most points per game in a single month nba since 1980 at least 5 games

Since 1979-80, James Harden has the most points per game when playing 5+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

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	NAME	PPG	GP	MONTH	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	James Harden J. Harden	43.6	14	January 2019	38.8	8.7	7.6	2.1	1.2	12.8	29.7	43.0	5.6	16.6	33.5	12.4	13.7	90.6	60.9	1.6	7.1	5.5	543	610	122	106	29	17	77	46	+54
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43.4	13	January 2006	41.6	5.6	4.1	1.8	0.1	13.9	29.6	47.0	3.5	8.9	39.7	12.0	13.4	89.7	61.1	0.5	5.1	3.5	541	564	73	53	23	1	46	39	+50
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	41.6	8	April 2006	39.6	5.5	3.6	2.3	0.0	14.5	28.5	50.9	3.3	7.9	41.3	9.4	11.4	82.4	62.1	1.1	4.4	2.1	317	333	44	29	18	0	17	27	+101
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40.6	14	February 2003	41.6	4.9	3.6	2.6	0.9	13.9	29.4	47.2	2.4	5.5	42.9	10.6	12.5	84.6	58.3	0.9	4.1	3.4	583	569	69	50	37	13	48	33	+122
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40.4	13	March 2007	44.8	6.2	4.5	1.1	0.5	13.7	29.8	45.9	2.7	7.2	37.2	10.3	11.9	86.5	57.5	1.6	4.5	2.8	582	525	80	58	14	6	36	30	-36
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	40.2	9	December 2023	33.6	12.6	4.9	1.4	2.1	14.3	23.7	60.6	1.2	2.9	42.3	10.3	11.2	92.1	70.3	2.0	10.6	4.1	302	362	113	44	13	19	37	23	+146
7	James Harden J. Harden	39.5	15	November 2019	36.9	6.4	7.6	1.9	0.5	11.2	24.2	46.3	5.5	14.1	38.9	11.6	13.9	83.7	65.1	0.9	5.5	5.1	553	592	96	114	28	8	77	43	+141
8	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	39.2	6	April 1986	39.3	7.8	2.3	1.5	0.3	15.0	31.3	47.9	0.0	0.7	0.0	9.2	11.3	80.9	53.9	4.5	3.3	3.0	236	235	47	14	9	2	18	15
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39.0	12	April 1988	41.3	4.5	4.9	3.2	1.1	14.5	25.9	55.9	0.1	1.0	8.3	9.9	11.8	84.4	62.7	1.8	2.8	3.3	495	468	54	59	38	13	40	51
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	38.9	7	August 2020	41.3	4.1	9.7	1.6	0.1	11.9	23.6	50.3	6.0	13.1	45.7	9.1	10.1	90.1	69.3	0.4	3.7	3.3	289	272	29	68	11	1	23	12	+16
11	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	38.5	10	February 2023	37.4	5.7	7.0	0.8	0.2	11.5	23.2	49.6	5.0	12.2	41.0	10.5	10.9	96.3	68.8	1.1	4.6	3.2	374	385	57	70	8	2	32	18	+3
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.4	12	February 1987	41.2	5.4	4.8	3.7	2.4	12.9	27.2	47.5	0.1	0.8	11.1	12.5	14.3	87.7	57.4	1.9	3.5	3.2	494	461	65	58	44	29	38	40
13	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	38.2	12	February 1988	39.4	6.3	3.3	1.8	0.8	14.3	29.1	49.3	1.1	2.4	44.8	8.4	10.3	82.1	56.8	2.7	3.7	3.0	473	458	76	40	21	10	36	29
14	Moses Malone M. Malone	38.1	14	February 1982	44.6	17.3	1.9	0.9	1.3	14.1	25.5	55.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	9.9	12.5	78.9	61.5			3.3	624	534	242	26	13	18	46	35
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.1	9	April 1987	38.4	6.1	6.2	3.0	1.6	13.1	26.0	50.4	0.2	1.2	18.2	11.7	13.7	85.4	59.5	2.4	3.7	2.4	346	343	55	56	27	14	22	27
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	37.8	5	April 2022	36.5	14.8	3.4	0.8	1.6	13.2	22.2	59.5	1.6	3.6	44.4	9.8	12.6	77.8	68.1	2.6	12.2	4.0	182	189	74	17	4	8	20	10	+81
17	James Harden J. Harden	37.6	11	February 2019	37.4	6.2	5.6	2.5	0.9	11.6	26.0	44.8	5.0	14.2	35.3	9.4	10.3	91.2	61.7	0.8	5.4	4.5	411	414	68	62	27	10	50	28	+20
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.5	13	December 2023	39.5	8.9	11.1	1.5	0.9	12.7	26.0	48.8	4.4	11.5	38.0	7.8	9.7	80.2	62.0	1.1	7.8	4.5	513	488	116	144	19	12	58	21	+57
