most 40 point games by a player in the last 10 years

Between November 9, 2016 and November 9, 2026, James Harden has the most games with 40+ points, with 79 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	James Harden J. Harden	79	3,638	39.0	46.1	7.8	8.3	1.9	0.8	13.5	27.1	49.7	6.0	13.9	43.0	13.1	14.9	88.2	68.5	1.2	6.6	5.0	3,079	616	652	154	67	396	242	+743
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	68	3,038	38.3	44.7	9.3	8.9	1.8	0.4	14.9	26.3	56.4	5.3	11.5	45.8	9.7	12.0	80.8	70.7	0.8	8.4	3.7	2,604	631	606	119	30	251	186	+613
3	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
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	54	2,445	35.7	45.3	5.3	5.3	1.2	0.3	14.7	25.4	58.0	8.6	15.7	54.4	7.3	7.8	93.6	78.6	0.5	4.8	3.1	1,927	287	286	65	18	169	104	+592
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	52	2,365	39.1	45.5	5.0	7.3	1.1	0.3	14.1	25.3	55.8	6.5	13.0	49.6	10.8	11.6	92.9	74.7	0.6	4.4	2.6	2,031	262	380	58	16	135	94	+361
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	49	2,174	36.2	44.4	13.3	4.4	1.2	2.0	15.0	24.8	60.2	1.5	3.9	38.6	13.0	15.0	86.5	70.6	2.9	10.4	3.3	1,775	652	217	61	99	162	158	+549
7	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
8	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	36	1,571	36.8	43.6	5.4	5.9	1.8	1.0	14.6	25.0	58.2	2.4	5.2	45.7	12.2	13.6	89.2	70.3	0.9	4.5	2.3	1,324	194	213	66	36	82	88	+436
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	36	1,562	38.9	43.4	13.8	2.8	1.9	2.1	15.7	27.1	57.8	1.5	3.6	41.4	10.6	12.3	86.0	66.8	3.9	9.9	1.8	1,400	497	99	67	74	65	88	+350
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	35	1,550	38.7	44.3	12.2	8.1	1.7	1.1	16.4	26.9	61.2	2.6	5.9	44.2	8.8	10.5	83.7	70.3	3.5	8.7	3.1	1,356	426	285	58	37	107	99	+334
11	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
12	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
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	33	1,459	38.0	44.2	10.6	8.2	1.5	0.2	15.6	29.8	52.4	3.6	8.7	41.6	9.4	11.4	82.7	63.6	1.8	8.8	5.5	1,256	349	269	49	8	181	97	+74
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	31	1,368	38.6	44.1	6.1	3.7	1.7	0.8	15.1	27.4	55.2	5.9	12.6	47.2	8.0	9.7	82.7	69.8	0.8	5.3	3.4	1,196	188	115	53	25	106	64	+294
15	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
16	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
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	30	1,339	38.9	44.6	4.8	5.4	1.6	0.6	15.8	26.1	60.5	5.8	10.3	56.5	7.2	8.0	90.4	75.4	0.7	4.1	2.4	1,166	145	161	48	18	72	79	+245
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28	1,228	38.5	43.9	7.2	5.5	0.9	1.2	15.8	26.3	60.1	4.3	8.5	49.8	8.0	8.8	91.8	72.8	0.7	6.5	4.0	1,078	202	155	25	33	113	63	+129
19	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
20	LeBron James L. James	24	1,066	38.4	44.4	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.0	16.2	26.1	62.0	4.8	8.5	56.4	7.2	9.2	78.6	73.6	1.6	8.0	3.6	922	230	172	31	24	87	30	+223
21	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	23	995	40.7	43.3	6.1	5.1	1.3	0.3	15.1	26.7	56.7	1.5	3.7	40.7	11.5	13.0	88.3	66.7	1.1	5.0	2.1	935	140	117	30	8	49	51	+189
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	22	977	39.1	44.4	4.9	6.7	1.0	0.2	15.7	28.3	55.5	4.1	9.1	45.3	8.9	10.5	85.2	67.5	1.1	3.8	2.5	860	108	148	23	4	55	43	+181
23	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	19	848	37.5	44.6	13.3	3.5	1.2	0.5	16.1	26.5	60.7	4.0	7.1	56.3	8.4	10.4	81.2	71.8	3.5	9.7	3.5	713	252	67	22	9	67	68	+121
24	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
25	Paul George P. George	18	778	39.3	43.2	9.1	5.3	1.8	0.3	14.9	25.7	58.0	5.9	11.8	50.0	7.6	8.9	85.0	73.1	1.2	7.9	2.7	707	163	95	33	6	49	55	+139

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Şengün

RPG

8.8

Şengün

APG

7.8

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

4th

DRTG

110.1

9th

NETRTG

9.3

4th

3P%

37.6

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	HOU	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

7 - 3

Final

102

Suns

3 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

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)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Between November 9, 2016 and November 9, 2026, James Harden has the most games with 40+ points, with 79 games.

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8.8

7.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

31.3

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.8

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

3.9

2.5

2.5

5.8

4.8

4.2

78.5

73.1

73.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

611

567.5

535.1

602.5

597

559

40.5

36.4

36.1

37.1

36.6

36.5

2.02

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule