most 40 point games in the nba career after 2000

Since 2000-01, Kobe Bryant has the most games with 40+ points, with 121 games.

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most 40 or more point regular-season games by a player in the NBA career after 2000

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	121	5,461	42.8	45.1	6.0	4.2	1.8	0.6	15.4	30.2	51.1	2.9	6.6	43.7	11.4	13.3	85.7	62.6	1.2	4.9	3.2	5,175	731	504	214	73	392	331	+764
2	James Harden J. Harden	107	4,854	39.5	45.4	7.4	8.1	2.1	0.7	13.3	26.2	50.8	5.6	12.8	44.2	13.1	14.9	87.9	69.2	1.2	6.2	4.8	4,226	788	869	228	79	516	318	+1074
3	LeBron James L. James	79	3,517	41.6	44.5	8.7	7.1	1.7	0.9	15.7	26.6	59.0	3.8	7.3	51.2	9.3	11.8	79.4	70.0	1.6	7.1	3.7	3,286	684	560	136	73	289	145	+651
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	75	3,400	36.4	45.3	5.3	5.6	1.4	0.3	14.9	25.4	58.5	8.6	15.2	56.3	7.0	7.5	92.9	78.9	0.7	4.7	3.3	2,729	398	418	106	24	251	150	+862
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	74	3,223	41.4	43.6	8.1	4.6	1.2	1.2	14.8	25.9	57.2	3.8	7.9	48.0	10.2	11.4	89.3	70.5	0.9	7.2	3.7	3,064	599	340	86	86	276	173	+404
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	63	2,808	45.1	44.6	4.2	6.4	2.6	0.2	15.5	30.5	50.9	1.8	4.6	40.1	11.7	13.8	85.0	61.0	0.8	3.3	3.7	2,842	263	406	162	12	231	130	+459
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	62	2,765	38.5	44.6	9.4	9.0	1.7	0.4	15.0	26.4	56.7	5.1	11.1	46.0	9.6	11.9	80.1	70.5	0.9	8.5	3.7	2,384	582	556	108	27	227	168	+523
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	60	2,713	39.3	45.2	4.9	7.3	1.2	0.3	14.1	25.3	55.7	6.5	12.9	50.2	10.6	11.5	92.6	74.5	0.6	4.3	2.6	2,356	293	438	71	20	156	115	+423
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	56	2,514	36.6	44.9	13.0	5.5	1.2	1.2	16.5	25.1	65.9	1.3	3.4	39.1	10.5	14.6	72.2	71.3	2.8	10.2	3.3	2,048	728	306	65	69	183	158	+374
10	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	50	2,212	39.0	44.2	9.8	8.3	1.6	0.3	15.5	30.1	51.6	3.1	7.8	40.2	10.1	12.2	82.6	62.4	2.0	7.9	5.0	1,949	491	417	78	15	251	141	+74
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	49	2,174	36.2	44.4	13.3	4.4	1.2	2.0	15.0	24.8	60.2	1.5	3.9	38.6	13.0	15.0	86.5	70.6	2.9	10.4	3.3	1,775	652	217	61	99	162	158	+549
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	45	1,966	39.5	43.7	13.9	2.9	1.8	2.1	15.8	27.0	58.6	1.3	3.2	42.0	10.7	12.4	86.5	67.4	3.8	10.1	1.9	1,777	627	131	82	93	84	110	+385
13	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	45	1,987	41.8	44.2	7.7	5.1	1.7	0.9	15.7	29.5	53.4	3.5	7.4	47.1	9.2	11.9	77.4	63.6	1.8	5.9	2.9	1,880	347	228	78	41	129	88	+219
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	39	1,794	37.9	46.0	5.3	5.9	1.2	0.5	16.3	27.5	59.5	3.9	8.4	46.2	9.4	10.6	88.7	71.6	0.8	4.5	3.6	1,477	207	230	46	20	139	112	+297
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	37	1,657	39.4	44.8	4.7	5.5	1.8	0.5	15.9	26.8	59.4	5.7	10.0	56.9	7.2	7.9	91.2	73.9	0.8	3.9	2.7	1,458	173	203	66	19	100	98	+292
16	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	36	1,586	42.3	44.1	7.6	2.9	1.2	0.6	15.9	27.6	57.7	3.0	5.6	53.2	9.2	10.6	86.4	68.2	2.1	5.4	2.5	1,521	272	103	42	22	91	130	+169
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	35	1,550	38.7	44.3	12.2	8.1	1.7	1.1	16.4	26.9	61.2	2.6	5.9	44.2	8.8	10.5	83.7	70.3	3.5	8.7	3.1	1,356	426	285	58	37	107	99	+334
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	34	1,486	36.8	43.7	5.5	5.8	1.9	1.0	14.7	24.7	59.4	2.2	4.9	45.5	12.1	13.5	89.6	71.3	0.9	4.6	2.3	1,250	187	197	64	34	77	84	+424
19	Trae Young T. Young	34	1,487	38.1	43.7	4.2	9.1	1.1	0.1	13.7	25.6	53.6	5.2	11.0	47.1	11.1	12.6	88.1	70.2	0.8	3.4	4.8	1,294	142	310	39	5	164	57	+156
20	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	34	1,484	38.7	43.6	5.4	4.8	1.4	0.3	15.0	27.6	54.4	5.2	11.5	45.3	8.4	9.5	88.0	68.6	1.0	4.4	3.1	1,316	183	164	47	11	107	81	+314
21	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	34	1,467	41.9	43.1	6.2	6.2	2.5	1.4	15.0	26.4	56.8	1.6	3.8	43.4	11.4	14.1	81.2	66.1	1.4	4.8	3.9	1,426	212	212	84	48	134	81	+212
22	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31	1,378	40.8	44.5	4.8	5.5	1.2	0.4	15.8	28.0	56.5	4.6	9.4	48.6	8.3	9.6	86.2	69.0	1.4	3.4	3.1	1,265	148	169	36	12	96	80	+29
23	Vince Carter V. Carter	30	1,298	42.6	43.3	7.6	4.4	1.6	0.9	14.9	27.3	54.6	4.1	7.7	53.0	9.4	11.2	83.7	67.1	2.2	5.4	2.7	1,277	229	133	47	28	82	95	+262
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	29	1,276	38.7	44.0	6.0	3.7	1.7	0.8	14.9	27.1	55.2	5.9	12.3	47.5	8.3	10.0	83.0	69.9	0.8	5.2	3.4	1,123	174	108	49	22	98	60	+258
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	29	1,282	39.0	44.2	8.6	4.7	0.9	0.8	14.6	25.6	57.1	5.9	11.2	52.8	9.1	10.2	88.9	73.5	1.0	7.7	2.1	1,131	250	135	27	22	62	65	+391

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
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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28.1

Cunningham

27.8

Brunson

27.7

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.4

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10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

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2.5

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

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Mitchell

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720

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674.8

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

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Williams

34.9

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44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

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50-34

57-40

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
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Sun 3/29	WAS	@	POR	88-123
Sun 3/29	BOS	@	CHA	114-99
Sun 3/29	SAC	@	BKN	99-116
Sun 3/29	ORL	@	TOR	87-139
Sun 3/29	HOU	@	NOP	134-102

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Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Thu 5/28	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
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