nba worst plus minus in a game scoring 40 points

Tracy McGrady has the lowest plus/minus in a game with 40+ points, at -36 against the Bucks on February 17, 2004.

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NBA worst plus minus in a regular-season game scoring 40 or more points by a player

	NAME	+/-	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	-36	41	2/17/2004	ORL	@	MIL	36	8	3	1	1	15	31	48.4	3	9	33.3	8	11	72.7	57.2	2	6	5	1
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	-34	44	11/16/2014	LAL	vs	GSW	31	5	3	0	0	15	34	44.1	3	12	25.0	11	16	68.8	53.6	1	4	2	3
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	-26	44	4/7/1997	PHI	@	CHI	48	1	8	2	0	16	32	50.0	6	14	42.9	6	8	75.0	61.9	1	0	4	2
4	Brice Sensabaugh B. Sensabaugh	-21	41	3/18/2026	UTA	@	MIN	37	4	3	1	0	17	31	54.8	4	9	44.4	3	4	75.0	62.6	1	3	5	2
5	Julius Randle J. Randle	-21	41	12/5/2023	NYK	@	MIL	37	6	5	0	0	14	19	73.7	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	84.4	3	3	4	3
6	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	-21	42	11/25/2009	GSW	@	SAS	44	4	4	3	1	16	25	64.0	1	2	50.0	9	10	90.0	71.4	1	3	4	2
7	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	-20	46	4/9/2023	BKN	vs	PHI	43	2	1	1	1	16	29	55.2	6	8	75.0	8	8	100.0	70.7	0	2	4	1
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	-20	44	1/17/2023	POR	@	DEN	34	3	8	0	0	12	20	60.0	6	12	50.0	14	14	100.0	84.1	0	3	2	4
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	-19	42	3/13/2001	BOS	@	LAL	38	6	2	4	1	13	19	68.4	3	7	42.9	13	21	61.9	74.4	1	5	3	4
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	-19	40	4/14/1997	PHI	vs	WAS	45	6	5	1	0	15	29	51.7	6	13	46.2	4	9	44.4	60.7	3	3	5	3
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	-18	40	3/23/2026	HOU	@	CHI	40	7	5	0	0	15	23	65.2	5	10	50.0	5	8	62.5	75.4	1	6	4	1
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	-18	42	3/13/2021	WAS	vs	MIL	39	10	12	2	0	16	32	50.0	5	11	45.5	5	9	55.6	58.4	1	9	6	4
13	Trae Young T. Young	-18	42	12/17/2019	ATL	@	NYK	41	4	8	0	0	16	29	55.2	7	13	53.8	3	4	75.0	68.3	0	4	3	1
14	Anthony Davis A. Davis	-18	41	12/10/2018	NOP	@	BOS	38	7	2	4	0	17	34	50.0	0	2	0.0	7	9	77.8	54.0	3	4	0	1
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	-18	40	1/8/2016	POR	vs	GSW	38	3	10	2	2	12	27	44.4	6	15	40.0	10	12	83.3	62.0	1	2	3	2
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	-18	45	11/23/2005	PHI	@	MIL	45	3	5	1	0	13	30	43.3	2	5	40.0	17	19	89.5	58.7	2	1	6	1
17	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	-18	43	1/18/2005	WAS	@	DAL	42	3	3	2	0	11	23	47.8	6	10	60.0	15	18	83.3	69.5	1	2	2	6
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	-17	44	12/25/2025	MIN	@	DEN	42	6	3	3	0	14	25	56.0	5	14	35.7	11	13	84.6	71.6	0	6	6	1
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	-17	46	12/28/2024	DAL	@	POR	39	2	2	2	1	16	26	61.5	5	12	41.7	9	9	100.0	76.8	1	1	4	1
20	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	-17	40	11/29/2023	SAC	vs	LAC	38	5	3	0	1	14	23	60.9	3	8	37.5	9	10	90.0	73.0	1	4	4	3
21	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	-17	42	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	40	14	0	1	0	17	25	68.0	0	2	0.0	8	12	66.7	69.4	6	8	2	3
22	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	-17	40	4/5/2023	MEM	@	NOP	41	9	3	1	4	13	28	46.4	3	9	33.3	11	12	91.7	60.1	4	5	3	4
23	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	-17	40	4/5/2022	CHI	vs	MIL	37	3	6	1	0	16	26	61.5	0	2	0.0	8	8	100.0	67.8	2	1	4	5
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	-17	40	2/2/2022	DAL	vs	OKC	43	6	10	3	0	16	33	48.5	5	13	38.5	3	4	75.0	57.5	1	5	3	3
25	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	-17	41	5/10/2021	UTA	@	GSW	35	8	0	1	0	16	33	48.5	5	16	31.3	4	5	80.0	58.2	1	7	2	3

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