NBA Players with 40+ Point Games in the 2019-20 Regular Season

Players who scored 40 or more points the most times in the 2019-20 Regular Season. Summary of players with at least one performace of this kind and a full list with all the 40+ games by date.

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Who had the most 40+ point games in the 2019-20 Regular Season?

James Harden had 21 games of 40 or more points, more than anybody else in the 2019-20 NBA Regular Season. This also means that he scored at least 40 in 30.9% of the 68 games he played.

Most 40+ Point Games

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James Harden
(Houston Rockets)

A total of 524 players scored points in the 2019-20 Regular Season and among them 37 players scored 40 or more points in a game at least once. While 19 of them scored 40 or more multiple times, the other 18 did it just once. Between those 37 players, they total 116 of such individual performances.

40+ Point Games by Player - 2019-20 Regular Season

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Rk	Player (Team)	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	Points Details
Rk	Player (Team)	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
1	James Harden (Rockets)	21	68	30.9	16	4	1	-
2	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	11	66	16.7	5	3	3	-
	Trae Young (Hawks)	11	60	18.3	10	1	-	-
4	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	10	57	17.5	8	2	-	-
5	Zach LaVine (Bulls)	6	60	10.0	6	-	-	-
6	Anthony Davis (Lakers)	5	62	8.1	4	1	-	-
	Luka Doncic (Mavericks)	5	61	8.2	5	-	-	-
8	Russell Westbrook (Rockets)	4	57	7.0	4	-	-	-
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)	3	63	4.8	2	1	-	-
	Devin Booker (Suns)	3	70	4.3	3	-	-	-
	Kyrie Irving (Nets)	3	20	15.0	1	2	-	-

Rk	Player (Team)	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	Points Details
Rk	Player (Team)	40+ Point Games	Games played	40+ %	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
12	Joel Embiid (76ers)	2	51	3.9	2	-	-	-
	Buddy Hield (Kings)	2	72	2.8	2	-	-	-
	Brandon Ingram (Pelicans)	2	62	3.2	2	-	-	-
	Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)	2	57	3.5	2	-	-	-
	C.J. McCollum (Trail Blazers)	2	70	2.9	2	-	-	-
	Khris Middleton (Bucks)	2	62	3.2	1	1	-	-
	Jayson Tatum (Celtics)	2	66	3.0	2	-	-	-
	Kemba Walker (Celtics)	2	56	3.6	2	-	-	-
20	LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs)	1	53	1.9	1	-	-	-
	Spencer Dinwiddie (Nets)	1	64	1.6	1	-	-	-
	Paul George (Clippers)	1	48	2.1	1	-	-	-
	Eric Gordon (Rockets)	1	36	2.8	0	1	-	-
	Devonte' Graham (Hornets)	1	63	1.6	1	-	-	-
	Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies)	1	57	1.8	1	-	-	-
	LeBron James (Lakers)	1	67	1.5	1	-	-	-
	Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)	1	73	1.4	1	-	-	-
	Caris LeVert (Nets)	1	45	2.2	0	1	-	-
	Donovan Mitchell (Jazz)	1	69	1.4	1	-	-	-
	Austin Rivers (Rockets)	1	68	1.5	1	-	-	-
	Terry Rozier (Hornets)	1	63	1.6	1	-	-	-
	D'Angelo Russell (multiple teams)	1	45	2.2	0	1	-	-
	Collin Sexton (Cavaliers)	1	65	1.5	1	-	-	-
	Pascal Siakam (Raptors)	1	60	1.7	1	-	-	-
	Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)	1	35	2.9	1	-	-	-
	T.J. Warren (Pacers)	1	67	1.5	0	1	-	-
	Andrew Wiggins (multiple teams)	1	54	1.9	1	-	-	-
	Total:	116			Points Details

40+ Point Games by Date - 2019-20 Regular Season

(games in descending order by date)

