most 45 point games in nba history by players in active including playoffs

James Harden has the most games by an active player in the regular-season and playoffs with 45+ points, with 44 games.

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most 45 or more point games in NBA history by players in active including playoffs

	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	44	2,243	40.1	51.0	7.0	7.3	2.2	0.6	15.0	28.1	53.4	6.4	13.7	46.8	14.5	16.3	89.5	72.2	1.3	5.8	5.0	1,765	310	323	96	27	218	130	+513
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	39	1,928	37.0	49.4	5.3	5.3	1.6	0.3	16.2	27.6	58.7	9.3	16.4	56.4	7.8	8.3	93.5	79.0	0.6	4.7	3.1	1,443	206	208	63	11	120	76	+388
3	LeBron James L. James	38	1,865	42.7	49.1	8.3	6.7	1.8	0.8	17.1	28.2	60.5	4.3	7.9	54.2	10.6	13.3	80.0	72.0	1.7	6.6	3.1	1,624	314	256	67	29	117	83	+289
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26	1,262	43.8	48.5	8.3	5.2	1.5	1.0	16.0	28.5	56.1	4.5	9.1	49.8	12.0	13.2	91.0	70.7	0.8	7.5	3.4	1,138	216	134	39	26	88	69	+95
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	1,191	39.6	49.6	10.0	9.3	2.0	0.5	16.6	28.3	58.7	6.3	12.1	51.9	10.2	13.1	77.7	73.0	0.8	9.2	3.6	952	241	223	47	13	87	59	+195
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	22	1,099	37.2	50.0	13.4	4.6	1.2	1.3	17.9	27.9	64.3	1.5	4.1	36.3	12.6	16.5	76.8	71.2	2.9	10.5	3.1	818	294	102	26	28	69	56	+192
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	22	1,113	40.1	50.6	5.8	6.0	1.4	0.6	18.2	29.1	62.5	4.5	8.9	50.0	9.8	10.9	89.6	74.6	0.9	5.0	3.0	881	128	131	31	13	65	64	+144
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	22	1,165	40.2	53.0	4.8	7.9	1.5	0.4	16.4	28.2	58.2	8.1	14.5	55.6	12.0	12.9	93.6	78.2	0.5	4.3	2.5	884	105	173	32	8	55	31	+224
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	17	859	36.1	50.5	13.1	4.6	1.5	2.2	17.4	26.8	64.9	1.4	3.4	39.7	14.4	16.1	89.1	74.5	3.2	9.9	3.1	614	222	79	25	38	52	47	+250
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	15	735	38.7	49.0	5.6	6.1	1.7	0.4	16.3	29.4	55.3	5.3	11.9	44.9	11.1	12.8	87.0	69.9	1.4	4.2	3.5	581	84	91	25	6	53	30	+136
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	15	728	41.2	48.5	15.4	2.8	2.1	2.3	17.8	30.2	58.9	1.4	3.5	40.4	11.5	13.2	87.4	67.4	4.5	10.9	1.9	618	231	42	32	35	28	34	+149
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	15	745	39.4	49.7	4.6	5.0	1.8	0.5	16.7	27.7	60.3	6.9	11.7	59.1	9.3	10.0	92.7	77.3	0.8	3.8	2.1	591	69	75	27	7	31	44	+193
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	13	661	40.7	50.8	11.5	9.2	1.5	1.3	18.0	28.3	63.6	3.5	6.2	55.6	11.4	13.5	84.6	74.3	3.8	7.8	3.7	530	150	119	20	17	48	37	+134
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	12	601	41.0	50.1	9.5	5.0	0.6	0.8	16.4	29.1	56.4	6.5	12.0	54.2	10.8	12.3	87.8	72.6	1.2	8.3	2.1	492	114	60	7	9	25	30	+156
15	Trae Young T. Young	12	575	41.4	47.9	4.3	10.6	1.3	0.2	14.6	27.9	52.2	5.8	12.7	45.4	13.0	14.3	90.7	70.0	0.6	3.7	5.4	497	51	127	16	2	65	20	+81
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11	540	38.6	49.1	5.5	5.6	2.0	1.1	15.6	26.9	58.1	2.8	6.6	42.5	15.0	16.4	91.7	72.0	0.9	4.6	1.8	424	61	62	22	12	20	28	+124
17	Bradley Beal B. Beal	11	546	40.2	49.6	4.4	4.1	1.3	0.5	17.3	31.1	55.6	4.7	9.8	48.1	10.4	11.4	91.2	68.8	1.9	2.5	3.6	442	48	45	14	6	40	31	-23
18	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	10	488	40.5	48.8	3.6	7.0	1.1	0.2	16.9	30.4	55.6	4.7	10.3	45.6	10.3	11.7	88.0	68.6	0.8	2.8	2.2	405	36	70	11	2	22	15	+89
19	Jamal Murray J. Murray	10	494	39.6	49.4	5.3	5.4	0.9	0.2	18.0	26.8	67.2	7.9	12.1	65.3	5.5	6.1	90.2	83.8	1.0	4.3	3.5	396	53	54	9	2	35	22	+116
20	Paul George P. George	8	368	41.7	46.0	9.5	5.3	1.8	0.1	15.0	27.3	55.0	6.3	12.8	49.0	9.8	11.5	84.8	71.2	1.4	8.1	2.5	334	76	42	14	1	20	29	+27
21	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	7	333	42.8	47.6	7.1	5.1	1.7	0.6	15.4	25.4	60.7	2.3	5.0	45.7	14.4	15.9	91.0	73.4	1.0	6.1	2.0	299	50	36	12	4	14	21	+76
22	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	6	298	46.8	49.7	4.7	5.8	1.0	1.5	17.5	32.0	54.7	5.7	12.3	45.9	9.0	10.5	85.7	67.8	0.5	4.2	2.7	281	28	35	6	9	16	19	+56
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	6	305	40.0	50.8	6.2	4.7	0.7	0.2	16.2	29.3	55.1	7.3	14.2	51.8	11.2	12.8	87.0	72.7	1.5	4.7	3.8	240	37	28	4	1	23	13	+43
24	Ja Morant J. Morant	6	286	37.8	47.7	6.0	6.8	0.8	0.3	16.2	27.8	58.1	4.2	7.2	58.1	11.2	13.7	81.7	70.4	2.0	4.0	3.5	227	36	41	5	2	21	12	+67
25	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	6	288	41.0	48.0	6.7	4.2	0.8	0.2	17.2	29.7	57.9	8.7	14.3	60.5	5.0	6.2	81.1	74.1	1.0	5.7	4.8	246	40	25	5	1	29	15	+26

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26.0

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8.9

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APG

6.2

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Team Rankings

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118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

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5.4

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36.4

10th

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

James Harden has the most games by an active player in the regular-season and playoffs with 45+ points, with 44 games.

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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

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