most 42 point games in nba by active players

James Harden has the most games by an active player with 42+ points, with 70 games.

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most 42 or more point regular-season games in NBA by active players

	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	70	3,358	39.7	48.0	7.3	7.6	2.2	0.7	14.1	27.3	51.7	6.1	13.4	45.4	13.7	15.5	88.6	70.4	1.1	6.2	5.0	2,777	512	535	151	48	349	207	+801
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	53	2,511	36.6	47.4	5.2	5.6	1.5	0.4	15.5	26.2	59.1	8.9	15.6	57.2	7.5	8.0	92.7	79.6	0.6	4.6	3.0	1,938	275	298	77	19	159	103	+632
3	LeBron James L. James	51	2,382	41.7	46.7	8.7	6.8	1.8	1.0	16.3	27.4	59.5	4.2	8.2	51.4	9.9	12.6	78.4	70.9	1.4	7.2	3.6	2,125	442	349	93	52	183	98	+403
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	46	2,094	42.0	45.5	7.9	5.0	1.3	1.0	15.3	27.0	56.6	4.0	8.4	47.8	11.0	12.3	89.4	70.3	0.8	7.1	3.9	1,930	363	229	59	46	181	113	+230
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	39	1,826	36.6	46.8	13.1	5.1	1.1	1.1	17.0	25.6	66.3	1.5	3.6	40.8	11.4	15.5	73.4	72.2	2.7	10.3	3.3	1,428	509	199	43	44	128	112	+326
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	34	1,584	39.1	46.6	9.6	9.2	1.6	0.5	15.7	26.5	59.3	5.3	11.0	48.3	9.8	12.6	77.6	72.6	0.9	8.6	3.6	1,331	326	314	56	16	123	94	+273
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34	1,660	39.6	48.8	4.5	8.0	1.2	0.3	15.1	26.6	56.9	7.1	13.6	52.7	11.4	12.1	94.9	76.5	0.5	4.0	2.4	1,346	152	271	40	10	82	58	+299
8	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	34	1,566	39.3	46.1	9.9	8.2	1.7	0.3	15.9	30.7	51.8	3.4	8.2	41.0	10.9	13.1	83.8	63.2	1.9	8.0	4.8	1,335	337	279	57	11	163	92	+44
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	31	1,445	36.6	46.6	13.2	4.3	1.4	2.2	15.7	25.1	62.6	1.2	3.2	38.0	14.0	15.9	87.7	72.6	2.7	10.5	3.2	1,133	409	133	43	68	98	98	+402
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	27	1,238	40.5	45.9	14.9	2.9	2.3	2.1	16.9	28.7	58.8	1.4	3.3	43.3	10.6	12.6	84.7	67.0	4.0	10.9	2.1	1,094	402	79	61	56	57	67	+279
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	25	1,227	38.6	49.1	5.8	5.8	1.3	0.6	17.6	29.1	60.3	4.1	9.0	45.3	9.9	11.0	89.5	72.2	0.9	4.8	3.4	964	144	144	33	14	85	71	+200
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	25	1,174	39.5	47.0	4.6	5.7	1.8	0.5	16.2	27.1	60.0	6.2	10.8	57.6	8.2	8.9	92.4	75.7	0.6	3.9	2.5	987	114	143	45	13	62	64	+235
13	Trae Young T. Young	24	1,079	39.3	45.0	4.4	9.3	1.0	0.2	14.0	26.9	51.9	5.8	11.8	48.6	11.3	12.9	87.7	69.0	0.8	3.6	5.0	943	106	224	24	4	120	38	+90
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	21	951	39.1	45.3	5.3	5.4	1.6	0.4	15.5	28.7	53.9	5.4	12.0	44.7	9.0	10.3	87.0	68.1	1.2	4.1	3.0	821	112	113	33	8	64	48	+163
15	Bradley Beal B. Beal	21	974	40.2	46.4	4.3	5.3	1.3	0.4	16.5	29.1	56.8	4.3	8.9	48.9	9.0	10.4	86.7	68.9	1.3	3.0	3.1	843	91	111	28	9	66	53	+20
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	17	784	37.8	46.1	5.8	6.1	1.9	1.1	15.1	25.4	59.4	2.7	5.7	47.4	13.3	14.7	90.4	72.5	0.9	4.9	2.1	643	98	103	32	18	36	46	+207
17	Paul George P. George	17	752	40.0	44.2	9.1	5.2	2.0	0.2	15.0	26.5	56.5	5.9	11.8	50.5	8.3	9.9	83.9	71.6	1.1	7.9	2.8	681	154	89	34	4	47	56	+125
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	16	728	39.5	45.5	5.9	4.4	1.6	0.8	15.1	27.6	54.8	6.4	12.9	49.8	8.8	10.8	82.0	70.3	1.1	4.9	3.6	632	95	70	25	12	58	28	+129
