youngest forward player to post 40 points in one game

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

Interpreted as:
youngest forward player to post 40 or more points in one regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-359
42
12/15/2025
@
42
7
6
1
2
13
27
48.1
1
4
25.0
15
20
75.0
58.7
1
6
4
3
-9
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
19-039
49
1/29/2026
vs
38
10
3
0
1
20
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
3GG Jackson
GG Jackson
19-119
44
4/14/2024
vs
44
12
1
2
1
17
36
47.2
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
56.3
6
6
3
1
-13
4Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
19-306
41
3/30/2004
vs
44
5
0
2
1
19
29
65.5
2
3
66.7
1
1
100.0
69.6
0
5
4
5
+3
5LeBron James
L. James
19-330
43
11/24/2004
vs
38
6
5
3
1
15
22
68.2
2
3
66.7
11
12
91.7
78.8
3
3
3
3
+12
6Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
19-362
45
3/9/1980
vs
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
7LeBron James
L. James
19-364
40
12/28/2004
@
46
9
7
1
0
13
25
52.0
3
5
60.0
11
14
78.6
64.2
1
8
1
2
+8
8John Drew
J. Drew
20-022
41
10/22/1974
vs
35
18
1
3
15
29
51.7
11
17
64.7
56.2
4
9John Drew
J. Drew
20-047
44
11/16/1974
vs
39
20
5
5
16
20
80.0
12
16
75.0
81.4
3
17
5
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-070
41
12/8/2008
vs
44
10
4
1
3
15
27
55.6
6
10
60.0
5
5
100.0
70.2
0
10
4
3
0
11Carl Braun
C. Braun
20-072
47
12/6/1947
@
18
35
51.4
11
12LeBron James
L. James
20-080
56
3/20/2005
@
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
13Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
20-085
40
3/29/2024
vs
38
20
7
2
1
13
22
59.1
4
9
44.4
10
12
83.3
73.3
5
15
4
2
+1
14LeBron James
L. James
20-088
44
3/28/2005
@
53
6
3
4
0
16
29
55.2
3
10
30.0
9
11
81.8
65.0
2
4
10
3
+1
15Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
20-089
43
12/13/2019
vs
29
5
1
0
1
14
21
66.7
9
15
60.0
6
9
66.7
86.1
0
5
3
5
-5
16John Drew
J. Drew
20-089
40
12/28/1974
vs
39
25
7
12
24
50.0
16
19
84.2
61.8
13
12
4
17LeBron James
L. James
20-100
40
4/9/2005
vs
47
10
10
2
1
15
26
57.7
7
13
53.8
3
3
100.0
73.2
1
9
3
2
+13
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-116
46
1/23/2009
@
46
15
4
2
1
10
23
43.5
2
6
33.3
24
26
92.3
66.8
2
13
2
3
-7
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-141
47
2/17/2009
vs
43
3
2
0
0
16
27
59.3
4
6
66.7
11
13
84.6
71.8
0
3
2
3
+1
20Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
20-238
42
4/9/2023
@
40
14
0
1
0
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
69.4
6
8
2
3
-17
21Bernard King
B. King
20-335
41
11/4/1977
vs
43
14
2
16
28
57.1
9
11
81.8
62.4
3
22LeBron James
L. James
20-345
52
12/10/2005
@
43
7
7
2
0
19
29
65.5
5
9
55.6
9
10
90.0
77.8
0
7
3
5
-3
23LeBron James
L. James
20-352
41
12/17/2005
vs
46
5
10
1
0
12
19
63.2
2
4
50.0
15
16
93.8
78.7
0
5
4
3
+9
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
21-005
40
3/16/2014
vs
48
21
3
1
3
14
22
63.6
0
0
12
12
100.0
73.3
5
16
1
2
+10
25LeBron James
L. James
21-015
46
1/14/2006
@
44
7
8
1
0
18
28
64.3
5
8
62.5
5
5
100.0
76.2
0
7
1
1
-5

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.3

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.1

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

4.9

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

110.5

29th

DRTG

116.0

17th

NETRTG

-5.5

24th

3P%

34.2

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
25
51
.329
35.5
12
25
52
.325
36.0
13
Mavericks Mavericks
24
52
.316
36.5
14
21
56
.273
40.0
15
20
57
.260
41.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/3
@
8:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
7:30 PM
Tue
4/7
@
10:30 PM
Wed
4/8
@
10:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

24 - 52

99

Final

123

MIL Bucks

30 - 45

Tue 31 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
56
21
.727
2
51
25
.671
4.5
3
49
28
.636
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.0
5
44
33
.571
12.0
6
42
34
.553
13.5
7
42
34
.553
13.5
8
41
36
.532
15.0
9
40
36
.526
15.5
10
40
37
.519
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
46
.395
25.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
47
.382
26.5
13
18
58
.237
37.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
58
.237
37.5
15
17
59
.224
38.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
18
.766
2.0
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
49
28
.636
12.0
5
47
29
.618
13.5
6
46
30
.605
14.5
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
51
.329
35.5
12
25
52
.325
36.0
13
24
52
.316
36.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
56
.273
40.0
15
Kings Kings - e
20
57
.260
41.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/7
@
97-110
Sat
3/7
@
92-122
Sat
3/7
@
110-121
Sat
3/7
@
118-138
Sat
3/7
@
120-145

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/3
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/3
@
8:00 PM