nba player with most games with 40 points in less fga

Michael Jordan had the most games with 40+ points and more than 0 field-goal attempts, with 173 games.

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NBA player with most regular-season games with 40 or more points in less fga

	NAME	GP	PTS	FGA	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	173	7,813	5,100	41.4	45.2	6.5	5.1	2.8	1.1	16.9	57.2	0.7	1.9	35.0	10.8	12.5	86.2	64.6	1.9	4.6	2.7	7,157	1,116	886	489	192	472	494	+232
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	122	5,501	3,674	42.8	45.1	6.1	4.2	1.8	0.6	15.4	51.1	2.9	6.6	43.8	11.4	13.3	85.7	62.7	1.2	4.9	3.2	5,218	741	512	214	74	396	334	+759
3	James Harden J. Harden	107	4,854	2,803	39.5	45.4	7.4	8.1	2.1	0.7	13.3	50.8	5.6	12.8	44.2	13.1	14.9	87.9	69.2	1.2	6.2	4.8	4,226	788	869	228	79	516	318	+1074
4	LeBron James L. James	79	3,517	2,105	41.6	44.5	8.7	7.1	1.7	0.9	15.7	59.0	3.8	7.3	51.2	9.3	11.8	79.4	70.0	1.6	7.1	3.7	3,286	684	560	136	73	289	145	+651
5	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	79	3,507	2,406	44.9	44.4	4.3	6.3	2.3	0.2	15.5	51.0	2.0	5.0	40.6	11.3	13.6	83.4	60.9	1.0	3.3	3.7	3,546	339	494	185	14	294	177	+443
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	75	3,400	1,907	36.4	45.3	5.3	5.6	1.4	0.3	14.9	58.5	8.6	15.2	56.3	7.0	7.5	92.9	78.9	0.7	4.7	3.3	2,729	398	418	106	24	251	150	+862
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	72	3,143	1,865	41.4	43.7	8.1	4.6	1.2	1.2	14.8	57.2	3.8	7.8	48.5	10.2	11.4	89.4	70.5	0.9	7.2	3.8	2,984	584	332	84	86	270	171	+412
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	60	2,713	1,518	39.3	45.2	4.9	7.3	1.2	0.3	14.1	55.7	6.5	12.9	50.2	10.6	11.5	92.6	74.5	0.6	4.3	2.6	2,356	293	438	71	20	156	115	+423
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	56	2,514	1,404	36.6	44.9	13.0	5.5	1.2	1.2	16.5	65.9	1.3	3.4	39.1	10.5	14.6	72.2	71.3	2.8	10.2	3.3	2,048	728	306	65	69	183	158	+374
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	56	2,493	1,630	41.0	44.5	7.7	3.0	1.9	0.7	16.4	56.3	1.2	2.4	50.0	10.6	12.3	86.2	64.5	3.3	4.3	3.0	2,296	429	166	105	39	167	108
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	52	2,315	1,372	38.8	44.5	9.7	9.2	1.6	0.4	15.0	56.9	4.9	10.8	45.5	9.6	12.1	79.4	70.2	0.9	8.8	3.8	2,016	506	479	84	23	196	141	+428
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	50	2,212	1,504	39.0	44.2	9.8	8.3	1.6	0.3	15.5	51.6	3.1	7.8	40.2	10.1	12.2	82.6	62.4	2.0	7.9	5.0	1,949	491	417	78	15	251	141	+74
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	2,102	1,252	40.6	42.9	13.6	2.5	0.8	2.2	16.9	66.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	15.2	60.1	66.5	5.1	8.5	2.7	1,991	668	122	41	108	132	145	+319
14	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	48	2,134	1,190	36.2	44.5	13.4	4.4	1.3	2.0	15.0	60.5	1.5	3.8	38.0	13.0	15.0	86.7	70.8	2.9	10.5	3.3	1,736	641	213	60	97	157	156	+533
15	Anthony Davis A. Davis	45	1,966	1,214	39.5	43.7	13.9	2.9	1.8	2.1	15.8	58.6	1.3	3.2	42.0	10.7	12.4	86.5	67.4	3.8	10.1	1.9	1,777	627	131	82	93	84	110	+385
16	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	45	1,987	1,326	41.8	44.2	7.7	5.1	1.7	0.9	15.7	53.4	3.5	7.4	47.1	9.2	11.9	77.4	63.6	1.8	5.9	2.9	1,880	347	228	78	41	129	88	+219
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	1,894	1,049	41.2	43.0	11.9	3.1	1.5	1.1	15.5	64.9	0.1	0.3	23.1	12.0	15.1	79.8	70.6	2.8	9.1	3.7	1,813	524	138	66	50	161	148	+103
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	44	1,951	1,251	42.4	44.3	10.5	6.3	1.8	0.9	17.1	60.3	1.5	3.4	43.2	8.6	9.3	93.1	68.2	2.0	8.5	3.4	1,864	462	276	79	40	150	104
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	37	1,711	1,016	38.0	46.2	5.3	5.9	1.2	0.5	16.4	59.8	3.9	8.5	46.3	9.4	10.7	88.4	71.9	0.8	4.5	3.5	1,405	197	219	45	18	130	107	+295
20	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	37	1,657	992	39.4	44.8	4.7	5.5	1.8	0.5	15.9	59.4	5.7	10.0	56.9	7.2	7.9	91.2	73.9	0.8	3.9	2.7	1,458	173	203	66	19	100	98	+292
21	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	36	1,586	995	42.3	44.1	7.6	2.9	1.2	0.6	15.9	57.7	3.0	5.6	53.2	9.2	10.6	86.4	68.2	2.1	5.4	2.5	1,521	272	103	42	22	91	130	+169
22	Bernard King B. King	36	1,619	1,025	40.9	45.0	7.1	3.8			17.2	60.3	0.1	0.4	23.1	10.6	13.5	78.2	65.3	2.6	4.5		1,473	257	137				126
23	Trae Young T. Young	34	1,487	870	38.1	43.7	4.2	9.1	1.1	0.1	13.7	53.6	5.2	11.0	47.1	11.1	12.6	88.1	70.2	0.8	3.4	4.8	1,294	142	310	39	5	164	57	+156
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	34	1,510	915	38.6	44.4	12.3	8.0	1.7	1.0	16.5	61.4	2.6	5.9	44.8	8.7	10.4	83.6	70.5	3.6	8.7	3.1	1,312	418	272	58	34	107	95	+322
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	34	1,467	899	41.9	43.1	6.2	6.2	2.5	1.4	15.0	56.8	1.6	3.8	43.4	11.4	14.1	81.2	66.1	1.4	4.8	3.9	1,426	212	212	84	48	134	81	+212

