most career ppg by an nba player in a season since 1965

Since 1964-65, Luka Dončić has put up the most points per game this season, with 38.3 per game.

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	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	38.3	2026-27	LAL	7	35.7	8.0	8.1	1.9	0.7	11.7	23.6	49.7	5.9	13.7	42.7	9.0	10.1	88.7	68.3	0.3	7.7	5.0	250	268	56	57	13	5	35	19	+113
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
3	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	2,775	714	282				258
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	22.9	3.4			14.6	28.5	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3				3,301	2,534	1,673	250				146
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
10	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
11	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	34.0	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	2,719	223	910				207
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.5	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.5	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
16	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.6	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
23	George Gervin G. Gervin	32.3	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
24	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
25	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201

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Team Leaders

PPG

38.3

Dončić

RPG

10.5

Kessler

APG

8.1

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

2nd

DRTG

114.9

20th

NETRTG

7.2

8th

3P%

39.7

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

2 - 5

117

Final

138

Lakers

6 - 2

Mon 2 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

30.0

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.9

Dunn

2.8

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.5

Curry

TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

Gafford

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

122.1

121.4

120.9

119.2

117.1

DRtg Rankings

102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.7

108.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

9.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

439.7

Dončić

399.5

Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

467

Dončić

394

Antetokounmpo

387.3

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.3

Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.3

Murray

37.4

Maxey

37.0

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.87

Dončić

1.77

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

6-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-6

2-5

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	5	.286	4.5
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	4	.200	4.5
13	Clippers	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Since 1964-65, Luka Dončić has put up the most points per game this season, with 38.3 per game.

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38.3

10.5

8.1

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.3

30.0

29.1

14.6

13.9

12.3

10.0

9.0

8.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

4.0

2.9

2.5

5.9

4.5

4.5

78.8

77.6

76.2

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

439.7

399.5

378.6

467

394

387.3

39.3

34.6

34.5

38.3

37.4

37.0

1.82

1.76

1.68

1.87

1.77

1.77

NBA 2026-27 Betting

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Schedule