what is the most ppg in december in a season since 1975

Since 1974-75, Joel Embiid has averaged the most points per game in the month of December in a season, with 40.2 per game in 2023-24.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	40.2	2023-24	PHI	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
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.5	2023-24	DAL	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
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.4	1986-87	CHI	15	39.3	4.6	4.0	2.3	1.5	14.1	28.9	48.7	0.1	0.6	22.2	9.1	10.7	85.6	55.7	1.9	2.7	3.0	590	561	69	60	35	23	45	42
4	James Harden J. Harden	37.3	2019-20	HOU	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
5	James Harden J. Harden	37.0	2020-21	HOU	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
6	James Harden J. Harden	36.4	2018-19	HOU	15	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
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	35.9	1979-80	SAS	13	37.6	6.2	2.1	1.4	1.0	14.4	28.0	51.4	0.2	1.4	16.7	6.9	8.5	81.1	56.6				489	467	81	27	18	13		33
8	Bernard King B. King	35.7	1984-85	NYK	10	38.8	5.5	3.8	0.9	0.2	13.3	25.9	51.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	9.1	11.0	82.7	58.1	2.3	3.2	3.9	388	357	55	38	9	2	39	34
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	35.4	2022-23	PHI	13	36.1	9.9	4.2	1.3	1.8	12.2	22.5	54.5	1.2	2.8	41.7	9.8	11.4	85.8	64.4	2.0	7.9	3.5	469	460	129	55	17	23	46	47	+111
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.2	1974-75	GSW	14	42.9	6.7	7.2	2.2	0.4	14.2	30.6	46.5				6.8	7.3	93.1	52.1	1.2	5.5		601	493	94	101	31	6		38
11	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	35.1	1974-75	BUF	13		12.9	2.1			13.4						8.3	10.3	80.6						456	168	27
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.1	2022-23	DAL	15	36.3	8.5	9.3	1.6	0.7	11.7	22.6	51.9	3.7	8.8	42.4	7.9	10.5	75.2	64.4	1.1	7.5	3.6	545	526	128	139	24	11	54	42	+80
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	34.4	2005-06	PHI	14	43.4	3.5	6.5	2.6	0.3	12.5	27.3	45.8	0.9	2.7	34.2	8.5	11.5	73.9	53.2	0.7	2.8	3.3	608	482	49	91	36	4	46	22	+42
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34.3	1988-89	CHI	13	40.1	9.2	5.2	3.2	0.6	12.4	24.0	51.6	0.3	1.2	26.7	9.2	10.4	88.9	60.0	2.3	6.8	3.1	521	446	119	68	42	8	40	36
15	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	34.1	2006-07	WAS	16	40.4	4.3	6.2	1.8	0.1	11.3	23.6	47.6	3.7	9.1	40.7	7.9	9.8	80.3	61.0	0.6	3.7	3.7	646	545	68	99	29	1	59	52	+143
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33.8	2012-13	LAL	14	40.5	5.6	4.6	1.4	0.6	11.9	25.4	46.6	2.4	6.9	34.4	7.7	9.4	82.4	57.2	1.1	4.5	2.9	568	473	78	65	19	9	40	34	+27
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.7	1989-90	CHI	14	37.8	6.9	6.8	2.4	0.8	13.1	23.6	55.3	1.4	2.6	52.8	6.2	7.1	87.0	62.9	1.4	5.4	3.0	529	472	96	95	33	11	42	38
18	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	33.6	1990-91	PHI	13	39.5	10.7	3.6	2.3	0.5	11.8	18.8	63.1	0.8	2.0	38.5	9.2	12.8	71.7	68.9	4.3	6.4	3.9	513	437	139	47	30	7	51	32
19	James Harden J. Harden	33.6	2017-18	HOU	14	36.9	4.7	8.1	2.0	0.6	9.6	21.3	45.0	3.6	9.9	36.7	10.8	12.4	86.8	62.7	0.3	4.4	4.1	517	470	66	113	28	9	57	39	+42
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.5	1981-82	SAS	13	35.8	5.4	3.3	1.3	0.5	13.4	26.5	50.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	6.7	7.4	90.6	56.2			2.4	466	435	70	43	17	6	31	35
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	33.3	2024-25	OKC	13	34.5	5.8	5.2	2.5	1.2	12.0	21.3	56.3	2.3	6.3	36.6	7.0	7.7	91.0	67.4	0.8	5.1	2.5	449	433	76	68	32	16	32	32	+183
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	33.1	2021-22	BKN	8	40.2	8.6	6.4	0.4	1.4	12.1	24.5	49.5	2.0	5.5	36.4	6.9	7.5	91.7	59.6	0.6	8.0	3.9	321	265	69	51	3	11	31	23	+39
23	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	33.1	2022-23	MIL	13	34.9	12.3	4.7	0.8	0.8	11.5	21.5	53.2	0.8	2.7	28.6	9.4	13.6	68.9	60.1	2.5	9.8	4.0	453	430	160	61	11	11	52	49	-60
24	Trae Young T. Young	33.0	2020-21	ATL	4	31.5	4.5	8.3	0.0	0.0	8.5	16.8	50.7	2.0	5.8	34.8	14.0	15.5	90.3	70.0	1.8	2.8	3.5	126	132	18	33	0	0	14	4	+47
25	LeBron James L. James	33.0	2011-12	MIA	4	37.1	7.5	7.0	2.8	1.5	12.3	20.5	59.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	8.5	10.3	82.9	66.0	1.3	6.3	3.0	148	132	30	28	11	6	12	8	+38

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.2

Maxey

RPG

9.4

Embiid

APG

7.0

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

107.2

25th

DRTG

103.6

2nd

NETRTG

3.6

12th

3P%

33.0

23rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 11/6	PHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

2 - 4

Final

76ers

5 - 1

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

121.8

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.1

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0