players with the most 40 point games in a single season since 1975

Since 1974-75, Michael Jordan has the most games with 40+ points in a season, with 37 games in 1986-87.

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	1,690	1986-87	CHI	41.4	45.7	5.5	4.2	3.0	1.7	16.4	31.2	52.5	0.1	0.8	12.9	12.8	14.5	88.3	60.7	2.3	3.2	3.4	1,531	204	156	111	64	124	108
2	James Harden J. Harden	28	1,317	2018-19	HOU	39.6	47.0	8.1	7.5	2.4	1.0	13.7	29.1	47.1	6.3	15.9	39.6	13.4	14.9	89.7	66.0	1.3	6.9	5.8	1,109	228	211	68	28	161	91	+242
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	1,241	2005-06	LAL	41.8	46.0	6.1	3.4	2.0	0.3	15.2	31.8	47.8	3.2	7.8	41.2	12.3	14.2	86.5	60.4	1.3	4.8	2.9	1,129	164	91	55	7	77	87	+182
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	22	1,007	1989-90	CHI	41.8	45.8	7.5	5.5	3.1	0.7	17.0	29.5	57.9	1.4	3.4	41.3	10.3	11.7	87.6	66.1	2.0	5.5	2.4	920	165	120	69	16	52	68
5	James Harden J. Harden	21	977	2019-20	HOU	38.9	46.5	7.7	7.8	1.8	1.1	13.5	27.9	48.3	6.5	15.4	42.0	13.1	14.8	88.7	67.6	1.3	6.4	4.5	817	162	163	38	24	95	70	+267
6	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	21	932	1974-75	BUF		44.4	15.6	2.3			17.3	29.3	59.0				9.8	11.9	82.7	64.3					327	48
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19	843	2002-03	LAL	42.8	44.4	5.2	4.0	2.2	0.8	15.8	32.3	48.9	2.9	6.1	48.7	9.8	11.5	85.8	59.5	0.5	4.6	3.4	814	98	76	41	15	65	46	+185
8	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	18	835	2016-17	OKC	37.3	46.4	10.4	8.8	1.6	0.1	15.2	31.2	48.8	4.1	10.3	40.0	11.8	13.8	85.9	62.2	1.4	9.1	5.3	671	188	159	28	2	96	42	+73
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18	882	2006-07	LAL	45.6	49.0	7.2	4.4	1.3	0.7	16.2	30.9	52.3	3.6	7.3	49.2	13.1	15.2	86.1	65.2	1.4	5.8	2.9	822	129	79	24	12	53	53	+133
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	18	843	1987-88	CHI	41.1	46.8	4.8	6.4	3.3	1.9	17.7	28.9	61.2	0.1	0.9	5.9	11.4	13.3	86.2	67.4	1.6	3.2	2.8	740	86	116	60	35	50	60
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	18	787	1979-80	SAS	40.8	43.7	4.8	2.8	1.8	1.0	17.6	29.8	59.0	0.7	1.8	39.4	7.9	9.7	81.1	64.2				734	87	50	33	18		41
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	17	761	2000-01	PHI	45.1	44.8	4.1	4.1	2.8	0.4	16.1	31.8	50.5	2.1	4.9	42.2	10.6	12.4	85.7	60.1	1.0	3.1	3.5	767	69	69	47	6	60	39	+143
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	16	715	2025-26	LAL	37.4	44.7	8.8	8.3	2.1	0.5	14.3	25.9	55.2	5.8	12.6	45.5	10.3	12.4	82.9	71.1	0.8	7.9	3.1	599	140	133	33	8	49	42	+132
14	George Gervin G. Gervin	16	711	1981-82	SAS	40.7	44.4	5.8	3.1	1.3	0.5	17.8	30.8	57.7	0.3	0.6	40.0	8.7	9.8	88.5	63.4			2.7	651	92	50	20	8	43	39
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	15	674	2022-23	POR	38.0	44.9	5.3	5.7	0.8	0.4	13.3	24.1	55.4	6.1	13.6	45.1	12.1	13.1	92.9	75.4	0.7	4.5	3.0	570	79	85	12	6	45	29	+69
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	15	649	2005-06	PHI	45.3	43.3	4.5	8.6	1.9	0.1	15.0	29.0	51.7	1.3	3.8	35.1	11.9	13.9	86.1	61.6	0.8	3.7	3.4	679	68	129	28	1	51	29	+54
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	15	684	1988-89	CHI	42.3	45.6	8.8	7.7	3.8	0.5	16.3	27.1	60.0	0.6	2.1	29.0	12.5	14.4	86.6	68.1	2.1	6.7	3.3	634	132	116	57	8	49	45
18	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	15	676	1987-88	ATL	40.5	45.1	6.9	3.1	1.9	0.7	17.3	31.2	55.3	1.0	2.1	48.4	9.5	11.2	85.1	62.4	3.1	3.9	3.5	607	104	46	28	10	52	33
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	15	647	1975-76	BUF		43.1	13.6				16.4	28.3	57.9				10.3	13.4	77.1	63.0					204
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	15	655	1974-75	GSW	42.2	43.7	6.1	6.3	3.2	0.4	18.3	34.9	52.3				7.1	7.5	94.7	57.1	1.3	4.8		633	91	94	48	6		42
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	632	2022-23	DAL	40.1	45.1	10.1	8.9	2.1	0.4	15.6	26.6	58.6	3.6	8.9	40.3	10.4	14.1	74.1	68.9	1.1	9.1	3.6	562	142	125	29	6	50	41	+62
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	14	625	2013-14	OKC	43.1	44.6	6.6	5.7	1.6	0.9	14.4	27.4	52.3	3.9	8.6	44.6	12.1	14.4	83.7	66.1	0.4	6.2	3.9	603	93	80	23	12	54	29	+57
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	661	1992-93	CHI	40.9	47.2	6.6	5.6	3.6	1.0	18.4	32.1	57.5	1.1	3.4	33.3	9.2	11.0	83.8	64.0	1.6	5.1	2.7	572	93	78	51	14	38	34
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13	589	2024-25	OKC	35.9	45.3	5.3	5.8	2.1	1.2	15.6	26.8	58.2	3.2	7.1	45.7	10.8	11.6	93.4	70.9	1.1	4.2	2.1	467	69	76	27	16	27	35	+199
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	596	2023-24	DAL	38.0	45.8	9.0	9.8	1.7	0.2	15.7	26.3	59.6	5.8	11.6	50.3	8.6	9.8	87.5	74.8	0.5	8.5	3.2	494	117	128	22	3	42	28	+160

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.2

Wilson

RPG

8.8

Smith

APG

7.5

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.9

26th

DRTG

121.8

28th

NETRTG

-14.9

29th

3P%

28.1

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Wed 11/11	SAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

1 - 5

111

Final

125

Celtics

4 - 1

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

121.8

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.1

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Since 1974-75, Michael Jordan has the most games with 40+ points in a season, with 37 games in 1986-87.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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3.2

3.0

3.0

3.8

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

317.3

284.4

282.8

334.5

302.5

280.5

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33.4

38.2

37.5

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