Between May 13, 1986 and May 13, 2026, Michael Jordan has the most games with 40+ points in a season, with 37 games in 1986-87.
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most 40 or more point games by a player in a season in the past 40 years| 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 37 | 1,690 | 1986-87 | 41.4 | 45.7 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 31.2 | 52.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 88.3 | 60.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1,531 | 204 | 156 | 111 | 64 | 124 | 108 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Harden | 28 | 1,317 | 2018-19 | 39.6 | 47.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 29.1 | 47.1 | 6.3 | 15.9 | 39.6 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 89.7 | 66.0 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 1,109 | 228 | 211 | 68 | 28 | 161 | 91 | +242 | |
| 3 |  | K. Bryant | 27 | 1,241 | 2005-06 | 41.8 | 46.0 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 31.8 | 47.8 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 41.2 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 86.5 | 60.4 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1,129 | 164 | 91 | 55 | 7 | 77 | 87 | +182 | |
| 4 | | M. Jordan | 22 | 1,007 | 1989-90 | 41.8 | 45.8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 17.0 | 29.5 | 57.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 41.3 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 87.6 | 66.1 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 920 | 165 | 120 | 69 | 16 | 52 | 68 | ||
| 5 | | J. Harden | 21 | 977 | 2019-20 | 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 | |
| 6 | | K. Bryant | 19 | 843 | 2002-03 | 42.8 | 44.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 32.3 | 48.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 48.7 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 85.8 | 59.5 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 814 | 98 | 76 | 41 | 15 | 65 | 46 | +185 | |
| 7 |  | R. Westbrook | 18 | 835 | 2016-17 | 37.3 | 46.4 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 15.2 | 31.2 | 48.8 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 40.0 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 85.9 | 62.2 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 671 | 188 | 159 | 28 | 2 | 96 | 42 | +73 | |
| 8 | | K. Bryant | 18 | 882 | 2006-07 | 45.6 | 49.0 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 16.2 | 30.9 | 52.3 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 49.2 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 86.1 | 65.2 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 822 | 129 | 79 | 24 | 12 | 53 | 53 | +133 | |
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 18 | 843 | 1987-88 | 41.1 | 46.8 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 17.7 | 28.9 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 86.2 | 67.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 740 | 86 | 116 | 60 | 35 | 50 | 60 | ||
| 10 |  | A. Iverson | 17 | 761 | 2000-01 | 45.1 | 44.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 16.1 | 31.8 | 50.5 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 42.2 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 85.7 | 60.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 767 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 6 | 60 | 39 | +143 | |
| 11 |  | L. Dončić | 16 | 715 | 2025-26 | 37.4 | 44.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 25.9 | 55.2 | 5.8 | 12.6 | 45.5 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 82.9 | 71.1 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 599 | 140 | 133 | 33 | 8 | 49 | 42 | +132 | |
| 12 |  | D. Lillard | 15 | 674 | 2022-23 | 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 | |
| 13 | | A. Iverson | 15 | 649 | 2005-06 | 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 | |
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 15 | 684 | 1988-89 | 42.3 | 45.6 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 27.1 | 60.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 29.0 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 86.6 | 68.1 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 634 | 132 | 116 | 57 | 8 | 49 | 45 | ||
| 15 |  | D. Wilkins | 15 | 676 | 1987-88 | 40.5 | 45.1 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 31.2 | 55.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 48.4 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 85.1 | 62.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 607 | 104 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 52 | 33 | ||
| 16 |  | L. Dončić | 14 | 632 | 2022-23 | 40.1 | 45.1 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 26.6 | 58.6 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 40.3 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 74.1 | 68.9 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 562 | 142 | 125 | 29 | 6 | 50 | 41 | +62 | |
| 17 |  | K. Durant | 14 | 625 | 2013-14 | 43.1 | 44.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 14.4 | 27.4 | 52.3 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 44.6 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 83.7 | 66.1 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 603 | 93 | 80 | 23 | 12 | 54 | 29 | +57 | |
| 18 | | M. Jordan | 14 | 661 | 1992-93 | 40.9 | 47.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 32.1 | 57.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 33.3 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 83.8 | 64.0 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 572 | 93 | 78 | 51 | 14 | 38 | 34 | ||
| 19 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 13 | 589 | 2024-25 | 35.9 | 45.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 15.6 | 26.8 | 58.2 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 45.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 93.4 | 70.9 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 467 | 69 | 76 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 35 | +199 | |
| 20 | | L. Dončić | 13 | 596 | 2023-24 | 38.0 | 45.8 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 15.7 | 26.3 | 59.6 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 50.3 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 87.5 | 74.8 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 494 | 117 | 128 | 22 | 3 | 42 | 28 | +160 | |
| 21 |  | D. Mitchell | 13 | 578 | 2022-23 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 15.7 | 27.9 | 56.2 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 46.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 87.5 | 70.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 539 | 66 | 61 | 16 | 5 | 40 | 36 | +99 | |
| 22 |  | J. Embiid | 13 | 597 | 2022-23 | 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 | |
| 23 | | J. Embiid | 13 | 553 | 2021-22 | 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 | |
| 24 |  | S. Curry | 13 | 581 | 2015-16 | 35.0 | 44.7 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 14.8 | 24.5 | 60.4 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 58.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 93.6 | 80.8 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 455 | 78 | 76 | 25 | 2 | 57 | 27 | +206 | |
| 25 |  | D. Wade | 13 | 582 | 2008-09 | 42.1 | 44.8 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 15.5 | 27.7 | 56.1 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 47.1 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 82.0 | 66.4 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 547 | 78 | 93 | 32 | 24 | 52 | 26 | +82 | |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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