most points in a game by a player in from jan 1 2020 to oct 1 2020 <42 points including playoffs

Between January 1, 2020 and October 1, 2020, 10 players were tied for the most points with fewer than 42 points in a regular-season or postseason game, with 41 points. The first three are Austin Rivers on August 9, 2020, Joel Embiid on August 1, 2020 and Collin Sexton on March 4, 2020.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Austin Rivers
A. Rivers
41
8/9/2020
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
33
6
4
2
0
14
20
70.0
6
11
54.5
7
8
87.5
87.2
1
5
3
3
+11
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
41
8/1/2020
PHI PHI
@
IND IND
34
21
4
1
3
15
23
65.2
1
5
20.0
10
12
83.3
72.5
9
12
4
3
+21
3Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
41
3/4/2020
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
45
3
6
1
0
17
30
56.7
3
9
33.3
4
4
100.0
64.5
0
3
4
5
-7
4CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
41
3/2/2020
POR POR
@
ORL ORL
36
5
5
1
0
14
24
58.3
6
12
50.0
7
7
100.0
75.7
0
5
3
3
+17
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
41
3/1/2020
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
35
20
6
1
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
6
7
85.7
66.0
2
18
3
2
+22
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
41
2/29/2020
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
43
8
5
3
0
16
27
59.3
1
2
50.0
8
12
66.7
63.5
2
6
6
2
-3
7Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
41
2/25/2020
CHI CHI
vs
OKC OKC
39
5
4
1
0
19
35
54.3
3
13
23.1
0
3
0.0
56.4
2
3
5
4
+3
8Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
41
2/23/2020
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
37
5
2
1
2
12
20
60.0
4
7
57.1
13
15
86.7
77.1
1
4
2
3
+6
9CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
41
2/23/2020
POR POR
vs
DET DET
43
9
12
1
0
15
30
50.0
6
11
54.5
5
8
62.5
61.2
1
8
1
2
+17
10Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
41
2/11/2020
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
37
9
4
2
0
15
21
71.4
8
11
72.7
3
4
75.0
90.1
1
8
5
1
-15
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
41
2/6/2020
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
37
8
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
1
2
50.0
6
8
75.0
65.0
1
7
8
5
+12
12James Harden
J. Harden
41
1/14/2020
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
39
6
6
0
1
13
37
35.1
5
19
26.3
10
11
90.9
49.0
3
3
1
3
+3
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
41
1/11/2020
BOS BOS
vs
NOP NOP
30
6
4
3
0
16
22
72.7
6
9
66.7
3
3
100.0
87.9
0
6
0
1
+30
14James Harden
J. Harden
41
1/8/2020
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
40
10
10
2
3
9
34
26.5
4
20
20.0
19
23
82.6
46.5
2
8
8
2
-3
15Trae Young
T. Young
41
1/4/2020
ATL ATL
vs
IND IND
37
4
8
2
0
12
23
52.2
5
13
38.5
12
14
85.7
70.3
0
4
4
3
+6
16Jamal Murray
J. Murray
40
9/15/2020
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
45
4
5
1
0
15
26
57.7
6
13
46.2
4
4
100.0
72.0
0
4
5
1
+15
17Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
40
8/31/2020
MIA MIA
@
MIL MIL
36
4
2
2
1
13
20
65.0
2
2
100.0
12
13
92.3
77.8
2
2
3
1
+7
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
40
8/2/2020
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
38
8
11
0
0
11
20
55.0
0
3
0.0
18
19
94.7
70.5
0
8
6
4
+3
19Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
40
3/9/2020
CHA CHA
@
ATL ATL
44
4
3
1
0
15
26
57.7
8
13
61.5
2
3
66.7
73.2
1
3
1
1
-2
20LeBron James
L. James
40
2/25/2020
LAL LAL
vs
NOP NOP
34
8
6
0
1
17
27
63.0
5
11
45.5
1
2
50.0
71.7
2
6
7
1
+12
21Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
40
2/24/2020
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
41
5
5
3
0
15
28
53.6
2
8
25.0
8
8
100.0
63.5
0
5
2
3
+6
22James Harden
J. Harden
40
2/4/2020
HOU HOU
vs
CHA CHA
40
9
12
3
1
11
26
42.3
4
11
36.4
14
15
93.3
61.3
3
6
3
4
+20
23James Harden
J. Harden
40
2/2/2020
HOU HOU
vs
NOP NOP
39
10
9
0
2
12
24
50.0
7
15
46.7
9
9
100.0
71.5
2
8
4
5
+3
24Bradley Beal
B. Beal
40
1/26/2020
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
38
3
6
1
0
12
22
54.5
1
5
20.0
15
18
83.3
66.8
1
2
3
3
-13
25Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
40
1/22/2020
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
31
6
2
0
0
16
24
66.7
4
8
50.0
4
5
80.0
76.3
1
5
2
4
-7

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ORTG

123.0

2nd

DRTG

112.6

6th

NETRTG

10.4

2nd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

6 - 19

113

Final

115

HOU Rockets

16 - 6

Thu 11 Dec 2025

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
125-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM