most 40 point games by a player vs a team

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games by a player against a team with 40+ points, with 42 games versus the Lakers.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point regular-season games by a player vs a team

	NAME	GP	PTS	OPP	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	2,111	Lakers		50.3	25.8	3.7			20.7	39.6	52.2				8.9	16.7	53.4	53.5					1,082	156				76
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	2,035	Royals		49.6	23.8				20.3	38.0	53.5				9.0	16.3	55.3	55.0					974					66
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	40	1,925	Pistons	48.2	48.1	25.9				19.8	37.0	53.6				8.5	15.1	56.5	55.2				1,928	1,034					75
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	1,733	76ers	48.1	48.1	25.8	2.9			19.0	37.3	50.9				10.1	17.5	57.8	53.5				1,730	927	105				60
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	1,835	Knicks	48.3	52.4	25.7	2.9			21.3	37.9	56.1				9.9	16.0	61.9	58.3				1,689	901	100				54
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	1,389	Bullets	47.7	49.6	25.3	3.6			21.1	38.4	54.9				7.5	12.4	60.2	56.6				1,335	707	101				73
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23	1,077	Celtics	48.4	46.8	29.3	1.7			18.8	35.1	53.5				9.3	15.5	59.7	55.9				1,113	675	40				46
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18	918	Hawks	47.8	51.0	23.6	2.7			20.2	34.9	57.7				10.7	18.0	59.3	59.5				860	425	48				34
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	16	729	76ers		45.6					16.2						13.2	15.6	84.4											55
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	15	703	Pistons		46.9					18.0						10.9	13.8	78.7											63
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	652	Cavaliers	41.7	46.6	7.4	5.7	3.1	1.0	18.4	31.1	58.9	0.3	1.4	21.1	9.6	10.9	88.2	64.8	2.4	5.0	2.5	584	104	80	43	14	35	33	+26
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	14	605	Royals		43.2	16.9				16.8						9.6	11.6	83.3						237					43
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	13	588	Knicks	41.5	45.2	6.4	3.8	3.2	1.2	15.8	28.8	54.7	1.2	2.5	46.9	12.5	14.5	86.2	64.2	1.5	4.8	2.9	539	83	49	41	15	38	33	+12
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	13	564	Lakers		43.4	8.4	11.6			15.2						13.1	14.9	87.6						109	151				41
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	540	Bucks	40.1	45.0	5.7	4.3	2.8	0.8	16.0	26.8	59.6	0.3	1.2	21.4	12.8	15.2	84.1	67.2	1.3	4.4	2.3	481	68	52	34	9	28	36	+6
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	12	543	Celtics		45.3	15.9	3.6	1.0	2.0	17.8						9.6	13.4	71.4						191	43	1	2		33
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	12	513	Celtics		42.8	10.3	9.5			15.5	27.9	55.5				11.8	13.1	89.8	63.5					124	114				42
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11	514	76ers	41.6	46.7	6.4	4.5	2.9	1.4	18.5	30.1	61.6	0.7	1.9	38.1	8.9	10.6	83.8	67.2	2.1	4.3	3.2	458	70	49	32	15	35	32
19	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	11	496	Nuggets	41.9	45.1	8.3	4.5	0.9	0.2	16.0	23.5	68.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	13.0	15.2	85.6	74.6	4.1	4.2	2.4	461	91	50	10	2	26	36
20	Jerry West J. West	11	475	Warriors		43.2	6.3	7.3			15.1	27.5	54.8				13.0	14.6	88.8	63.5					69	80				32
21	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	11	466	Knicks	48.0	42.4	6.2	12.4			14.4						13.6	15.0	90.9					528	68	136				46
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	11	499	Hawks		45.4	18.3				17.1	34.4	49.7				11.2	14.6	76.4	55.6					201					35
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	10	440	Warriors	42.0	44.0	5.7	4.9	1.4	0.6	14.7	30.5	48.2	2.6	7.0	37.1	12.0	13.8	87.0	60.2	1.1	4.6	3.7	420	57	49	14	6	37	24	+52
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	432	Nets	38.7	43.2	7.0	4.6	3.0	1.2	16.0	28.7	55.7	0.2	0.8	25.0	11.0	12.9	85.3	62.8	1.4	5.6	2.6	387	70	46	30	12	26	27	+35
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	451	Celtics	40.5	45.1	5.7	6.3	3.8	0.8	17.0	28.6	59.4	0.7	2.0	35.0	10.4	11.2	92.9	67.3	1.3	4.4	1.7	405	57	63	38	8	17	32