nba players to score exactly 42 points in a game

Luka Dončić scored 42 points versus the Cavaliers on March 31.

Interpreted as:
NBA players to score exactly 42 points in a regular-season game
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
3/31/2026
42
LAL LAL
vs
CLE CLE
34
5
12
2
0
13
26
50.0
6
13
46.2
10
10
100.0
69.1
0
5
0
4
+21
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
3/24/2026
42
CLE CLE
vs
ORL ORL
35
2
3
0
0
14
22
63.6
3
7
42.9
11
11
100.0
78.2
0
2
2
4
+2
3Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
3/13/2026
42
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
37
8
5
1
1
13
22
59.1
4
9
44.4
12
12
100.0
77.0
0
8
2
2
+10
4Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
2/26/2026
42
NOP NOP
@
UTA UTA
34
5
7
0
0
14
20
70.0
5
9
55.6
9
9
100.0
87.6
2
3
2
1
+5
5Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
2/19/2026
42
DET DET
@
NYK NYK
38
8
13
1
2
17
34
50.0
5
11
45.5
3
3
100.0
59.5
2
6
5
0
+12
6Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
2/4/2026
42
NYK NYK
vs
DEN DEN
47
8
9
2
0
14
27
51.9
5
12
41.7
9
11
81.8
66.0
0
8
5
2
+13
7Jamal Murray
J. Murray
1/17/2026
42
DEN DEN
vs
WAS WAS
39
3
6
2
2
15
24
62.5
5
8
62.5
7
8
87.5
76.3
0
3
5
1
+5
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1/12/2026
42
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
37
7
8
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
9
22.2
8
8
100.0
73.6
2
5
4
2
-10
9Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
1/6/2026
42
NOP NOP
vs
LAL LAL
39
5
3
0
0
14
26
53.8
6
17
35.3
8
9
88.9
70.1
1
4
0
2
-8
10Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
12/15/2025
42
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
42
7
6
1
2
13
27
48.1
1
4
25.0
15
20
75.0
58.7
1
6
4
3
-9
11Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
12/6/2025
42
SAC SAC
@
MIA MIA
39
5
1
1
0
12
24
50.0
8
13
61.5
10
11
90.9
72.8
0
5
0
3
+15
12Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
12/2/2025
42
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
40
4
4
1
0
16
24
66.7
2
6
33.3
8
9
88.9
75.1
0
4
4
3
+15
13Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
11/30/2025
42
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
31
3
3
0
0
15
22
68.2
6
11
54.5
6
6
100.0
85.2
0
3
2
3
+10
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
11/28/2025
42
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
35
3
3
1
0
15
28
53.6
7
15
46.7
5
5
100.0
69.5
0
3
4
3
0
15Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
11/26/2025
42
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
36
8
5
1
1
12
26
46.2
4
9
44.4
14
16
87.5
63.6
3
5
4
3
0
16CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
11/10/2025
42
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
43
6
4
1
0
14
25
56.0
5
10
50.0
9
11
81.8
70.4
1
5
4
3
+9
17Grayson Allen
G. Allen
11/10/2025
42
PHX PHX
vs
NOP NOP
28
2
4
3
0
12
17
70.6
10
15
66.7
8
10
80.0
98.1
1
1
1
0
+22
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
10/23/2025
42
GSW GSW
vs
DEN DEN
37
6
7
3
1
14
25
56.0
6
12
50.0
8
8
100.0
73.6
0
6
2
1
+15
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
4/8/2025
42
OKC OKC
vs
LAL LAL
37
6
6
0
1
14
26
53.8
5
9
55.6
9
11
81.8
68.1
1
5
1
5
+7
20Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
3/23/2025
42
MIA MIA
vs
CHA CHA
35
3
5
2
1
16
21
76.2
6
8
75.0
4
7
57.1
87.2
0
3
2
2
+22
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3/21/2025
42
PHX PHX
vs
CLE CLE
39
6
8
0
1
17
29
58.6
4
9
44.4
4
4
100.0
68.3
0
6
3
1
+7
22Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
3/1/2025
42
MEM MEM
vs
SAS SAS
35
4
2
2
2
15
25
60.0
5
8
62.5
7
8
87.5
73.6
1
3
2
3
+10
23Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
2/24/2025
42
SAC SAC
vs
CHA CHA
31
3
2
1
0
16
19
84.2
8
9
88.9
2
3
66.7
103.3
0
3
3
0
+36
24Jordan Poole
J. Poole
2/12/2025
42
WAS WAS
vs
IND IND
41
5
5
2
1
15
29
51.7
6
15
40.0
6
6
100.0
66.4
0
5
4
5
-8
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
2/12/2025
42
DAL DAL
vs
GSW GSW
40
7
0
1
0
15
25
60.0
7
10
70.0
5
5
100.0
77.2
1
6
3
2
+8
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116.4

19th

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35.9

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2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
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115

Final

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28.7

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28.4

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

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12.3

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Knicks

124.1

Spurs

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Celtics

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113.2

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Pistons Pistons - z
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22
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2
Celtics Celtics - x
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26
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4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
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7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
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8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
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36
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14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
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37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
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51
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29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
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Pacers Pacers - e
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Thunder Thunder - z
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18
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2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
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2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
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12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
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15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
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19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
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9
Clippers Clippers
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40
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22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
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27.0
11
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56
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38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
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56
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38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
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15
Jazz Jazz - e
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60
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/28
CHI CHI
@
MEM MEM
124-125
Sat
3/28
UTA UTA
@
PHX PHX
109-134
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113
Sun
3/29
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
118-135
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM