players who have scored 40 points in a game including playoffs sorted by most games

27 players are tied for the most games with 40+ points in a regular-season or postseason game, with 1 game. The first three are Jalen Williams and on March 2, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 times and Jalen Brunson 2 times.

Interpreted as:
players who have scored 40 or more points in a game including playoffs sorted by most games
NAME GP PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Jalen Williams
J. Williams
1
40
6/16/2025
OKC OKC
vs
IND IND
35
6
4
1
0
14
25
56.0
3
5
60.0
9
12
75.0
66.1
1
5
1
4
+14
2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1
40
5/26/2025
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
40
9
10
1
0
13
30
43.3
2
7
28.6
12
14
85.7
55.3
4
5
5
4
+5
3 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
1
43
5/21/2025
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
38
1
5
0
0
15
25
60.0
1
6
16.7
12
14
85.7
69.0
0
1
7
5
-8
4 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
44
5/13/2025
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
44
15
5
2
0
17
25
68.0
5
7
71.4
5
5
100.0
80.9
6
9
2
4
-8
5 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1
42
5/12/2025
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
40
8
4
4
2
16
28
57.1
7
16
43.8
3
3
100.0
71.6
0
8
4
3
-9
6 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1
43
5/9/2025
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
37
9
5
1
0
14
29
48.3
5
13
38.5
10
14
71.4
61.1
5
4
2
4
+35
7 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1
48
5/6/2025
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
8 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
42
5/5/2025
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
42
22
6
1
2
15
29
51.7
2
6
33.3
10
13
76.9
60.5
5
17
7
5
+10
9 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
1
40
5/1/2025
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
42
4
7
0
0
15
33
45.5
3
10
30.0
7
8
87.5
54.8
2
2
2
2
+5
10 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
1
43
4/29/2025
DEN DEN
vs
LAC LAC
40
5
7
3
1
17
26
65.4
8
14
57.1
1
1
100.0
81.3
0
5
1
2
+17
11 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1
43
4/27/2025
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
44
9
6
0
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
14
17
82.4
70.5
4
5
1
2
+3
12 Jaime Jaquez Jr.
J. Jaquez Jr.
1
41
4/13/2025
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
41
10
7
0
0
17
25
68.0
2
6
33.3
5
7
71.4
73.0
1
9
3
2
-4
13 Pat Connaughton
P. Connaughton
1
43
4/13/2025
MIL MIL
vs
DET DET
44
11
5
2
0
16
29
55.2
5
12
41.7
6
9
66.7
65.2
1
10
2
2
+7
14 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1
43
4/13/2025
MIN MIN
vs
UTA UTA
40
6
5
3
1
15
31
48.4
7
18
38.9
6
7
85.7
63.1
0
6
2
1
+20
15 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1
44
4/10/2025
MIN MIN
@
MEM MEM
38
5
3
1
1
13
19
68.4
7
11
63.6
11
13
84.6
89.0
1
4
5
3
+15
16 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1
45
4/9/2025
LAL LAL
@
DAL DAL
38
8
6
4
0
16
28
57.1
7
10
70.0
6
9
66.7
70.4
1
7
3
4
+26
17 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1
42
4/8/2025
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
18 Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
1
43
4/7/2025
SAC SAC
@
DET DET
45
3
4
1
0
16
28
57.1
8
11
72.7
3
4
75.0
72.2
0
3
1
4
+6
19 Devin Booker
D. Booker
1
40
4/6/2025
PHX PHX
@
NYK NYK
40
4
3
1
0
16
29
55.2
2
7
28.6
6
7
85.7
62.3
3
1
4
4
-9
20 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
41
4/6/2025
DEN DEN
vs
IND IND
39
15
13
2
1
18
33
54.5
3
11
27.3
2
3
66.7
59.7
3
12
4
0
+1
21 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
52
4/1/2025
GSW GSW
@
MEM MEM
37
10
8
5
1
16
31
51.6
12
20
60.0
8
8
100.0
75.3
1
9
2
2
+17
22 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
61
4/1/2025
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
23 CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
1
40
3/23/2025
NOP NOP
@
DET DET
37
5
7
1
0
16
28
57.1
5
12
41.7
3
5
60.0
66.2
1
4
2
2
+3
24 Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
1
42
3/23/2025
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
25 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
42
3/21/2025
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

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1st

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37.4

6th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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103

Final

91

IND Pacers

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0