players with 40 points in a game in 2008-09

JR Smith posted 45 points versus the Kings on April 13, 2009.

Interpreted as:
players with 40 or more points in a regular-season game in 2008-09
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1JR Smith
JR Smith
4/13/2009
45
vs
30
4
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
11
18
61.1
8
8
100.0
88.2
0
4
0
0
+23
2Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
4/12/2009
55
vs
39
9
4
0
1
19
30
63.3
6
12
50.0
11
13
84.6
77.0
2
7
3
3
+24
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
4/10/2009
42
@
42
9
7
2
0
14
25
56.0
3
6
50.0
11
12
91.7
69.4
2
7
2
1
0
4Chris Paul
C. Paul
4/3/2009
43
@
41
4
9
3
0
16
28
57.1
4
9
44.4
7
8
87.5
68.2
1
3
4
5
-4
5Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
4/1/2009
42
vs
49
9
9
2
1
16
35
45.7
0
1
0.0
10
12
83.3
52.1
1
8
4
3
+4
6Kevin Martin
K. Martin
4/1/2009
50
@
46
3
3
2
0
11
22
50.0
5
11
45.5
23
26
88.5
74.8
1
2
5
3
-4
7David West
D. West
3/31/2009
40
@
43
9
6
1
1
15
25
60.0
0
0
10
10
100.0
68.0
3
6
3
1
0
8Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3/30/2009
42
vs
41
4
4
4
1
16
34
47.1
0
1
0.0
10
13
76.9
52.9
0
4
1
0
+2
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
3/27/2009
43
@
42
11
1
1
0
18
29
62.1
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
68.0
1
10
1
4
+8
10Tony Parker
T. Parker
3/25/2009
42
@
39
3
10
1
0
18
25
72.0
0
0
6
6
100.0
76.0
0
3
2
2
+19
11JR Smith
JR Smith
3/20/2009
40
vs
35
5
3
3
1
15
23
65.2
3
8
37.5
7
8
87.5
75.4
1
4
4
0
+11
12LeBron James
L. James
3/17/2009
43
vs
43
12
8
4
1
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
9
10
90.0
68.5
2
10
6
1
+5
13Vince Carter
V. Carter
3/15/2009
41
@
43
7
6
2
0
13
26
50.0
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
67.4
2
5
3
3
+7
14Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3/14/2009
50
vs
52
10
9
4
2
19
39
48.7
4
11
36.4
8
9
88.9
58.2
3
7
6
2
+10
15LeBron James
L. James
3/13/2009
51
@
47
4
9
2
3
16
30
53.3
4
11
36.4
15
17
88.2
68.0
0
4
3
2
+6
16Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
3/9/2009
43
@
50
3
3
1
1
14
23
60.9
8
11
72.7
7
8
87.5
81.1
1
2
5
2
+1
17Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3/9/2009
48
vs
50
6
12
4
3
15
21
71.4
5
6
83.3
13
18
72.2
83.0
1
5
5
0
+20
18Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3/6/2009
42
@
40
6
8
1
1
17
23
73.9
3
5
60.0
5
7
71.4
80.5
2
4
8
0
+5
19LeBron James
L. James
3/2/2009
42
@
44
8
4
1
1
13
21
61.9
6
7
85.7
10
10
100.0
82.7
1
7
6
4
+8
20Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3/2/2009
41
vs
40
7
9
7
1
16
30
53.3
2
6
33.3
7
9
77.8
60.4
3
4
8
3
-7
21Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3/1/2009
49
@
39
11
2
1
1
18
38
47.4
3
9
33.3
10
10
100.0
57.8
4
7
1
5
-11
22Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
2/28/2009
46
vs
41
8
10
4
4
16
29
55.2
2
3
66.7
12
12
100.0
67.1
4
4
2
1
+8
23Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
2/27/2009
41
vs
46
9
2
0
0
16
30
53.3
1
3
33.3
8
10
80.0
59.6
1
8
3
0
+3
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2/27/2009
45
vs
35
11
2
3
1
20
25
80.0
0
0
5
8
62.5
78.9
3
8
3
4
+17
25Devin Harris
D. Harris
2/25/2009
42
vs
41
4
6
0
0
14
23
60.9
3
8
37.5
11
11
100.0
75.4
0
4
2
4
+19

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.6

18th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

40.1

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
Nuggets Nuggets
20
6
.769
4.5
3
19
7
.731
5.5
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
ORL Magic

15 - 12

115

Final

126

DEN Nuggets

20 - 6

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
7
.731
1.5
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
15
11
.577
5.5
5
14
11
.560
6.0
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
12
.556
6.0
8
15
13
.536
6.5
9
15
13
.536
6.5
10
11
15
.423
9.5
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
20
6
.769
4.5
3
19
7
.731
5.5
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
12
10
16
.385
14.5
13
6
21
.222
19.0
14
6
21
.222
19.0
15
6
22
.214
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/16
@
113-115
Sun
11/16
@
108-110
Sun
11/16
@
96-120
Sun
11/16
@
126-109
Sun
11/16
@
130-127

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/19
@
9:30 PM