players to score 40 points in a game since 1971

Stu Lantz put up 43 points against the Suns on October 20, 1970.

Interpreted as:
players to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game since 1971
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Stu Lantz
S. Lantz
10/20/1970
43
vs
43
5
5
16
27
59.3
11
13
84.6
65.7
5
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
10/22/1970
40
vs
40
12
1
17
27
63.0
6
8
75.0
65.5
3
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
10/28/1970
40
@
44
14
3
16
27
59.3
8
10
80.0
63.7
3
4Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
11/1/1970
43
@
37
1
3
19
26
73.1
5
8
62.5
72.8
3
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11/4/1970
53
@
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
6Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
11/5/1970
43
@
42
22
1
20
31
64.5
3
4
75.0
65.6
3
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/7/1970
45
@
48
13
4
19
38
50.0
7
10
70.0
53.1
1
8Jerry West
J. West
11/8/1970
41
vs
43
5
7
17
28
60.7
7
8
87.5
65.0
4
9Jim Barnett
J. Barnett
11/8/1970
40
vs
39
3
3
15
26
57.7
10
12
83.3
63.9
2
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11/11/1970
44
@
48
15
3
17
24
70.8
10
12
83.3
75.1
2
11Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
11/18/1970
49
@
42
4
0
22
35
62.9
5
12
41.7
60.8
2
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/20/1970
50
vs
48
25
3
18
35
51.4
14
16
87.5
59.5
1
13Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
11/24/1970
40
@
42
6
6
17
29
58.6
6
6
100.0
63.2
3
14Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/25/1970
48
@
46
22
2
17
30
56.7
14
15
93.3
65.6
2
15Jerry West
J. West
11/29/1970
41
vs
43
2
16
16
27
59.3
9
10
90.0
65.3
2
16Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
11/29/1970
41
vs
43
10
9
13
22
59.1
15
17
88.2
69.5
1
17Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
12/1/1970
40
@
42
6
1
18
34
52.9
4
5
80.0
55.2
0
18Bob Kauffman
B. Kauffman
12/6/1970
40
@
45
5
9
14
22
63.6
12
15
80.0
69.9
4
19Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
12/13/1970
40
@
43
16
3
16
35
45.7
8
11
72.7
50.2
1
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
12/13/1970
40
@
47
22
3
17
33
51.5
6
8
75.0
54.8
3
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
12/18/1970
40
vs
40
15
1
19
27
70.4
2
5
40.0
68.5
5
22Bob Love
B. Love
12/25/1970
42
@
38
5
0
16
28
57.1
10
11
90.9
63.9
4
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1/1/1971
40
@
48
21
4
19
41
46.3
2
4
50.0
46.8
1
24Jerry West
J. West
1/1/1971
41
vs
46
10
7
17
34
50.0
7
8
87.5
54.6
3
25Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
1/1/1971
40
@
41
6
5
15
27
55.6
10
11
90.9
62.8
3

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