most 40 point games in a season by a active center

Joel Embiid has the most games by an active center with 40+ points in a season, with 13 games in 2022-23 and in 2021-22.

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	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	13	597	2022-23	PHI	37.0	45.9	10.8	4.5	1.2	2.2	15.6	25.7	60.8	1.2	3.8	32.7	13.5	15.2	88.8	71.0	2.2	8.5	3.5	481	140	59	16	29	45	41	+139
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	13	553	2021-22	PHI	36.5	42.5	13.8	4.3	1.1	1.9	14.1	23.7	59.4	1.9	3.7	52.1	12.5	15.2	82.2	70.1	2.5	11.3	3.8	475	180	56	14	25	49	43	+155
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	454	2024-25	DEN	39.6	45.4	12.1	8.3	1.9	0.9	17.2	30.6	56.2	3.4	8.4	40.5	7.6	9.3	81.7	65.4	3.3	8.8	3.6	396	121	83	19	9	36	27	+85
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	9	424	2023-24	PHI	34.4	47.1	12.3	5.3	1.0	1.1	16.6	26.4	62.6	1.0	3.1	32.1	13.0	14.1	92.1	72.1	3.0	9.3	2.8	309	111	48	9	10	25	28	+103
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	8	350	2016-17	NOP	39.0	43.8	14.4	2.6	1.9	2.3	16.4	28.1	58.2	1.6	3.3	50.0	9.4	11.1	84.3	66.2	3.3	11.1	1.4	312	115	21	15	18	11	20	+102
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	7	303	2018-19	NOP	39.8	43.3	13.1	3.9	1.9	1.4	15.7	28.6	55.0	0.9	3.1	27.3	11.0	12.7	86.5	63.3	4.3	8.9	1.3	279	92	27	13	10	9	21	+22
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5	235	2025-26	DEN	38.5	47.0	11.6	9.8	0.4	1.4	15.0	24.6	61.0	2.8	6.2	45.2	14.2	15.8	89.9	74.5	3.6	8.0	2.2	192	58	49	2	7	11	12	+42
8	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	5	202	2025-26	SAS	28.3	40.4	14.8	3.0	1.0	2.4	15.0	22.6	66.4	2.4	5.4	44.4	8.0	9.2	87.0	75.8	2.2	12.6	1.6	141	74	15	5	12	8	8	+94
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	5	218	2024-25	NYK	40.1	43.6	12.2	3.6	1.8	0.0	16.0	26.4	60.6	4.6	8.4	54.8	7.0	8.8	79.5	72.0	3.0	9.2	3.6	201	61	18	9	0	18	22	+35
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5	204	2022-23	DEN	38.2	40.8	16.0	9.8	2.2	0.6	15.0	23.2	64.7	0.8	2.8	28.6	10.0	12.2	82.0	71.4	4.4	11.6	4.4	191	80	49	11	3	22	15	+70
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5	228	2020-21	DEN	39.8	45.6	9.2	7.0	1.2	1.2	18.0	29.0	62.1	3.0	5.4	55.6	6.6	7.0	94.3	71.1	3.4	5.8	2.8	199	46	35	6	6	14	11	+21
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5	219	2020-21	PHI	37.5	43.8	15.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	14.4	23.4	61.5	1.2	3.6	33.3	13.8	16.0	86.3	71.9	3.0	12.0	2.4	188	75	20	10	10	12	13	+56
13	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5	205	2018-19	PHI	35.6	41.0	17.0	3.2	1.4	2.4	13.4	25.2	53.2	2.0	6.0	33.3	12.2	14.6	83.6	64.8	4.0	13.0	3.2	178	85	16	7	12	16	20	+21
14	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	3	134	2024-25	SAS	36.7	44.7	10.0	3.7	1.3	3.7	15.7	28.0	56.0	7.0	15.7	44.7	6.3	8.3	76.0	70.5	1.0	9.0	3.3	110	30	11	4	11	10	4	+37
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3	125	2023-24	DEN	37.4	41.7	13.0	7.0	2.0	1.3	16.3	24.0	68.1	1.0	2.7	37.5	8.0	10.7	75.0	72.6	3.3	9.7	2.0	112	39	21	6	4	6	9	+31
16	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	3	125	2023-24	MEM	38.7	41.7	6.0	2.3	3.0	1.7	14.3	25.3	56.6	3.7	7.0	52.4	9.3	10.7	87.5	69.4	1.0	5.0	2.7	116	18	7	9	5	8	9	-16
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3	136	2021-22	DEN	41.4	45.3	14.3	8.3	2.7	1.7	16.7	27.3	61.0	2.3	5.0	46.7	9.7	11.3	85.3	70.1	4.0	10.3	4.0	124	43	25	8	5	12	10	+26
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	3	123	2018-19	MIN	34.0	41.0	15.3	2.3	1.3	0.3	15.0	26.7	56.3	3.3	6.7	50.0	7.7	9.7	79.3	66.3	5.3	10.0	1.7	102	46	7	4	1	5	11	+6
19	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	3	128	2016-17	MIN	41.9	42.7	18.3	3.7	0.7	1.7	15.7	24.0	65.3	0.7	3.0	22.2	10.7	13.3	80.0	71.4	2.7	15.7	4.3	126	55	11	2	5	13	9	+9
20	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	2	102	2023-24	MIN	36.4	51.0	10.0	3.0	1.5	1.0	18.0	30.0	60.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	9.0	11.0	81.8	73.2	4.0	6.0	5.0	73	20	6	3	2	10	4	+18
21	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	2	100	2021-22	MIN	34.6	50.0	13.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	28.0	60.7	5.5	8.5	64.7	10.5	12.0	87.5	75.1	4.0	9.0	4.0	69	26	10	2	0	8	7	+43
22	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	2	85	2020-21	ORL	35.7	42.5	14.0	4.0	1.0	0.5	17.0	25.5	66.7	5.0	9.0	55.6	3.5	4.5	77.8	77.3	2.0	12.0	1.0	71	28	8	2	1	2	3	+19
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	2	90	2019-20	PHI	35.2	45.0	17.5	3.5	2.0	2.0	16.0	23.5	68.1	1.0	4.0	25.0	12.0	13.5	88.9	76.4	6.5	11.0	4.0	70	35	7	4	4	8	7	+40
24	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	1	83	2025-26	MIA	41.9	83.0	9.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	20.0	43.0	46.5	7.0	22.0	31.8	36.0	43.0	83.7	67.0	1.0	8.0	5.0	42	9	3	2	2	5	3	+20
25	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	1	40	2025-26	CLE	29.5	40.0	17.0	5.0	2.0	4.0	16.0	23.0	69.6	0.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	12.0	66.7	70.7	6.0	11.0	0.0	30	17	5	2	4	0	0	+25

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Maxey

RPG

9.7

Embiid

APG

6.0

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.5

20th

DRTG

100.6

4th

NETRTG

7.8

11th

3P%

33.0

18th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Last Game

Bucks

0 - 3

116

Final

127

76ers

3 - 0

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0