LeBron James
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Career Highs: Points - Rebounds - Assists - Steals - Blocks - 3-Pointers / Scoring Breakdown / Points Thresholds: 30+, 40+, 50+ / Triple-Doubles / Comparison
LeBron James: 40+ Point Games in the Regular Season
Stats of the games where LeBron James 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.
How many 40+ point games did LeBron James had in the Regular Season?
LeBron James had 79 games of 40 or more points. This means that he scored at least 40 in 5.1% of the 1,562 games he played in the Regular Season. The team for which he had the most of these games (51 of 79) is the Cavaliers. He scored 40 or more against 30 franchises.
40+ Point Games
79
games with 40 or more points
in the Regular Season
LeBron James 40+ Point Games by Team
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Playing for... | 40+ Point Games |
Regular Seasons | Games played |
40+ % | Points Breakdown | ||||
| 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | ||||||
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 11 | 849 | 6.0 | 42 | 9 | - | - | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 7 | 419 | 4.3 | 15 | 3 | - | - | |
| Miami Heat | 10 | 4 | 294 | 3.4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Career | 79 | 22 | 1,562 | 5.1 | 65 | 13 | 1 | - | |
LeBron James 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 | ||||
| 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | ||||||
| 1. | 2003-04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 79 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2. | 2004-05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 80 | 6.3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 3. | 2005-06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 79 | 12.7 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. | 2006-07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 78 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 5. | 2007-08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 7 | 75 | 9.3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. | 2008-09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 9 | 81 | 11.1 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| 7. | 2009-10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 9 | 76 | 11.8 | 9 | - | - | - |
| 8. | 2010-11 | Miami Heat | 4 | 79 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. | 2011-12 | Miami Heat | 2 | 62 | 3.2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 10. | 2012-13 | Miami Heat | 1 | 76 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 11. | 2013-14 | Miami Heat | 3 | 77 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 12. | 2014-15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 3 | 69 | 4.3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 13. | 2015-16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 0 | 76 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 14. | 2016-17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | 74 | 2.7 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 15. | 2017-18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 82 | 4.9 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 16. | 2018-19 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 55 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 17. | 2019-20 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 67 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 18. | 2020-21 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 45 | 2.2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 19. | 2021-22 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 56 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 20. | 2022-23 | Los Angeles Lakers | 5 | 55 | 9.1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| 21. | 2023-24 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 71 | 4.2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 22. | 2024-25 | Los Angeles Lakers | 2 | 70 | 2.9 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Total: | 79 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||
LeBron James 40+ Point Games by Opponent in the Regular Season
Opponent | 40+ Point Games | Points Breakdown | ||||
| 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | |||
| 1. | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 2. | Boston Celtics | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 3. | Brooklyn Nets (includes New Jersey Nets) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 4. | Charlotte Hornets (includes Charlotte Bobcats) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 5. | Chicago Bulls | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 6. | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 7. | Dallas Mavericks | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 8. | Denver Nuggets | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 9. | Detroit Pistons | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 10. | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. | Houston Rockets | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 12. | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 13. | Los Angeles Clippers | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 14. | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 15. | Memphis