most 40 point games in a season by a player older than 29

James Harden has the most games by a player older than 29 with 40+ points in a season, with 21 games in 2019-20.

	NAME	GP	PTS	Age	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	James Harden J. Harden	21	977	30	2019-20	HOU	38.9	46.5	7.7	7.8	1.8	1.1	13.5	27.9	48.3	6.5	15.4	42.0	13.1	14.8	88.7	67.6	1.3	6.4	4.5	817	162	163	38	24	95	70	+267
2	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	15	674	32	2022-23	POR	38.0	44.9	5.3	5.7	0.8	0.4	13.3	24.1	55.4	6.1	13.6	45.1	12.1	13.1	92.9	75.4	0.7	4.5	3.0	570	79	85	12	6	45	29	+69
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	15	649	30	2005-06	PHI	45.3	43.3	4.5	8.6	1.9	0.1	15.0	29.0	51.7	1.3	3.8	35.1	11.9	13.9	86.1	61.6	0.8	3.7	3.4	679	68	129	28	1	51	29	+54
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	15	655	30	1974-75	GSW	42.2	43.7	6.1	6.3	3.2	0.4	18.3	34.9	52.3				7.1	7.5	94.7	57.1	1.3	4.8		633	91	94	48	6		42
5	Jerry West J. West	13	547	31	1969-70	LAL	44.9	42.1	5.1	9.0			15.5	26.5	58.3				11.2	13.7	81.5	64.6				584	66	117				28
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	517	34	1997-98	CHI	41.1	43.1	4.8	2.8	1.8	0.7	15.9	29.5	54.0	0.7	2.1	32.0	10.6	12.4	85.2	61.6	1.5	3.3	1.8	493	57	34	22	8	22	25	+95
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11	527	32	2020-21	GSW	35.7	47.9	5.4	5.2	0.7	0.1	15.1	26.9	56.1	9.5	17.7	53.3	8.3	9.0	91.9	77.6	0.4	5.0	4.2	392	59	57	8	1	46	25	+161
8	Bernard King B. King	11	508	34	1990-91	WAS	42.8	46.2	7.3	4.5	2.0	0.4	17.7	31.8	55.7	0.3	0.9	30.0	10.5	13.0	80.4	61.5	2.6	4.6	3.9	471	80	49	22	4	43	34
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	11	481	31	1987-88	BOS	43.3	43.7	11.5	5.0	2.0	0.7	17.3	27.9	61.9	1.4	3.4	40.5	7.8	8.4	93.5	69.2	1.7	9.7	2.9	476	126	55	22	8	32	21
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	9	398	32	1995-96	CHI	40.3	44.2	7.8	4.2	2.3	0.8	16.0	28.3	56.5	2.0	4.0	50.0	10.2	12.3	82.9	65.5	2.9	4.9	2.7	363	70	38	21	7	24	25
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	9	381	30	1982-83	SAS	40.8	42.3	4.6	3.2	1.1	1.2	15.9	27.9	57.0	0.2	0.6	40.0	10.3	12.0	86.1	63.8			3.0	367	41	29	10	11	27	25
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8	347	30	2018-19	GSW	35.7	43.4	5.6	4.4	0.9	0.5	13.3	24.3	54.6	9.4	16.4	57.3	7.5	7.9	95.2	78.3	1.1	4.5	2.8	286	45	35	7	4	22	18	+89
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	8	332	34	2012-13	LAL	42.6	41.5	6.6	5.6	1.6	1.0	13.6	24.5	55.6	3.1	7.1	43.9	11.1	12.6	88.1	69.0	0.8	5.9	5.5	341	53	45	13	8	44	11	0
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	8	333	31	2009-10	LAL	40.6	41.6	5.0	4.5	2.4	0.0	15.5	28.1	55.1	1.1	3.6	31.0	9.5	11.6	81.7	62.6	1.4	3.6	3.1	325	40	36	19	0	25	23	+62
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8	358	33	1996-97	CHI	41.9	44.8	6.0	3.5	1.8	0.8	16.0	28.1	56.9	1.3	3.1	40.0	11.5	13.3	86.8	65.9	1.4	4.6	2.4	335	48	28	14	6	19	17	+33
16	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	8	346	33	1992-93	ATL	41.0	43.3	6.9	4.4	1.3	0.4	14.6	26.6	54.9	2.5	4.8	52.6	11.5	13.1	87.6	66.7	3.0	3.9	3.1	328	55	35	10	3	25	11
17	Alex English A. English	8	355	32	1985-86	DEN	39.3	44.4	5.9	3.1	0.9	0.3	16.8	28.5	58.8	0.0	0.0		10.9	12.6	86.1	65.2	2.3	3.6	3.8	314	47	25	7	2	30	29
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	7	308	33	2021-22	GSW	36.1	44.0	5.7	5.9	1.7	0.6	14.6	24.9	58.6	8.1	15.3	53.3	6.7	6.9	97.9	78.9	0.3	5.4	3.3	253	40	41	12	4	23	9	+118
