nba player with the most game with exactly 40 points

Michael Jordan had the most games with exactly 40 points, with 34 games.

Interpreted as:
NBA player with the most regular-season game with exactly 40 points
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
1,360
42.0
40.0
6.6
5.5
2.6
1.2
14.4
26.9
53.7
0.2
1.3
18.6
10.9
12.9
84.3
61.4
2.0
4.6
2.8
1,429
226
188
89
40
94
102
+15
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26
1,040
42.1
40.0
6.7
4.6
1.8
0.8
13.3
25.7
51.8
2.0
4.8
42.7
11.3
13.0
87.0
63.6
1.5
5.2
3.5
1,095
174
120
46
20
90
76
+133
3Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
22
880
40.0
7.9
10.5
13.8
25.6
53.8
12.5
13.9
89.5
63.1
173
230
75
4James Harden
J. Harden
21
840
38.5
40.0
7.4
9.5
1.8
0.7
11.8
23.4
50.5
4.7
11.0
42.2
11.7
13.3
88.2
68.4
1.1
6.3
4.6
808
156
199
37
15
97
64
+190
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18
720
40.0
24.0
4.6
16.7
30.4
54.7
6.7
13.3
50.0
55.1
432
82
39
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
17
680
41.0
40.0
8.5
3.5
1.1
1.4
13.7
23.4
58.5
3.1
6.5
46.8
9.5
10.5
90.5
71.3
1.4
7.2
3.5
698
145
60
19
23
60
44
+111
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
17
680
40.4
40.0
14.0
3.2
0.8
2.6
15.1
23.1
65.4
0.0
0.0
9.8
16.2
60.4
66.1
5.3
8.7
2.5
687
238
55
14
44
42
46
+98
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
16
640
44.4
40.0
4.1
7.3
2.1
0.1
14.2
28.1
50.4
1.7
4.6
36.5
9.9
12.0
82.8
59.9
1.1
3.0
3.9
711
66
117
34
1
62
29
+57
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16
640
43.9
40.0
15.6
3.8
3.7
16.6
27.4
60.7
0.0
0.0
6.8
9.3
72.5
63.5
2.3
702
249
60
33
9
44
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
16
640
40.0
16.1
14.7
10.6
12.5
85.0
258
61
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
14
560
40.0
17.3
16.4
29.9
54.9
7.1
10.1
70.9
58.2
242
38
12Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
13
520
38.5
40.0
4.5
7.8
1.3
0.2
12.3
22.9
53.7
5.7
11.9
47.7
9.7
10.6
91.3
72.5
0.7
3.8
2.2
500
59
102
17
3
29
27
+82
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
13
520
36.0
40.0
5.4
5.9
1.4
0.4
13.5
23.0
58.9
7.6
13.8
55.3
5.3
5.6
94.5
78.5
0.5
4.8
4.1
469
70
77
18
5
53
27
+128
14LeBron James
L. James
13
520
40.2
40.0
9.0
7.8
1.4
1.1
14.3
24.4
58.7
3.8
6.6
57.0
7.6
8.8
86.1
70.7
1.8
7.2
4.5
523
117
101
18
14
59
17
+105
15Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
13
520
41.5
40.0
7.8
5.1
0.0
14.4
23.2
62.1
0.0
11.2
13.7
82.0
68.5
540
101
66
0
44
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
12
480
41.9
40.0
10.5
3.3
2.4
1.4
13.9
21.8
63.7
0.2
0.6
28.6
12.0
14.8
81.4
70.6
1.7
8.8
3.5
503
126
40
29
17
42
34
+31
17Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
12
480
40.0
14.6
10.8
14.0
77.4
35
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
11
440
42.6
40.0
10.3
7.0
1.7
15.9
26.2
60.8
1.4
3.8
35.7
6.8
7.4
92.6
68.0
469
113
77
19
32
19Jerry West
J. West
11
440
40.0
13.5
12.9
15.2
85.0
20Anthony Davis
A. Davis
10
400
36.4
40.0
14.5
3.3
0.5
1.9
13.2
22.3
59.2
0.8
2.3
34.8
12.8
14.3
89.5
69.9
4.3
10.2
1.2
364
145
33
5
19
12
21
+87
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
10
400
38.9
40.0
9.5
8.9
1.3
0.2
14.4
29.8
48.3
2.9
7.6
38.2
8.3
10.1
82.2
58.4
2.1
7.4
5.3
389
95
89
13
2
53
29
+3
22George Gervin
G. Gervin
10
400
40.1
40.0
5.6
2.7
1.3
0.6
15.7
28.8
54.5
0.2
0.9
25.0
8.4
10.0
84.0
60.2
401
56
27
13
6
35
23Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
10
400
40.0
15.1
3.7
15.8
28.9
54.7
8.4
10.8
77.8
59.4
151
37
42
24Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
9
360
35.5
40.0
5.3
5.6
1.9
1.2
13.9
23.7
58.7
1.6
3.9
40.0
10.7
12.0
88.9
69.1
0.7
4.7
2.3
320
48
50
17
11
21
18
+126
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9
360
36.7
40.0
12.3
6.2
0.8
1.4
15.3
22.6
68.0
0.9
2.4
36.4
8.4
11.7
72.4
72.2
3.1
9.2
3.4
331
111
56
7
13
31
25
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More Bulls Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.2

22nd

DRTG

117.6

22nd

NETRTG

-3.4

21st

3P%

37.0

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
13
10
.565
4.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
13
.435
7.5
11
Bulls Bulls
9
12
.429
7.5
12
Hornets Hornets
6
16
.273
11.0
13
Nets Nets
5
17
.227
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
BKN Nets

5 - 16

113

Final

103

CHI Bulls

9 - 12

Wed 3 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM