most 40 point games per season active players

James Harden has the most games by an active player with 40+ points in a season, with 28 games in 2018-19.

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most 40 or more point games per season active players

	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	Kevin Durant K. Durant	14	625	2013-14	OKC	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
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	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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6.2

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118.6

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DRTG

113.2

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NETRTG

5.4

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36.4

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

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122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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61-44

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

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36-46

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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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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

James Harden has the most games by an active player with 40+ points in a season, with 28 games in 2018-19.

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