most points scored in a month nba past 20 years

Between May 20, 2006 and May 20, 2026, LeBron James has posted the most points, with 7,139 points in Januaries.

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most points by a player scored in a month NBA past 20 years

	NAME	PTS	MONTH	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	7,139	January	262	37.4	27.2	7.8	7.5	1.5	0.7	10.0	19.6	51.0	1.6	4.8	33.6	5.6	7.7	73.2	59.3	1.1	6.7	3.6	9,795	2,045	1,961	389	184	951	448	+1205
2	LeBron James L. James	7,010	March	259	37.6	27.1	8.1	7.5	1.4	0.8	10.0	19.1	52.1	1.7	4.7	35.1	5.5	7.4	73.7	60.4	1.3	6.7	3.4	9,742	2,089	1,951	359	210	872	443	+1544
3	LeBron James L. James	6,667	December	249	36.9	26.8	7.3	7.5	1.5	0.8	10.0	19.4	51.4	1.7	4.9	34.9	5.2	7.0	74.3	59.6	1.1	6.2	3.4	9,192	1,821	1,859	374	189	853	438	+1301
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6,649	January	238	37.3	27.9	6.9	4.4	1.1	1.1	9.7	19.1	50.9	2.1	5.4	38.4	6.4	7.2	88.2	62.7	0.7	6.2	3.0	8,869	1,651	1,054	254	270	722	453	+1171
5	LeBron James L. James	6,120	November	229	36.6	26.7	7.2	7.6	1.4	0.8	9.7	18.9	51.3	1.8	4.8	37.7	5.5	7.5	73.5	60.2	1.1	6.2	3.4	8,373	1,654	1,747	311	177	787	389	+1103
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6,012	December	222	36.3	27.1	6.9	4.6	1.0	1.2	9.3	18.4	50.7	2.0	4.9	40.4	6.4	7.3	88.1	62.6	0.6	6.3	3.2	8,062	1,525	1,017	225	266	706	446	+1041
7	LeBron James L. James	5,790	February	214	37.1	27.1	7.8	7.9	1.5	0.6	10.1	19.2	52.3	1.8	5.0	35.2	5.2	7.1	72.6	60.5	1.0	6.8	3.6	7,942	1,678	1,700	315	136	779	377	+1368
8	James Harden J. Harden	5,536	March	231	35.4	24.0	5.7	7.6	1.5	0.5	7.1	16.2	43.8	2.6	7.5	34.7	7.2	8.4	85.8	60.4	0.7	5.0	3.5	8,184	1,314	1,767	346	120	815	545	+1148
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,500	March	204	37.0	27.0	6.7	4.3	1.0	1.0	9.2	18.3	50.3	2.0	5.1	39.9	6.5	7.4	88.7	62.6	0.6	6.1	3.3	7,542	1,372	868	197	205	674	361	+701
10	James Harden J. Harden	5,428	January	236	34.5	23.0	5.7	7.4	1.3	0.6	6.9	16.0	43.0	2.6	7.4	34.4	6.7	7.6	87.4	59.4	0.8	4.9	3.7	8,137	1,337	1,741	313	150	883	586	+480
11	James Harden J. Harden	5,422	December	212	35.1	25.6	5.4	7.1	1.5	0.5	7.5	16.8	44.8	2.9	7.6	38.2	7.7	8.9	86.3	61.8	0.8	4.6	3.7	7,448	1,141	1,497	316	116	789	550	+982
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,280	November	197	36.6	26.8	6.7	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.2	18.7	49.5	1.7	4.6	38.3	6.6	7.4	88.8	61.1	0.7	6.1	3.3	7,201	1,328	837	198	231	650	385	+781
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	5,276	March	241	33.5	21.9	6.6	8.1	1.5	0.4	7.8	17.4	45.0	1.3	4.0	32.8	4.9	6.4	76.7	54.1	1.5	5.1	3.9	8,071	1,591	1,944	368	92	946	592	+367
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,256	January	210	34.3	25.0	4.4	6.5	1.5	0.3	8.5	18.0	47.2	4.0	9.6	42.2	4.0	4.3	91.0	62.7	0.6	3.8	2.9	7,212	918	1,359	312	54	609	461	+1203
15	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	5,186	March	242	35.3	21.4	4.3	4.4	0.9	0.2	7.7	16.3	47.0	0.5	1.8	29.7	5.5	6.5	84.7	55.8	0.6	3.7	2.0	8,545	1,041	1,071	226	58	480	536	-261
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	5,074	January	243	34.8	20.9	4.4	4.0	1.0	0.4	7.6	16.3	46.5	0.6	1.8	31.0	5.2	6.2	83.6	55.0	0.7	3.7	2.0	8,467	1,067	967	240	86	486	566	-244
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	5,005	January	241	33.3	20.8	6.7	7.8	1.5	0.3	7.6	17.3	43.8	1.1	3.5	30.5	4.5	6.0	75.8	52.1	1.6	5.1	3.7	8,014	1,613	1,870	366	76	900	605	+451
18	James Harden J. Harden	4,988	November	203	34.8	24.6	5.6	7.0	1.7	0.6	7.1	16.5	43.2	3.0	8.0	37.1	7.4	8.6	86.3	60.8	0.8	4.8	4.0	7,059	1,141	1,430	335	119	810	505	+657
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,824	December	239	33.0	20.2	7.1	8.0	1.7	0.3	7.4	17.1	43.6	0.9	3.4	28.0	4.4	5.7	76.3	51.6	1.6	5.5	3.9	7,883	1,707	1,909	414	73	928	599	+689
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,567	November	223	33.7	20.5	4.2	3.6	1.0	0.3	7.3	15.6	47.0	0.6	1.8	31.9	5.2	6.3	83.5	55.7	0.7	3.5	2.0	7,523	941	807	213	78	436	507	-441
21	Chris Paul C. Paul	4,412	March	255	33.5	17.3	4.2	9.2	2.0	0.1	6.2	12.9	47.7	1.4	3.9	36.5	3.5	4.0	88.4	58.8	0.6	3.6	2.2	8,535	1,070	2,350	498	35	568	567	+980
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,394	February	164	36.6	26.8	7.1	4.4	1.1	1.1	9.3	18.6	50.3	2.0	5.2	39.4	6.1	7.0	86.8	61.9	0.7	6.4	3.0	6,001	1,157	718	184	181	500	307	+628
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4,385	March	185	33.4	23.7	4.5	6.2	1.4	0.2	8.2	17.6	46.5	3.9	9.0	42.6	3.5	3.8	90.8	61.4	0.8	3.8	3.1	6,184	835	1,141	260	35	568	402	+970
24	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	4,363	January	172	36.4	25.4	4.2	6.8	1.0	0.3	8.2	18.5	44.4	3.1	8.5	36.5	5.8	6.5	89.8	59.4	0.5	3.7	2.7	6,255	726	1,176	179	53	467	299	+585
25	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	4,325	January	221	33.7	19.6	8.2	2.2	0.6	1.0	7.8	15.9	49.4	0.3	0.9	36.7	3.6	4.4	81.8	55.1	2.6	5.6	1.7	7,449	1,807	482	136	217	372	533	+508

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.4

Mobley

APG

6.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 1

104

Final

115

Knicks

1 - 0

Tue 19 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

124.1

117.3

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

104.8

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

598.7

Mobley

581.1

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

604.5

Mitchell

590.5

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.66

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

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50-34

56-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0