Kobe Bryant had the most games with 40+ points in 2011-12, with 5 games.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point games by a player in 2012

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5	212	2011-12	LAL	40.8	42.4	5.6	3.8	1.8	0.4	15.4	29.8	51.7	2.0	4.2	47.6	9.6	11.0	87.3	61.2	0.8	4.8	3.2	204	28	19	9	2	16	14	+41
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4	178	2011-12	OKC	44.1	44.5	9.5	3.0	2.0	0.8	16.0	25.3	63.4	3.8	6.5	57.7	8.8	10.5	83.3	74.5	1.5	8.0	3.8	176	38	12	8	3	15	10	+26
3	Kevin Love K. Love	3	133	2011-12	MIN	45.2	44.3	14.3	2.7	0.7	0.3	15.0	28.3	52.9	5.3	8.7	61.5	9.0	11.3	79.4	66.5	5.3	9.0	2.0	136	43	8	2	1	6	5	+27
4	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	2	85	2011-12	NYK	45.0	42.5	8.0	4.0	1.0	0.5	15.0	29.0	51.7	3.0	6.0	50.0	9.5	12.0	79.2	62.0	2.0	6.0	1.5	90	16	8	2	1	3	9	-8
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2	80	2011-12	DAL	40.9	40.0	7.5	3.0	0.5	0.0	13.5	23.5	57.4	2.5	7.5	33.3	10.5	11.0	95.5	70.6	1.0	6.5	3.5	82	15	6	1	0	7	6	+16
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2	85	2011-12	OKC	47.0	42.5	4.0	7.5	1.0	0.5	16.5	28.5	57.9	2.5	5.0	50.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	67.3	1.5	2.5	3.0	94	8	15	2	1	6	3	+17
7	LeBron James L. James	2	81	2011-12	MIA	39.2	40.5	7.0	4.5	2.5	0.5	14.5	24.5	59.2	2.5	4.5	55.6	9.0	11.5	78.3	68.5	1.5	5.5	5.5	78	14	9	5	1	11	1	+6
8	James Harden J. Harden	1	40	2011-12	OKC	35.8	40.0	7.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	12.0	17.0	70.6	5.0	8.0	62.5	11.0	11.0	100.0	91.6	1.0	6.0	3.0	36	7	3	4	0	3	2	+26
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	1	43	2011-12	BOS	43.1	43.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	19.0	57.9	4.0	6.0	66.7	17.0	18.0	94.4	79.9	0.0	2.0	3.0	43	2	3	2	0	3	4	+2
10	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1	41	2011-12	SAC	37.6	41.0	12.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	16.0	25.0	64.0	0.0	0.0		9.0	14.0	64.3	65.8	5.0	7.0	2.0	38	12	2	2	1	2	4	+3
11	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	1	45	2011-12	DET	41.3	45.0	0.0	8.0	2.0	0.0	13.0	22.0	59.1	9.0	9.0	100.0	10.0	11.0	90.9	83.8	0.0	0.0	2.0	41	0	8	2	0	2	5	+10
12	Deron Williams D. Williams	1	57	2011-12	NJN	37.8	57.0	6.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	16.0	29.0	55.2	4.0	11.0	36.4	21.0	21.0	100.0	74.5	1.0	5.0	5.0	38	6	7	1	1	5	2	+11
13	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	1	48	2011-12	GSW	41.8	48.0	7.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	18.0	29.0	62.1	3.0	6.0	50.0	9.0	10.0	90.0	71.9	1.0	6.0	3.0	42	7	2	2	1	3	2	+5
14	Tony Parker T. Parker	1	42	2011-12	SAS	39.4	42.0	3.0	9.0	2.0	1.0	16.0	29.0	55.2	0.0	2.0	0.0	10.0	12.0	83.3	61.3	0.0	3.0	0.0	39	3	9	2	1	0	2	+20
15	Anthony Morrow A. Morrow	1	42	2011-12	NJN	33.4	42.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	20.0	65.0	8.0	11.0	72.7	8.0	8.0	100.0	89.3	3.0	1.0	3.0	33	4	2	0	0	3	5	+7
16	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	45	2011-12	ORL	43.6	45.0	23.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		21.0	39.0	53.8	59.0	7.0	16.0	3.0	44	23	3	4	2	3	2	+12