nba most 40 point games in 1971

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most games with 40+ points in 1970-71, with 10 games.

Interpreted as:
NBA most 40 or more point games by a player in 1971
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
10
449
1970-71
43.5
44.9
17.0
3.9
18.2
27.8
65.5
8.5
12.2
69.7
67.7
435
170
39
33
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
9
388
1970-71
45.4
43.1
18.0
2.6
16.9
32.8
51.5
9.3
12.6
74.3
56.3
409
162
23
18
3Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
6
253
1970-71
41.8
42.2
4.8
5.5
16.2
29.0
55.7
9.8
11.7
84.3
61.8
251
29
33
15
4Jerry West
J. West
4
165
1970-71
43.5
41.3
5.5
10.0
15.8
29.5
53.4
9.8
10.8
90.7
60.3
174
22
40
11
5Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
4
175
1970-71
41.8
43.8
3.0
1.3
18.8
31.3
60.0
6.3
9.8
64.1
61.6
167
12
5
8
6Dave Bing
D. Bing
3
143
1970-71
44.7
47.7
5.7
4.0
17.7
30.7
57.6
12.3
14.0
88.1
64.7
134
17
12
13
7Bob Love
B. Love
3
126
1970-71
43.3
42.0
8.7
1.3
16.3
30.7
53.3
9.3
11.0
84.8
59.1
130
26
4
9
8Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
3
125
1970-71
41.7
3.7
16.0
27.0
59.3
9.7
11.7
82.9
64.8
11
11
9Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
1
40
1970-71
40.0
17.0
6.0
8.0
75.0
3
10Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
1
47
1970-71
47.0
3.0
15.0
20.0
75.0
17.0
21.0
81.0
80.4
3
4
11Don May
D. May
1
40
1970-71
40.0
6.0
2.0
16.0
27.0
59.3
8.0
8.0
100.0
65.5
6
2
2
12Dick Van Arsdale
D. Van Arsdale
1
42
1970-71
41.0
42.0
6.0
6.0
12.0
18.0
66.7
18.0
21.0
85.7
77.1
41
6
6
3
13Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
43
1970-71
48.0
43.0
15.0
1.0
18.0
29.0
62.1
7.0
11.0
63.6
63.5
48
15
1
2
14Chet Walker
C. Walker
1
44
1970-71
43.0
44.0
11.0
2.0
14.0
20.0
70.0
16.0
16.0
100.0
81.4
43
11
2
3
15Walt Wesley
W. Wesley
1
50
1970-71
44.0
50.0
12.0
1.0
20.0
34.0
58.8
10.0
14.0
71.4
62.3
44
12
1
3
16Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
1
40
1970-71
46.0
40.0
12.0
4.0
16.0
28.0
57.1
8.0
11.0
72.7
60.9
46
12
4
3
17Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
1
42
1970-71
45.0
42.0
6.0
12.0
19.0
30.0
63.3
4.0
5.0
80.0
65.2
45
6
12
5
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
41
1970-71
44.0
41.0
23.0
17.0
26.0
65.4
7.0
19.0
36.8
59.7
44
23
1
19Bob Kauffman
B. Kauffman
1
40
1970-71
45.0
40.0
5.0
9.0
14.0
22.0
63.6
12.0
15.0
80.0
69.9
45
5
9
4
20Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
1
41
1970-71
43.0
41.0
10.0
9.0
13.0
22.0
59.1
15.0
17.0
88.2
69.5
43
10
9
1
21Jim Barnett
J. Barnett
1
40
1970-71
39.0
40.0
3.0
3.0
15.0
26.0
57.7
10.0
12.0
83.3
63.9
39
3
3
2
22Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
1
43
1970-71
42.0
43.0
22.0
1.0
20.0
31.0
64.5
3.0
4.0
75.0
65.6
42
22
1
3
23Stu Lantz
S. Lantz
1
43
1970-71
43.0
43.0
5.0
5.0
16.0
27.0
59.3
11.0
13.0
84.6
65.7
43
5
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