nba players most 40 point games less than 50 games

Joel Embiid and Shaquille O'Neal are tied for the most games with fewer than 50 games played and 40+ points, with 49 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	49	2,174	36.2	44.4	13.3	4.4	1.2	2.0	15.0	24.8	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
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	2,102	40.6	42.9	13.6	2.5	0.8	2.2	16.9	25.6	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
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	2,077	42.5	44.2	10.7	6.2	1.9		17.2	28.5	60.3	1.5	3.4	44.1	8.3	8.9	93.1	68.1				1,996	504	293	87			117
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	47	2,075		44.1					16.1						11.9	14.6	81.6											159
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	46	2,010	39.4	43.7	13.9	2.9	1.8	2.0	15.8	26.8	58.9	1.3	3.2	42.2	10.7	12.3	86.6	67.7	3.9	10.0	1.9	1,812	640	132	83	93	87	114	+375
6	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	45	1,987	41.8	44.2	7.7	5.1	1.7	0.9	15.7	29.5	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
7	Bernard King B. King	45	2,003	41.4	44.5	7.9	3.6			17.0	27.8	61.3	0.1	0.4	28.6	10.3	13.3	77.5	66.1				1,862	357	164				152
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	1,894	41.2	43.0	11.9	3.1	1.5	1.1	15.5	23.8	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
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	40	1,837	37.8	45.9	5.4	5.9	1.2	0.5	16.4	27.4	59.7	3.9	8.4	45.8	9.4	10.6	88.7	71.6	0.8	4.6	3.6	1,513	214	237	46	21	143	113	+299
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	37	1,657	39.4	44.8	4.7	5.5	1.8	0.5	15.9	26.8	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
11	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	37	1,634		44.2	3.2		3.2		16.3	28.8	56.4				11.6	13.4	86.9	63.6					120		16
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	37	1,585		42.8	17.9				17.1	30.4	56.2	0.0			8.7	11.7	74.4	60.3					664					106
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	36	1,571	36.8	43.6	5.4	5.9	1.8	1.0	14.6	25.0	58.2	2.4	5.2	45.7	12.2	13.6	89.2	70.3	0.9	4.5	2.3	1,324	194	213	66	36	82	88	+436
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	36	1,586	42.3	44.1	7.6	2.9	1.2	0.6	15.9	27.6	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
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	35	1,550	38.7	44.3	12.2	8.1	1.7	1.1	16.4	26.9	61.2	2.6	5.9	44.2	8.8	10.5	83.7	70.3	3.5	8.7	3.1	1,356	426	285	58	37	107	99	+334
16	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	35	1,554		44.4					16.7						11.0	12.7	86.7
17	Trae Young T. Young	34	1,487	38.1	43.7	4.2	9.1	1.1	0.1	13.7	25.6	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
18	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	34	1,484	38.7	43.6	5.4	4.8	1.4	0.3	15.0	27.6	54.4	5.2	11.5	45.3	8.4	9.5	88.0	68.6	1.0	4.4	3.1	1,316	183	164	47	11	107	81	+314
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	34	1,467	41.9	43.1	6.2	6.2	2.5	1.4	15.0	26.4	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
20	Alex English A. English	33	1,425	40.9	43.2	6.2	5.0			17.5	27.8	63.0	0.0	0.1	33.3	8.1	9.1	88.4	67.8			3.1	1,351	203	166			101	112
21	Vince Carter V. Carter	32	1,396	42.6	43.6	7.6	4.3	1.6	0.9	15.1	27.6	54.8	4.0	7.5	53.5	9.3	11.1	84.5	67.2	2.3	5.3	2.8	1,363	243	138	52	30	90	105	+270
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	1,371	43.3	42.8	13.1	3.4	1.9	3.3	16.4	27.2	60.2	0.1	0.3	25.0	10.0	12.5	80.5	65.5	3.6	9.5	3.7	1,385	420	110	61	107	119	111	+18
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	31	1,368	38.6	44.1	6.1	3.7	1.7	0.8	15.1	27.4	55.2	5.9	12.6	47.2	8.0	9.7	82.7	69.8	0.8	5.3	3.4	1,196	188	115	53	25	106	64	+294
24	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31	1,378	40.8	44.5	4.8	5.5	1.2	0.4	15.8	28.0	56.5	4.6	9.4	48.6	8.3	9.6	86.2	69.0	1.4	3.4	3.1	1,265	148	169	36	12	96	80	+29
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30	1,322	39.1	44.1	8.5	4.8	0.9	0.8	14.4	25.4	56.9	5.8	11.1	52.3	9.4	10.6	88.4	73.3	0.9	7.6	2.1	1,173	255	143	27	23	62	68	+396

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Maxey

RPG

9.3

Embiid

APG

6.5

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.7

21st

DRTG

109.7

7th

NETRTG

1.0

16th

3P%

33.7

21st

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	IND	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	PHI	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MIL	@	PHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

9 - 2

123

Final

101

76ers

9 - 3

Tue 10 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

1-10

1-8

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5