who was the last player to score 40 points off the bench in a single game before 2010

JR Smith put up 45 points off the bench versus the Kings on April 13, 2009.

Interpreted as:
Who was the last player to score 40 or more points off the bench in a single game before 2010?
NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 JR Smith
JR Smith
4/13/2009
45
DEN DEN
vs
SAC SAC
30
4
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
11
18
61.1
8
8
100.0
88.2
0
4
0
0
+23
2 Nate Robinson
N. Robinson
2/23/2009
41
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
36
8
3
2
0
11
18
61.1
4
6
66.7
15
19
78.9
77.8
4
4
1
3
+7
3 Kevin Martin
K. Martin
1/3/2009
45
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
37
2
6
1
0
13
24
54.2
7
12
58.3
12
12
100.0
76.8
0
2
5
1
+2
4 JR Smith
JR Smith
2/22/2008
43
DEN DEN
@
CHI CHI
33
5
1
2
0
15
25
60.0
8
14
57.1
5
8
62.5
75.4
1
4
3
3
+8
5 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
2/21/2007
40
SAS SAS
@
ATL ATL
32
8
4
1
1
12
22
54.5
2
4
50.0
14
15
93.3
69.9
2
6
3
1
+7
6 Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
1/2/2007
41
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
37
3
4
1
1
13
25
52.0
2
5
40.0
13
14
92.9
65.8
0
3
3
5
-5
7 Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
12/27/2006
40
CHI CHI
vs
MIA MIA
32
3
5
0
0
11
17
64.7
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
78.9
0
3
5
2
+15
8 Mike Miller
M. Miller
3/17/2006
41
MEM MEM
vs
DEN DEN
41
4
0
0
0
15
24
62.5
5
12
41.7
6
6
100.0
77.0
0
4
2
1
+24
9 Darius Miles
D. Miles
4/19/2005
47
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
40
12
0
4
5
19
33
57.6
1
3
33.3
8
14
57.1
60.0
4
8
1
3
0
10 Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
5/10/2003
40
DAL DAL
@
SAC SAC
48
7
7
1
0
14
26
53.8
6
12
50.0
6
7
85.7
68.8
1
6
1
4
+7
11 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3/1/2002
43
PHI PHI
vs
NJN NJN
43
5
5
2
1
15
30
50.0
4
5
80.0
9
14
64.3
59.5
0
5
3
2
+1
12 Todd Day
T. Day
12/22/1995
41
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
38
3
3
3
0
11
18
61.1
5
8
62.5
14
16
87.5
81.9
3
0
3
5
13 Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
4/23/1993
50
ORL ORL
@
NJN NJN
33
3
2
2
0
17
25
68.0
4
7
57.1
12
12
100.0
82.6
2
1
1
1
14 Walt Williams
W. Williams
1/2/1993
40
SAC SAC
vs
PHI PHI
30
6
3
4
4
12
21
57.1
4
8
50.0
12
14
85.7
73.6
1
5
3
3
15 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
2/26/1991
40
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
24
2
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
7
7
100.0
71.2
1
1
1
2
16 Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
12/5/1989
45
MIL MIL
@
SAC SAC
36
3
2
1
0
17
26
65.4
3
4
75.0
8
9
88.9
75.1
3
0
3
2
17 Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
3/14/1988
41
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
43
8
0
0
0
17
27
63.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
67.2
3
5
1
1
18 Larry Bird
L. Bird
4/12/1985
47
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
38
14
2
1
3
15
31
48.4
1
2
50.0
16
17
94.1
61.1
4
10
4
4
19 Mike McGee
M. McGee
4/12/1985
41
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
32
9
4
2
0
18
25
72.0
0
1
0.0
5
8
62.5
71.9
6
3
5
4
20 John Drew
J. Drew
3/19/1984
42
UTA UTA
vs
DET DET
33
6
2
4
0
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
16
87.5
69.9
2
4
4
4
21 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
1/3/1984
41
DEN DEN
vs
SEA SEA
35
5
2
3
0
18
25
72.0
0
0
5
5
100.0
75.4
3
2
2
5
22 Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
2/20/1983
48
KCK KCK
vs
HOU HOU
32
3
2
1
1
22
24
91.7
1
1
100.0
3
6
50.0
90.1
0
2
23 Andrew Toney
A. Toney
3/7/1982
46
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
35
1
5
0
21
29
72.4
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
73.7
3
24 Brian Winters
B. Winters
3/6/1982
42
MIL MIL
@
SAS SAS
40
5
6
3
0
19
25
76.0
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
81.1
2
3
1
4
25 Brian Winters
B. Winters
1/22/1982
40
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
33
8
10
0
0
15
20
75.0
3
3
100.0
7
8
87.5
85.0
3
5
2
4
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