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Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2020-08-13	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	42	13-22	8-14	8-9	W 134-133 @ Nets
2020-08-12	James Harden (Rockets)	45	13-21	7-14	12-14	L 104-108 vs. Pacers
2020-08-11	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	61	17-32	9-17	18-18	W 134-131 @ Mavericks
2020-08-09	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	51	16-28	4-12	15-16	W 124-121 vs. 76ers
2020-08-09	Austin Rivers (Rockets)	41	14-20	6-11	7-8	W 129-112 @ Kings
2020-08-06	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	45	13-21	11-18	8-10	W 125-115 @ Nuggets
2020-08-03	Anthony Davis (Lakers)	42	13-28	4-8	12-15	W 116-108 @ Jazz
2020-08-02	Luka Doncic (Mavericks)	40	11-20	0-3	18-19	L 115-117 @ Suns
2020-08-01	T.J. Warren (Pacers)	53	20-29	9-12	4-4	W 127-121 vs. 76ers
2020-08-01	Joel Embiid (76ers)	41	15-23	1-5	10-12	L 121-127 @ Pacers

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2020-07-31	James Harden (Rockets)	49	14-20	3-9	18-21	W 153-149 OT @ Mavericks
2020-03-11	Trae Young (Hawks)	42	12-25	6-12	12-15	L 131-136 OT vs. Knicks
2020-03-09	Terry Rozier (Hornets)	40	15-26	8-13	2-3	L 138-143 2OT @ Hawks
2020-03-04	Collin Sexton (Cavaliers)	41	17-30	3-9	4-4	L 106-112 vs. Celtics
2020-03-03	Caris LeVert (Nets)	51	17-26	5-10	12-18	W 129-120 OT @ Celtics
2020-03-02	C.J. McCollum (Trail Blazers)	41	14-24	6-12	7-7	W 130-107 @ Magic
2020-03-01	Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)	41	17-28	1-4	6-7	W 93-85 @ Hornets
2020-02-29	Russell Westbrook (Rockets)	41	16-27	1-2	8-12	W 111-110 OT @ Celtics
2020-02-28	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	42	17-33	6-15	2-4	L 119-129 @ Jazz
2020-02-25	Zach LaVine (Bulls)	41	19-35	3-13	0-3	L 122-124 vs. Thunder
2020-02-25	LeBron James (Lakers)	40	17-27	5-11	1-2	W 118-109 vs. Pelicans

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2020-02-24	Khris Middleton (Bucks)	40	15-28	2-8	8-8	W 137-134 OT @ Wizards
2020-02-24	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	55	19-33	8-13	9-10	L 134-137 OT vs. Bucks
2020-02-24	Joel Embiid (76ers)	49	17-24	1-3	14-15	W 129-112 vs. Hawks
2020-02-23	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	53	15-27	5-11	18-20	L 117-126 @ Bulls
2020-02-23	C.J. McCollum (Trail Blazers)	41	15-30	6-11	5-8	W 107-104 vs. Pistons
2020-02-23	Jayson Tatum (Celtics)	41	12-20	4-7	13-15	L 112-114 @ Lakers
2020-02-20	Trae Young (Hawks)	50	12-25	8-15	18-19	W 129-124 vs. Heat
2020-02-11	Zach LaVine (Bulls)	41	15-21	8-11	3-4	L 114-126 @ Wizards
2020-02-11	James Harden (Rockets)	42	9-19	7-16	17-18	W 116-105 vs. Celtics
2020-02-09	Trae Young (Hawks)	48	13-30	6-13	16-16	W 140-135 2OT vs. Knicks

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2020-02-07	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	42	16-30	8-14	2-3	L 114-117 @ Jazz
2020-02-06	Russell Westbrook (Rockets)	41	17-28	1-2	6-8	W 121-111 @ Lakers
2020-02-04	James Harden (Rockets)	40	11-26	4-11	14-15	W 125-110 vs. Hornets
2020-02-03	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	43	15-30	3-7	10-10	L 117-125 vs. Warriors
2020-02-02	James Harden (Rockets)	40	12-24	7-15	9-9	W 117-109 vs. Pelicans
2020-02-01	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	51	17-29	9-15	8-8	W 124-107 vs. Jazz
2020-01-31	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	48	17-30	7-12	7-8	W 127-119 @ Lakers
2020-01-31	Kyrie Irving (Nets)	54	19-23	7-9	9-10	W 133-118 vs. Bulls
2020-01-28	Khris Middleton (Bucks)	51	16-26	7-10	12-12	W 151-131 vs. Wizards
2020-01-28	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	47	13-31	4-9	17-18	L 131-151 @ Bucks

