nba highest scoring by month 1989-90 to 2025-26

Since 1989-90, LeBron James posted the most points, with 8,251 points in Marches.

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NBA highest scoring by a player by month 1989-90 to 2025-26

	NAME	PTS	MONTH	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	8,251	March	303	38.2	27.2	7.8	7.3	1.4	0.8	10.0	19.6	51.0	1.6	4.6	34.7	5.7	7.7	74.1	59.4	1.3	6.5	3.3	11,589	2,366	2,219	435	241	1,012	522	+1570
2	LeBron James L. James	8,181	January	300	37.9	27.3	7.8	7.5	1.5	0.7	10.1	20.0	50.4	1.6	4.7	33.5	5.6	7.7	72.5	58.4	1.1	6.6	3.6	11,365	2,325	2,239	455	212	1,084	528	+1305
3	LeBron James L. James	7,809	December	293	37.5	26.7	7.1	7.4	1.6	0.8	9.9	19.5	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.6	5.3	7.1	74.6	58.9	1.1	6.0	3.5	10,995	2,079	2,159	467	222	1,014	531	+1365
4	LeBron James L. James	7,137	November	272	37.2	26.2	7.2	7.3	1.4	0.8	9.5	18.8	50.6	1.7	4.5	37.4	5.5	7.4	74.2	59.5	1.1	6.0	3.4	10,120	1,948	1,988	383	218	932	471	+1277
5	LeBron James L. James	6,792	February	253	37.9	26.8	7.6	7.8	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.6	50.7	1.6	4.7	34.7	5.3	7.3	73.1	58.9	1.0	6.6	3.5	9,593	1,920	1,966	376	166	887	449	+1319
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6,649	January	238	37.3	27.9	6.9	4.4	1.1	1.1	9.7	19.1	50.9	2.1	5.4	38.4	6.4	7.2	88.2	62.7	0.7	6.2	3.0	8,869	1,651	1,054	254	270	722	453	+1171
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	6,559	March	315	33.0	20.8	7.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	7.4	15.7	47.4	1.4	3.6	39.0	4.6	5.2	88.3	58.0	1.0	6.5	1.7	10,402	2,349	742	249	240	529	794	+986
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	6,548	March	262	36.3	25.0	5.1	4.3	1.4	0.5	8.7	19.6	44.2	1.4	4.1	33.4	6.3	7.5	83.9	54.6	1.1	4.0	2.8	9,523	1,331	1,130	362	121	741	638	+732
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6,390	March	253	36.1	25.3	11.1	2.6	0.6	2.1	9.9	17.0	58.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.0	55.0	59.0	3.6	7.5	2.8	9,143	2,810	650	158	524	718	873	+1220
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	6,217	December	248	36.1	25.1	5.3	4.9	1.4	0.4	8.8	19.8	44.1	1.4	4.3	32.1	6.2	7.4	83.0	54.2	1.0	4.2	3.2	8,959	1,302	1,206	340	111	788	630	+571
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6,012	December	222	36.3	27.1	6.9	4.6	1.0	1.2	9.3	18.4	50.7	2.0	4.9	40.4	6.4	7.3	88.1	62.6	0.6	6.3	3.2	8,062	1,525	1,017	225	266	706	446	+1041
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,969	January	234	36.2	25.5	5.4	4.9	1.4	0.4	9.1	19.9	45.5	1.5	4.4	33.7	5.9	7.2	82.9	55.3	1.2	4.2	3.0	8,474	1,260	1,155	325	97	692	555	+742
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	5,957	January	283	34.3	21.0	7.3	2.3	0.7	0.9	7.4	16.0	46.3	1.4	3.6	38.2	4.9	5.6	87.7	57.1	0.9	6.4	1.6	9,721	2,073	663	197	260	448	636	+1224
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	5,793	March	227	37.7	25.5	9.9	3.9	1.4	0.7	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	28.9	7.1	9.2	76.6	58.3	2.1	7.8	2.9	8,559	2,251	890	308	165	669	660	+699
15	Vince Carter V. Carter	5,665	March	316	31.6	17.9	4.5	2.9	1.0	0.6	6.4	14.6	44.1	1.7	4.3	38.8	3.4	4.2	81.4	54.6	1.2	3.3	1.7	9,991	1,416	918	313	176	531	837	+61
16	James Harden J. Harden	5,536	March	231	35.4	24.0	5.7	7.6	1.5	0.5	7.1	16.2	43.8	2.6	7.5	34.7	7.2	8.4	85.8	60.4	0.7	5.0	3.5	8,184	1,314	1,767	346	120	815	545	+1148
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,500	March	204	37.0	27.0	6.7	4.3	1.0	1.0	9.2	18.3	50.3	2.0	5.1	39.9	6.5	7.4	88.7	62.6	0.6	6.1	3.3	7,542	1,372	868	197	205	674	361	+701
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	5,496	March	282	33.2	19.5	5.4	3.5	1.2	0.6	6.4	14.1	45.5	1.6	4.3	36.7	5.1	6.3	80.7	57.9	0.8	4.5	2.5	9,370	1,516	974	343	161	701	766	+709
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,491	November	222	35.4	24.7	5.1	4.6	1.5	0.5	8.5	19.2	44.5	1.2	3.6	32.1	6.5	7.8	83.7	54.8	1.1	4.0	2.9	7,853	1,139	1,016	336	103	651	578	+912
20	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	5,441	March	243	34.2	22.4	5.7	2.8	1.0	0.4	8.2	17.8	46.1	1.3	3.7	34.8	4.7	5.7	82.4	55.2	1.5	4.2	2.3	8,313	1,386	669	241	105	566	694	+497
21	James Harden J. Harden	5,428	January	236	34.5	23.0	5.7	7.4	1.3	0.6	6.9	16.0	43.0	2.6	7.4	34.4	6.7	7.6	87.4	59.4	0.8	4.9	3.7	8,137	1,337	1,741	313	150	883	586	+480
22	James Harden J. Harden	5,422	December	212	35.1	25.6	5.4	7.1	1.5	0.5	7.5	16.8	44.8	2.9	7.6	38.2	7.7	8.9	86.3	61.8	0.8	4.6	3.7	7,448	1,141	1,497	316	116	789	550	+982
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	5,322	February	210	36.9	25.3	5.6	5.0	1.6	0.6	8.9	19.5	45.6	1.4	4.1	33.5	6.2	7.3	84.8	55.7	1.2	4.4	3.2	7,758	1,185	1,049	336	120	673	521	+890
24	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	5,285	March	270	36.5	19.6	10.7	3.9	1.3	1.4	8.0	15.7	50.8	0.1	0.4	20.4	3.6	4.5	78.8	55.4	2.3	8.4	2.3	9,858	2,885	1,050	343	383	630	678	+880
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,280	November	197	36.6	26.8	6.7	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.2	18.7	49.5	1.7	4.6	38.3	6.6	7.4	88.8	61.1	0.7	6.1	3.3	7,201	1,328	837	198	231	650	385	+781

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0