Grizzlies | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16. | Miami Heat | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 17. | Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 18. | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 19. | New Orleans Pelicans (includes New Orleans Hornets) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 20. | New York Knicks | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 21. | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 22. | Orlando Magic | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 23. | Philadelphia 76ers | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 24. | Phoenix Suns | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 25. | Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| 26. | Sacramento Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 27. | San Antonio Spurs | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 28. | Toronto Raptors | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 29. | Utah Jazz | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 30. | Washington Wizards | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| Total: | 79 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
Full list of games where LeBron James scored 40 or more, sorted by Date
| 2003-04 Regular Season (1) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 1. | 2004-03-27 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 15-29 | 1-2 | 10-10 | ||
| 2004-05 Regular Season (5) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 2. | 2004-11-24 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 43 | 15-22 | 2-3 | 11-12 | ||
| 3. | 2004-12-28 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 40 | 13-25 | 3-5 | 11-14 | ||
| 4. | 2005-03-20 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 56 | 18-36 | 6-12 | 14-15 | ||
| 5. | 2005-03-28 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 44 | 16-29 | 3-10 | 9-11 | ||
| 6. | 2005-04-09 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 40 | 15-26 | 7-13 | 3-3 | ||
| 2005-06 Regular Season (10) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 7. | 2005-12-10 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 52 | 19-29 | 5-9 | 9-10 | ||
| 8. | 2005-12-17 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 12-19 | 2-4 | 15-16 | ||
| 9. | 2006-01-14 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 46 | 18-28 | 5-8 | 5-5 | ||
| 10. | 2006-01-21 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 51 | 19-35 | 4-8 | 9-11 | ||
| 11. | 2006-01-29 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 44 | 17-33 | 3-7 | 7-12 | ||
| 12. | 2006-02-13 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 44 | 19-33 | 1-3 | 5-8 | ||
| 13. | 2006-02-15 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 43 | 16-32 | 0-5 | 11-15 | ||
| 14. | 2006-03-12 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 47 | 11-27 | 1-6 | 24-28 | ||
| 15. | 2006-03-29 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 46 | 16-23 | 4-7 | 10-13 | ||
| 16. | 2006-04-01 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 47 | 16-25 | 2-6 | 13-14 | ||
| 2006-07 Regular Season (1) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 17. | 2007-03-07 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 17-31 | 1-3 | 6-8 | ||
| 2007-08 Regular Season (7) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 18. | 2007-11-02 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 45 | 13-28 | 3-5 | 16-22 | ||
| 19. | 2007-11-16 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 40 | 13-27 | 1-3 | 13-15 | ||
| 20. | 2007-11-21 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 45 | 17-26 | 6-10 | 5-8 | ||
| 21. | 2008-01-15 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 51 | 18-28 | 6-12 | 9-16 | ||
| 22. | 2008-01-27 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 16-32 | 1-5 | 8-12 | ||
| 23. | 2008-03-05 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 50 | 16-30 | 7-13 | 11-16 | ||
| 24. | 2008-03-12 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 42 | 12-23 | 2-7 | 16-23 | ||
| 2008-09 Regular Season (9) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 25. | 2008-11-05 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 13-23 | 0-2 | 15-16 | ||
| 26. | 2008-11-08 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 13-29 | 4-7 | 11-13 | ||
| 27. | 2008-11-11 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 16-24 | 1-4 | 8-10 | ||
| 28. | 2009-02-04 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 52 | 17-33 | 2-7 | 16-19 | ||
| 29. | 2009-02-10 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 47 | 15-21 | 4-7 | 13-14 | ||
| 30. | 2009-02-20 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 55 | 16-29 | 8-11 | 15-22 | ||
| 31. | 2009-03-02 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 42 | 13-21 | 6-7 | 10-10 | ||
| 32. | 2009-03-13 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 51 | 16-30 | 4-11 | 15-17 | ||
| 33. | 2009-03-17 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 43 | 15-27 | 4-7 | 9-10 | ||
| 2009-10 Regular Season (9) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 34. | 2009-11-20 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 40 | 13-25 | 1-3 | 13-14 | ||
