youngest nba players 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.

Interpreted as:
youngest NBA players to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18-359
42
12/15/2025
DAL DAL
@
UTA 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
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
19-039
49
1/29/2026
DAL DAL
vs
CHA 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
3LeBron James
L. James
19-088
41
3/27/2004
CLE CLE
vs
NJN 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
4Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
19-103
51
4/3/2026
DAL DAL
vs
ORL 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
5Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
19-105
45
4/5/2026
DAL DAL
vs
LAL 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
6GG Jackson
GG Jackson
19-119
44
4/14/2024
MEM MEM
vs
DEN 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
7Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
19-175
40
4/7/2026
NOP NOP
vs
UTA 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
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
19-200
42
4/16/2008
SEA SEA
@
GSW 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
9Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19-225
42
3/18/2021
MIN MIN
@
PHX 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
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19-273
42
5/5/2021
MIN MIN
vs
MEM 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
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
19-306
41
3/30/2004
DEN DEN
vs
SEA 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
12LeBron James
L. James
19-330
43
11/24/2004
CLE CLE
vs
DET 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
13Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
19-362
45
3/9/1980
NJN NJN
vs
DET DET
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
14LeBron James
L. James
19-364
40
12/28/2004
CLE CLE
@
ATL 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
15John Drew
J. Drew
20-022
41
10/22/1974
ATL ATL
vs
PHI PHI
35
18
1
3
15
29
51.7
11
17
64.7
56.2
4
16Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
20-029
41
1/23/2009
LAC LAC
vs
OKC 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
17John Drew
J. Drew
20-047
44
11/16/1974
ATL ATL
vs
NOJ NOJ
39
20
5
5
16
20
80.0
12
16
75.0
81.4
3
17
5
18Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
20-052
55
11/14/2009
MIL MIL
vs
GSW 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
19Jalen Green
J. Green
20-060
41
4/10/2022
HOU HOU
vs
ATL 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
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-070
41
12/8/2008
OKC OKC
vs
GSW 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
21Carl Braun
C. Braun
20-072
47
12/6/1947
NYK NYK
@
PRO PRO
18
35
51.4
11
22LeBron James
L. James
20-080
56
3/20/2005
CLE CLE
@
TOR 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
23Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
20-085
40
3/29/2024
SAS SAS
vs
NYK 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
24LeBron James
L. James
20-088
44
3/28/2005
CLE CLE
@
NOH 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
25Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
20-089
43
12/13/2019
MEM MEM
vs
MIL 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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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.0

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

5.3

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

27th

DRTG

116.5

20th

NETRTG

-5.4

23rd

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings
22
60
.268
42.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

DAL Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

107.8

Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

121.5

Thunder

119.3

Spurs

115.1

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

105.4

Spurs

106.9

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

16.1

Spurs

8.2

Thunder

7.4

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Raptors

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,085.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

757.7

Castle

Stephon Castle

755.7

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,069.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

795.8

Castle

Stephon Castle

780.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.53

Reed

Paul Reed
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.55

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-43

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

56-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105
Mon
3/30
CHI CHI
@
SAS SAS
114-129
Mon
3/30
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
124-94
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
@
UTA UTA
122-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Fri
6/19
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM