what player has most 40 point games in 1997

Michael Jordan had the most games in 1996-97 with 40+ points, with 8 games.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8	358	1996-97	CHI	41.9	44.8	6.0	3.5	1.8	0.8	16.0	28.1	56.9	1.3	3.1	40.0	11.5	13.3	86.8	65.9	1.4	4.6	2.4	335	48	28	14	6	19	17	+33
2	Glen Rice G. Rice	7	296	1996-97	CHA	46.0	42.3	4.3	2.4	0.6	0.3	13.3	22.7	58.5	4.3	6.7	63.8	11.4	12.6	90.9	74.9	0.6	3.7	2.1	322	30	17	4	2	15	17	+26
3	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	6	251	1996-97	GSW	43.5	41.8	4.2	5.3	3.0	0.3	13.0	23.0	56.5	4.0	6.5	61.5	11.8	14.5	81.6	71.2	0.7	3.5	3.2	261	25	32	18	2	19	14	+1
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	5	218	1996-97	PHI	46.0	43.6	4.6	7.4	1.8	0.2	15.2	30.0	50.7	4.2	8.8	47.7	9.0	12.8	70.3	61.2	2.2	2.4	5.8	230	23	37	9	1	29	17	-71
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	134	1996-97	HOU	42.7	44.7	12.0	4.3	0.7	2.0	17.3	31.0	55.9	0.7	0.7	100.0	9.3	10.3	90.3	62.8	2.3	9.7	4.0	128	36	13	2	6	12	8	+18
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	3	123	1996-97	UTA	41.7	41.0	7.0	4.7	1.7	1.3	15.7	26.3	59.5	0.0	0.0		9.7	12.7	76.3	64.2	1.7	5.3	2.3	125	21	14	5	4	7	6	+50
7	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	3	126	1996-97	MIL	41.0	42.0	6.7	3.3	1.3	1.3	16.3	25.0	65.3	2.3	3.7	63.6	7.0	8.0	87.5	73.6	2.0	4.7	3.0	123	20	10	4	4	9	8	+10
8	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	2	81	1996-97	SAC	42.0	40.5	6.0	6.0	1.5	0.0	12.5	22.5	55.6	4.5	9.5	47.4	11.0	12.0	91.7	72.9	0.5	5.5	4.0	84	12	12	3	0	8	4	+1
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2	83	1996-97	LAL	38.0	41.5	12.5	2.5	1.5	2.0	15.0	28.0	53.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	11.5	15.0	76.7	60.0	3.5	9.0	3.5	76	25	5	3	4	7	6	+23
10	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	1	40	1996-97	NJN	45.0	40.0	5.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	14.0	21.0	66.7	5.0	8.0	62.5	7.0	7.0	100.0	83.1	2.0	3.0	3.0	45	5	5	3	0	3	2	0
11	Rik Smits R. Smits	1	40	1996-97	IND	42.0	40.0	9.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	17.0	28.0	60.7	0.0	0.0		6.0	7.0	85.7	64.4	3.0	6.0	4.0	42	9	0	3	1	4	3	+13
12	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	1	45	1996-97	MIA	51.0	45.0	7.0	7.0	4.0	0.0	13.0	25.0	52.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	13.0	14.0	92.9	72.2	1.0	6.0	6.0	51	7	7	4	0	6	3	+1
13	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	1	40	1996-97	LAL	46.0	40.0	10.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	12.0	24.0	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	15.0	19.0	78.9	61.8	3.0	7.0	6.0	46	10	4	0	4	6	6	+8
14	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1	47	1996-97	CHI	41.0	47.0	5.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	19.0	27.0	70.4	2.0	5.0	40.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	78.1	4.0	1.0	1.0	41	5	4	2	0	1	3	+7
15	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	1	40	1996-97	POR	43.0	40.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	2.0	2.0	100.0	12.0	13.0	92.3	80.9	0.0	3.0	4.0	43	3	2	1	0	4	2	+6
16	Anthony Peeler A. Peeler	1	40	1996-97	VAN	43.0	40.0	7.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	13.0	28.0	46.4	6.0	12.0	50.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	63.5	5.0	2.0	2.0	43	7	5	3	0	2	5	+2
17	Steve Smith S. Smith	1	41	1996-97	ATL	46.0	41.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	25.0	52.0	5.0	11.0	45.5	10.0	11.0	90.9	68.7	0.0	2.0	3.0	46	2	0	1	0	3	1	-8
18	Reggie Miller R. Miller	1	40	1996-97	IND	36.0	40.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	22.0	63.6	6.0	9.0	66.7	6.0	7.0	85.7	79.7	1.0	2.0	0.0	36	3	2	0	0	0	2	+8
19	Kendall Gill K. Gill	1	41	1996-97	NJN	46.0	41.0	7.0	9.0	3.0	0.0	17.0	25.0	68.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	76.6	1.0	6.0	3.0	46	7	9	3	0	3	1	0

More NBA News

LeBron James says friendship with Maxey, desire to help Embiid win a title led him to 76ers

Sep 25, 2026

Thunder GM Sam Presti expects OKC to be 'exceptional' team even after major offseason moves

Sep 25, 2026

LeBron James is gone, but Lakers GM Pelinka and coach Redick are excited about the future

Sep 24, 2026

Bob Pettit, NBA great for Hawks and league’s first MVP, dies at 93

Sep 24, 2026

Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93

Sep 24, 2026

Hornets send Dorian Finney-Smith to Atlanta for Buddy Hield, Ryan Nembhard and cash

Sep 22, 2026

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

23rd

DRTG

118.1

22nd

NETRTG

-5.1

22nd

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0