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.5	16	March 2026	37.1	8.0	7.4	2.3	0.7	12.8	25.9	49.2	5.0	12.8	39.2	7.0	8.8	79.4	62.9	0.4	7.6	3.7	594	600	128	118	37	11	59	38	+162
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.5	13	November 1986	40.8	6.2	3.5	2.5	1.7	13.8	30.2	45.9	0.1	0.5	16.7	9.7	11.8	81.8	53.0	2.8	3.5	3.2	531	487	81	46	32	22	42	41
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.4	15	December 1986	39.3	4.6	4.0	2.3	1.5	14.1	28.9	48.7	0.1	0.6	22.2	9.1	10.7	85.6	55.7	1.9	2.7	3.0	590	561	69	60	35	23	45	42
22	James Harden J. Harden	37.3	14	December 2019	38.5	5.6	6.9	2.1	1.2	11.9	24.6	48.1	5.5	12.9	42.5	8.1	9.5	85.0	64.7	1.1	4.5	3.9	539	522	79	97	29	17	54	49	+66
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37.3	15	April 2021	35.2	6.1	4.6	0.8	0.3	11.8	22.8	51.8	6.4	13.7	46.6	7.3	8.0	90.8	70.8	0.4	5.7	4.2	529	559	91	69	12	4	63	31	+34
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.1	10	January 2024	38.8	9.2	10.4	1.6	0.5	12.1	24.8	48.8	3.4	9.8	34.7	9.5	12.4	76.6	61.3	0.8	8.4	3.7	388	371	92	104	16	5	37	22	-35
25	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	36.9	8	April 2013	36.3	9.9	2.1	0.5	0.5	14.3	26.5	53.8	2.6	5.6	46.7	5.8	6.9	83.6	62.4	3.8	6.1	1.5	291	295	79	17	4	4	12	21	+74

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24.0

Durant

RPG

10.3

Thompson

APG

8.0

VanVleet

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

3rd

DRTG

112.9

17th

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9.8

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3P%

41.7

4th

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	TEAM	W	PCT
1	Rockets	3	1.000
2	Lakers	3	1.000
3	Thunder	3	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	1.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	HOU	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

3 - 0

121

Final

114

Hawks

2 - 1

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Jerome

34.3

Dončić

33.0

Booker

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

12.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.7

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

George

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

5.0

George

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.4

125.9

122.7

122.0

119.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

96.2

97.2

98.8

101.4

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

23.0

15.3

12.8

12.7

11.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-3

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FanDuel Points Leaders

190.7

Maxey

168.2

Young

162.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

188

Maxey

179.3

Young

177

Dončić

USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

36.6

Edwards

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.56

Jerome

1.55

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.68

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Pacers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
8	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	3	0	1.000
3	Thunder	3	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	0	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	0	1.000
6	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
10	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Jazz	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0

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)
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM

Since 1979-80, James Harden has the most points per game when playing 5+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

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