most career 40 point games before turning 22

LeBron James has the most games by a player younger than 22 with 40+ points, with 16 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	Age	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	LeBron James L. James	16	725	21	45.1	45.3	7.6	7.3	2.1	0.5	15.9	28.2	56.5	3.1	6.8	45.4	10.4	12.3	84.3	67.4	1.3	6.3	3.4	722	121	116	33	8	55	38	+101
2	Trae Young T. Young	12	539	21	41.7	44.9	4.9	10.5	1.0	0.3	13.3	26.5	50.3	5.8	12.3	46.6	12.5	14.4	86.7	68.4	0.8	4.1	5.9	500	59	126	12	4	71	23	+35
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	12	511	21	42.0	42.6	9.3	3.0	1.3	1.3	14.2	24.3	58.2	2.7	5.3	50.0	11.6	12.5	92.7	71.4	1.8	7.5	3.1	503	111	36	16	16	37	28	+68
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8	338	21	36.7	42.3	8.5	10.9	0.6	0.3	13.6	24.8	55.1	4.5	10.3	43.9	10.5	13.1	80.0	69.2	1.0	7.5	4.5	294	68	87	5	2	36	29	+88
5	Rick Barry R. Barry	7	309	21	44.9	44.1	13.1	4.0			15.1	28.3	53.5				13.9	15.4	89.8	62.9				314	92	28				29
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	6	265	21	39.5	44.2	6.7	4.5	2.0	1.2	15.8	27.3	57.9	6.3	13.0	48.7	6.2	8.8	69.8	70.7	1.5	5.2	3.2	237	40	27	12	7	19	14	+63
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6	261	21	41.8	43.5	14.8	1.7	0.5	2.2	17.7	26.0	67.9	0.0	0.0		8.2	12.8	63.6	68.7	5.3	9.5	3.3	251	89	10	3	13	20	17
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	267	21	43.7	44.5	9.8	6.8	2.7	1.3	17.3	27.5	63.0	0.2	0.5	33.3	9.7	10.8	89.2	69.0	3.3	6.5	3.7	262	59	41	16	8	22	22
9	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	5	230	20	38.2	46.0	8.2	5.4	1.8	1.2	16.4	27.6	59.4	3.0	5.6	53.6	10.2	11.6	87.9	70.3	1.4	6.8	2.8	191	41	27	9	6	14	14	-6
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	5	214	22	35.5	42.8	13.0	3.8	1.4	3.0	15.0	25.4	59.1	5.2	11.6	44.8	7.6	9.6	79.2	72.2	1.8	11.2	2.8	177	65	19	7	15	14	10	+69
11	Jalen Green J. Green	5	205	20	38.1	41.0	3.2	3.4	0.6	0.2	14.0	23.8	58.8	4.8	10.2	47.1	8.2	10.0	82.0	72.7	0.6	2.6	2.2	190	16	17	3	1	11	7	+18
12	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	5	211	21	43.3	42.2	7.2	1.8	2.4	1.0	15.4	27.6	55.8	1.0	2.0	50.0	10.4	11.8	88.1	64.3	2.4	4.8	4.2	217	36	9	12	5	21	21	+39
13	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	5	220	21	43.8	44.0	9.0	4.6	1.2	2.0	17.2	32.0	53.8	1.4	3.2	43.8	8.2	11.0	74.5	59.7	3.8	5.2	3.2	219	45	23	6	10	16	12	+17
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	5	218	21	46.0	43.6	4.6	7.4	1.8	0.2	15.2	30.0	50.7	4.2	8.8	47.7	9.0	12.8	70.3	61.2	2.2	2.4	5.8	230	23	37	9	1	29	17	-71
15	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	4	180	21	37.4	45.0	4.0	3.0	0.5	0.5	14.5	26.0	55.8	5.0	8.3	60.6	11.0	12.0	91.7	71.9	0.8	3.3	3.8	150	16	12	2	2	15	8	-15
16	Devin Booker D. Booker	4	199	21	41.4	49.8	8.0	5.5	2.0	0.8	16.5	32.3	51.2	4.3	10.3	41.5	12.5	13.8	90.9	64.9	1.3	6.8	3.8	166	32	22	8	3	15	9	-5
17	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4	169	21	39.8	42.3	3.0	2.3	1.3	0.3	15.3	26.5	57.5	2.3	5.0	45.0	9.5	12.3	77.6	66.2	1.0	2.0	1.3	159	12	9	5	1	5	7	+31
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	4	167	21	43.1	41.8	13.8	3.0	1.0	2.0	15.5	22.8	68.1	0.3	0.3	100.0	10.5	11.3	93.3	75.4	4.3	9.5	2.5	172	55	12	4	8	10	8	+32
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	4	162	21	41.0	40.5	3.5	6.0	2.3	0.3	15.5	27.5	56.4	3.3	6.5	50.0	6.3	6.8	92.6	66.5	0.3	3.3	5.0	164	14	24	9	1	20	13	+26
20	John Drew J. Drew	4	167	21	38.5	41.8	18.3	3.8			13.8	24.5	56.1				14.3	17.8	80.3	64.6				154	73	15				17
21	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	3	135	22	40.9	45.0	7.7	5.0	0.3	1.3	15.0	25.7	58.4	3.3	7.7	43.5	11.7	16.0	72.9	68.8	2.0	5.7	5.0	123	23	15	1	4	15	11	+3
22	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	3	128	21	41.9	42.7	18.3	3.7	0.7	1.7	15.7	24.0	65.3	0.7	3.0	22.2	10.7	13.3	80.0	71.4	2.7	15.7	4.3	126	55	11	2	5	13	9	+9
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	2	82	21	33.5	41.0	5.5	3.0	2.0	1.0	14.0	21.0	66.7	5.0	8.0	62.5	8.0	9.0	88.9	82.1	0.5	5.0	1.0	67	11	6	4	2	2	4	+36
24	Jamal Murray J. Murray	2	94	21	38.9	47.0	5.5	6.0	0.0	0.5	17.5	27.0	64.8	7.0	11.0	63.6	5.0	5.5	90.9	79.9	0.5	5.0	5.0	78	11	12	0	1	10	3	+2
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2	81	21	34.9	40.5	4.5	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.5	22.0	61.4	6.5	10.5	61.9	7.0	8.0	87.5	79.3	0.5	4.0	2.0	70	9	10	2	0	4	3	+47

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.8

Mitchell

RPG

7.7

Allen

APG

5.7

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.7

13th

DRTG

114.1

15th

NETRTG

1.5

15th

3P%

36.7

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	MEM	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	IND	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

5 - 6

112

Final

124

Hornets

4 - 7

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

1-10

1-8

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5