who is the youngest nba player to score 40 points in a game

Cooper Flagg is the youngest in a game with 40+ points. He was 18 years and 359 days old against the Jazz on December 15.

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Who is the youngest NBA player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game?

	NAME	Age	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-359	42	12/15/2025	DAL	@	UTA	42	7	6	1	2	13	27	48.1	1	4	25.0	15	20	75.0	58.7	1	6	4	3	-9
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	19-039	49	1/29/2026	DAL	vs	CHA	38	10	3	0	1	20	29	69.0	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	77.4	1	9	2	2	+2
3	LeBron James L. James	19-088	41	3/27/2004	CLE	vs	NJN	43	6	13	3	0	15	29	51.7	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	61.4	2	4	2	1	+10
4	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	19-103	51	4/3/2026	DAL	vs	ORL	34	6	3	3	1	19	30	63.3	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	77.1	3	3	1	3	-2
5	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	19-105	45	4/5/2026	DAL	vs	LAL	39	8	9	2	1	14	27	51.9	2	4	50.0	15	17	88.2	65.3	0	8	2	2	+11
6	GG Jackson	19-119	44	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
7	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	19-175	40	4/7/2026	NOP	vs	UTA	38	5	6	3	0	17	29	58.6	1	7	14.3	5	5	100.0	64.1	2	3	2	2	+30
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	19-200	42	4/16/2008	SEA	@	GSW	43	13	6	1	2	18	25	72.0	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	76.0	3	10	5	0	+14
9	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19-225	42	3/18/2021	MIN	@	PHX	38	7	3	2	0	15	31	48.4	4	13	30.8	8	13	61.5	57.2	3	4	2	2	+9
10	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19-273	42	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	38	6	7	1	1	17	22	77.3	8	9	88.9	0	1	0.0	93.6	1	5	3	4	+11
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	19-306	41	3/30/2004	DEN	vs	SEA	44	5	0	2	1	19	29	65.5	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	69.6	0	5	4	5	+3
12	LeBron James L. James	19-330	43	11/24/2004	CLE	vs	DET	38	6	5	3	1	15	22	68.2	2	3	66.7	11	12	91.7	78.8	3	3	3	3	+12
13	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	19-362	45	3/9/1980	NJN	vs	DET	36	10	4			19	28	67.9	1			6	7	85.7	72.4				3
14	LeBron James L. James	19-364	40	12/28/2004	CLE	@	ATL	46	9	7	1	0	13	25	52.0	3	5	60.0	11	14	78.6	64.2	1	8	1	2	+8
15	John Drew J. Drew	20-022	41	10/22/1974	ATL	vs	PHI	35	18	1	3		15	29	51.7				11	17	64.7	56.2				4
16	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	20-029	41	1/23/2009	LAC	vs	OKC	44	2	4	1	0	12	19	63.2	5	7	71.4	12	14	85.7	81.5	0	2	2	4	0
17	John Drew J. Drew	20-047	44	11/16/1974	ATL	vs	NOJ	39	20	5	5		16	20	80.0				12	16	75.0	81.4	3	17		5
18	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	20-052	55	11/14/2009	MIL	vs	GSW	41	5	5	0	0	21	34	61.8	7	8	87.5	6	8	75.0	73.3	1	4	4	1	+11
19	Jalen Green J. Green	20-060	41	4/10/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	40	1	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	66.5	0	1	0	1	0
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20-070	41	12/8/2008	OKC	vs	GSW	44	10	4	1	3	15	27	55.6	6	10	60.0	5	5	100.0	70.2	0	10	4	3	0
21	Carl Braun C. Braun	20-072	47	12/6/1947	NYK	@	PRO						18	35	51.4				11
22	LeBron James L. James	20-080	56	3/20/2005	CLE	@	TOR	48	10	5	2	0	18	36	50.0	6	12	50.0	14	15	93.3	65.7	2	8	4	0	-7
23	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	20-085	40	3/29/2024	SAS	vs	NYK	38	20	7	2	1	13	22	59.1	4	9	44.4	10	12	83.3	73.3	5	15	4	2	+1
24	LeBron James L. James	20-088	44	3/28/2005	CLE	@	NOH	53	6	3	4	0	16	29	55.2	3	10	30.0	9	11	81.8	65.0	2	4	10	3	+1
25	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	20-089	43	12/13/2019	MEM	vs	MIL	29	5	1	0	1	14	21	66.7	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	86.1	0	5	3	5	-5

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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

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31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

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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

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1.9

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1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

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TS% Leaders

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67.4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

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3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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1.52

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1.90

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1.71

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61-44

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

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36-46

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	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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
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11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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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
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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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Cooper Flagg is the youngest in a game with 40+ points. He was 18 years and 359 days old against the Jazz on December 15.

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