most 40 point games in nba history by players age 36 or older

LeBron James has the most games by a player 36 or older with 40+ points, with 14 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	Age	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	14	622	40	37.1	44.4	9.4	6.5	0.9	0.9	15.9	25.4	62.5	5.4	8.9	60.0	7.4	8.6	85.8	76.3	1.1	8.3	3.2	519	132	91	13	13	45	13	+132
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8	350	39	42.3	43.8	7.6	4.5	2.4	0.3	17.4	31.4	55.4	0.6	1.4	45.5	8.4	10.0	83.8	61.1	1.5	6.1	1.8	338	61	36	19	2	14	18	+104
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	7	333	37	35.5	47.6	5.1	4.4	2.4	0.4	14.7	25.4	57.9	9.0	16.6	54.3	9.1	9.3	98.5	80.6	0.4	4.7	2.9	248	36	31	17	3	20	10	+37
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4	165	37	39.1	41.3	6.5	5.5	1.0	0.3	15.0	26.5	56.6	3.8	9.5	39.5	7.5	8.3	90.9	68.5	1.0	5.5	4.3	156	26	22	4	1	17	7	-10
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4	169	38	39.5	42.3	7.3	3.5	1.0	1.8	17.0	26.3	64.8	0.0	0.0		8.3	9.8	84.6	69.2	2.0	5.3	3.3	158	29	14	4	7	13	11
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	3	121	39	40.0	40.3	10.0	4.7	2.3	1.3	14.0	20.7	67.7	0.0	0.0		12.3	16.3	75.5	72.4	0.7	9.3	3.7	120	30	14	7	4	11	8	+9
7	James Harden J. Harden	2	96	36	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
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2	104	37	36.8	52.0	4.5	3.5	0.5	0.5	18.5	42.0	44.0	4.5	16.5	27.3	10.5	14.0	75.0	54.0	0.5	4.0	2.0	74	9	7	1	1	4	4	-27
9	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	1	41	36	38.1	41.0	4.0	11.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	21.0	52.4	1.0	3.0	33.3	18.0	21.0	85.7	67.8	1.0	3.0	5.0	38	4	11	3	0	5	0	+16
10	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	1	51	38	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
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1	40	37	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
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	45	36	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
13	Walter Davis W. Davis	1	41	36	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

36.0

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Kessler

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

126.7

2nd

DRTG

118.8

23rd

NETRTG

7.9

8th

3P%

41.3

1st

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

3 - 0

136

Final

129

Lakers

3 - 1

Tue 27 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

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

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

0-4

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

211

Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.8

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Johnson

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.61

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
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	4	.000	4.0

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)
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

LeBron James has the most games by a player 36 or older with 40+ points, with 14 games.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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