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	766	39.3	47.9	11.9	7.9	1.9	1.3	17.6	27.5	63.9	2.9	5.6	51.1	9.9	11.7	84.5	73.3	3.9	8.0	3.4	628	191	127	30	20	54	46	+174
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	15	714	40.2	47.6	9.3	4.9	0.8	0.7	16.0	27.6	58.0	6.6	11.9	55.6	9.0	10.1	88.8	74.2	1.3	8.1	2.5	602	140	73	12	10	38	35	+184
21	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	15	671	39.5	44.7	5.7	3.9	1.1	0.2	16.1	27.0	59.5	7.1	11.9	59.6	5.5	6.5	84.7	74.9	0.8	4.9	3.5	593	86	58	17	3	53	34	+111
22	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	15	672	42.1	44.8	6.8	4.7	1.4	0.6	15.5	27.3	57.0	1.9	4.6	40.6	11.9	13.5	87.7	67.4	1.1	5.7	2.1	631	102	71	21	9	31	35	+129
23	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	13	606	38.6	46.6	4.6	6.7	1.3	0.2	16.4	29.5	55.5	4.5	9.8	46.5	9.3	10.5	88.3	68.2	1.2	3.4	2.6	502	60	87	17	2	34	16	+119
24	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	11	510	43.5	46.4	4.6	5.6	1.1	1.0	15.9	29.4	54.2	4.9	11.7	41.9	9.6	10.9	88.3	67.9	0.4	4.3	2.6	479	51	62	12	11	29	27	+107
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	11	519	32.3	47.2	4.0	1.7	0.9	0.7	16.5	25.3	65.5	9.7	15.4	63.3	4.4	4.5	96.0	86.5	0.3	3.7	2.0	356	44	19	10	8	22	14	+294

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.1

Durant

RPG

9.5

Sengun

APG

7.2

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

2nd

DRTG

113.5

11th

NETRTG

9.2

3rd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	HOU	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

16 - 8

128

Final

133

Pelicans

6 - 22

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.4

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.7

111.6

112.0

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.5

9.2

7.9

6.1

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,310.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

16-9-1

17-10

16-10

17-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-21

8-19

8-17

9-18

11-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.0
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	16	11	.593	5.0
5	76ers	15	11	.577	5.5
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	6.5
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.0
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.0
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.0
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	13.5
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.0
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.0
13	Kings	6	21	.222	18.5
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	18.5
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 11/17	GSW	@	ORL	113-121
Mon 11/17	BOS	@	BKN	113-99
Mon 11/17	DET	@	ATL	120-112
Mon 11/17	MEM	@	SAS	101-111
Mon 11/17	UTA	@	LAL	126-140

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	IND	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	DAL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	CHA	@	DET	7:30 PM

James Harden has the most games by an active player with 42+ points, with 70 games.

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1,310.6

1,766

1,426.8

1,385.8

37.8

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39.8

37.4

36.9

1.82

1.65

1.59

1.94

1.75

1.59

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