who has the most 40 point games by a forward since 1976

Since 1975-76, LeBron James has the most games by a forward with 40+ points, with 77 games.

Interpreted as:
Who has the most 40 or more point regular-season games by a forward since 1976?
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 LeBron James
L. James
77
3,430
41.6
44.5
8.7
7.0
1.7
0.9
15.7
26.6
58.9
3.8
7.4
51.0
9.4
11.9
79.3
69.9
1.6
7.1
3.7
3,205
670
541
131
71
284
143
+630
2 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
71
3,101
41.4
43.7
8.0
4.6
1.2
1.2
14.8
25.9
57.0
3.8
7.9
48.5
10.3
11.5
89.5
70.5
0.8
7.2
3.7
2,942
571
326
83
84
265
171
+398
3 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
56
2,493
41.0
44.5
7.7
3.0
1.9
0.7
16.4
29.1
56.3
1.2
2.4
50.0
10.6
12.3
86.2
64.5
3.3
4.3
3.0
2,296
429
166
105
39
167
108
4 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
54
2,433
36.6
45.1
12.9
5.3
1.1
1.2
16.6
25.0
66.2
1.4
3.5
38.8
10.6
14.6
72.2
71.6
2.8
10.2
3.3
1,977
699
288
61
65
177
156
+363
5 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
52
2,271
42.1
43.7
7.1
4.5
0.1
15.8
23.7
66.5
0.0
12.2
14.4
84.6
72.8
2,188
369
236
4
171
6 Larry Bird
L. Bird
47
2,077
42.5
44.2
10.7
6.2
1.9
17.2
28.5
60.3
1.5
3.4
44.1
8.3
8.9
93.1
68.1
1,996
504
293
87
117
7 Bernard King
B. King
45
2,003
41.4
44.5
7.9
3.6
17.0
27.8
61.3
0.1
0.4
28.6
10.3
13.3
77.5
66.1
1,862
357
164
152
8 Karl Malone
K. Malone
44
1,894
41.2
43.0
11.9
3.1
1.5
1.1
15.5
23.8
64.9
0.1
0.3
23.1
12.0
15.1
79.8
70.6
2.8
9.1
3.7
1,813
524
138
66
50
161
148
+103
9 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
36
1,586
42.3
44.1
7.6
2.9
1.2
0.6
15.9
27.6
57.7
3.0
5.6
53.2
9.2
10.6
86.4
68.2
2.1
5.4
2.5
1,521
272
103
42
22
91
130
+169
10 Alex English
A. English
33
1,425
40.9
43.2
6.2
5.0
17.5
27.8
63.0
0.0
0.1
33.3
8.1
9.1
88.4
67.8
3.1
1,351
203
166
101
112
11 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
30
1,313
39.6
43.8
14.0
2.8
1.8
2.2
15.7
26.3
59.7
1.4
3.2
43.2
11.0
12.6
87.1
68.7
3.9
10.1
2.1
1,187
420
83
54
65
64
69
+261
12 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
29
1,282
39.0
44.2
8.6
4.7
0.9
0.8
14.6
25.6
57.1
5.9
11.2
52.8
9.1
10.2
88.9
73.5
1.0
7.7
2.1
1,131
250
135
27
22
62
65
+391
13 Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
22
932
39.5
42.4
6.3
3.2
1.0
0.5
16.4
28.2
58.1
1.0
2.6
38.6
8.6
10.7
80.9
64.4
2.8
3.5
2.6
869
139
70
21
11
57
75
14 Paul George
P. George
21
908
39.3
43.2
8.8
4.9
2.0
0.3
14.8
25.5
57.8
6.0
11.5
52.3
7.7
9.1
84.8
73.2
1.1
7.6
2.6
826
184
102
41
6
54
61
+153
15 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
21
893
43.0
42.5
13.8
3.1
2.3
0.9
14.9
22.7
65.6
1.1
3.0
35.9
11.6
14.8
78.7
72.8
5.8
8.0
3.9
903
289
66
49
18
82
66
+16
16 Purvis Short
P. Short
18
796
42.2
44.2
5.7
3.2
1.2
0.1
16.9
28.7
59.0
0.9
2.2
41.0
9.4
10.6
89.5
66.3
2.6
3.1
2.9
759
102
58
22
2
53
62
17 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
17
726
42.1
42.7
10.2
2.6
1.1
1.2
13.9
25.9
53.6
2.2
4.6
48.1
12.7
13.7
92.7
66.9
2.1
8.1
2.2
716
173
45
18
21
38
40
+146
18 Vince Carter
V. Carter
17
745
42.3
43.8
7.9
4.4
1.6
1.2
15.2
27.5
55.2
3.8
7.6
50.4
9.6
11.2
86.3
67.7
2.5
5.4
2.7
719
134
74
27
20
46
58
+165
19 Glen Rice
G. Rice
16
692
44.9
43.3
5.2
2.6
1.1
0.2
14.8
24.6
60.2
4.3
6.9
61.3
9.4
10.4
89.8
74.0
1.1
4.1
2.1
719
83
41
17
3
34
38
+93
20 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
15
660
40.6
44.0
4.6
3.1
0.8
0.7
17.8
26.3
67.6
0.3
0.7
40.0
8.1
8.7
93.1
72.9
1.3
3.3
1.9
609
69
46
12
10
28
40
21 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
14
592
42.1
42.3
6.0
3.3
2.0
1.0
13.4
23.6
56.7
3.1
6.1
51.8
12.4
15.0
82.9
70.1
0.9
5.1
3.0
590
84
46
28
14
42
47
+90
22 Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
14
594
45.4
42.4
8.5
1.6
1.4
1.1
17.9
29.9
60.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.6
8.0
82.1
63.6
2.1
635
119
22
20
16
30
38
23 John Drew
J. Drew
13
561
38.4
43.2
10.5
2.0
0.5
15.5
27.3
56.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
12.1
15.7
77.0
63.1
499
136
26
6
50
24 Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
12
534
42.5
44.5
7.4
2.3
0.9
1.1
15.6
26.9
57.9
0.7
1.5
44.4
12.7
14.0
90.5
67.3
2.4
5.0
2.6
510
89
28
11
13
31
41
25 Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
11
470
37.8
42.7
8.8
3.1
1.4
0.5
16.5
25.6
64.2
4.4
8.6
50.5
5.5
7.2
75.9
74.2
1.9
6.9
3.7
415
97
34
15
6
41
24
+158

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8th

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9.5

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38.3

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TEAM 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
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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
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
POR POR
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NYK NYK
93-110
Sat
3/29
DET DET
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MIN MIN
104-123
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
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SAS SAS
148-106
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ATL ATL
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MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
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NOP NOP
94-98

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Wed
5/28
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/30
OKC OKC
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MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
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IND IND
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6/1
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OKC OKC
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