most points 40 point games since 2000

Since 1999-00, Kobe Bryant has posted the most points in a game with more than 0 games played, with 81 points versus the Raptors on January 22, 2006.

Interpreted as:
most points 40 or more point regular-season games by a player since 2000
NAMEPTSGPDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
81
1
1/22/2006
vs
42
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
73
1
1/26/2024
@
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
75.8
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
1
2/26/2023
vs
39
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71
1
1/2/2023
vs
50
8
11
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
1
1/22/2024
vs
37
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
70
1
3/24/2017
@
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
65
1
3/16/2007
vs
50
7
3
3
0
23
39
59.0
8
12
66.7
11
12
91.7
73.4
1
6
2
3
+4
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
1
12/13/2023
vs
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
1
1/26/2024
@
38
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
1
1/22/2024
vs
38
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
62
1
1/3/2021
vs
36
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
12Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
1
1/24/2014
vs
39
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
62
1
12/20/2005
vs
33
8
0
3
0
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
14Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
62
1
3/10/2004
vs
46
10
5
1
0
20
37
54.1
5
14
35.7
17
26
65.4
64.0
3
7
6
1
+10
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
61
1
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
61
1
3/29/2024
@
43
4
6
1
0
25
47
53.2
5
13
38.5
6
6
100.0
61.4
1
3
1
2
+20
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
1
8/11/2020
@
41
5
8
1
0
17
32
53.1
9
17
52.9
18
18
100.0
76.4
2
3
3
2
+8
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61
1
1/20/2020
vs
45
10
7
1
0
17
37
45.9
11
20
55.0
16
16
100.0
69.3
0
10
2
1
+13
19James Harden
J. Harden
61
1
3/22/2019
vs
37
7
1
3
0
19
34
55.9
9
13
69.2
14
17
82.4
73.5
2
5
3
3
+18
20James Harden
J. Harden
61
1
1/23/2019
@
40
15
4
5
0
17
38
44.7
5
20
25.0
22
25
88.0
62.2
6
9
5
3
+19
21LeBron James
L. James
61
1
3/3/2014
vs
41
7
4
0
0
22
33
66.7
8
10
80.0
9
12
75.0
79.7
3
4
2
2
+16
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
61
1
2/2/2009
@
37
0
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
3
6
50.0
20
20
100.0
76.6
0
0
2
1
+19
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
61
1
3/6/2000
@
45
23
3
0
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
13
22
59.1
68.3
7
16
4
2
+16
24De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60
1
11/15/2024
vs
44
3
7
3
1
22
35
62.9
6
10
60.0
10
11
90.9
75.3
2
1
6
3
+1
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
60
1
2/3/2024
@
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
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PPG

34.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

9.0

Ayton

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APG

8.8

Dončić

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

118.6

25th

NETRTG

0.3

16th

3P%

34.6

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
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22
7
.759
3.5
3
21
8
.724
4.5
4
Lakers Lakers
19
9
.679
6.0
5
20
10
.667
6.0
6
17
10
.630
7.5
Schedule
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8:00 PM
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12/28
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9:30 PM
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12/30
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10:30 PM
Fri
1/2
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10:30 PM
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1/4
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9:30 PM
Last Game
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19 - 9

108

Final

132

PHX Suns

16 - 13

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
24
6
.800
2
20
9
.690
3.5
3
18
11
.621
5.5
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18
13
.581
6.5
5
16
12
.571
7.0
6
17
13
.567
7.0
7
17
14
.548
7.5
8
15
15
.500
9.0
9
15
16
.484
9.5
10
14
15
.483
9.5
11
12
18
.400
12.0
12
10
20
.333
14.0
13
9
19
.321
14.0
14
6
24
.200
18.0
15
5
23
.179
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
4
.867
2
22
7
.759
3.5
3
21
8
.724
4.5
4
19
9
.679
6.0
5
20
10
.667
6.0
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
16
13
.552
9.5
8
15
15
.500
11.0
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14
16
.467
12.0
10
12
18
.400
14.0
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12
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.387
14.5
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15.5
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.276
17.5
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.258
18.5
15
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Scores

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11/22
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11/22
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Sat
11/22
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109-119
Sat
11/22
@
95-122
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11/22
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Schedule

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12/25
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12/25
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