tallest player in nba history to drop 40 points in a game

Jalen Johnson put up 43 points versus the Hornets yesterday.

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tallest player in NBA history to drop 40 or more points in a regular-season game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	12/18/2025	43	ATL	@	CHA	39	11	9	1	1	16	27	59.3	4	9	44.4	7	7	100.0	71.5	1	10	4	3	-2
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	12/18/2025	45	LAL	@	UTA	40	11	14	5	0	14	28	50.0	4	12	33.3	13	16	81.3	64.2	2	9	1	2	-5
3	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	12/15/2025	42	DAL	@	UTA	42	7	6	1	2	13	27	48.1	1	4	25.0	15	20	75.0	58.7	1	6	4	3	-9
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	12/14/2025	48	GSW	@	POR	35	3	2	3	1	16	26	61.5	12	19	63.2	4	4	100.0	86.5	0	3	3	0	-8
5	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	12/13/2025	40	NYK	@	ORL	39	4	8	1	0	16	27	59.3	2	5	40.0	6	9	66.7	64.6	1	3	2	5	+3
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	12/12/2025	48	CLE	@	WAS	35	4	4	2	0	17	31	54.8	8	15	53.3	6	6	100.0	71.3	0	4	3	1	+9
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	12/8/2025	40	MIN	vs	PHX	38	9	2	1	0	15	21	71.4	3	7	42.9	7	9	77.8	80.1	0	9	1	2	+4
8	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	12/6/2025	42	SAC	@	MIA	39	5	1	1	0	12	24	50.0	8	13	61.5	10	11	90.9	72.8	0	5	0	3	+15
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12/5/2025	40	DEN	@	ATL	36	9	8	1	1	13	26	50.0	1	8	12.5	13	15	86.7	61.3	3	6	2	1	-15
10	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	12/4/2025	44	LAL	@	TOR	41	5	10	0	0	13	21	61.9	5	11	45.5	13	15	86.7	79.7	0	5	5	3	+6
11	Jamal Murray J. Murray	12/3/2025	52	DEN	@	IND	36	6	4	1	0	19	25	76.0	10	11	90.9	4	5	80.0	95.6	0	6	1	0	+23
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	12/2/2025	44	MIN	@	NOP	47	5	4	0	1	16	30	53.3	6	13	46.2	6	8	75.0	65.6	0	5	3	4	+14
13	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	12/2/2025	42	BOS	vs	NYK	40	4	4	1	0	16	24	66.7	2	6	33.3	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	4	4	3	+15
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	12/1/2025	43	CLE	@	IND	34	9	6	0	0	16	27	59.3	4	10	40.0	7	9	77.8	69.4	3	6	3	2	+22
15	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	11/30/2025	42	BOS	@	CLE	31	3	3	0	0	15	22	68.2	6	11	54.5	6	6	100.0	85.2	0	3	2	3	+10
16	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	11/30/2025	44	PHI	vs	ATL	52	7	9	0	1	14	31	45.2	2	13	15.4	14	17	82.4	57.2	0	7	6	2	-8
17	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	11/30/2025	41	ATL	@	PHI	45	14	7	1	1	10	21	47.6	4	8	50.0	17	22	77.3	66.8	0	14	6	1	-3
18	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	11/29/2025	41	BOS	@	MIN	39	6	7	5	1	17	32	53.1	5	11	45.5	2	4	50.0	60.7	2	4	4	3	+1
19	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	11/28/2025	42	CLE	@	ATL	35	3	3	1	0	15	28	53.6	7	15	46.7	5	5	100.0	69.5	0	3	4	3	0
20	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	11/26/2025	42	DET	@	BOS	36	8	5	1	1	12	26	46.2	4	9	44.4	14	16	87.5	63.6	3	5	4	3	0
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11/26/2025	40	OKC	vs	MIN	37	6	6	3	0	12	19	63.2	1	2	50.0	15	17	88.2	75.5	0	6	1	3	+12
22	CJ McCollum	11/25/2025	46	WAS	vs	ATL	37	5	4	1	0	17	25	68.0	10	13	76.9	2	4	50.0	85.9	0	5	2	1	+19
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	11/25/2025	43	LAL	vs	LAC	38	9	13	1	1	14	28	50.0	7	12	58.3	8	11	72.7	65.5	2	7	3	4	+9
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	11/24/2025	43	MIN	@	SAC	40	7	4	3	1	16	29	55.2	5	11	45.5	6	8	75.0	66.1	1	6	3	1	-12
25	James Harden J. Harden	11/22/2025	55	LAC	@	CHA	35	3	7	1	0	17	26	65.4	10	16	62.5	11	14	78.6	85.5	1	2	2	1	+22

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PPG

23.6

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RPG

10.5

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APG

8.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.7

12th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

36.9

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sun 12/21	CHI	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	NYK	@	ATL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Hawks

15 - 13

126

Final

133

Hornets

9 - 18

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.6

121.4

121.1

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.5

111.5

111.6

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.6

9.5

9.2

8.6

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,361.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,275.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,367

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,345.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

17-10

17-9

15-9-1

16-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-19

8-17

9-18

10-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	7	.731	1.5
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	12.0
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.5
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.5
13	Kings	6	21	.222	19.0
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	19.0
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/16	NYK	@	MIA	113-115
Sun 11/16	CHA	@	TOR	108-110
Sun 11/16	DAL	@	MIN	96-120
Sun 11/16	OKC	@	NOP	126-109
Sun 11/16	CHI	@	DEN	130-127

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM

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