what player has most 40 point games in last decade

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, James Harden had the most games with 40+ points, with 77 games.

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	James Harden J. Harden	77	3,479	39.7	45.2	7.4	8.1	2.3	0.7	13.3	26.0	51.0	5.4	12.2	44.4	13.3	15.1	87.9	69.3	1.2	6.2	5.1	3,059	567	621	178	51	392	227	+684
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	2,215	42.0	43.4	8.5	4.3	1.2	1.2	14.3	25.5	56.2	3.7	7.8	47.3	11.1	12.5	88.7	70.1	1.0	7.5	3.6	2,144	434	221	60	59	185	121	+306
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43	1,920	39.0	44.7	10.0	8.4	1.5	0.3	15.5	30.3	51.1	3.3	8.2	39.5	10.5	12.6	83.2	62.4	2.0	8.0	5.0	1,676	429	363	66	14	215	115	+63
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	1,692	36.9	44.5	5.3	6.0	1.6	0.3	14.5	24.7	58.8	8.5	14.3	59.2	7.0	7.6	92.7	79.5	0.9	4.4	3.3	1,401	203	228	61	13	126	81	+505
5	LeBron James L. James	31	1,362	41.2	43.9	9.1	7.3	1.8	1.1	15.8	26.1	60.6	3.5	6.9	50.2	8.8	11.6	75.8	70.4	1.8	7.4	3.5	1,279	283	227	56	33	110	54	+262
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	30	1,323	40.6	44.1	14.3	2.9	2.1	2.2	16.2	28.1	57.6	1.3	3.2	42.1	10.4	12.1	85.4	65.9	3.9	10.3	1.9	1,219	428	86	62	66	56	77	+228
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26	1,105	41.1	42.5	5.8	4.6	1.7	0.4	15.1	28.7	52.5	2.4	6.1	39.2	10.0	11.8	84.1	62.6	1.0	4.8	3.7	1,070	150	120	43	11	97	60	+81
8	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	26	1,149	42.4	44.2	7.4	3.1	0.7	0.6	15.8	27.8	56.6	3.4	6.6	52.0	9.2	10.6	87.3	68.0	2.0	5.4	2.4	1,103	193	81	19	16	62	92	+107
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	22	966	39.3	43.9	4.8	6.8	1.4	0.4	14.1	25.5	55.3	5.8	11.2	51.8	9.8	10.9	90.0	72.3	0.7	4.1	2.4	864	106	149	30	9	53	53	+161
10	Kemba Walker K. Walker	16	710	39.4	44.4	4.9	5.5	1.4	0.4	15.0	26.4	56.9	5.6	10.6	52.7	8.8	9.8	89.8	72.3	0.6	4.4	2.8	631	79	88	22	7	45	21	+72
11	Paul George P. George	15	657	40.3	43.8	8.9	5.3	2.1	0.3	14.9	25.8	57.6	6.2	11.7	52.8	7.9	9.5	82.5	73.0	1.0	7.9	2.4	604	133	79	31	4	36	45	+175
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	15	671	40.5	44.7	3.9	6.1	2.0	0.3	16.0	27.5	58.1	5.4	9.0	60.0	7.3	7.9	93.2	72.2	0.9	3.0	3.1	608	58	91	30	5	46	38	+139
13	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	13	583	32.5	44.8	3.4	1.8	1.1	0.8	15.6	24.4	64.0	8.2	13.6	60.5	5.4	5.8	93.3	83.3	0.3	3.1	1.5	422	44	23	14	11	20	15	+327
14	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	13	549	39.0	42.2	6.3	3.8	1.1	0.4	15.1	27.2	55.4	1.8	4.1	43.4	10.3	12.6	81.7	64.4	1.5	4.8	2.6	507	82	50	14	5	34	22	+122
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	13	574	39.5	44.2	15.8	4.0	1.5	1.5	14.8	26.3	56.4	2.5	5.5	45.1	12.0	15.0	80.0	67.1	3.9	11.8	4.5	514	205	52	20	20	58	57	+89
16	Bradley Beal B. Beal	12	505	43.7	42.1	6.2	6.2	0.8	0.4	15.3	27.2	56.1	5.5	11.3	48.5	6.1	7.4	82.0	69.1	1.6	4.6	2.5	525	74	74	10	5	30	32	+42
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11	476	36.8	43.3	11.6	5.5	1.3	1.7	14.7	22.5	65.6	1.7	3.6	47.5	12.1	15.8	76.4	73.6	1.9	9.7	3.5	405	128	61	14	19	38	36	+55
18	Kevin Love K. Love	11	471	40.2	42.8	14.6	3.1	0.6	0.2	13.6	24.5	55.8	5.0	8.1	61.8	10.5	12.2	86.6	71.8	4.3	10.4	2.6	443	161	34	7	2	29	16	+37
19	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	11	481	40.1	43.7	11.4	4.4	1.1	0.9	15.4	25.3	60.8	2.3	4.2	54.3	10.7	14.1	76.1	69.5	2.5	8.9	3.3	441	125	48	12	10	36	36	+57
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	10	417	39.5	41.7	6.6	3.8	1.9	0.8	14.7	26.5	55.5	1.5	3.9	38.5	10.8	13.8	78.3	64.0	1.5	5.1	3.0	395	66	38	19	8	30	24	+78
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	9	437	40.2	48.6	6.6	6.4	1.3	0.7	16.6	30.0	55.2	4.1	9.1	45.1	11.3	12.8	88.7	68.2	1.2	5.3	4.9	361	59	58	12	6	44	27	+11
22	Lou Williams L. Williams	8	341	34.8	42.6	2.8	4.9	1.9	0.1	12.6	22.8	55.5	4.8	9.9	48.1	12.6	13.6	92.7	74.1	0.1	2.6	2.9	279	22	39	15	1	23	10	+70
23	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8	352	43.0	44.0	8.1	4.6	2.4	0.5	13.8	25.6	53.7	1.9	4.3	44.1	14.6	16.1	90.7	67.2	3.1	5.0	2.6	344	65	37	19	4	21	16	+55
24	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	8	352	42.6	44.0	4.1	3.4	2.5	0.5	16.1	25.3	63.9	2.6	4.8	55.3	9.1	11.4	80.2	72.7	0.8	3.4	3.9	341	33	27	20	4	31	27	-7
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	8	323	40.1	40.4	9.0	2.5	1.0	1.0	13.0	23.9	54.5	2.4	4.8	50.0	12.0	13.0	92.3	68.2	1.8	7.3	1.8	321	72	20	8	8	14	24	+70

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PPG

21.1

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RPG

9.4

Şengün

APG

7.9

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Team Rankings

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119.3

5th

DRTG

110.1

8th

NETRTG

9.2

4th

3P%

37.4

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	HOU	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	HOU	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

8 - 4

108

Final

115

Rockets

9 - 3

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.6

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.2

11.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

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1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

7-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, James Harden had the most games with 40+ points, with 77 games.

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