most 40 point games in nba season post modern

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games by a big man with 40+ points in a season, with 63 games in 1961-62.

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	3,434	1961-62	PHI	48.7	54.5	25.8	2.4			21.7	42.0	51.8				11.0	17.6	62.5	54.8				3,069	1,628	152				102
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	2,692	1962-63	SFW	48.6	51.8	24.9				21.1	39.2	53.8				9.6	15.7	61.2	56.2				2,528	1,294					87
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	1,661	1960-61	PHI	48.0	47.5	27.1				19.7	35.5	55.4				8.1	15.6	51.8	56.0				1,680	950					54
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	1,493	1963-64	SFW	47.4	46.7	22.4	5.3			18.9	35.1	53.9				8.8	15.8	55.8	55.5				1,518	717	168				78
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	1,449	1959-60	PHI	47.8	45.3	29.6	2.1			18.3	36.3	50.5				8.6	14.5	59.1	53.0				1,530	947	67				68
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	1,177	1964-65	TOT		47.1	23.7	3.0			19.9	37.8	52.6				7.3	15.8	46.2	52.6					592	74				48
7	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	21	932	1974-75	BUF		44.4	15.6	2.3			17.3	29.3	59.0				9.8	11.9	82.7	64.3					327	48
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	861	1971-72	MIL		45.3	17.7	5.0			18.2	29.9	60.7				9.0	12.1	74.3	64.3					337	95
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18	843	1965-66	PHI	46.9	46.8	25.7	4.3			19.1	32.3	59.2				8.6	15.1	57.2	60.2				844	462	78				36
10	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	15	647	1975-76	BUF		43.1	13.6				16.4	28.3	57.9				10.3	13.4	77.1	63.0					204
11	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
12	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
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	Moses Malone M. Malone	12	539	1981-82	HOU	43.4	44.9	15.8	1.8	1.3	1.6	16.3	27.5	59.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	12.3	15.5	79.0	65.4			2.8	521	190	21	15	19	33	29
15	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	12	537	1961-62	CHI		44.8	20.7				17.5						9.8	13.3	73.6						248					46
16	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	11	467	1989-90	NYK	40.4	42.5	14.3	2.5	1.0	4.0	16.7	25.3	66.2	0.1	0.2	50.0	8.9	11.4	78.4	70.1	3.9	10.4	3.5	444	157	28	11	44	39	45
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	11	498	1989-90	UTA	41.6	45.3	12.6	2.8	1.4	1.1	17.1	25.2	67.9	0.1	0.5	20.0	11.0	14.7	74.7	71.5	3.2	9.5	4.0	458	139	31	15	12	44	33
18	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
19	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
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	10	449	1970-71	MIL	43.5	44.9	17.0	3.9			18.2	27.8	65.5				8.5	12.2	69.7	67.7				435	170	39				33
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	10	455	1961-62	STL		45.5	20.9				16.3						12.9	15.1	85.4						209					41
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	9	424	2023-24	PHI	34.4	47.1	12.3	5.3	1.0	1.1	16.6	26.4	62.6	1.0	3.1	32.1	13.0	14.1	92.1	72.1	3.0	9.3	2.8	309	111	48	9	10	25	28	+103
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	395	1999-00	LAL	42.6	43.9	14.8	2.8	0.6	1.7	16.6	25.9	63.9	0.0	0.0		10.8	16.8	64.2	66.0	5.1	9.7	3.1	383	133	25	5	15	28	33	+63
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	378	1994-95	ORL	41.9	42.0	14.3	2.3	0.9	2.3	17.2	26.2	65.7	0.0	0.0		7.6	14.4	52.3	64.5	6.8	7.6	1.9	377	129	21	8	21	17	23
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	390	1993-94	ORL	40.9	43.3	14.1	1.8	0.8	2.1	17.2	26.3	65.4	0.0	0.0		8.9	13.0	68.4	67.6	6.0	8.1	2.8	368	127	16	7	19	25	20

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2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
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