most efficient 40 point game in the nba

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 40+ points, with 271 games.

Interpreted as:
most efficient 40 or more point regular-season game by a player in the NBA
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
271
13,458
49.7
25.7
20.3
37.4
54.2
9.2
16.1
57.0
55.8
6,968
500
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
173
7,813
41.4
45.2
6.5
5.1
2.8
1.1
16.9
29.5
57.2
0.7
1.9
35.0
10.8
12.5
86.2
64.6
1.9
4.6
2.7
7,157
1,116
886
489
192
472
494
+232
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
122
5,501
42.8
45.1
6.1
4.2
1.8
0.6
15.4
30.1
51.1
2.9
6.6
43.8
11.4
13.3
85.7
62.7
1.2
4.9
3.2
5,218
741
512
214
74
396
334
+759
4James Harden
J. Harden
107
4,854
39.5
45.4
7.4
8.1
2.1
0.7
13.3
26.2
50.8
5.6
12.8
44.2
13.1
14.9
87.9
69.2
1.2
6.2
4.8
4,226
788
869
228
79
516
318
+1074
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
88
3,995
45.4
17.1
11.2
13.9
80.5
309
6LeBron James
L. James
79
3,517
41.6
44.5
8.7
7.1
1.7
0.9
15.7
26.6
59.0
3.8
7.3
51.2
9.3
11.8
79.4
70.0
1.6
7.1
3.7
3,286
684
560
136
73
289
145
+651
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
79
3,507
44.9
44.4
4.3
6.3
2.3
0.2
15.5
30.5
51.0
2.0
5.0
40.6
11.3
13.6
83.4
60.9
1.0
3.3
3.7
3,546
339
494
185
14
294
177
+443
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
77
3,288
42.7
9.3
10.9
15.0
12.7
14.4
88.2
718
836
268
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
75
3,400
36.4
45.3
5.3
5.6
1.4
0.3
14.9
25.4
58.5
8.6
15.2
56.3
7.0
7.5
92.9
78.9
0.7
4.7
3.3
2,729
398
418
106
24
251
150
+862
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
72
3,143
41.4
43.7
8.1
4.6
1.2
1.2
14.8
25.9
57.2
3.8
7.8
48.5
10.2
11.4
89.4
70.5
0.9
7.2
3.8
2,984
584
332
84
86
270
171
+412
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
70
3,073
43.9
16.1
4.2
3.6
17.7
0.0
0.0
8.5
11.6
73.8
1,126
295
89
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
70
3,165
42.8
45.2
8.3
5.3
2.9
17.5
33.3
52.5
10.2
11.3
90.3
59.0
3.2
2,999
578
374
100
19
230
13George Gervin
G. Gervin
68
2,982
40.0
43.9
5.0
2.9
1.3
0.9
17.2
28.9
59.4
0.3
0.9
35.8
9.2
10.8
85.1
65.1
2,722
342
195
91
61
185
14Jerry West
J. West
66
2,891
43.8
15.8
12.2
14.4
84.8
15Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
2,713
39.3
45.2
4.9
7.3
1.2
0.3
14.1
25.3
55.7
6.5
12.9
50.2
10.6
11.5
92.6
74.5
0.6
4.3
2.6
2,356
293
438
71
20
156
115
+423
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
58
2,518
43.4
15.5
17.0
28.3
60.0
9.5
12.0
79.1
64.7
899
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
56
2,514
36.6
44.9
13.0
5.5
1.2
1.2
16.5
25.1
65.9
1.3
3.4
39.1
10.5
14.6
72.2
71.3
2.8
10.2
3.3
2,048
728
306
65
69
183
158
+374
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
56
2,493
41.0
44.5
7.7
3.0
1.9
0.7
16.4
29.1
56.3
1.2
2.4
50.0
10.6
12.3
86.2
64.5
3.3
4.3
3.0
2,296
429
166
105
39
167
108
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
52
2,315
38.8
44.5
9.7
9.2
1.6
0.4
15.0
26.4
56.9
4.9
10.8
45.5
9.6
12.1
79.4
70.2
0.9
8.8
3.8
2,016
506
479
84
23
196
141
+428
20Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
52
2,271
42.1
43.7
7.1
4.5
0.1
15.8
23.7
66.5
0.0
12.2
14.4
84.6
72.8
2,188
369
236
4
171
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
50
2,212
39.0
44.2
9.8
8.3
1.6
0.3
15.5
30.1
51.6
3.1
7.8
40.2
10.1
12.2
82.6
62.4
2.0
7.9
5.0
1,949
491
417
78
15
251
141
+74
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
49
2,102
40.6
42.9
13.6
2.5
0.8
2.2
16.9
25.6
66.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.1
15.2
60.1
66.5
5.1
8.5
2.7
1,991
668
122
41
108
132
145
+319
23Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
48
2,134
36.2
44.5
13.4
4.4
1.3
2.0
15.0
24.8
60.5
1.5
3.8
38.0
13.0
15.0
86.7
70.8
2.9
10.5
3.3
1,736
641
213
60
97
157
156
+533
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
47
2,077
42.5
44.2
10.7
6.2
1.9
17.2
28.5
60.3
1.5
3.4
44.1
8.3
8.9
93.1
68.1
1,996
504
293
87
117
25Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
47
2,075
44.1
16.1
11.9
14.6
81.6
159

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Curry

Stephen Curry

RPG

6.2

Kuminga

Jonathan Kuminga

APG

5.0

Green

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

19th

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

2.0

11th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
Warriors Warriors
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.5
10
13
19
.406
14.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/31
@
1:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
10:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
10:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
10:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

17 - 16

120

Final

107

BKN Nets

10 - 20

Mon 29 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
8
.750
2
23
9
.719
1.0
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
20
14
.588
5.0
5
18
15
.545
6.5
6
18
15
.545
6.5
7
16
14
.533
7.0
8
18
16
.529
7.0
9
15
17
.469
9.0
10
15
19
.441
10.0
11
14
19
.424
10.5
12
11
21
.344
13.0
13
10
20
.333
13.0
14
7
24
.226
16.5
15
6
27
.182
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.5
10
13
19
.406
14.5
11
12
19
.387
15.0
12
12
21
.364
16.0
13
10
21
.323
17.0
14
8
24
.250
19.5
15
8
26
.235
20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/28
@
111-118
Fri
11/28
@
101-103
Fri
11/28
@
138-135
Fri
11/28
@
99-116
Fri
11/28
@
96-104

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/30
@
8:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
10:30 PM
Tue
12/30
@
11:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
1:00 PM