most ppg for a month since 1970 minimum 5 games

Since 1969-70, James Harden has scored the most points per game when playing 5+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

Interpreted as:
most ppg by a player for a month since 1970 minimum 5 games
NAMEPPGGPMONTHMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James 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
2Kobe 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
3Kobe 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
4Kobe 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
5Kobe 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
6Joel 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
7James 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
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39.3
16
February 1972
15.6
5.8
16.0
27.1
59.0
7.3
9.8
74.4
62.5
628
249
93
9Dominique 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
10Michael 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
11Damian 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
12Damian 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
13Michael 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
14Dominique 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
15Moses 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
16Michael 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
17Joel 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
18Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
37.7
13
March 1972
13.6
10.5
12.3
85.0
490
19James 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
20Luka 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
21Michael 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
22Michael 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
23James 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
24Stephen 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
25Luka 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
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Team Leaders

PPG

25.1

Durant

Kevin Durant

RPG

9.5

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

APG

7.2

Sengun

Alperen Sengun
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

2nd

DRTG

113.5

10th

NETRTG

9.2

3rd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
20
7
.741
5.0
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
Rockets Rockets
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
10:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

16 - 8

128

Final

133

NOP Pelicans

6 - 22

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
8
.704
2.0
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
15
11
.577
5.5
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
20
6
.769
4.5
3
20
7
.741
5.0
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
12
10
16
.385
14.5
13
6
21
.222
19.0
14
6
21
.222
19.0
15
6
22
.214
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/16
@
130-127
Mon
11/17
@
113-121
Mon
11/17
@
113-99
Mon
11/17
@
120-112
Mon
11/17
@
101-111

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:30 PM