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	295	32	1994-95	HOU	42.3	42.1	10.1	3.4	1.1	3.3	16.1	26.3	61.4	0.0	0.0		9.9	12.6	78.4	66.2	1.7	8.4	3.3	296	71	24	8	23	23	28
20	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	7	322	30	1989-90	PHX	42.0	46.0	5.9	2.1	0.7	0.7	16.3	28.0	58.2	0.6	1.4	40.0	12.9	14.7	87.4	66.7	2.3	3.6	2.6	294	41	15	5	5	18	27
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	7	300	33	1989-90	BOS	41.7	42.9	10.1	7.3	1.0	0.3	16.6	26.9	61.7	1.4	3.1	45.5	8.3	8.6	96.7	70.0	1.6	8.6	2.6	292	71	51	7	2	18	15
22	George Gervin G. Gervin	7	293	31	1983-84	SAS	40.6	41.9	6.6	3.0	0.9	0.6	16.7	29.0	57.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	8.4	10.6	79.7	62.2	2.7	3.9	4.0	284	46	21	6	4	28	27
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	6	272	35	2023-24	GSW	35.7	45.3	4.0	4.5	0.8	0.3	16.3	27.8	58.7	8.8	17.0	52.0	3.8	4.3	88.5	76.2	0.5	3.5	3.2	214	24	27	5	2	19	11	+27
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	6	268	34	2022-23	GSW	36.6	44.7	6.0	5.7	0.5	0.2	15.8	25.7	61.7	7.3	13.2	55.7	5.7	6.7	85.0	78.1	0.3	5.7	2.8	220	36	34	3	1	17	14	+14
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	6	262	30	2020-21	POR	39.7	43.7	3.7	10.0	1.0	0.3	13.7	24.3	56.2	6.2	13.7	45.1	10.2	10.3	98.4	75.6	0.3	3.3	2.5	238	22	60	6	2	15	8	+36

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.5

Şengün

RPG

9.0

Thompson

APG

7.0

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.1

3rd

DRTG

111.3

14th

NETRTG

9.8

8th

3P%

39.0

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	1.000
2	Thunder	4	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	1.000
4	Lakers	3	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	1.000	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	HOU	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM

Last Game

Hawks

2 - 2

110

Final

120

Rockets

4 - 0

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.3

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

4.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.5

125.9

121.1

119.4

119.1

118.3

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

16.4

12.8

12.7

10.6

10.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

202.8

Johnson

195.8

Edwards

194.2

Şengün

DraftKings Points Leaders

204.8

Johnson

204

Antetokounmpo

203.3

Edwards

USG% Leaders

42.3

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Johnson

1.55

Dončić

1.52

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.61

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Johnson

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Heat	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.5
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5

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)
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

James Harden has the most games by a player older than 29 with 40+ points in a season, with 21 games in 2019-20.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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29.8

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8.7

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3.5

3.3

4.0

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5.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

202.8

195.8

194.2

204.8

204

203.3

42.3

37.7

35.4

38.7

38.0

38.0

1.56

1.55

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1.69

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