who led the nba in scoring in first 40 games of 2012

Kobe Bryant put up the most points per game in his first 40 games in 2011-12, with 28.9 per game.

	NAME	PPG	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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28.9	40	38.2	5.7	4.8	1.3	0.4	10.4	24.0	43.4	1.4	4.9	27.9	6.6	8.0	83.3	52.5	1.3	4.5	3.8	1,528	1,154	229	190	52	14	152	73	+136
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28.0	40	38.3	7.9	3.4	1.4	1.2	9.9	19.8	49.9	1.8	5.0	35.8	6.4	7.6	83.6	60.3	0.6	7.3	3.7	1,531	1,119	315	137	56	48	148	74	+209
3	LeBron James L. James	27.5	40	37.5	8.5	6.6	1.8	0.9	10.1	18.5	54.6	0.9	2.1	40.5	6.5	8.5	76.4	61.9	1.6	7.0	3.5	1,501	1,099	340	265	72	34	141	63	+354
4	Kevin Love K. Love	25.7	40	39.8	13.7	1.9	0.9	0.4	8.4	18.9	44.7	1.8	4.9	36.7	7.1	8.6	82.0	56.8	4.1	9.7	2.6	1,593	1,028	548	76	35	17	102	112	+91
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	23.7	40	35.4	4.8	5.6	1.8	0.3	8.9	19.1	46.6	0.9	2.9	31.6	5.0	6.2	81.7	54.4	1.5	3.3	4.0	1,416	949	190	222	70	12	160	86	+230
6	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	22.8	40	33.1	4.9	4.9	1.6	1.3	8.7	17.2	50.4	0.3	1.1	29.5	5.1	6.4	80.0	56.9	1.4	3.5	2.7	1,326	911	194	194	65	53	108	90	+317
7	Deron Williams D. Williams	22.0	40	36.5	3.5	8.1	1.2	0.4	7.3	17.6	41.6	2.3	6.5	35.6	5.1	5.9	85.6	54.5	0.5	3.0	4.1	1,460	881	139	322	46	17	165	83	-182
8	Derrick Rose D. Rose	21.9	40	35.3	3.5	7.9	0.9	0.7	7.8	18.0	43.3	1.4	4.5	31.8	4.9	6.0	81.3	53.1	0.7	2.8	3.1	1,412	875	140	316	36	29	124	53	+295
9	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	21.7	40	35.8	8.1	2.5	1.0	0.7	8.8	17.2	51.2	0.0	0.2	11.1	4.0	5.0	80.5	55.9	2.7	5.4	2.0	1,430	868	324	98	40	29	79	115	+162
10	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	21.5	40	36.7	11.1	2.9	0.8	0.8	8.6	16.3	53.1	0.0	0.2	14.3	4.2	7.5	55.5	54.8	3.3	7.8	2.5	1,469	858	445	117	32	32	98	126	+153
11	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	21.4	40	36.8	3.4	6.1	1.5	0.3	8.0	18.6	43.1	1.3	4.0	31.7	4.1	5.0	81.9	51.4	0.4	3.0	3.2	1,473	856	135	243	61	13	128	87	-25
12	Dwight Howard D. Howard	20.7	40	38.3	15.0	1.9	1.5	2.2	7.7	13.6	56.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.3	10.8	48.5	56.3	3.7	11.3	3.3	1,532	828	599	77	60	88	133	121	+167
13	Tony Parker T. Parker	20.2	40	34.5	2.9	8.0	1.1	0.1	7.8	16.3	47.5	0.3	1.1	28.6	4.4	5.5	80.8	54.1	0.4	2.5	2.8	1,380	809	116	318	42	4	113	56	+223
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	20.2	40	33.3	6.0	3.7	1.1	0.4	7.0	17.5	39.9	1.0	3.6	28.9	5.2	6.5	80.3	49.6	1.5	4.5	2.6	1,333	807	239	147	42	16	104	110	+40
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	20.2	40	32.1	6.6	2.0	0.9	0.5	7.3	15.7	46.1	1.1	3.1	34.4	4.6	5.3	87.1	55.9	0.8	5.8	1.9	1,285	806	265	80	34	19	74	80	+153
16	Chris Paul C. Paul	19.7	40	36.6	3.7	8.4	2.4	0.1	7.2	14.6	49.2	1.4	3.5	39.1	4.0	4.7	84.9	59.1	0.7	3.0	2.1	1,463	786	147	337	94	3	84	88	+227
17	David Lee D. Lee	19.2	40	36.6	9.7	2.5	1.0	0.4	7.8	15.2	51.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.5	4.5	78.3	55.7	3.2	6.6	2.5	1,464	767	388	99	39	15	100	127	-76
18	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	19.0	40	33.0	9.4	2.1	0.8	1.5	8.3	17.1	48.4	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.5	3.2	78.0	51.5	2.2	7.1	1.2	1,319	760	374	85	33	60	48	103	+17
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	19.0	40	31.3	3.8	5.7	1.0	0.5	7.0	14.8	47.4	1.3	3.3	40.5	3.7	4.2	87.0	57.1	1.0	2.9	3.1	1,253	760	153	227	40	18	125	95	-70
20	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	19.0	40	36.1	3.5	3.8	0.9	0.2	7.1	16.0	44.4	2.1	5.4	38.4	2.8	3.1	88.7	54.8	1.0	2.5	2.1	1,443	759	140	152	35	8	82	57	+81
21	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	18.9	40	35.6	3.4	5.6	1.5	0.3	6.9	17.1	40.4	2.2	6.3	34.1	3.0	3.7	79.2	50.5	0.8	2.7	2.3	1,422	756	137	225	60	12	90	64	-146
22	Marcus Thornton M. Thornton	18.9	40	35.4	3.7	2.2	1.5	0.2	6.8	15.8	43.2	2.2	6.1	35.1	3.1	3.6	85.4	54.3	1.5	2.2	1.6	1,415	755	146	86	60	9	65	91	-116
23	Rudy Gay R. Gay	18.8	40	37.7	6.7	2.4	1.7	0.8	7.6	16.9	44.8	0.8	2.2	36.0	2.8	3.8	74.7	50.5	1.9	4.8	2.6	1,508	750	269	97	66	32	104	90	+92
24	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	18.6	40	33.1	6.5	2.0	1.1	0.8	7.1	16.8	42.5	1.5	4.3	34.1	2.9	4.4	66.5	49.8	1.7	4.8	1.2	1,324	745	258	79	43	30	49	107	-59
25	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	18.4	40	34.7	4.8	5.1	1.3	0.4	6.0	14.1	42.3	1.5	4.3	35.3	4.9	5.8	84.1	55.0	0.7	4.0	3.0	1,386	734	190	205	50	16	120	91	+108

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 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

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Scores

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
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

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
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Kobe Bryant put up the most points per game in his first 40 games in 2011-12, with 28.9 per game.

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