what is the most points scored in 40 minutes

LeBron James has the most career points when playing 40+ minutes, with 43,162 points.

Interpreted as:

What is the most points by a player scored in 40 or more minutes?

	NAME	PTS	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	43,162	60,572	1,608	37.7	26.8	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.5	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.8	5.5	7.4	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	11,992	11,904	2,397	1,179	5,614	2,843	+7399
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38,387	57,446	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	36,928	54,852	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33,643	48,637	1,346	36.1	25.0	5.2	4.7	1.4	0.5	8.7	19.5	44.7	1.4	4.1	32.9	6.2	7.4	83.7	55.0	1.1	4.1	3.0	7,047	6,306	1,944	640	4,010	3,353	+4153
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32,292	41,011	1,072	38.3	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32,206	43,534	1,186	36.7	27.2	6.9	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.7	50.3	2.0	5.0	39.1	6.4	7.3	88.2	62.1	0.7	6.2	3.2	8,175	5,190	1,226	1,331	3,752	2,258	+5010
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	31,560	51,368	1,522	33.8	20.7	7.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	7.3	15.6	47.1	1.3	3.4	38.0	4.8	5.4	87.9	57.7	1.0	6.6	1.6	11,489	3,651	1,210	1,281	2,494	3,601	+6541
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31,419	47,859	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				23,924	4,643				2,075
9	James Harden J. Harden	29,077	42,038	1,209	34.8	24.1	5.6	7.3	1.5	0.6	7.1	16.2	43.9	2.8	7.6	36.3	7.1	8.2	86.2	60.8	0.8	4.8	3.7	6,757	8,782	1,780	677	4,471	2,966	+4684
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28,596	41,918	1,207	34.7	23.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.1	58.2	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.9	9.3	52.7	58.6	3.5	7.4	2.7	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	28,289	43,514	1,260	34.5	22.5	6.2	2.7	1.0	0.5	8.0	18.0	44.7	1.4	3.9	35.5	5.0	6.2	81.4	54.3	1.6	4.6	2.4	7,808	3,422	1,223	644	3,052	3,543	+1528
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	27,409	45,071	1,329	33.9	20.6	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.1	14.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.4	8.3	76.9	56.9	5.1	7.1	3.1	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	3,804	3,076
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27,313	50,000	1,303	38.4	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	8.4	18.6	45.2	0.0	0.1	14.7	4.1	6.1	67.0	49.1	3.1	7.8	2.4	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	1,358	4,193
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27,160	42,973	1,299	33.1	20.9	6.9	8.0	1.6	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.8	1.1	3.7	30.8	4.7	6.1	77.1	52.6	1.6	5.4	3.9	9,021	10,333	2,037	416	5,034	3,303	+2635
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26,946	44,222	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26,710	43,886	1,040	42.2	25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1	9.1	18.9	48.5				7.4	8.8	83.8	56.4	1.0	3.0		7,804	9,887	77	4		2,931
17	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	26,668	38,113	1,074	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6	9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7	2.1	31.9	5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6	2.7	3.9	2.5	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	2,669	2,061	-392
18	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	26,573	43,396	1,255	34.6	21.2	4.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	7.6	16.1	47.1	0.5	1.7	30.2	5.5	6.5	84.3	55.8	0.7	3.6	2.0	5,413	5,143	1,248	414	2,464	2,793	-292
19	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	26,496	47,368	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26,447	36,196	1,065	34.0	24.8	4.7	6.3	1.5	0.3	8.4	17.9	47.1	4.0	9.4	42.2	4.0	4.3	91.2	62.6	0.6	4.0	3.1	4,957	6,729	1,597	281	3,298	2,384	+6239
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26,397	45,880	1,343	34.2	19.7	5.6	3.5	1.3	0.6	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.6	4.3	36.8	5.2	6.4	80.6	56.8	0.8	4.8	2.6	7,527	4,708	1,752	745	3,532	3,643	+3345
22	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	26,395	46,471	1,270	36.6	20.8	6.3	4.8	1.2	0.3	8.3	18.8	43.9				4.2	5.2	81.5	49.2	1.5	3.5	2.5	8,007	6,114	476	117	204	3,281
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	26,071	50,418	1,462	34.5	17.8	10.0	3.7	1.3	1.4	7.2	14.5	49.7	0.1	0.4	27.5	3.3	4.2	78.9	54.6	2.2	7.8	2.2	14,662	5,445	1,859	2,037	3,179	3,561	+4913
24	Vince Carter V. Carter	25,728	46,367	1,541	30.1	16.7	4.3	3.1	1.0	0.6	6.0	13.8	43.5	1.5	4.0	37.1	3.1	3.9	79.8	53.6	1.1	3.2	1.7	6,606	4,714	1,530	888	2,590	3,995	+1817
25	Alex English A. English	25,613	38,063	1,193	31.9	21.5	5.5	3.6	0.9	0.7	8.9	17.6	50.7	0.0	0.1	21.7	3.6	4.3	83.2	55.0	2.3	3.2	2.5	6,538	4,351	1,067	833	2,821	3,027

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	45	23	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	29	.567	10.0
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/17	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 3/19	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	CLE	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Tue 3/24	ORL	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 3/25	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM

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32.8

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RPG Leaders

12.7

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.5

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SPG Leaders

2.1

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2.0

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2.0

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BPG Leaders

3.0

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1.9

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DRtg Rankings

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10.8

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3,264.4

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3,158.6

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Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,472.5

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USG% Leaders

37.4

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MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	19	.716
2	Celtics	45	23	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	29	.567	10.0
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Heat	38	30	.559	10.5
8	Hawks	37	31	.544	11.5
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12	Bulls	28	40	.412	20.5
13	Nets - e	17	51	.250	31.5
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15	Pacers - e	15	53	.221	33.5

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1	Thunder	53	15	.779
2	Spurs	49	18	.731	3.5
3	Lakers	42	25	.627	10.5
4	Rockets	41	25	.621	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	27	.603	12.0
6	Timberwolves	41	27	.603	12.0
7	Suns	39	29	.574	14.0
8	Clippers	34	33	.507	18.5
9	Warriors	33	35	.485	20.0
10	Trail Blazers	33	36	.478	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	44	.343	29.5
12	Pelicans	23	46	.333	30.5
13	Mavericks	23	46	.333	30.5
14	Jazz	20	48	.294	33.0
15	Kings - e	18	51	.261	35.5