What NBA Player Has the Most 40 Point Games?
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We take a look at the NBA players with the most 40 point games in history. See where your favorite player ranks on the list!
Michael Jordan- 40 Point Games
Michael Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. During his career, Jordan was prolific in scoring, averaging 30.1 points per game. He also had a habit of coming up big in clutch moments, often referred to as “clutch”. This is evidenced by his record of 40 point games. In the history of the NBA, no player has more 40 point games than Michael Jordan.
Regular Season
Michael Jordan holds the record for the most 40 point games in an NBA regular season. He did this by scoring 40 or more points in 10 games during the 1986-87 season. Kobe Bryant is second on the list with 8 games.
Playoffs
Michael Jordan holds the record for the most 40-point games in NBA playoff history. He did it 88 times in his career. LeBron James is a distant second with 58. Jordan also holds the record for most consecutive games with at least 40 points in the playoffs. He did it 10 times in a row from April 28 to May 12, 1989.
Kobe Bryant- 40 Point Games
Kobe has the most 40 point games in NBA history. He had a total of 32 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, and in those seasons he had a total of 1,346 games. He was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He is also the all-time leading scorer in Lakers history.
Regular Season
Kobe Bryant, who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, is the NBA player with the most 40-point games in regular season history. He accomplished this feat 122 times. Michael Jordan is second on the list with 109 such games, followed by Wilt Chamberlain with 62.
Playoffs
Kobe had 28 40 point games, MJ holds the record at 38.
LeBron James- 40 Point Games
As of February 21st, 2021, LeBron James has the most 40 point games in the NBA with 97. He is followed by Kobe Bryant with 78 and Michael Jordan with 54. Let’s take a look at some of LeBron’s most impressive 40 point games.
Regular Season
As of the end of the 2019-2020 NBA regular season, LeBron James has the most 40 point games in NBA history with 118. Michael Jordan is second with 103 and Kobe Bryant is third with 91.
Playoffs
LeBron James has played in 194 playoff games (as of 2018), the most of any player currently active in the NBA, and the sixth-most in NBA history. He has averaged 28.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game in the playoffs, and is the only player to average at least 25 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists per game in playoff history. He has appeared in ten NBA Finals (2007–2018), winning three with the Miami Heat (2012, 2013, 2016) and one with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2016). The Cavaliers also became the first team in NBA Finals history to come back from a 3–1 deficit to win a championship. In 2016, he became the fifth player to average a triple-double in an NBA Finals series.
