most 40 points games by a third year player

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games by a player with 40+ points in his 3rd season, with 63 games.

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most 40 or more points games by a third year player

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	1,690	1986-87	CHI	41.4	45.7	5.5	4.2	3.0	1.7	16.4	31.2	52.5	0.1	0.8	12.9	12.8	14.5	88.3	60.7	2.3	3.2	3.4	1,531	204	156	111	64	124	108
3	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
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	21	984	1960-61	LAL		46.9	22.2				17.2						12.4	15.4	80.5						467					84
5	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
6	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	18	804	1972-73	KCO	48.3	44.7	3.3	11.2			17.1	31.4	54.5				10.4	11.9	87.9	61.0				869	59	201				50
7	LeBron James L. James	10	461	2005-06	CLE	44.7	46.1	7.4	7.3	1.8	0.6	16.3	28.4	57.4	2.7	6.3	42.9	10.8	13.2	81.8	67.4	1.0	6.4	3.2	447	74	73	18	6	32	27	+64
8	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
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	9	388	1970-71	SDR	45.4	43.1	18.0	2.6			16.9	32.8	51.5				9.3	12.6	74.3	56.3				409	162	23				18
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	8	335	2009-10	OKC	41.0	41.9	8.8	2.5	1.5	1.3	13.9	23.8	58.4	2.4	5.0	47.5	11.8	12.5	94.0	71.6	2.0	6.8	3.0	328	70	20	12	10	24	19	+60
11	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	8	333	2000-01	BOS	41.8	41.6	6.0	2.4	1.9	1.3	13.4	23.3	57.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	11.9	14.1	84.1	70.6	1.4	4.6	2.6	334	48	19	15	10	21	25	+66
12	George Mikan G. Mikan	8	341	1950-51	MIN		42.6					15.0						12.6	15.5	81.5											37
13	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	7	293	1983-84	DAL	39.4	41.9	6.0	3.7	1.3	0.1	16.4	28.7	57.2	0.7	1.3	55.6	8.3	10.0	82.9	63.2	2.7	3.3	2.6	276	42	26	9	1	18	20
14	Ja Morant J. Morant	6	264	2021-22	MEM	36.5	44.0	5.7	6.0	1.3	0.5	14.8	25.7	57.8	3.7	5.5	66.7	10.7	13.3	80.0	69.8	1.3	4.3	4.0	219	34	36	8	3	24	13	+57
15	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	6	262	2004-05	PHX	39.3	43.7	10.7	2.5	1.5	1.5	15.7	23.8	65.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	12.3	15.8	77.9	70.9	4.0	6.7	1.7	236	64	15	9	9	10	21	+55
16	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	6	268	1963-64	BAL		44.7	22.3				18.2	29.5	61.6				8.3	11.7	71.4	64.5					134					22
17	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	5	202	2025-26	SAS	28.3	40.4	14.8	3.0	1.0	2.4	15.0	22.6	66.4	2.4	5.4	44.4	8.0	9.2	87.0	75.8	2.2	12.6	1.6	141	74	15	5	12	8	8	+94
18	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5	205	2018-19	PHI	35.6	41.0	17.0	3.2	1.4	2.4	13.4	25.2	53.2	2.0	6.0	33.3	12.2	14.6	83.6	64.8	4.0	13.0	3.2	178	85	16	7	12	16	20	+21
19	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	5	210	2016-17	MIN	39.5	42.0	2.8	2.0	1.0	0.2	14.8	26.4	56.1	2.2	5.0	44.0	10.2	12.6	81.0	65.7	1.0	1.8	1.4	198	14	10	5	1	7	9	+33
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	5	233	1978-79	SAS	37.0	46.6	3.8	2.4	1.4	1.8	17.8	27.2	65.4				11.0	12.2	90.2	71.5				185	19	12	7	9		13
21	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	5	212	1972-73	DET		42.4	17.2				16.4	29.8	55.0				9.6	11.2	85.7	61.0					86					15
22	Bob Rule B. Rule	5	217	1969-70	SEA	43.6	43.4	13.8	1.2			15.8	30.6	51.6				11.8	16.0	73.8	57.7				218	69	6				17
23	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	5	208	1962-63	CIN		41.6	11.4	11.4			15.6	25.2	61.9				10.4	12.2	85.2	68.0					57	57				21
24	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	5	216	1956-57	STL		43.2	19.6				15.6	29.4	53.1				12.0	15.0	80.0	60.0					98					21
25	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	4	175	2024-25	ORL	38.2	43.8	9.3	6.3	1.8	0.8	15.5	26.3	59.0	3.3	7.8	41.9	9.5	12.8	74.5	68.7	1.3	8.0	3.3	153	37	25	7	3	13	12	-17

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
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6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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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
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13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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