the highest scoring average in a calendar month by an nba player 2020s onwards

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, James Harden scored the most points per game in a month, with 49.0 per game in July 2020.

NAMEPPGMONTHGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
49.0
July 2020
1
43.5
9.0
8.0
3.0
3.0
14.0
20.0
70.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
18.0
21.0
85.7
83.8
0.0
9.0
1.0
43
49
9
8
3
3
1
5
+8
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
45.3
October 2025
3
38.2
11.7
7.7
0.7
0.3
15.0
25.7
58.4
4.3
12.3
35.1
11.0
14.0
78.6
71.2
0.7
11.0
3.7
115
136
35
23
2
1
11
8
+8
3Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
41.5
April 2023
2
40.4
5.5
2.5
1.5
0.5
14.5
24.0
60.4
4.0
9.0
44.4
8.5
10.5
81.0
72.5
0.0
5.5
4.0
81
83
11
5
3
1
8
6
+26
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
40.2
December 2023
9
33.6
12.6
4.9
1.4
2.1
14.3
23.7
60.6
1.2
2.9
42.3
10.3
11.2
92.1
70.3
2.0
10.6
4.1
302
362
113
44
13
19
37
23
+146
5James Harden
J. Harden
39.5
November 2019
15
36.9
6.4
7.6
1.9
0.5
11.2
24.2
46.3
5.5
14.1
38.9
11.6
13.9
83.7
65.1
0.9
5.5
5.1
553
592
96
114
28
8
77
43
+141
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
39.0
December 2025
1
32.2
5.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
28.0
50.0
6.0
15.0
40.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
62.7
2.0
3.0
2.0
32
39
5
5
0
0
2
3
-3
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
39.0
October 2023
3
36.8
11.7
9.7
1.0
0.3
13.3
24.0
55.6
6.0
12.3
48.6
6.3
9.0
70.4
69.7
0.7
11.0
3.3
110
117
35
29
3
1
10
6
+19
8Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
39.0
July 2020
1
38.9
16.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
10.0
11.0
90.9
63.2
2.0
14.0
2.0
39
39
16
2
2
1
2
5
-11
9De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
39.0
July 2020
1
37.9
3.0
6.0
1.0
1.0
17.0
33.0
51.5
1.0
7.0
14.3
4.0
5.0
80.0
55.4
3.0
0.0
3.0
38
39
3
6
1
1
3
3
-12
10Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.9
August 2020
7
41.3
4.1
9.7
1.6
0.1
11.9
23.6
50.3
6.0
13.1
45.7
9.1
10.1
90.1
69.3
0.4
3.7
3.3
289
272
29
68
11
1
23
12
+16
11Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.5
February 2023
10
37.4
5.7
7.0
0.8
0.2
11.5
23.2
49.6
5.0
12.2
41.0
10.5
10.9
96.3
68.8
1.1
4.6
3.2
374
385
57
70
8
2
32
18
+3
12LeBron James
L. James
38.0
April 2022
1
39.5
8.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
23.0
56.5
3.0
8.0
37.5
9.0
12.0
75.0
67.2
0.0
8.0
6.0
40
38
8
4
1
0
6
3
-2
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
38.0
April 2022
4
38.0
17.5
6.0
2.3
0.8
15.8
25.5
61.8
0.5
3.3
15.4
6.0
7.8
77.4
65.7
2.8
14.8
4.0
152
152
70
24
9
3
16
10
+37
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
37.8
April 2022
5
36.5
14.8
3.4
0.8
1.6
13.2
22.2
59.5
1.6
3.6
44.4
9.8
12.6
77.8
68.1
2.6
12.2
4.0
182
189
74
17
4
8
20
10
+81
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
December 2023
13
39.5
8.9
11.1
1.5
0.9
12.7
26.0
48.8
4.4
11.5
38.0
7.8
9.7
80.2
62.0
1.1
7.8
4.5
513
488
116
144
19
12
58
21
+57
16Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
37.5
April 2024
2
35.8
5.0
3.5
3.0
1.5
13.5
24.5
55.1
2.0
5.0
40.0
8.5
10.0
85.0
64.9
1.0
4.0
1.5
72
75
10
7
6
3
3
4
+6
17James Harden
J. Harden
37.3
December 2019
14
38.5
5.6
6.9
2.1
1.2
11.9
24.6
48.1
5.5
12.9
42.5
8.1
9.5
85.0
64.7
1.1
4.5
3.9
539
522
79
97
29
17
54
49
+66
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37.3
April 2021
15
35.2
6.1
4.6
0.8
0.3
11.8
22.8
51.8
6.4
13.7
46.6
7.3
8.0
90.8
70.8
0.4
5.7
4.2
529
559
91
69
12
4
63
31
+34
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.1
January 2024
10
38.8
9.2
10.4
1.6
0.5
12.1
24.8
48.8
3.4
9.8
34.7
9.5
12.4
76.6
61.3
0.8
8.4
3.7
388
371
92
104
16
5
37
22
-35
20Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
37.0
May 2021
1
40.7
2.0
11.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
20.0
60.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
5.0
6.0
83.3
81.7
0.0
2.0
1.0
41
37
2
11
1
0
1
4
+7
21James Harden
J. Harden
37.0
December 2020
3
37.7
5.3
11.0
1.0
0.3
10.7
20.3
52.5
5.0
11.0
45.5
10.7
12.0
88.9
72.2
1.0
4.3
5.3
113
111
16
33
3
1
16
5
-10
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36.8
May 2021
8
34.6
5.1
5.6
1.4
0.1
11.9
26.3
45.2
6.6
16.9
39.3
6.4
7.1
89.5
62.5
0.5
4.6
3.6
277
294
41
45
11
1
29
16
+114
23James Harden
J. Harden
36.8
October 2019
4
36.7
4.3
8.8
1.0
0.5
9.0
23.8
37.9
3.0
13.5
22.2
15.8
16.5
95.5
59.3
0.8
3.5
5.8
147
147
17
35
4
2
23
16
+8
24Bradley Beal
B. Beal
36.7
January 2021
10
35.3
5.5
5.0
1.1
0.6
13.4
27.4
48.9
3.0
7.8
38.5
6.9
7.7
89.6
59.6
1.6
3.9
2.9
353
367
55
50
11
6
29
24
-28
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
36.7
October 2022
6
36.7
9.5
8.7
1.7
0.5
12.8
25.5
50.3
2.0
8.8
22.6
9.0
11.5
78.3
60.0
1.3
8.2
3.0
220
220
57
52
10
3
18
19
+29

More Rockets Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.0

2nd

DRTG

112.6

6th

NETRTG

10.4

2nd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

6 - 19

113

Final

115

HOU Rockets

16 - 6

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM