	3,546	339	494	185	14	294	177	+443
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	77	3,288		42.7	9.3	10.9			15.0						12.7	14.4	88.2						718	836				268
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	75	3,400	36.4	45.3	5.3	5.6	1.4	0.3	14.9	25.4	58.5	8.6	15.2	56.3	7.0	7.5	92.9	78.9	0.7	4.7	3.3	2,729	398	418	106	24	251	150	+862
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	66	2,899	40.0	43.9	5.0	2.9	1.4	0.9	17.3	29.3	59.0	0.3	0.9	35.8	9.1	10.7	84.8	64.6				2,639	331	191	90	57		175
8	Jerry West J. West	66	2,891		43.8					15.8						12.2	14.4	84.8
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	62	2,765	38.5	44.6	9.4	9.0	1.7	0.4	15.0	26.4	56.7	5.1	11.1	46.0	9.6	11.9	80.1	70.5	0.9	8.5	3.7	2,384	582	556	108	27	227	168	+523
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	60	2,713	39.3	45.2	4.9	7.3	1.2	0.3	14.1	25.3	55.7	6.5	12.9	50.2	10.6	11.5	92.6	74.5	0.6	4.3	2.6	2,356	293	438	71	20	156	115	+423
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	50	2,212	39.0	44.2	9.8	8.3	1.6	0.3	15.5	30.1	51.6	3.1	7.8	40.2	10.1	12.2	82.6	62.4	2.0	7.9	5.0	1,949	491	417	78	15	251	141	+74
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	1,837	37.8	45.9	5.4	5.9	1.2	0.5	16.4	27.4	59.7	3.9	8.4	45.8	9.4	10.6	88.7	71.6	0.8	4.6	3.6	1,513	214	237	46	21	143	113	+299
13	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	37	1,657	39.4	44.8	4.7	5.5	1.8	0.5	15.9	26.8	59.4	5.7	10.0	56.9	7.2	7.9	91.2	73.9	0.8	3.9	2.7	1,458	173	203	66	19	100	98	+292
14	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	37	1,640	41.6	44.3	7.4	5.0	1.7	0.9	15.8	29.6	53.3	3.5	7.5	46.7	9.3	12.1	77.4	63.6	1.8	5.6	2.9	1,538	275	186	62	33	107	68	+146
15	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	37	1,634		44.2	3.2		3.2		16.3	28.8	56.4				11.6	13.4	86.9	63.6					120		16
16	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	35	1,554		44.4					16.7						11.0	12.7	86.7
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	34	1,486	36.8	43.7	5.5	5.8	1.9	1.0	14.7	24.7	59.4	2.2	4.9	45.5	12.1	13.5	89.6	71.3	0.9	4.6	2.3	1,250	187	197	64	34	77	84	+424
18	Trae Young T. Young	34	1,487	38.1	43.7	4.2	9.1	1.1	0.1	13.7	25.6	53.6	5.2	11.0	47.1	11.1	12.6	88.1	70.2	0.8	3.4	4.8	1,294	142	310	39	5	164	57	+156
19	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	34	1,484	38.7	43.6	5.4	4.8	1.4	0.3	15.0	27.6	54.4	5.2	11.5	45.3	8.4	9.5	88.0	68.6	1.0	4.4	3.1	1,316	183	164	47	11	107	81	+314
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	34	1,467	41.9	43.1	6.2	6.2	2.5	1.4	15.0	26.4	56.8	1.6	3.8	43.4	11.4	14.1	81.2	66.1	1.4	4.8	3.9	1,426	212	212	84	48	134	81	+212
21	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31	1,378	40.8	44.5	4.8	5.5	1.2	0.4	15.8	28.0	56.5	4.6	9.4	48.6	8.3	9.6	86.2	69.0	1.4	3.4	3.1	1,265	148	169	36	12	96	80	+29
22	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	30	1,321	38.5	44.0	6.1	3.7	1.7	0.8	15.0	27.1	55.2	6.0	12.5	47.7	8.1	9.8	83.0	70.0	0.8	5.3	3.4	1,155	184	111	51	23	102	61	+283
23	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	29	1,277	42.7	44.0	4.0	5.7	1.9	0.2	13.7	25.5	53.7	4.7	9.6	48.6	12.0	14.4	83.1	69.1	1.0	3.0	3.9	1,238	117	165	56	7	114	97	+162
24	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	26	1,116	40.3	42.9	6.1	4.5	1.2	0.4	15.3	26.6	57.4	1.5	3.5	41.3	10.9	12.7	85.8	66.6	1.1	5.0	2.3	1,047	159	116	32	10	61	58	+211
25	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	24	1,038	39.0	43.3	5.3	3.5	1.4	0.3	15.6	25.9	60.4	6.7	11.6	57.9	5.3	6.3	83.6	75.4	0.8	4.5	3.5	936	127	83	33	7	83	56	+140

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Wilson

RPG

8.0

Wilson

APG

8.3

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.5

25th

DRTG

118.9

23rd

NETRTG

-12.4

26th

3P%

22.6

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Last Game

Wizards

2 - 1

124

Final

120

Bulls

1 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0