most 40 pt games by active players since 2018

Since 2017-18, James Harden has the most games by an active player with 40+ points, with 69 games.

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	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	James Harden J. Harden	69	3,210	39.1	46.5	7.2	7.9	2.0	0.9	13.7	27.4	49.9	6.1	14.2	42.8	13.1	14.8	88.4	68.6	1.1	6.1	4.9	2,695	500	545	139	63	336	213	+704
2	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
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	55	2,473	36.5	45.0	13.1	5.5	1.1	1.2	16.6	25.2	66.0	1.3	3.4	39.8	10.4	14.5	71.8	71.3	2.9	10.2	3.2	2,006	720	300	63	66	178	155	+382
4	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
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	48	2,177	39.1	45.4	5.1	7.3	1.2	0.3	14.1	25.4	55.5	6.4	13.3	48.5	10.7	11.5	92.8	74.4	0.6	4.5	2.6	1,877	245	349	57	14	125	87	+355
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	48	2,193	35.8	45.7	5.3	5.1	1.2	0.3	14.8	25.6	57.9	8.8	16.0	54.5	7.3	7.8	93.6	78.8	0.5	4.8	3.2	1,717	256	243	59	15	154	95	+488
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	38	1,724	37.7	45.4	5.2	5.9	1.1	0.5	16.2	27.1	59.7	3.9	8.4	46.5	9.1	10.2	88.4	71.7	0.8	4.4	3.5	1,432	199	224	43	19	134	109	+303
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	34	1,510	38.8	44.4	12.3	8.2	1.6	1.1	16.4	27.0	60.9	2.6	6.0	43.8	9.0	10.7	83.8	70.1	3.5	8.8	3.1	1,319	417	280	56	37	105	97	+315
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	30	1,307	39.0	43.6	13.8	2.9	2.0	2.1	15.6	27.2	57.3	1.4	3.5	38.7	11.1	12.8	86.2	66.4	4.0	9.8	1.9	1,169	414	86	59	62	58	74	+242
13	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
14	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
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27	1,188	38.7	44.0	7.0	5.6	0.9	1.1	15.9	26.7	59.6	4.2	8.6	49.1	8.0	8.7	91.9	72.1	0.7	6.4	4.1	1,044	190	151	25	30	111	61	+98
16	Bradley Beal B. Beal	27	1,214	40.8	45.0	4.9	5.7	1.3	0.4	16.0	28.5	56.1	4.6	9.3	49.2	8.4	9.7	86.6	68.6	1.5	3.4	3.4	1,101	132	155	34	12	93	72	+24
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	26	1,156	38.7	44.5	5.3	5.2	1.6	0.6	15.9	26.3	60.6	5.7	10.2	55.6	6.9	7.8	89.1	74.9	0.8	4.4	2.4	1,007	137	136	41	16	63	70	+208
18	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	23	998	39.0	43.4	5.3	3.5	1.4	0.3	15.7	26.1	60.3	6.7	11.6	57.9	5.2	6.3	82.8	75.2	0.9	4.4	3.5	896	121	81	32	7	81	51	+152
19	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	22	977	39.1	44.4	4.9	6.7	1.0	0.2	15.7	28.3	55.5	4.1	9.1	45.3	8.9	10.5	85.2	67.5	1.1	3.8	2.5	860	108	148	23	4	55	43	+181
20	LeBron James L. James	22	981	37.6	44.6	9.4	6.9	1.2	1.0	16.2	26.1	62.0	4.9	8.4	58.2	7.4	9.0	81.4	74.1	1.5	7.9	3.7	828	207	151	26	22	81	23	+225
21	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	18	769	37.3	42.7	7.3	3.8	1.3	0.5	15.8	26.0	60.9	4.1	8.6	47.7	6.9	8.7	79.6	71.6	1.6	5.7	3.4	672	132	69	23	9	61	39	+248
22	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	18	789	41.3	43.8	5.6	5.4	1.3	0.4	15.3	26.0	58.8	1.6	3.9	41.4	11.7	13.0	89.7	69.1	0.9	4.6	2.2	743	100	97	24	7	39	46	+132
23	Paul George P. George	17	735	38.8	43.2	9.1	5.1	1.8	0.3	14.8	25.2	58.7	5.9	11.5	51.0	7.7	9.0	85.6	74.0	1.2	7.8	2.7	659	154	86	30	5	46	50	+122
24	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	16	698	39.4	43.6	4.6	6.8	2.3	0.3	16.0	28.0	57.1	4.3	9.3	46.3	7.3	9.7	75.5	67.6	0.7	3.9	3.3	630	73	108	36	5	52	50	+7
25	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	16	720	36.7	45.0	12.3	3.5	1.3	0.3	16.2	27.0	60.0	4.6	7.9	58.7	8.0	9.8	81.5	71.8	3.7	8.6	3.4	588	197	56	20	4	54	59	+112

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 2026

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

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

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

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

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

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 2017-18, James Harden has the most games by an active player with 40+ points, with 69 games.

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26.0

8.9

6.2

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule