players to score 40 points in a game since 1970

Hal Greer scored 40 points versus the Lakers on October 17, 1969.

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players to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game since 1970
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Hal Greer
H. Greer
10/17/1969
40
vs
36
3
10
14
22
63.6
12
13
92.3
72.2
3
2Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
10/18/1969
40
@
46
14
6
12
27
44.4
16
21
76.2
55.2
5
3Jerry West
J. West
10/18/1969
42
@
41
6
5
16
23
69.6
10
10
100.0
76.6
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10/22/1969
43
@
48
20
5
17
26
65.4
9
21
42.9
61.0
3
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10/25/1969
42
@
44
23
6
19
31
61.3
4
10
40.0
59.3
1
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
10/28/1969
43
vs
47
14
4
14
30
46.7
15
19
78.9
56.0
3
7Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
10/30/1969
43
vs
9
5
14
22
63.6
15
19
78.9
70.8
1
8Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
11/1/1969
41
@
51
3
11
14
28
50.0
13
14
92.9
60.0
5
9Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
11/2/1969
41
@
39
9
2
18
27
66.7
5
8
62.5
67.2
1
10Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11/8/1969
46
vs
48
22
5
15
31
48.4
16
22
72.7
56.5
5
11Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
11/10/1969
57
38
8
8
25
34
73.5
7
8
87.5
76.0
4
12Kevin Loughery
K. Loughery
11/15/1969
43
vs
41
5
2
17
28
60.7
9
10
90.0
66.4
3
13Flynn Robinson
F. Robinson
11/15/1969
41
@
45
4
6
14
27
51.9
13
13
100.0
62.7
5
14Bob Rule
B. Rule
11/15/1969
49
vs
47
19
0
15
29
51.7
19
25
76.0
61.3
4
15Jerry West
J. West
11/16/1969
45
vs
47
6
9
18
28
64.3
9
14
64.3
65.9
1
16Mike Davis
M. Davis
11/18/1969
40
vs
40
4
3
17
30
56.7
6
7
85.7
60.5
5
17John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
11/18/1969
41
53
8
4
17
32
53.1
7
8
87.5
57.7
4
18Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
11/21/1969
41
vs
39
6
9
15
20
75.0
11
14
78.6
78.4
2
19Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/22/1969
41
vs
22
1
16
34
47.1
9
10
90.0
53.4
2
20Jerry West
J. West
11/22/1969
40
@
46
9
10
12
30
40.0
16
20
80.0
51.5
4
21Jerry West
J. West
11/25/1969
41
@
46
2
4
15
24
62.5
11
14
78.6
68.0
0
22Jeff Mullins
J. Mullins
11/27/1969
42
vs
43
11
5
17
31
54.8
8
9
88.9
60.1
4
23Jerry West
J. West
11/28/1969
43
vs
44
4
13
16
28
57.1
11
13
84.6
63.8
2
24Don Kojis
D. Kojis
12/3/1969
40
vs
41
9
0
17
19
89.5
6
6
100.0
92.4
5
25Bob Rule
B. Rule
12/6/1969
40
38
12
2
15
30
50.0
10
14
71.4
55.3
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