what is the lowest ppg by a player to drop 40 points in a game

31 players are tied for the fewest points per game in a game with 40+ points, with 40.0 per game. The first three are Devin Booker on April 6, on October 31 and on April 3, 2024, CJ McCollum on March 23 and Nikola Jokić on March 15, on February 10 and on October 28.

Interpreted as:
What is the lowest ppg by a player to drop 40 or more points in a regular-season game?
NAME PPG PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Devin Booker
D. Booker
40.0
40
4/6/2025
PHX PHX
@
NYK NYK
40
4
3
1
0
16
29
55.2
2
7
28.6
6
7
85.7
62.3
3
1
4
4
-9
2 CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
40.0
40
3/23/2025
NOP NOP
@
DET DET
37
5
7
1
0
16
28
57.1
5
12
41.7
3
5
60.0
66.2
1
4
2
2
+3
3 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
40.0
40
3/15/2025
DEN DEN
vs
WAS WAS
39
13
9
1
2
16
30
53.3
1
8
12.5
7
7
100.0
60.5
3
10
3
3
+6
4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
40.0
40
3/9/2025
OKC OKC
vs
DEN DEN
35
8
5
0
3
15
32
46.9
2
11
18.2
8
8
100.0
56.3
2
6
1
3
+11
5 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
40.0
40
3/8/2025
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
45
12
8
2
1
12
28
42.9
6
16
37.5
10
12
83.3
60.1
1
11
3
3
+12
6 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
40.0
40
3/6/2025
GSW GSW
@
BKN BKN
36
4
4
0
0
12
20
60.0
7
13
53.8
9
9
100.0
83.5
2
2
5
3
-16
7 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
40.0
40
2/23/2025
MIA MIA
@
MIL MIL
40
7
11
0
0
12
27
44.4
3
12
25.0
13
14
92.9
60.3
1
6
2
1
+7
8 LeBron James
L. James
40.0
40
2/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
36
8
4
2
1
14
24
58.3
4
8
50.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
0
8
11
2
+8
9 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
40.0
40
2/13/2025
MIA MIA
@
DAL DAL
37
8
3
3
0
15
30
50.0
3
14
21.4
7
9
77.8
58.9
1
7
3
1
-8
10 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
40.0
40
2/11/2025
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
38
12
5
3
0
14
23
60.9
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
74.2
4
8
2
5
+14
11 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
40.0
40
2/10/2025
DEN DEN
vs
POR POR
31
7
8
3
1
15
22
68.2
2
7
28.6
8
8
100.0
78.4
1
6
5
2
+22
12 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
40.0
40
2/8/2025
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
37
6
4
0
0
13
26
50.0
7
14
50.0
7
9
77.8
66.8
0
6
1
1
+18
13 Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
40.0
40
2/8/2025
NOP NOP
@
SAC SAC
28
4
4
2
0
16
21
76.2
0
0
8
11
72.7
77.4
1
3
3
4
+4
14 Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
40.0
40
1/31/2025
DET DET
vs
DAL DAL
36
6
4
1
0
17
30
56.7
3
8
37.5
3
3
100.0
63.9
2
4
3
0
+11
15 Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
40.0
40
1/31/2025
NOP NOP
vs
BOS BOS
39
5
4
1
0
15
20
75.0
8
12
66.7
2
3
66.7
93.8
0
5
4
5
+3
16 James Harden
J. Harden
40.0
40
1/25/2025
LAC LAC
vs
MIL MIL
35
5
9
1
0
12
24
50.0
4
10
40.0
12
12
100.0
68.3
1
4
1
2
+12
17 Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
40.0
40
1/17/2025
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
34
13
3
1
0
17
25
68.0
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
74.7
2
11
0
3
+5
18 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
40.0
40
1/16/2025
OKC OKC
vs
CLE CLE
29
3
8
2
0
17
26
65.4
1
5
20.0
5
5
100.0
70.9
0
3
2
1
+32
19 Darius Garland
D. Garland
40.0
40
1/9/2025
CLE CLE
vs
TOR TOR
36
2
9
2
0
14
22
63.6
4
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
77.0
0
2
3
0
+18
20 Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
40.0
40
1/4/2025
DET DET
vs
MIN MIN
38
6
9
1
0
15
29
51.7
4
8
50.0
6
7
85.7
62.3
0
6
3
3
+24
21 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
40.0
40
12/31/2024
OKC OKC
vs
MIN MIN
34
3
2
4
0
15
23
65.2
3
5
60.0
7
9
77.8
74.2
1
2
3
1
+11
22 Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
40.0
40
12/16/2024
PHI PHI
@
CHA CHA
40
5
5
4
0
12
28
42.9
6
12
50.0
10
13
76.9
59.3
1
4
4
3
+18
23 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
40.0
40
12/15/2024
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
33
16
2
2
1
15
22
68.2
1
4
25.0
9
12
75.0
73.3
4
12
4
4
+14
24 OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
40.0
40
11/25/2024
NYK NYK
@
DEN DEN
38
5
4
0
1
16
23
69.6
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
82.2
1
4
1
2
+21
25 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
40.0
40
11/15/2024
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
36
12
2
1
2
14
26
53.8
2
4
50.0
10
12
83.3
63.9
5
7
2
1
+12

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.2

10th

DRTG

119.3

28th

NETRTG

-3.1

23rd

3P%

37.8

3rd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
39
43
.476
29.0
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
Last Game
SAC Kings

40 - 42

109

Final

98

PHX Suns

36 - 46

Sun 13 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM