top 10 most efficient 40 point games in the nba

LeBron James has the most games with 10+ points, with 1,554 games.

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top 10 or more most efficient 40 point regular-season games by a player in the NBA
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,554
42,131
37.8
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.6
50.7
1.6
4.7
35.0
5.6
7.5
73.7
59.1
1.2
6.4
3.5
58,766
11,692
11,532
2,335
1,146
5,448
2,769
+7438
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,509
38,070
25.2
11.4
10.4
0.0
0.0
6.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
17,220
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,441
36,721
37.5
25.5
10.3
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.0
51.9
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.8
9.1
74.3
57.9
2.4
7.8
3.1
54,058
14,772
5,181
2,059
1,133
4,435
4,468
+3085
4Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,373
30,714
35.3
22.4
7.9
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.9
16.5
47.9
1.4
3.5
39.3
5.1
5.8
88.1
58.6
1.0
6.9
1.7
48,471
10,884
3,485
1,140
1,216
2,364
3,351
+7011
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,260
25,006
36.7
19.8
10.7
4.0
1.3
1.5
8.0
15.8
50.4
0.1
0.5
27.6
3.8
4.8
79.2
55.4
2.4
8.3
2.3
46,187
13,468
5,101
1,679
1,879
2,939
3,157
+4969
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,256
25,623
35.1
20.4
11.2
3.1
0.8
2.2
7.9
15.4
51.5
0.0
0.1
18.6
4.6
6.5
69.7
55.9
2.9
8.3
2.5
44,027
14,092
3,880
951
2,813
3,143
3,059
+8197
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,254
33,218
37.5
26.5
5.5
4.9
1.5
0.5
9.2
20.4
45.2
1.4
4.3
33.5
6.6
7.9
83.8
55.5
1.2
4.3
3.1
47,082
6,845
6,106
1,878
617
3,828
3,224
+4561
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,195
24,114
35.6
20.2
3.1
3.1
1.1
0.2
6.6
13.6
48.4
2.1
5.0
41.1
5.0
5.6
89.1
63.0
0.7
2.5
1.8
42,499
3,729
3,662
1,336
273
2,165
2,428
+1896
9Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,178
21,233
32.3
18.0
10.7
1.6
7.4
13.3
55.9
0.0
3.2
4.3
73.3
59.4
38,026
12,556
1,859
3,556
+21
10John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1,178
25,774
21.9
8.7
4.4
5.4
81.7
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,162
27,660
35.3
23.8
6.3
2.8
1.0
0.5
8.5
18.7
45.5
1.4
3.9
36.8
5.4
6.6
81.5
55.2
1.6
4.7
2.5
41,069
7,372
3,281
1,175
605
2,923
3,334
+2120
12Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,161
25,433
36.1
21.9
6.0
3.8
1.4
0.6
7.2
15.7
45.7
1.8
4.6
38.3
5.8
7.2
80.9
58.0
0.9
5.1
2.8
41,898
6,927
4,384
1,627
677
3,262
3,295
+3610
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,149
26,543
23.1
13.3
8.0
16.0
49.8
0.0
7.2
9.3
77.3
57.6
15,229
2,825
14Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,149
26,509
23.1
9.3
0.0
4.5
6.7
67.4
15Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,134
23,469
36.9
20.7
4.2
3.5
1.2
0.2
7.2
15.6
46.4
2.5
6.1
41.2
3.7
4.1
89.6
59.4
1.0
3.2
2.2
41,795
4,782
3,998
1,322
216
2,467
2,557
+4074
16Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,133
21,654
34.7
19.1
4.6
9.4
2.1
0.2
6.8
13.8
49.0
1.5
3.9
39.5
4.1
4.6
87.6
60.4
0.6
3.9
2.4
39,279
5,175
10,669
2,382
188
2,668
2,731
+5989
17Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,132
28,113
35.7
24.8
11.2
2.6
0.6
2.3
9.8
16.8
58.6
0.0
0.0
4.8
5.2
9.7
53.0
58.9
3.6
7.6
2.8
40,358
12,644
2,930
716
2,642
3,145
3,916
+4913
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,132
26,329
37.0
23.3
11.6
2.6
1.8
3.3
9.3
17.9
51.7
0.0
0.1
20.7
4.7
6.6
71.6
55.9
3.4
8.2
3.1
41,871
13,140
2,924
2,062
3,683
3,487
4,122
+659
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,125
25,500
34.1
22.7
7.2
8.2
1.6
0.3
8.1
18.2
44.8
1.2
3.8
31.6
5.2
6.7
77.6
53.7
1.6
5.6
4.0
38,377
8,127
9,255
1,825
364
4,505
2,906
+3231
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,116
30,613
36.9
27.4
7.0
4.4
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.8
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.6
7.4
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.4
3.2
41,179
7,826
4,900
1,173
1,270
3,547
2,142
+4895
21Vince Carter
V. Carter
1,094
23,616
34.8
21.6
5.0
3.7
1.2
0.7
7.8
17.1
45.6
1.8
4.5
40.6
4.2
5.2
80.4
55.7
1.4
3.7
2.0
38,090
5,508
4,079
1,266
741
2,229
3,153
+2584
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,081
24,744
35.7
22.9
4.5
4.3
1.0
0.3
8.2
17.2
47.8
0.6
1.8
30.8
5.9
7.0
84.4
56.5
0.7
3.8
2.1
38,564
4,908
4,640
1,100
358
2,225
2,431
+746
23Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1,070
20,027
35.0
18.7
9.6
3.3
0.5
1.7
7.2
13.7
52.1
0.1
0.4
39.0
4.3
5.6
75.9
57.7
2.7
6.9
2.3
37,480
10,285
3,544
551
1,777
2,411
2,380
+2309
24John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,061
17,085
34.5
16.1
2.9
11.5
2.4
0.2
5.8
10.5
54.9
0.7
1.7
41.7
3.9
4.6
83.3
64.3
0.7
2.2
3.0
36,559
3,115
12,179
2,561
228
3,234
2,847
+2156
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,059
32,207
38.4
30.4
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.0
49.8
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.7
40,702
6,626
5,587
2,500
891
2,899
2,759
+1436

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.0

18th

DRTG

113.0

11th

NETRTG

1.0

14th

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5
7
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

3 - 2

105

Final

125

BOS Celtics

2 - 3

Wed 29 Oct 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
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
1.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
ORL ORL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
MIA MIA
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
10/31
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM