James Harden: 40+ Point Games in the Regular Season

Stats of the games where James Harden scored 40 or more points in the Regular Season, summary by team and by year with breakdown of the points scored, and a full list with all his 40+ games by date.

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How many 40+ point games did James Harden had in the Regular Season?

James Harden had 105 games of 40 or more points. This means that he scored at least 40 in 9.1% of the 1,151 games he played in the Regular Season. The team for which he had the most of these games (98 of 105) is the Rockets. He scored 40 or more against 29 franchises.

40+ Point Games

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games with 40 or more points
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James Harden 40+ Point Games by Team

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Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Regular Seasons	Games played	40+ %	Points Breakdown
Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Regular Seasons	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Houston Rockets	98	9	621	15.8	75	19	4	-
Los Angeles Clippers	4	2	151	2.6	3	1	-	-
Brooklyn Nets	2	2	80	2.5	2	-	-	-
Oklahoma City Thunder	1	3	220	0.5	1	-	-	-
Philadelphia 76ers	0	2	79	0.0	-	-	-	-
Career	105	16 *	1,151	9.1	81	20	4	-

* Note: this is the real number of seasons, it does not double count seasons where he played for more than one team.

James Harden 40+ Point Games by Year in the Regular Season

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	Regular Season	Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	Points Breakdown
	Regular Season	Playing for...	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
1.	2009-10	Oklahoma City Thunder	0	76	0.0	-	-	-	-
2.	2010-11	Oklahoma City Thunder	0	82	0.0	-	-	-	-
3.	2011-12	Oklahoma City Thunder	1	62	1.6	1	-	-	-
4.	2012-13	Houston Rockets	2	78	2.6	2	-	-	-
5.	2013-14	Houston Rockets	2	73	2.7	2	-	-	-
6.	2014-15	Houston Rockets	10	81	12.3	8	2	-	-
7.	2015-16	Houston Rockets	12	82	14.6	11	1	-	-
8.	2016-17	Houston Rockets	11	81	13.6	9	2	-	-
9.	2017-18	Houston Rockets	11	72	15.3	7	3	1	-
10.	2018-19	Houston Rockets	28	78	35.9	19	7	2	-
11.	2019-20	Houston Rockets	21	68	30.9	16	4	1	-
12.	2020-21	multiple teams	3	44	6.8	3	-	-	-
		Houston Rockets	1	8	12.5	1	-	-	-
		Brooklyn Nets	2	36	5.6	2	-	-	-
13.	2021-22	multiple teams	0	65	0.0	-	-	-	-
		Brooklyn Nets	0	44	0.0	-	-	-	-
		Philadelphia 76ers	0	21	0.0	-	-	-	-
14.	2022-23	Philadelphia 76ers	0	58	0.0	-	-	-	-
15.	2023-24	Los Angeles Clippers	0	72	0.0	-	-	-	-
16.	2024-25	Los Angeles Clippers	4	79	5.1	3	1	-	-
		Total:	105			81	20	4	0

James Harden 40+ Point Games by Opponent in the Regular Season

	Opponent	40+ Point Games	Points Breakdown
	Opponent	40+ Point Games	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
1.	Atlanta Hawks	4	3	0	1	-
2.	Boston Celtics	3	3	-	-	-
3.	Brooklyn Nets	2	1	1	-	-
4.	Charlotte Hornets	2	2	-	-	-
5.	Chicago Bulls	2	2	-	-	-
6.	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	3	1	-	-
7.	Dallas Mavericks	1	1	-	-	-
8.	Denver Nuggets	4	3	1	-	-
9.	Detroit Pistons	3	2	1	-	-
10.	Golden State Warriors	1	1	-	-	-
11.	Indiana Pacers	6	6	-	-	-
12.	Los Angeles Clippers	3	2	1	-	-
13.	Los Angeles Lakers	5	3	2	-	-
14.	Memphis Grizzlies	6	4	2	-	-
15.	Miami Heat	3	2	1	-	-
16.	Milwaukee Bucks	2	2	-	-	-
17.	Minnesota Timberwolves	2	2	-	-	-
18.	New Orleans Pelicans	3	3	-	-	-
19.	New York Knicks	2	0	1	1	-
20.	Oklahoma City Thunder	6	6	-	-	-
21.	Orlando Magic	3	1	1	1	-
22.	Philadelphia 76ers	3	1	2	-	-
23.	Phoenix Suns	7	7	-	-	-
24.	Portland Trail Blazers	8	8	-	-	-
25.	Sacramento Kings	5	3	2	-	-
26.	San Antonio Spurs	2	0	1	1	-
27.	Toronto Raptors	3	3	-	-	-
28.	Utah Jazz	5	4	1	-	-
29.	Washington Wizards	5	3	2	-	-
	Total:	105	81	20	4	0

Full list of games where James Harden scored 40 or more, sorted by Date

2011-12 Regular Season (1)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
1.	2012-04-18	James Harden (Thunder)	40	12-17	5-8	11-11	W 109-97 @ Suns

2012-13 Regular Season (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2.	2012-11-02	James Harden (Rockets)	45	14-19	2-4	15-17	W 109-102 @ Hawks
3.	2013-02-20	James Harden (Rockets)	46	14-19	7-8	11-12	W 122-119 vs. Thunder

2013-14 Regular Season (2)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
4.	2014-02-25	James Harden (Rockets)	43	11-20	6-9	15-16	W 129-103 @ Kings
5.	2014-03-09	James Harden (Rockets)	41	12-28	7-12	10-11	W 118-113 OT vs. Trail Blazers

2014-15 Regular Season (10)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
6.	2014-12-11	James Harden (Rockets)	44	14-32	3-10	13-15	W 113-109 OT @ Kings
7.	2014-12-17	James Harden (Rockets)	41	11-21	1-7	18-21	W 115-111 OT @ Nuggets
8.	2014-12-22	James Harden (Rockets)	44	14-26	4-9	12-13	W 110-95 vs. Trail Blazers
9.	2015-01-19	James Harden (Rockets)	45	12-18	7-12	14-15	W 110-98 vs. Pacers
10.	2015-02-08	James Harden (Rockets)	45	11-25	4-10	19-23	L 98-109 vs. Trail Blazers
11.	2015-02-10	James Harden (Rockets)	40	13-23	3-7	11-14	W 127-118 @ Suns
12.	2015-03-19	James Harden (Rockets)	50	12-27	4-12	22-25	W 118-108 vs. Nuggets
13.	2015-03-23	James Harden (Rockets)	44	10-21	3-8	21-22	W 110-100 @ Pacers
14.	2015-04-01	James Harden (Rockets)	51	16-25	8-9	11-13	W 115-111 vs. Kings
15.	2015-04-05	James Harden (Rockets)	41	12-22	6-9	11-13	W 115-112 @ Thunder

2015-16 Regular Season (12)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
16.	2015-11-06	James Harden (Rockets)	43	13-23	4-10	13-16	W 116-110 @ Kings
17.	2015-11-07	James Harden (Rockets)	46	14-26	5-10	13-14	W 109-105 @ Clippers
18.	2015-11-18	James Harden (Rockets)	45	11-29	4-15	19-20	W 108-103 OT vs. Trail Blazers
19.	2015-11-25	James Harden (Rockets)	40	12-19	5-9	11-11	L 93-102 vs. Grizzlies
20.	2015-11-27	James Harden (Rockets)	50	14-28	6-12	16-20	W 116-114 vs. 76ers
21.	2015-12-09	James Harden (Rockets)	42	13-23	5-9	11-12	W 109-103 @ Wizards
22.	2016-01-30	James Harden (Rockets)	40	12-20	6-9	10-10	L 122-123 vs. Wizards
23.	2016-02-23	James Harden (Rockets)	42	16-30	2-7	8-10	L 114-117 OT @ Jazz
24.	2016-02-25	James Harden (Rockets)	46	16-26	4-9	10-13	W 119-105 @ Trail Blazers
25.	2016-03-06	James Harden (Rockets)	40	11-20	3-7	15-19	W 113-107 @ Raptors
26.	2016-04-03	James Harden (Rockets)	41	12-25	5-11	12-14	W 118-110 vs. Thunder
27.	2016-04-10	James Harden (Rockets)	40	14-31	6-14	6-8	W 130-110 vs. Lakers

2016-17 Regular Season (11)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
28.	2016-11-01	James Harden (Rockets)	41	13-20	5-9	10-14	L 120-128 @ Cavaliers
29.	2016-12-31	James Harden (Rockets)	53	14-26	9-16	16-18	W 129-122 vs. Knicks
30.	2017-01-08	James Harden (Rockets)	40	13-26	4-9	10-10	W 129-122 @ Raptors
31.	2017-01-10	James Harden (Rockets)	40	11-24	7-14	11-14	W 121-114 vs. Hornets
32.	2017-01-17	James Harden (Rockets)	40	12-30	4-15	12-13	L 103-109 @ Heat
33.	2017-01-27	James Harden (Rockets)	51	16-28	6-11	13-14	W 123-118 @ 76ers
34.	2017-02-02	James Harden (Rockets)	41	10-23	5-12	16-21	L 108-113 vs. Hawks
35.	2017-02-03	James Harden (Rockets)	42	13-33	5-13	11-14	W 121-117 OT vs. Bulls
36.	2017-02-11	James Harden (Rockets)	40	9-17	8-15	14-16	W 133-102 vs. Suns
37.	2017-03-17	James Harden (Rockets)	41	12-21	4-10	13-14	L 112-128 @ Pelicans
38.	2017-03-18	James Harden (Rockets)	40	11-23	3-8	15-17	W 109-105 @ Nuggets

2017-18 Regular Season (11)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
39.	2017-11-05	James Harden (Rockets)	56	19-25	7-8	11-12	W 137-110 vs. Jazz
40.	2017-11-16	James Harden (Rockets)	48	12-22	6-11	18-18	W 142-116 @ Suns
41.	2017-12-09	James Harden (Rockets)	48	16-29	4-7	12-14	W 124-117 @ Trail Blazers
42.	2017-12-20	James Harden (Rockets)	51	15-27	4-6	17-21	L 116-122 vs. Lakers
43.	2017-12-22	James Harden (Rockets)	51	15-28	6-14	15-16	L 118-128 vs. Clippers
44.	2017-12-31	James Harden (Rockets)	40	10-20	3-8	17-21	W 148-142 2OT vs. Lakers
45.	2018-01-30	James Harden (Rockets)	60	19-30	5-14	17-18	W 114-107 vs. Magic
46.	2018-02-07	James Harden (Rockets)	41	13-25	5-12	10-12	W 109-101 @ Heat
47.	2018-02-25	James Harden (Rockets)	41	11-20	6-10	13-16	W 119-114 @ Nuggets
48.	2018-03-09	James Harden (Rockets)	40	15-22	4-8	6-7	L 105-108 @ Raptors
49.	2018-03-20	James Harden (Rockets)	42	13-25	5-7	11-15	W 115-111 @ Trail Blazers

2018-19 Regular Season (28)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
50.	2018-11-11	James Harden (Rockets)	40	9-20	8-18	14-15	W 115-103 vs. Pacers
51.	2018-11-21	James Harden (Rockets)	43	10-20	4-9	19-19	W 126-124 vs. Pistons
52.	2018-11-24	James Harden (Rockets)	40	14-30	5-12	7-12	L 108-117 @ Cavaliers
53.	2018-11-26	James Harden (Rockets)	54	17-32	7-15	13-15	L 131-135 OT @ Wizards
54.	2018-12-13	James Harden (Rockets)	50	14-26	4-12	18-19	W 126-111 vs. Lakers
55.	2018-12-17	James Harden (Rockets)	47	14-31	4-12	15-16	W 102-97 vs. Jazz
56.	2018-12-25	James Harden (Rockets)	41	15-35	5-16	6-7	W 113-109 vs. Thunder
57.	2018-12-27	James Harden (Rockets)	45	11-26	9-18	14-17	W 127-113 vs. Celtics
58.	2018-12-29	James Harden (Rockets)	41	10-25	7-17	14-14	W 108-104 @ Pelicans
59.	2018-12-31	James Harden (Rockets)	43	8-19	6-12	21-27	W 113-101 vs. Grizzlies
60.	2019-01-03	James Harden (Rockets)	44	13-32	10-23	8-9	W 135-134 OT @ Warriors
61.	2019-01-09	James Harden (Rockets)	42	13-30	6-16	10-11	L 109-116 vs. Bucks
62.	2019-01-11	James Harden (Rockets)	43	12-24	8-16	11-11	W 141-113 vs. Cavaliers
63.	2019-01-14	James Harden (Rockets)	57	17-33	6-15	17-18	W 112-94 vs. Grizzlies
64.	2019-01-16	James Harden (Rockets)	58	16-34	5-19	21-23	L 142-145 OT vs. Nets
65.	2019-01-19	James Harden (Rockets)	48	14-30	8-19	12-15	W 138-134 OT vs. Lakers
66.	2019-01-23	James Harden (Rockets)	61	17-38	5-20	22-25	W 114-110 @ Knicks
67.	2019-01-27	James Harden (Rockets)	40	14-27	4-12	8-9	W 103-98 vs. Magic
68.	2019-02-02	James Harden (Rockets)	43	12-22	4-12	15-15	W 125-98 @ Jazz
69.	2019-02-04	James Harden (Rockets)	44	15-26	5-13	9-11	W 118-110 @ Suns
70.	2019-02-09	James Harden (Rockets)	42	11-28	6-16	14-15	L 112-117 vs. Thunder
71.	2019-02-13	James Harden (Rockets)	42	15-34	8-22	4-4	L 111-121 @ Timberwolves
72.	2019-02-28	James Harden (Rockets)	58	16-32	8-18	18-18	W 121-118 vs. Heat
73.	2019-03-03	James Harden (Rockets)	42	14-31	6-18	8-9	W 115-104 @ Celtics
74.	2019-03-15	James Harden (Rockets)	41	12-25	3-11	14-17	W 108-102 vs. Suns
75.	2019-03-20	James Harden (Rockets)	57	18-39	9-17	12-12	L 125-126 OT @ Grizzlies
76.	2019-03-22	James Harden (Rockets)	61	19-34	9-13	14-17	W 111-105 vs. Spurs
77.	2019-03-30	James Harden (Rockets)	50	13-31	7-23	17-18	W 119-108 vs. Kings

