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	73	3,183	1,893	41.4	43.6	8.1	4.6	1.2	1.2	14.8	57.1	3.8	7.8	48.0	10.2	11.4	89.6	70.4	0.9	7.2	3.7	3,024	592	335	86	86	272	172	+422
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	55	2,444	1,443	38.7	44.4	9.6	9.2	1.6	0.4	15.0	57.0	4.9	10.8	45.5	9.6	12.0	79.6	70.5	0.9	8.7	3.7	2,130	528	507	90	23	206	146	+433
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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	49	2,174	1,217	36.2	44.4	13.3	4.4	1.2	2.0	15.0	60.2	1.5	3.9	38.6	13.0	15.0	86.5	70.6	2.9	10.4	3.3	1,775	652	217	61	99	162	158	+549
14	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
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

17.7

Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

APG

8.4

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.3

24th

DRTG

117.6

23rd

NETRTG

-4.2

23rd

3P%

36.5

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	CHI	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	CHI	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 3/10	CHI	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Fri 3/13	CHI	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

48 - 15

116

Final

108

Bulls

25 - 37

Tue 3 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

67.1

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.6

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

110.9

112.2

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.7

6.8

6.4

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-49

15-46

16-45

18-43

19-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,956.4

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,752.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,983.3

Maxey

2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-22

37-23-1

36-25

36-26

35-26

33-27-1

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

26-35

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/29	LAC	@	DEN	109-122
Thu 1/29	BKN	@	UTA	109-99
Thu 1/29	DET	@	GSW	131-124
Fri 1/30	SAS	@	CHA	106-111
Fri 1/30	ATL	@	IND	124-129

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/4	OKC	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	UTA	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	POR	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 3/4	ATL	@	MIL	9:30 PM

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

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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2,956.4

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33.5

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36.6

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