most games with 40 points nba playoffs from 1969-70 to 2019-20

Between the 1969-70 and 2019-20 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most games in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 38 games.

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Most games by a player with 40 or more points NBA playoffs from 1969-70 to 2019-20
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
1,769
43.7
46.6
6.4
5.3
2.2
1.2
17.2
31.4
54.8
1.1
2.8
38.7
11.1
13.0
85.2
62.7
1.6
4.8
3.3
1,661
243
201
84
47
124
133
+11
2LeBron James
L. James
28
1,223
44.1
43.7
10.0
7.6
1.9
0.9
16.0
28.2
56.8
2.7
6.2
43.7
9.0
12.3
72.8
65.0
2.0
8.0
3.3
1,235
279
214
52
25
93
76
+139
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
13
565
43.2
43.5
7.1
4.8
1.6
0.6
15.7
29.2
53.7
2.4
4.8
50.0
9.7
11.0
88.1
63.8
1.5
5.5
2.5
561
92
62
21
8
32
34
+86
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
12
510
44.1
42.5
16.4
3.8
0.4
3.0
16.8
27.3
61.3
0.0
0.0
9.0
16.9
53.2
61.1
5.4
11.0
2.5
529
197
45
5
36
30
35
+141
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
11
468
43.9
42.5
7.5
4.4
1.2
1.0
13.3
25.7
51.6
3.7
9.3
40.2
12.3
13.5
90.6
67.1
0.5
7.1
2.9
483
83
48
13
11
32
30
+49
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11
468
44.1
42.5
13.7
4.1
1.8
3.5
16.7
28.1
59.5
0.2
0.4
50.0
8.9
11.2
79.7
64.4
3.5
10.2
2.5
485
151
45
20
38
27
46
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
10
471
45.9
47.1
4.4
5.5
2.7
0.1
16.4
31.5
52.1
3.9
7.2
54.2
10.4
12.1
86.0
64.0
0.9
3.5
3.3
459
44
55
27
1
33
22
+102
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9
379
43.4
42.1
17.8
2.9
1.3
3.7
17.2
27.4
62.8
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.2
75.0
65.9
5.0
391
160
26
9
26
5
33
9James Harden
J. Harden
8
341
39.1
42.6
5.9
6.6
1.4
0.4
13.5
25.4
53.2
5.6
11.1
50.6
10.0
10.9
92.0
70.7
1.3
4.6
4.1
313
47
53
11
3
33
27
+16
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
7
312
44.8
44.6
9.0
7.7
2.1
0.6
16.3
35.4
46.0
3.0
9.6
31.3
9.0
10.7
84.0
55.5
2.0
7.0
4.3
313
63
54
15
4
30
26
+58
11Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
7
295
42.8
42.1
7.4
3.7
1.7
0.7
13.9
25.1
55.1
1.3
2.6
50.0
13.1
15.6
84.4
65.9
1.4
6.0
3.6
300
52
26
12
5
25
21
+60
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
7
312
44.9
44.6
10.6
2.9
1.7
1.1
13.9
22.4
61.8
2.3
3.0
76.2
14.6
16.0
91.1
75.6
1.4
9.1
2.6
314
74
20
12
8
18
16
+63
13Bernard King
B. King
7
304
39.3
43.4
6.0
3.0
1.1
0.4
16.9
26.3
64.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
9.7
12.3
79.1
68.5
2.3
3.7
2.9
275
42
21
8
3
20
24
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6
251
42.6
41.8
6.3
7.5
1.5
0.2
14.0
28.7
48.8
6.3
14.5
43.7
7.5
8.3
90.0
64.7
1.5
4.8
3.8
256
38
45
9
1
23
11
+67
15George Gervin
G. Gervin
6
257
40.8
42.8
6.8
2.0
1.3
0.8
17.3
28.3
61.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
8.2
10.0
81.7
65.4
2.7
245
41
12
8
5
16
14
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
5
232
45.2
46.4
15.6
4.2
1.8
1.4
16.6
25.0
66.4
1.6
2.8
57.1
11.6
13.4
86.6
75.1
5.4
10.2
2.4
226
78
21
9
7
12
15
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
5
223
41.4
44.6
5.8
3.2
0.8
0.4
16.6
30.6
54.2
0.4
1.0
40.0
11.0
13.4
82.1
61.1
2.6
3.2
3.2
207
29
16
4
2
16
11
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
5
207
45.2
41.4
9.6
5.8
1.4
1.0
14.2
26.0
54.6
1.0
2.0
50.0
12.0
12.8
93.8
65.4
2.4
7.2
3.2
226
48
29
7
5
16
14
19Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
5
215
46.4
43.0
13.2
1.6
18.0
32.4
55.6
7.0
9.4
74.5
58.8
5.0
232
66
8
5
21
20Jamal Murray
J. Murray
4
182
43.1
45.5
7.0
6.5
0.5
0.3
16.8
26.8
62.6
7.0
12.0
58.3
5.0
5.5
90.9
78.0
2.0
5.0
2.5
172
28
26
2
1
10
11
+52
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
4
166
41.7
41.5
9.5
4.5
1.5
0.5
15.5
28.3
54.9
2.3
5.5
40.9
8.3
10.0
82.5
63.6
2.8
6.8
1.0
167
38
18
6
2
4
16
+25
22Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
4
165
40.5
41.3
13.0
0.8
0.8
2.0
14.0
24.0
58.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
13.3
16.0
82.8
66.4
5.5
7.5
2.3
162
52
3
3
8
9
13
+20
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
4
161
48.3
40.3
15.0
5.3
0.8
2.8
14.3
23.5
60.6
0.5
0.8
66.7
11.3
15.8
71.4
66.1
5.3
9.8
3.8
193
60
21
3
11
15
15
-6
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
4
171
44.0
42.8
7.5
4.8
1.3
1.0
14.5
28.0
51.8
2.3
6.0
37.5
11.5
14.8
78.0
62.0
0.5
7.0
3.5
176
30
19
5
4
14
9
-14
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
4
176
42.8
44.0
12.0
2.0
1.3
0.3
12.8
23.8
53.7
0.3
0.3
100.0
18.3
19.5
93.6
68.0
3.0
9.0
2.5
171
48
8
5
1
10
14
+22

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

23rd

DRTG

118.1

22nd

NETRTG

-5.1

22nd

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls
31
51
.378
29.0
13
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

DAL Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
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
44
38
.537
16.0
10
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
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
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
Thu
3/26
@
103-114
Thu
3/26
@
117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113
Fri
3/27
@
128-149
Fri
3/27
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM
Sun
5/10
@
3:30 PM