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2020-01-27	Buddy Hield (Kings)	42	14-24	9-14	5-5	W 133-129 OT @ Timberwolves
2020-01-27	Eric Gordon (Rockets)	50	14-22	6-11	16-20	W 126-117 @ Jazz
2020-01-26	Trae Young (Hawks)	45	13-24	6-11	13-16	W 152-133 vs. Wizards
2020-01-26	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	40	12-22	1-5	15-18	L 133-152 @ Hawks
2020-01-26	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	50	14-23	8-12	14-16	W 139-129 vs. Pacers
2020-01-25	Zach LaVine (Bulls)	44	16-30	5-12	7-8	W 118-106 @ Cavaliers
2020-01-25	Kyrie Irving (Nets)	45	15-30	5-12	10-10	W 121-111 OT @ Pistons
2020-01-24	Russell Westbrook (Rockets)	45	16-27	0-0	13-13	W 131-124 @ Timberwolves
2020-01-23	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	47	16-28	8-15	7-7	L 125-133 vs. Mavericks
2020-01-22	Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)	40	16-24	4-8	4-5	L 110-117 @ Bulls

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2020-01-20	Trae Young (Hawks)	42	11-20	2-7	18-21	L 117-122 vs. Raptors
2020-01-20	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	61	17-37	11-20	16-16	W 129-124 OT vs. Warriors
2020-01-18	Zach LaVine (Bulls)	42	19-31	2-6	2-4	W 118-116 vs. Cavaliers
2020-01-16	Donovan Mitchell (Jazz)	46	16-34	7-15	7-7	L 132-138 OT @ Pelicans
2020-01-16	Brandon Ingram (Pelicans)	49	15-25	3-8	16-20	W 138-132 OT vs. Jazz
2020-01-16	Kemba Walker (Celtics)	40	14-23	4-11	8-9	L 123-128 @ Bucks
2020-01-14	James Harden (Rockets)	41	13-37	5-19	10-11	L 110-121 @ Grizzlies
2020-01-14	Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)	43	14-22	6-10	9-10	W 128-103 vs. Cavaliers
2020-01-11	Jayson Tatum (Celtics)	41	16-22	6-9	3-3	W 140-105 vs. Pelicans
2020-01-10	Zach LaVine (Bulls)	43	14-23	8-13	7-7	L 105-116 vs. Pacers

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2020-01-08	Trae Young (Hawks)	42	11-30	4-11	16-18	L 115-122 vs. Rockets
2020-01-08	James Harden (Rockets)	41	9-34	4-20	19-23	W 122-115 @ Hawks
2020-01-06	Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)	47	16-25	4-8	11-16	W 123-115 @ Hawks
2020-01-05	Devin Booker (Suns)	40	13-20	1-5	13-14	L 114-121 vs. Grizzlies
2020-01-04	Trae Young (Hawks)	41	12-23	5-13	12-14	W 116-111 vs. Pacers
2020-01-03	James Harden (Rockets)	44	13-24	6-12	12-12	W 118-108 vs. 76ers
2020-01-03	Anthony Davis (Lakers)	46	15-21	3-5	13-13	W 123-113 vs. Pelicans
2019-12-28	James Harden (Rockets)	44	17-27	6-10	4-9	W 108-98 vs. Nets
2019-12-23	LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs)	40	17-25	3-5	3-4	W 145-115 @ Grizzlies
2019-12-21	James Harden (Rockets)	47	15-27	9-19	8-9	W 139-125 @ Suns
2019-12-21	Trae Young (Hawks)	47	14-30	3-12	16-19	L 112-122 @ Nets

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2019-12-19	Russell Westbrook (Rockets)	40	13-31	2-6	12-13	W 122-117 @ Clippers
2019-12-19	Spencer Dinwiddie (Nets)	41	14-29	4-11	9-10	L 105-118 @ Spurs
2019-12-17	Trae Young (Hawks)	42	16-29	7-13	3-4	L 120-143 @ Knicks
2019-12-16	Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)	48	18-31	1-6	11-16	L 116-120 vs. Mavericks
2019-12-13	Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies)	43	14-21	9-15	6-9	L 114-127 vs. Bucks
2019-12-13	Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)	42	10-24	3-3	19-19	W 124-117 @ Timberwolves
2019-12-13	Paul George (Clippers)	46	17-31	6-15	6-7	W 124-117 @ Timberwolves
2019-12-13	James Harden (Rockets)	54	19-31	10-15	6-6	W 130-107 @ Magic
2019-12-12	Luka Doncic (Mavericks)	41	14-24	6-13	7-12	W 122-111 @ Pistons
2019-12-11	James Harden (Rockets)	55	20-34	10-18	5-5	W 116-110 @ Cavaliers
2019-12-11	Devonte' Graham (Hornets)	40	12-21	7-12	9-11	W 113-108 @ Nets
2019-12-11	Kemba Walker (Celtics)	44	16-28	7-15	5-7	L 117-122 @ Pacers

