most 40 point games in a single season since 2015

Since 2014-15, James Harden has the most games with 40+ points in a season, with 28 games in 2018-19.

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most 40 or more point games by a player in a single season since 2015

	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	James Harden J. Harden	28	1,317	2018-19	HOU	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
2	James Harden J. Harden	21	977	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
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	18	835	2016-17	OKC	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
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	16	715	2025-26	LAL	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
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	15	674	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
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	632	2022-23	DAL	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
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13	589	2024-25	OKC	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
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	596	2023-24	DAL	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
9	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	13	578	2022-23	CLE	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
10	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
11	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
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	13	581	2015-16	GSW	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
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	12	548	2022-23	MIL	35.4	45.7	13.8	4.4	0.7	0.8	17.1	27.5	62.1	1.2	3.5	33.3	10.3	15.2	68.1	66.8	3.1	10.7	4.1	425	165	53	8	10	49	39	+101
14	James Harden J. Harden	12	515	2015-16	HOU	42.0	42.9	5.9	8.8	2.5	0.4	13.2	25.0	52.7	4.6	10.2	45.1	12.0	13.9	86.2	68.9	1.2	4.8	5.1	504	71	105	30	5	61	37	+127
15	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	11	494	2023-24	NYK	39.5	44.9	5.1	5.9	1.5	0.3	15.9	29.5	53.8	3.9	8.5	45.7	9.2	10.5	87.1	65.7	1.2	3.9	3.0	435	56	65	16	3	33	19	+97
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	11	471	2022-23	BOS	39.2	42.8	8.5	4.2	0.9	0.6	13.6	23.9	57.0	5.5	10.8	51.3	10.0	11.3	88.7	74.2	1.0	7.5	2.3	431	93	46	10	7	25	20	+137
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11	527	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
18	Trae Young T. Young	11	490	2019-20	ATL	40.4	44.5	4.6	10.0	1.0	0.3	13.0	25.9	50.2	5.7	12.3	46.7	12.8	14.7	87.0	68.8	0.8	3.8	5.6	444	51	110	11	3	62	21	+44
19	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	11	558	2019-20	POR	41.1	50.7	5.3	9.1	1.4	0.2	15.9	28.5	55.9	8.2	15.0	54.5	10.7	11.5	93.7	75.7	0.4	4.9	2.6	452	58	100	15	2	29	13	+88
20	James Harden J. Harden	11	518	2017-18	HOU	38.1	47.1	4.6	7.8	1.9	0.6	14.4	24.8	57.9	5.0	9.5	52.4	13.4	15.5	86.5	74.5	0.4	4.3	4.6	419	51	86	21	7	51	31	+72
21	James Harden J. Harden	11	469	2016-17	HOU	38.4	42.6	11.2	11.1	1.5	0.4	12.2	24.6	49.4	5.5	12.0	45.5	12.8	15.0	85.5	68.2	1.5	9.7	5.5	422	123	122	16	4	61	32	+49
22	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	10	431	2025-26	MIN	40.0	43.1	6.3	2.9	1.8	0.6	15.2	27.1	56.1	5.4	11.7	46.2	7.3	8.8	83.0	69.6	0.3	6.0	3.1	400	63	29	18	6	31	26	+43
23	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
24	Trae Young T. Young	10	443	2021-22	ATL	35.6	44.3	3.5	9.1	1.0	0.1	14.7	24.5	60.0	5.4	10.6	50.9	9.5	10.3	92.2	76.3	0.6	2.9	4.2	356	35	91	10	1	42	16	+110
25	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	10	432	2021-22	MIL	36.8	43.2	13.4	5.6	1.0	1.3	15.3	21.8	70.2	1.8	4.0	45.0	10.8	14.4	75.0	76.8	3.5	9.9	3.6	368	134	56	10	13	36	31	+53

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3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
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28.4

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28.1

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27.6

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.9

Wembanyama

10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

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Eason

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

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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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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

Since 2014-15, James Harden has the most games with 40+ points in a season, with 28 games in 2018-19.

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