| 35. | 2009-12-08 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 43 | 14-29 | 4-11 | 11-12 | ||
| 36. | 2009-12-13 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 44 | 16-29 | 5-8 | 7-10 | ||
| 37. | 2009-12-30 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 48 | 15-23 | 4-6 | 14-16 | ||
| 38. | 2010-01-10 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 13-19 | 3-4 | 12-14 | ||
| 39. | 2010-02-06 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 47 | 17-31 | 6-12 | 7-7 | ||
| 40. | 2010-02-18 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 43 | 15-33 | 1-9 | 12-17 | ||
| 41. | 2010-03-05 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 40 | 16-27 | 3-7 | 5-6 | ||
| 42. | 2010-04-04 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 42 | 14-31 | 0-9 | 14-22 | ||
| 2010-11 Regular Season (4) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 43. | 2011-01-09 | LeBron James (Heat) | 44 | 17-26 | 3-5 | 7-10 | ||
| 44. | 2011-02-03 | LeBron James (Heat) | 51 | 17-25 | 3-5 | 14-17 | ||
| 45. | 2011-02-08 | LeBron James (Heat) | 41 | 15-23 | 2-5 | 9-13 | ||
| 46. | 2011-03-18 | LeBron James (Heat) | 43 | 16-21 | 5-7 | 6-7 | ||
| 2011-12 Regular Season (2) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 47. | 2012-02-01 | LeBron James (Heat) | 40 | 14-24 | 4-7 | 8-10 | ||
| 48. | 2012-04-03 | LeBron James (Heat) | 41 | 15-25 | 1-2 | 10-13 | ||
| 2012-13 Regular Season (1) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 49. | 2013-02-26 | LeBron James (Heat) | 40 | 14-23 | 1-2 | 11-12 | ||
| 2013-14 Regular Season (3) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 50. | 2014-02-18 | LeBron James (Heat) | 42 | 16-23 | 4-8 | 6-8 | ||
| 51. | 2014-03-03 | LeBron James (Heat) | 61 | 22-33 | 8-10 | 9-12 | ||
| 52. | 2014-03-18 | LeBron James (Heat) | 43 | 14-19 | 6-8 | 9-13 | ||
| 2014-15 Regular Season (3) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 53. | 2014-11-14 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 16-27 | 3-8 | 6-9 | ||
| 54. | 2014-12-12 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 17-24 | 2-2 | 5-8 | ||
| 55. | 2015-02-26 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 42 | 15-25 | 4-9 | 8-11 | ||
| 2016-17 Regular Season (2) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 56. | 2016-12-10 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 44 | 17-24 | 5-10 | 5-9 | ||
| 57. | 2017-04-02 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 16-29 | 3-10 | 6-12 | ||
| 2017-18 Regular Season (4) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 58. | 2017-11-03 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 57 | 23-34 | 2-4 | 9-9 | ||
| 59. | 2018-03-19 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 40 | 16-29 | 3-7 | 5-8 | ||
| 60. | 2018-03-28 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 41 | 14-26 | 4-8 | 9-11 | ||
| 61. | 2018-04-06 | LeBron James (Cavaliers) | 44 | 17-29 | 4-8 | 6-11 | ||
| 2018-19 Regular Season (3) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 62. | 2018-11-14 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 44 | 13-19 | 5-6 | 13-15 | ||
| 63. | 2018-11-18 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 51 | 19-31 | 6-8 | 7-10 | ||
| 64. | 2018-12-05 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 42 | 15-24 | 3-7 | 9-13 | ||
| 2019-20 Regular Season (1) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 65. | 2020-02-25 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 40 | 17-27 | 5-11 | 1-2 | ||
| 2020-21 Regular Season (1) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 66. | 2021-01-25 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 46 | 19-26 | 7-11 | 1-2 | ||
| 2021-22 Regular Season (3) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 67. | 2021-12-31 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 43 | 16-26 | 5-10 | 6-9 | ||
| 68. | 2022-03-05 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 56 | 19-31 | 6-11 | 12-13 | ||
| 69. | 2022-03-11 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 50 | 18-25 | 6-9 | 8-8 | ||
| 2022-23 Regular Season (5) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 70. | 2022-12-30 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 47 | 18-27 | 4-6 | 7-9 | ||
| 71. | 2023-01-02 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 43 | 16-26 | 0-5 | 11-15 | ||
| 72. | 2023-01-16 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 48 | 16-26 | 5-10 | 11-12 | ||
| 73. | 2023-01-24 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 46 | 16-29 | 9-14 | 5-5 | ||
| 74. | 2023-01-28 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 41 | 15-30 | 6-12 | 5-6 | ||
| 2023-24 Regular Season (3) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 75. | 2023-12-23 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 40 | 13-20 | 5-5 | 9-9 | ||
| 76. | 2024-03-16 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 40 | 15-23 | 3-5 | 7-8 | ||
| 77. | 2024-03-31 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 40 | 13-17 | 9-10 | 5-6 | ||
| 2024-25 Regular Season (2) | ||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Player (Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game | |
| 78. | 2025-02-06 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 42 | 14-25 | 6-9 | 8-10 | ||
| 79. | 2025-02-20 | LeBron James (Lakers) | 40 | 14-24 | 4-8 | 8-8 | ||