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Games: Records / Schedule and Scores
Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
NBA Players with 40+ Point Games in the 1997-98 Regular Season
Players who scored 40 or more points the most times in the 1997-98 Regular Season. Summary of players with at least one performace of this kind and a full list with all the 40+ games by date.
Who had the most 40+ point games in the 1997-98 Regular Season?
Michael Jordan had 12 games of 40 or more points, more than anybody else in the 1997-98 NBA Regular Season. This also means that he scored at least 40 in 14.6% of the 82 games he played.
Most 40+ Point Games
12
Michael Jordan
(Chicago Bulls)
A total of 434 players scored points in the 1997-98 Regular Season and among them 15 players scored 40 or more points in a game at least once. While 5 of them scored 40 or more multiple times, the other 10 did it just once. Between those 15 players, they total 34 of such individual performances.
40+ Point Games by Player - 1997-98 Regular Season
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| Rk |
Player
(Team)
|
40+ Point Games |
Games played |
40+ % | Points Details | |||
| 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | |||||
| 1 |
(Bulls) |
12 | 82 | 14.6 | 12 | - | - | - |
| 2 |
(Jazz) |
4 | 81 | 4.9 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 3 |
(Lakers) |
3 | 60 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
|
(Hornets) |
3 | 82 | 3.7 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 5 |
(Celtics) |
2 | 82 | 2.4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 6 |
(Bucks) |
1 | 82 | 1.2 | 1 | - | - | - |
|
(Supersonics) |
1 | 82 | 1.2 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Rockets) |
1 | 68 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Rockets) |
1 | 70 | 1.4 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(76ers) |
1 | 80 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Wizards) |
1 | 82 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
|
(Grizzlies) |
1 | 74 | 1.4 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Bucks) |
1 | 56 | 1.8 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Warriors) |
1 | 14 | 7.1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Kings) |
1 | 79 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Total: | 34 | Points Details | ||||||
40+ Point Games by Date - 1997-98 Regular Season
(games in descending order by date)
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Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game |
| 1998-04-18 |
(Bulls) |
44 | 11-24 | 0-0 | 22-24 | |
| 1998-04-18 |
(Bucks) |
40 | 15-27 | 6-10 | 4-6 | |
| 1998-04-17 |
(Lakers) |
43 | 18-22 | 0-0 | 7-13 | |
| 1998-04-14 |
(Jazz) |
44 | 14-28 | 0-0 | 16-19 | |
| 1998-04-10 |
(76ers) |
43 | 15-26 | 1-4 | 12-14 | |
| 1998-04-08 |
(Celtics) |
43 | 18-26 | 5-7 | 2-6 | |
| 1998-04-07 |
(Jazz) |
56 | 18-29 | 1-1 | 19-23 | |
| 1998-04-05 |
(Bulls) |
40 | 18-31 | 0-0 | 4-4 | |
| 1998-04-03 |
(Bulls) |
41 | 16-25 | 2-6 | 7-8 | |
| 1998-04-02 |
(Lakers) |
50 | 18-26 | 0-0 | 14-20 |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game |
| 1998-03-08 |
(Bulls) |
42 | 17-33 | 1-2 | 7-9 | |
| 1998-03-07 |
(Jazz) |
40 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 18-19 | |
| 1998-03-04 |
(Kings) |
40 | 16-23 | 0-0 | 8-9 | |
| 1998-02-13 |
(Lakers) |
44 | 19-29 | 0-0 | 6-12 | |
| 1998-02-13 |
(Hornets) |
40 | 14-27 | 4-9 | 8-8 | |
| 1998-02-10 |
(Wizards) |
50 | 18-29 | 5-10 | 9-10 | |
| 1998-02-04 |
(Supersonics) |
41 | 16-22 | 0-0 | 9-12 | |
| 1998-02-04 |
(Bulls) |
40 | 17-37 | 1-5 | 5-6 | |
| 1998-01-27 |
(Hornets) |
42 | 15-29 | 3-6 | 9-12 | |
| 1998-01-18 |
(Bulls) |
45 | 16-29 | 2-2 | 11-12 |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game |
| 1998-01-15 |
(Grizzlies) |
41 | 14-21 | 0-1 | 13-15 | |
| 1998-01-13 |
(Bulls) |
40 | 12-27 | 0-2 | 16-18 | |
| 1998-01-09 |
(Bulls) |
44 | 17-33 | 1-4 | 9-10 | |
| 1998-01-07 |
(Celtics) |
49 | 21-36 | 5-5 | 2-7 | |
| 1998-01-02 |
(Bucks) |
44 | 18-30 | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 1998-01-02 |
(Bulls) |
44 | 15-22 | 1-1 | 13-15 | |
| 1998-01-02 |
(Hornets) |
42 | 14-23 | 4-5 | 10-11 | |
| 1997-12-29 |
(Bulls) |
41 | 16-29 | 0-1 | 9-11 | |
| 1997-12-27 |
(Bulls) |
47 | 18-26 | 0-0 | 11-13 | |
| 1997-11-29 |
(Jazz) |
42 | 17-29 | 0-0 | 8-10 | |
| 1997-11-29 |
(Rockets) |
43 | 15-20 | 1-1 | 12-14 |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | FG | 3P | FT | W/L Game |
| 1997-11-21 |
(Bulls) |
49 | 18-38 | 0-2 | 13-19 | |
| 1997-11-05 |
(Rockets) |
43 | 15-25 | 3-5 | 10-11 | |
| 1997-10-31 |
(Warriors) |
45 | 18-31 | 4-7 | 5-6 |