nba player with most 30 point games with less than 40 mpg

LeBron James has the most games with 30+ points and fewer than 40.0 minutes per game, with 1,618 games.

Interpreted as:
NBA player with most 30 or more point regular-season games with less than 40 mpg
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,618
43,338
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,911
12,068
11,972
2,407
1,184
5,636
2,859
+7447
2Vince Carter
V. Carter
1,541
25,728
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,369
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,522
31,560
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,369
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
4John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,504
19,711
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,245
3,941
+2941
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,476
36,928
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,854
14,968
5,248
2,087
1,145
4,524
4,577
+3010
6Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,462
26,071
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
7Kevin Willis
K. Willis
1,424
17,253
26.9
12.1
8.4
0.9
0.7
0.5
5.0
10.2
48.7
0.0
0.1
21.1
2.1
3.0
71.3
52.5
2.9
5.5
1.8
38,362
11,901
1,328
957
750
2,519
4,172
-825
8Jason Terry
J. Terry
1,410
18,881
29.8
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
42,033
3,274
5,415
1,603
275
2,415
2,577
+1718
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,392
26,496
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,369
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
10Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,391
17,529
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,110
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
11Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,389
25,279
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
12Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1,380
19,591
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
42,561
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
2,502
4,175
+704
13Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,370
23,058
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,834
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,346
33,643
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
15Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,343
26,397
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
16Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,335
21,813
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,116
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
17Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
1,327
19,419
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
38,994
2,948
4,541
1,179
271
2,476
2,008
-1252
18Andre Miller
A. Miller
1,304
16,278
30.9
12.5
3.7
6.5
1.2
0.2
4.6
10.0
46.1
0.1
0.7
21.7
3.1
3.8
80.7
53.2
1.1
2.6
2.4
40,268
4,795
8,524
1,546
227
3,121
2,882
+810
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,301
27,176
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,023
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
20Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,300
24,505
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
21Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,296
12,489
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
4,963
10,334
1,608
117
3,155
2,230
+402
22Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
1,287
10,713
25.4
8.3
2.1
3.0
1.1
0.1
2.9
7.2
39.9
1.0
2.6
37.4
1.6
1.9
81.7
51.4
0.3
1.7
1.1
32,719
2,658
3,804
1,352
98
1,473
2,684
+4164
23Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
1,286
15,324
28.5
11.9
6.0
1.5
0.9
0.7
4.3
9.3
45.9
0.7
1.8
36.2
2.7
3.3
81.1
55.2
1.8
4.2
1.2
36,598
7,666
1,976
1,105
932
1,582
3,167
+1069
24Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,282
12,417
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,206
3,217
1,352
384
2,781
4,420
+171
25A.C. Green
A.C. Green
1,278
12,331
28.6
9.6
7.4
1.1
0.8
0.4
3.6
7.2
49.4
0.1
0.4
25.4
2.4
3.3
73.4
55.7
2.6
4.8
1.1
36,552
9,473
1,400
1,033
546
1,433
2,436
-378
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APG

5.7

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119.0

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114.9

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4.1

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36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings
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2
52
25
.675
4.0
3
50
28
.641
6.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48
29
.623
8.0
5
45
33
.577
11.5
6
43
34
.558
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
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6:00 PM
Mon
4/6
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8:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
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7:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
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48 - 29

118

Final

111

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
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21
.727
2
52
25
.675
4.0
3
50
28
.641
6.5
4
48
29
.623
8.0
5
45
33
.577
11.5
6
43
34
.558
13.0
7
43
34
.558
13.0
8
42
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14.5
9
41
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15.0
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41
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15.5
11
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30
47
.390
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
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27.0
13
18
59
.234
38.0
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.0
15
17
60
.221
39.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
2.5
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
42
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.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
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115-126
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3/8
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116-119
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3/8
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118-126
Mon
3/9
@
129-139
Mon
3/9
@
138-100

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
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3:30 PM
Sun
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3:30 PM
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Sun
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