2019-20 Regular Season (21)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
78.	2019-10-28	James Harden (Rockets)	40	8-21	3-14	21-22	W 116-112 vs. Thunder
79.	2019-10-30	James Harden (Rockets)	59	18-32	6-14	17-18	W 159-158 @ Wizards
80.	2019-11-04	James Harden (Rockets)	44	12-28	7-16	13-18	W 107-100 @ Grizzlies
81.	2019-11-09	James Harden (Rockets)	42	12-27	9-19	9-11	W 117-94 @ Bulls
82.	2019-11-13	James Harden (Rockets)	47	12-26	7-13	16-17	W 102-93 vs. Clippers
83.	2019-11-15	James Harden (Rockets)	44	13-26	6-14	12-14	W 111-102 vs. Pacers
84.	2019-11-16	James Harden (Rockets)	49	16-41	8-22	9-11	W 125-105 @ Timberwolves
85.	2019-11-30	James Harden (Rockets)	60	16-24	8-14	20-23	W 158-111 vs. Hawks
86.	2019-12-03	James Harden (Rockets)	50	11-37	4-20	24-24	L 133-135 2OT @ Spurs
87.	2019-12-11	James Harden (Rockets)	55	20-34	10-18	5-5	W 116-110 @ Cavaliers
88.	2019-12-13	James Harden (Rockets)	54	19-31	10-15	6-6	W 130-107 @ Magic
89.	2019-12-21	James Harden (Rockets)	47	15-27	9-19	8-9	W 139-125 @ Suns
90.	2019-12-28	James Harden (Rockets)	44	17-27	6-10	4-9	W 108-98 vs. Nets
91.	2020-01-03	James Harden (Rockets)	44	13-24	6-12	12-12	W 118-108 vs. 76ers
92.	2020-01-08	James Harden (Rockets)	41	9-34	4-20	19-23	W 122-115 @ Hawks
93.	2020-01-14	James Harden (Rockets)	41	13-37	5-19	10-11	L 110-121 @ Grizzlies
94.	2020-02-02	James Harden (Rockets)	40	12-24	7-15	9-9	W 117-109 vs. Pelicans
95.	2020-02-04	James Harden (Rockets)	40	11-26	4-11	14-15	W 125-110 vs. Hornets
96.	2020-02-11	James Harden (Rockets)	42	9-19	7-16	17-18	W 116-105 vs. Celtics
97.	2020-07-31	James Harden (Rockets)	49	14-20	3-9	18-21	W 153-149 OT @ Mavericks
98.	2020-08-12	James Harden (Rockets)	45	13-21	7-14	12-14	L 104-108 vs. Pacers

2020-21 Regular Season (3)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
99.	2020-12-26	James Harden (Rockets)	44	12-21	6-13	14-16	L 126-128 OT @ Trail Blazers
100.	2021-03-17	James Harden (Nets)	40	13-27	2-9	12-14	W 124-115 @ Pacers
101.	2021-03-26	James Harden (Nets)	44	14-30	4-11	12-14	W 113-111 @ Pistons

2024-25 Regular Season (4)
Gm	Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
102.	2024-11-27	James Harden (Clippers)	43	13-22	7-11	10-11	W 121-96 @ Wizards
103.	2024-12-16	James Harden (Clippers)	41	11-17	7-11	12-14	W 144-107 vs. Jazz
104.	2025-01-25	James Harden (Clippers)	40	12-24	4-10	12-12	W 127-117 vs. Bucks
105.	2025-03-05	James Harden (Clippers)	50	14-24	6-13	16-20	W 123-115 vs. Pistons