players with the most 40 point games in 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most games with 40+ points, with 62 games.

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	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	62	2,739		44.2	16.7	4.3		3.8	17.8			8.5	11.7	73.2				3.0		1,037	265		65	6
2	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	58	2,518		43.4	15.5				17.0	28.3	60.0	9.5	12.0	79.1	64.7					899
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	37	1,634		44.2	3.2		3.2		16.3	28.8	56.4	11.6	13.4	86.9	63.6					120		16
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	35	1,565	41.7	44.7	6.2	6.6	2.9		18.6	33.2	56.1	7.5	8.1	92.6	60.8			3.2	1,458	216	232	100		19	106
5	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	35	1,554		44.4					16.7			11.0	12.7	86.7
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28	1,201		42.9	18.1				17.1	29.9	57.0	8.8	11.8	74.2	61.1					508					82
7	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	21	879		41.9					17.3			7.3	8.9	82.3
8	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	21	909		43.3					17.9			7.5	9.0	82.6
9	Jerry West J. West	18	757	44.5	42.1	5.2	9.0			15.7	27.2	57.8	10.6	12.8	82.7	64.0				801	94	162				39
10	John Drew J. Drew	13	559	38.8	43.0	12.8	2.5			15.2	26.2	57.9	12.7	16.7	76.0	64.2				504	167	32				53
11	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	13	564	41.7	43.4	4.5	4.6	1.3	0.0	17.4	30.9	56.2	8.6	10.0	86.2	61.4	1.3	2.3		542	58	60	4	0		30
12	Bob Love B. Love	13	560	43.5	43.1	8.7	1.8	0.5		16.6	29.5	56.4	9.8	11.9	82.6	62.1	3.5	5.5		566	113	24	1			35
13	David Thompson D. Thompson	12	530	42.3	44.2	5.1	3.8		1.4	16.9	26.6	63.6	10.3	12.1	85.5	69.2	2.1	3.0		507	61	46		17		41
14	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	12	525	41.4	43.8	5.2	6.6			17.1	28.2	60.7	9.6	10.8	88.5	66.4				497	62	79				34
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	11	502	38.2	45.6	4.1	2.0	1.4	1.3	17.2	27.6	62.2	11.3	13.1	86.1	68.3				420	45	22	15	14		34
16	John Williamson J. Williamson	10	428		42.8					16.5	31.4	52.5	9.8	11.0	89.1	59.1
17	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	9	392	44.3	43.6	12.1	2.2			17.1	29.0	59.0	9.3	11.0	84.8	64.4				399	109	20				27
18	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	8	341		42.6	14.3				15.9	26.5	59.9	10.9	15.0	72.5	64.4					114					38
19	Charlie Scott C. Scott	7	291	41.6	41.6	4.6	6.9	2.5	0.8	17.0	29.6	57.5	7.6	9.6	79.1	61.5	1.5	2.0		291	32	48	10	3		27
20	Dave Bing D. Bing	7	311		44.4					16.3			11.9	14.3	83.0											28
21	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	7	289	47.1	41.3	6.7	5.6	2.0	1.0	16.6	28.9	57.4	8.1	9.4	86.4	62.5	1.0	3.0		330	47	39	2	1		16
22	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	6	271		45.2	3.7	3.8			18.8	31.5	59.8	7.5	8.3	90.0	64.2					22	23				18
23	World B. Free W. B. Free	5	224	41.8	44.8	4.4	4.4			15.8	28.6	55.2	13.2	15.6	84.6	63.2			3.6	209	22	22			18	21
24	Bernard King B. King	5	207	41.8	41.4	11.8	3.2			16.6	24.8	66.9	8.2	12.2	67.2	68.6				209	59	16				16
25	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	5	217	37.0	43.4	3.6	7.2	2.2	0.0	17.2	28.4	60.6	9.0	9.8	91.8	66.3	1.2	2.4	3.0	185	18	36	11	0	12	8

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