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.8

Giddey

RPG

9.2

Giddey

APG

9.2

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

15th

DRTG

118.1

23rd

NETRTG

-2.9

20th

3P%

36.5

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	8.0
8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.5
9	Bulls	15	15	.500	9.0
10	Hawks	15	17	.469	10.0
11	Bucks	12	19	.387	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/27	MIL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIN	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	NOP	@	CHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	ORL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 1/3	CHA	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

76ers

16 - 13

102

Final

109

Bulls

15 - 15

Fri 26 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.4

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.7

Murphy

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Jokić

71.3

Ayton

71.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.0

121.9

120.0

DRtg Rankings

106.2

110.8

112.2

112.4

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.8

8.5

7.1

6.8

Tank Leaderboard

6-25

6-23

7-23

8-24

8-21

9-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,922.1

Jokić

1,572.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,473.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,044.3

Jokić

1,579

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,558.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.8

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

20-10

20-12

17-11-1

18-12

16-12

Worst Record ATS

10-22

10-19

11-19

11-18

12-19

13-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	6	.800
2	Knicks	21	9	.700	3.0
3	Celtics	19	11	.633	5.0
4	Raptors	18	14	.563	7.0
5	76ers	16	13	.552	7.5
6	Magic	17	14	.548	7.5
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	8.0
8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.5
9	Bulls	15	15	.500	9.0
10	Hawks	15	17	.469	10.0
11	Bucks	12	19	.387	12.5
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	13.5
13	Nets	9	19	.321	14.0
14	Wizards	6	23	.207	17.5
15	Pacers	6	25	.194	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	7	.767	2.5
3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
7	Suns	17	13	.567	8.5
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	15	16	.484	11.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	18	.400	13.5
11	Mavericks	12	20	.375	14.5
12	Jazz	10	19	.345	15.0
13	Clippers	8	21	.276	17.0
14	Pelicans	8	24	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	23	.233	18.5