most points per minute in nba history by a player in a nba game minimum 40 points

Jermaine O'Neal has the most career points per minute played when scoring 40+ points, with 1.53.

	NAME	PTS/MIN	PTS	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	1.53	55	36	1	36.0	55.0	11.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	18.0	28.0	64.3	0.0	0.0		19.0	25.0	76.0	70.5	3.0	8.0	3.0	11	3	0	2	3	3	+22
2	Mike Woodson M. Woodson	1.5	48	32	1	32.0	48.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	22.0	24.0	91.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	90.1			0.0	3	2	1	1	0	2
3	Malachi Flynn M. Flynn	1.47	50	34	1	34.1	50.0	6.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	25.0	72.0	5.0	9.0	55.6	9.0	12.0	75.0	82.6	0.0	6.0	4.0	6	5	3	0	4	2	+14
4	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	1.35	55	41	1	40.7	55.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	34.0	61.8	7.0	8.0	87.5	6.0	8.0	75.0	73.3	1.0	4.0	4.0	5	5	0	0	4	1	+11
5	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	1.34	83	62	2	30.9	41.5	3.5	4.5	1.5	0.5	15.0	21.0	71.4	0.5	0.5	100.0	11.0	15.0	73.3	75.2	0.5	3.0	3.5	7	9	3	1	7	7	+7
6	Rodrigue Beaubois R. Beaubois	1.34	40	30	1	29.9	40.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	15.0	22.0	68.2	9.0	11.0	81.8	1.0	1.0	100.0	89.1	0.0	8.0	1.0	8	3	0	3	1	2	+21
7	Walt Williams W. Williams	1.33	40	30	1	30.0	40.0	6.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	4.0	8.0	50.0	12.0	14.0	85.7	73.6	1.0	5.0	3.0	6	3	4	4	3	3
8	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	1.33	803	603	18	33.5	44.6	3.8	1.8	0.9	0.7	15.6	24.9	62.6	8.8	14.3	61.2	4.6	5.0	92.2	82.2	0.4	3.4	1.9	69	33	16	12	34	23	+421
9	Immanuel Quickley I. Quickley	1.32	40	30	1	30.3	40.0	2.0	9.0	1.0	1.0	14.0	18.0	77.8	5.0	7.0	71.4	7.0	9.0	77.8	91.1	0.0	2.0	1.0	2	9	1	1	1	3	+18
10	JR Smith	1.32	169	128	4	32.0	42.3	4.0	2.0	1.5	0.3	14.5	23.8	61.1	8.0	14.3	56.1	5.3	7.5	70.0	78.1	0.5	3.5	1.8	16	8	6	1	7	4	+48
11	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	1.32	51	39	1	38.7	51.0	9.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	17.0	27.0	63.0	10.0	14.0	71.4	7.0	10.0	70.0	81.2	0.0	9.0	1.0	9	4	3	0	1	1	+11
12	Keegan Murray K. Murray	1.3	47	36	1	36.1	47.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	16.0	23.0	69.6	12.0	15.0	80.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	94.9	1.0	7.0	0.0	8	2	2	0	0	1	+33
13	Mike McGee M. McGee	1.28	41	32	1	32.0	41.0	9.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	18.0	25.0	72.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	71.9	6.0	3.0	5.0	9	4	2	0	5	4
14	CJ Miles	1.26	40	32	1	31.7	40.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	18.0	77.8	6.0	7.0	85.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	94.9	1.0	3.0	1.0	4	2	0	0	1	4	+17
15	Anthony Morrow A. Morrow	1.26	42	33	1	33.4	42.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	20.0	65.0	8.0	11.0	72.7	8.0	8.0	100.0	89.3	3.0	1.0	3.0	4	2	0	0	3	5	+7
16	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	1.26	54	43	1	43.0	54.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	8.0	16.0	50.0	6.0	6.0	100.0	77.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	3	-7
17	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	1.25	45	36	1	36.0	45.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	26.0	65.4	3.0	4.0	75.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	75.1	3.0	0.0	3.0	3	2	1	0	3	2
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	1.25	380	305	8	38.1	47.5	5.0	4.9	1.0	0.1	18.0	27.4	65.8	7.0	11.0	63.6	4.5	5.0	90.0	80.3	0.5	4.5	2.8	40	39	8	1	22	12	+144
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1.25	3,400	2,729	75	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	398	418	106	24	251	150	+862
20	Jalen Williams J. Williams	1.24	41	33	1	32.9	41.0	6.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	15.0	24.0	62.5	4.0	8.0	50.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	75.7	0.0	6.0	0.0	6	6	1	1	0	2	+12
21	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	1.24	51	41	1	41.0	51.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	17.0	27.0	63.0	9.0	14.0	64.3	8.0	8.0	100.0	83.6	0.0	2.0	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	2
22	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	1.24	96	77	2	38.6	48.0	5.0	4.5	2.5	2.0	14.5	26.5	54.7	10.0	13.5	74.1	9.0	9.5	94.7	78.2	1.5	3.5	1.5	10	9	5	4	3	5	+32
23	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	1.24	85	68	2	34.2	42.5	6.0	2.5	0.5	0.5	15.0	22.0	68.2	4.5	7.5	60.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	81.9	1.0	5.0	1.0	12	5	1	1	2	4	+45
24	Ja Morant J. Morant	1.24	441	355	10	35.5	44.1	5.0	6.3	1.4	0.6	15.7	25.1	62.5	2.9	4.7	61.7	9.8	12.1	81.0	72.5	1.1	3.9	3.4	50	63	14	6	34	19	+95
25	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	1.24	42	34	1	34.0	42.0	5.0	8.0	2.0	0.0	14.0	24.0	58.3	1.0	2.0	50.0	13.0	17.0	76.5	66.7	3.0	2.0	2.0	5	8	2	0	2	3

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RPG

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109.3

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DRTG

118.3

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33.5

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	IND	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Mon 1/12	BOS	@	IND	7:30 PM
Wed 1/14	TOR	@	IND	7:00 PM

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Final

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Magic

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PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

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APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.4

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

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8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

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1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

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USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

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33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

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21-14

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	10.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	13.5
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	16.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	16.5
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0