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2019-12-08	Anthony Davis (Lakers)	50	20-29	0-2	10-10	W 142-125 vs. Timberwolves
2019-12-05	Devin Booker (Suns)	44	13-23	5-11	13-13	W 139-132 OT @ Pelicans
2019-12-03	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	42	16-30	3-6	7-10	L 120-127 vs. Magic
2019-12-03	James Harden (Rockets)	50	11-37	4-20	24-24	L 133-135 2OT @ Spurs
2019-11-30	James Harden (Rockets)	60	16-24	8-14	20-23	W 158-111 vs. Hawks
2019-11-29	Luka Doncic (Mavericks)	42	12-24	3-11	15-18	W 120-113 @ Suns
2019-11-29	Trae Young (Hawks)	49	16-28	8-15	9-9	L 104-105 OT @ Pacers
2019-11-27	Anthony Davis (Lakers)	41	15-30	1-4	10-12	W 114-110 @ Pelicans
2019-11-25	Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)	50	17-31	3-8	13-19	W 122-118 vs. Jazz
2019-11-25	Buddy Hield (Kings)	41	15-26	11-21	0-1	L 102-103 @ Celtics

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2019-11-24	Luka Doncic (Mavericks)	41	15-30	5-14	6-8	W 137-123 @ Rockets
2019-11-23	Zach LaVine (Bulls)	49	17-28	13-17	2-2	W 116-115 @ Hornets
2019-11-18	Luka Doncic (Mavericks)	42	14-27	5-13	9-13	W 117-110 vs. Spurs
2019-11-16	James Harden (Rockets)	49	16-41	8-22	9-11	W 125-105 @ Timberwolves
2019-11-15	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	44	15-22	1-5	13-14	W 137-116 @ Timberwolves
2019-11-15	James Harden (Rockets)	44	13-26	6-14	12-14	W 111-102 vs. Pacers
2019-11-13	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	44	17-27	4-6	6-8	L 133-140 @ Celtics
2019-11-13	James Harden (Rockets)	47	12-26	7-13	16-17	W 102-93 vs. Clippers
2019-11-12	Trae Young (Hawks)	42	13-21	8-13	8-11	W 125-121 @ Nuggets
2019-11-09	James Harden (Rockets)	42	12-27	9-19	9-11	W 117-94 @ Bulls

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2019-11-08	Pascal Siakam (Raptors)	44	17-28	5-10	5-5	W 122-104 @ Pelicans
2019-11-08	Andrew Wiggins (Timberwolves)	40	17-33	2-7	4-8	W 125-119 OT vs. Warriors
2019-11-08	D'Angelo Russell (Warriors)	52	19-37	7-17	7-8	L 119-125 OT @ Timberwolves
2019-11-08	Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)	60	19-33	7-16	15-15	L 115-119 vs. Nets
2019-11-04	Devin Booker (Suns)	40	15-19	3-4	7-7	W 114-109 vs. 76ers
2019-11-04	Brandon Ingram (Pelicans)	40	17-24	1-3	5-5	L 125-135 @ Nets
2019-11-04	James Harden (Rockets)	44	12-28	7-16	13-18	W 107-100 @ Grizzlies
2019-10-30	James Harden (Rockets)	59	18-32	6-14	17-18	W 159-158 @ Wizards
2019-10-30	Bradley Beal (Wizards)	46	14-20	7-12	11-12	L 158-159 vs. Rockets
2019-10-29	Anthony Davis (Lakers)	40	7-17	0-2	26-27	W 120-91 vs. Grizzlies

Date	Player (Team)	Pts	FG	3P	FT	W/L Game
2019-10-28	James Harden (Rockets)	40	8-21	3-14	21-22	W 116-112 vs. Thunder
2019-10-23	Kyrie Irving (Nets)	50	17-33	7-14	9-10	L 126-127 OT vs. Timberwolves