most 40 point games by a player after turning 35

LeBron James has the most games by a player 35 or older with 40+ points, with 15 games.

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most 40 or more point regular-season games by a player after turning 35 years old

	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	LeBron James L. James	15	662	36.9	44.1	9.3	6.5	0.9	0.9	15.9	25.5	62.6	5.3	9.1	58.8	6.9	8.1	85.2	76.0	1.2	8.1	3.5	554	140	97	13	14	52	14	+144
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	14	655	35.8	46.8	4.4	4.6	1.7	0.4	15.8	26.6	59.2	8.9	16.6	53.4	6.4	6.8	93.7	79.0	0.4	4.0	2.9	501	62	64	24	5	41	22	+53
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	517	41.3	43.1	6.8	4.3	2.3	0.3	16.8	30.3	55.2	0.7	1.6	42.1	8.9	10.4	85.6	61.7	1.7	5.2	1.6	496	82	52	27	3	19	24	+137
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	9	374	38.7	41.6	6.6	5.3	1.0	0.9	15.8	27.1	58.2	3.4	8.1	42.5	6.6	7.3	89.4	68.5	0.8	5.8	3.8	348	59	48	9	8	34	17	+14
5	James Harden J. Harden	6	270	37.1	45.0	5.2	7.5	1.3	0.7	13.3	23.0	58.0	6.7	12.2	54.8	11.7	13.7	85.4	77.6	0.8	4.3	3.2	223	31	45	8	4	19	10	+107
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4	169	39.5	42.3	7.3	3.5	1.0	1.8	17.0	26.3	64.8	0.0	0.0		8.3	9.8	84.6	69.2	2.0	5.3	3.3	158	29	14	4	7	13	11
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	3	121	40.0	40.3	10.0	4.7	2.3	1.3	14.0	20.7	67.7	0.0	0.0		12.3	16.3	75.5	72.4	0.7	9.3	3.7	120	30	14	7	4	11	8	+9
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3	126	44.3	42.0	11.7	1.7			18.3	29.7	61.8				5.3	7.3	72.7	63.8				133	35	5				11
9	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	2	83	38.3	41.5	5.5	7.0	1.5	0.0	13.0	21.5	60.5	2.5	4.5	55.6	13.0	14.5	89.7	74.4	0.5	5.0	3.0	77	11	14	3	0	6	2	+37
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2	104	36.8	52.0	4.5	3.5	0.5	0.5	18.5	42.0	44.0	4.5	16.5	27.3	10.5	14.0	75.0	54.0	0.5	4.0	2.0	74	9	7	1	1	4	4	-27
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2	80	36.3	40.0	6.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	13.0	23.0	56.5	4.0	7.0	57.1	10.0	10.5	95.2	72.4	0.0	6.0	1.5	73	12	8	4	0	3	7	+18
12	Alex English A. English	2	94	45.5	47.0	3.0	6.5	1.5	0.0	20.5	34.0	60.3	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.5	92.3	63.8	0.5	2.5	2.5	91	6	13	3	0	5	6
13	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	1	51	38.1	51.0	5.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	18.0	30.0	60.0	7.0	13.0	53.8	8.0	9.0	88.9	75.1	0.0	5.0	4.0	38	5	5	1	1	4	4	-5
14	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	1	40	33.6	40.0	8.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	13.0	16.0	81.3	6.0	7.0	85.7	8.0	8.0	100.0	102.5	0.0	8.0	1.0	34	8	5	3	1	1	2	+29
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	45	35.1	45.0	11.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	20.0	25.0	80.0	0.0	0.0		5.0	8.0	62.5	78.9	3.0	8.0	3.0	35	11	2	3	1	3	4	+17
16	Reggie Miller R. Miller	1	41	42.0	41.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	21.0	61.9	7.0	11.0	63.6	8.0	8.0	100.0	83.6	0.0	2.0	1.0	42	2	5	0	1	1	1	+19
17	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1	43	34.0	43.0	4.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	15.0	25.0	60.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	10.0	11.0	90.9	72.1	1.0	3.0	2.0	34	4	6	2	0	2	2	+29
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	1	49	54.0	49.0	14.0	12.0	4.0	1.0	19.0	35.0	54.3	2.0	8.0	25.0	9.0	10.0	90.0	62.2	0.0	14.0	5.0	54	14	12	4	1	5	5
19	Walter Davis W. Davis	1	41	33.0	41.0	8.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	32.0	56.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	60.7	5.0	3.0	1.0	33	8	2	1	0	1	4

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.2

James

RPG

9.6

Ayton

APG

7.3

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.7

14th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.9

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

114.5

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

3.0

1.7

1.6

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

556.4

Mobley

540.1

Harden

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

560.8

Harden

550.8

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-55

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
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	PHI	@	CHA	118-114
Sat 3/28	SAC	@	ATL	113-123
Sat 3/28	CHI	@	MEM	124-125
Sat 3/28	UTA	@	PHX	109-134

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 5/20	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM

LeBron James has the most games by a player 35 or older with 40+ points, with 15 games.

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