most 40 point games by a player since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most games with 40+ points, with 173 games.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point regular-season games by a player since 1980

	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	173	7,813	41.4	45.2	6.5	5.1	2.8	1.1	16.9	29.5	57.2	0.7	1.9	35.0	10.8	12.5	86.2	64.6	1.9	4.6	2.7	7,157	1,116	886	489	192	472	494	+232
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	122	5,501	42.8	45.1	6.1	4.2	1.8	0.6	15.4	30.1	51.1	2.9	6.6	43.8	11.4	13.3	85.7	62.7	1.2	4.9	3.2	5,218	741	512	214	74	396	334	+759
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	LeBron James L. James	79	3,517	41.6	44.5	8.7	7.1	1.7	0.9	15.7	26.6	59.0	3.8	7.3	51.2	9.3	11.8	79.4	70.0	1.6	7.1	3.7	3,286	684	560	136	73	289	145	+651
5	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
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	Kevin Durant K. Durant	74	3,223	41.4	43.6	8.1	4.6	1.2	1.2	14.8	25.9	57.2	3.8	7.9	48.0	10.2	11.4	89.3	70.5	0.9	7.2	3.7	3,064	599	340	86	86	276	173	+404
8	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
9	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
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	57	2,480	40.4	43.5	5.2	3.0	1.3	0.8	17.2	29.2	58.9	0.3	0.9	35.8	8.8	10.4	84.9	64.5				2,302	297	173	76	47		151
11	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
12	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
13	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	51	2,231	42.1	43.7	7.0	4.5		0.1	15.8	23.7	66.6	0.0			12.2	14.4	84.6	72.8				2,147	357	231		4		168
14	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
15	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
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	2,102	40.6	42.9	13.6	2.5	0.8	2.2	16.9	25.6	66.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	15.2	60.1	66.5	5.1	8.5	2.7	1,991	668	122	41	108	132	145	+319
17	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
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	45	1,966	39.5	43.7	13.9	2.9	1.8	2.1	15.8	27.0	58.6	1.3	3.2	42.0	10.7	12.4	86.5	67.4	3.8	10.1	1.9	1,777	627	131	82	93	84	110	+385
19	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	45	1,987	41.8	44.2	7.7	5.1	1.7	0.9	15.7	29.5	53.4	3.5	7.4	47.1	9.2	11.9	77.4	63.6	1.8	5.9	2.9	1,880	347	228	78	41	129	88	+219
20	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
21	Bernard King B. King	40	1,796	41.3	44.9	7.5	3.7			17.1	28.2	60.7	0.1	0.4	28.6	10.6	13.5	78.7	65.8	2.7	4.8		1,653	298	148				136
22	Devin Booker D. Booker	39	1,794	37.9	46.0	5.3	5.9	1.2	0.5	16.3	27.5	59.5	3.9	8.4	46.2	9.4	10.6	88.7	71.6	0.8	4.5	3.6	1,477	207	230	46	20	139	112	+297
23	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
24	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
25	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

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

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30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

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2.0

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1.8

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

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Brooks

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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Davison

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Proctor

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114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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105.7

107.4

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44.2

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Smith

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44.0

Thompson

42.0

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2.00

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Lanier

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	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