the highest scoring average in a calendar month by an nba player with at least 5 games played since 2000

Since 1999-00, James Harden has scored the most points per game when playing 5+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

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	NAME	PPG	GP	MONTH	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	43.6	14	January 2019	38.8	8.7	7.6	2.1	1.2	12.8	29.7	43.0	5.6	16.6	33.5	12.4	13.7	90.6	60.9	1.6	7.1	5.5	543	610	122	106	29	17	77	46	+54
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43.4	13	January 2006	41.6	5.6	4.1	1.8	0.1	13.9	29.6	47.0	3.5	8.9	39.7	12.0	13.4	89.7	61.1	0.5	5.1	3.5	541	564	73	53	23	1	46	39	+50
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	41.6	8	April 2006	39.6	5.5	3.6	2.3	0.0	14.5	28.5	50.9	3.3	7.9	41.3	9.4	11.4	82.4	62.1	1.1	4.4	2.1	317	333	44	29	18	0	17	27	+101
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40.6	14	February 2003	41.6	4.9	3.6	2.6	0.9	13.9	29.4	47.2	2.4	5.5	42.9	10.6	12.5	84.6	58.3	0.9	4.1	3.4	583	569	69	50	37	13	48	33	+122
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40.4	13	March 2007	44.8	6.2	4.5	1.1	0.5	13.7	29.8	45.9	2.7	7.2	37.2	10.3	11.9	86.5	57.5	1.6	4.5	2.8	582	525	80	58	14	6	36	30	-36
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	40.2	9	December 2023	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
7	James Harden J. Harden	39.5	15	November 2019	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
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	38.9	7	August 2020	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
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	38.5	10	February 2023	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
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	37.8	5	April 2022	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
11	James Harden J. Harden	37.6	11	February 2019	37.4	6.2	5.6	2.5	0.9	11.6	26.0	44.8	5.0	14.2	35.3	9.4	10.3	91.2	61.7	0.8	5.4	4.5	411	414	68	62	27	10	50	28	+20
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.5	13	December 2023	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
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.5	16	March 2026	37.1	8.0	7.4	2.3	0.7	12.8	25.9	49.2	5.0	12.8	39.2	7.0	8.8	79.4	62.9	0.4	7.6	3.7	594	600	128	118	37	11	59	38	+162
14	James Harden J. Harden	37.3	14	December 2019	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
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37.3	15	April 2021	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
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.1	10	January 2024	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
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	36.9	8	April 2013	36.3	9.9	2.1	0.5	0.5	14.3	26.5	53.8	2.6	5.6	46.7	5.8	6.9	83.6	62.4	3.8	6.1	1.5	291	295	79	17	4	4	12	21	+74
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36.8	8	May 2021	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
19	Bradley Beal B. Beal	36.7	10	January 2021	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
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36.7	10	February 2016	34.6	5.6	7.3	1.9	0.3	12.9	23.5	54.9	6.7	12.5	53.6	4.2	4.8	87.5	71.6	1.4	4.2	3.6	346	367	56	73	19	3	36	18	+61
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	36.7	6	October 2022	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
22	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	36.5	15	March 2003	39.5	5.7	6.3	2.0	0.7	12.3	25.1	48.8	3.2	7.5	42.5	8.7	11.1	78.9	60.8	1.7	4.1	3.3	592	547	86	95	30	11	49	29	+141
23	James Harden J. Harden	36.4	15	December 2018	36.9	5.9	7.9	1.8	0.5	10.2	22.9	44.6	5.2	12.6	41.3	10.8	12.4	87.1	64.3	0.8	5.1	5.3	554	546	89	118	27	7	79	51	+19
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	36.4	14	February 2001	43.8	3.9	4.6	2.4	0.3	12.3	29.6	41.4	2.2	5.2	42.5	9.6	12.0	79.8	52.1	0.8	3.1	3.6	613	509	54	65	34	4	50	33	+87
25	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	36.3	9	January 2024	33.6	10.1	4.8	1.1	1.2	12.0	23.3	51.4	1.4	3.6	40.6	10.9	12.7	86.0	62.8	2.1	8.0	3.3	303	327	91	43	10	11	30	27	-10

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PPG

24.5

Şengün

RPG

9.0

Şengün

APG

7.0

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.3

2nd

DRTG

109.1

9th

NETRTG

14.2

3rd

3P%

40.4

1st

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	HOU	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

5 - 0

132

Final

100

Bucks

1 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

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)
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Since 1999-00, James Harden has scored the most points per game when playing 5+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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247.7

240.6

275.3

259.5

246

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