most 40 point games in a season by a player over 35

LeBron James and Michael Jordan are tied for the most games by a player older than 35 with 40+ points in a season, with 5 games.

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most 40 or more point games in a season by a player over 35 years old

	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	LeBron James L. James	5	225	38	2022-23	LAL	38.4	45.0	9.2	7.8	0.6	0.4	16.2	27.6	58.7	4.8	9.4	51.1	7.8	9.4	83.0	70.9	1.0	8.2	2.0	192	46	39	3	2	10	4	+27
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5	221	38	2001-02	WAS	39.6	44.2	7.2	4.6	2.2	0.0	17.8	32.4	54.9	0.4	1.4	28.6	8.2	10.0	82.0	60.1	1.6	5.6	1.8	198	36	23	11	0	9	9	+66
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4	185	37	2025-26	GSW	35.5	46.3	4.5	4.0	2.5	0.5	14.8	25.5	57.8	8.0	16.0	50.0	8.8	9.0	97.2	78.5	0.0	4.5	2.3	142	18	16	10	2	9	5	+21
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	3	148	36	2024-25	GSW	35.5	49.3	6.0	5.0	2.3	0.3	14.7	25.3	57.9	10.3	17.3	59.6	9.7	9.7	100.0	83.4	1.0	5.0	3.7	106	18	15	7	1	11	5	+16
5	LeBron James L. James	3	120	39	2023-24	LAL	37.4	40.0	7.3	7.0	1.0	1.0	13.7	20.0	68.3	5.7	6.7	85.0	7.0	7.7	91.3	85.6	2.0	5.3	3.7	112	22	21	3	3	11	1	+26
6	LeBron James L. James	3	149	37	2021-22	LAL	34.5	49.7	10.3	4.3	0.7	1.3	17.7	27.3	64.6	5.7	10.0	56.7	8.7	10.0	86.7	78.3	1.3	9.0	2.3	104	31	13	2	4	7	4	+53
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	129	39	2002-03	WAS	46.7	43.0	8.3	4.3	2.7	0.7	16.7	29.7	56.2	1.0	1.3	75.0	8.7	10.0	86.7	63.1	1.3	7.0	1.7	140	25	13	8	2	5	9	+38
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3	129	38	1985-86	LAL	39.0	43.0	7.0	3.7	1.0	2.3	17.3	25.3	68.4	0.0	0.0		8.3	10.0	83.3	72.3	2.0	5.0	3.7	117	21	11	3	7	11	10
9	James Harden J. Harden	2	96	36	2025-26	LAC	43.1	48.0	8.5	9.0	1.0	1.0	15.0	25.5	58.8	8.0	14.0	57.1	10.0	12.5	80.0	77.4	1.5	7.0	2.5	86	17	18	2	2	5	4	+30
10	LeBron James L. James	2	82	40	2024-25	LAL	36.9	41.0	12.5	6.0	1.5	1.0	14.0	24.5	57.1	5.0	8.5	58.8	8.0	9.0	88.9	72.0	0.5	12.0	7.0	74	25	12	3	2	14	3	+15
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2	85	36	2024-25	PHX	38.5	42.5	5.5	7.0	1.0	0.5	15.5	27.5	56.4	4.0	9.0	44.4	7.5	7.5	100.0	69.0	0.5	5.0	5.5	77	11	14	2	1	11	5	-2
12	LeBron James L. James	1	46	36	2020-21	LAL	38.1	46.0	8.0	6.0	2.0	2.0	19.0	26.0	73.1	7.0	11.0	63.6	1.0	2.0	50.0	85.6	0.0	8.0	3.0	38	8	6	2	2	3	1	+11
13	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	1	51	38	2018-19	PHX	38.1	51.0	5.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	18.0	30.0	60.0	7.0	13.0	53.8	8.0	9.0	88.9	75.1	0.0	5.0	4.0	38	5	5	1	1	4	4	-5
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1	60	37	2015-16	LAL	42.2	60.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	22.0	50.0	44.0	6.0	21.0	28.6	10.0	12.0	83.3	54.3	0.0	4.0	2.0	42	4	4	1	1	2	1	+7
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1	40	37	2015-16	DAL	39.2	40.0	8.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	26.0	61.5	3.0	5.0	60.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	70.9	0.0	8.0	2.0	39	8	4	2	0	2	5	+7
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1	44	36	2014-15	LAL	31.4	44.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	34.0	44.1	3.0	12.0	25.0	11.0	16.0	68.8	53.6	1.0	4.0	2.0	31	5	3	0	0	2	3	-34
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	45	36	2008-09	PHX	35.1	45.0	11.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	20.0	25.0	80.0	0.0	0.0		5.0	8.0	62.5	78.9	3.0	8.0	3.0	35	11	2	3	1	3	4	+17
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	1	40	39	2002-03	UTA	42.0	40.0	9.0	7.0	4.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	0.0	0.0		16.0	22.0	72.7	69.7	0.0	9.0	1.0	42	9	7	4	0	1	2	+2
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	1	41	37	2000-01	UTA	43.0	41.0	13.0	3.0	2.0	4.0	13.0	18.0	72.2	0.0	0.0		15.0	20.0	75.0	76.5	1.0	12.0	3.0	43	13	3	2	4	3	2	+1
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	1	40	36	1999-00	UTA	35.0	40.0	8.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	25.0	68.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	7.0	85.7	71.2	1.0	7.0	7.0	35	8	4	1	0	7	4	+6
21	Walter Davis W. Davis	1	41	36	1990-91	DEN	33.0	41.0	8.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	32.0	56.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	60.7	5.0	3.0	1.0	33	8	2	1	0	1	4
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	40	37	1984-85	LAL	41.0	40.0	8.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	16.0	29.0	55.2	0.0	0.0		8.0	9.0	88.9	60.7	2.0	6.0	2.0	41	8	3	1	0	2	1

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PPG

34.7

Dončić

RPG

9.0

Ayton

APG

8.8

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

6th

DRTG

117.5

20th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

35.4

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 12/20	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Tue 12/23	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Lakers

18 - 7

116

Final

114

Suns

14 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-18

8-16

10-17

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123
Sat 11/15	BKN	@	WAS	129-106
Sat 11/15	GSW	@	NOP	124-106

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	WAS	@	SAS	8:00 PM

LeBron James and Michael Jordan are tied for the most games by a player older than 35 with 40+ points in a season, with 5 games.

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