40-point games in the NBA, 2020-21 to 2025-26

Who has the most 40-point games in the NBA?

Luka Doncic has the most 40-point games in the NBA regular seasons from 2020-21 to 2025-26: 57. There were 876 in all, by 120 players; the most in one season was 201, in 2022-23.

Most 40-point games, all seasons on file

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Most 40-point games, 2020-21 to 2025-26

#↓	Player↓	Team↓	40-point games↓	Seasons↓	Best (points)↓
1	Luka Doncic	LAL	57	6	73
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	42	6	64
3	Joel Embiid	PHI	41	5	70
4	Stephen Curry	GS	37	6	62
5	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	34	5	55
6	Nikola Jokic	DEN	31	6	61
7	Donovan Mitchell	CLE	29	5	71
7	Anthony Edwards	MIN	29	6	55
9	Damian Lillard	MIL	27	5	71
9	Devin Booker	PHX	27	6	62
9	Jayson Tatum	BOS	27	5	60
12	Jalen Brunson	NY	22	4	61
12	Trae Young	ATL	22	5	56
14	Kyrie Irving	DAL	19	5	60
14	Kevin Durant	HOU	19	6	55
16	Jaylen Brown	BOS	18	6	50
17	De'Aaron Fox	SAC	16	5	60
18	LeBron James	LAL	14	5	56
18	Tyrese Maxey	PHI	14	4	54
18	Zach LaVine	SAC	14	5	51
18	DeMar DeRozan	SAC	14	5	50
22	Anthony Davis	DAL	12	4	55
23	Karl-Anthony Towns	NY	11	5	62
23	Julius Randle	MIN	11	5	57
25	Ja Morant	MEM	10	5	52
25	Cam Thomas	BKN	10	4	47
27	Bradley Beal	PHX	9	2	60
27	Jamal Murray	DEN	9	4	55
27	James Harden	LAC	9	3	55
27	CJ McCollum	WSH	9	4	50
27	Victor Wembanyama	SA	9	3	50
27	Jalen Green	HOU	9	4	42
33	Kawhi Leonard	LAC	8	3	55
34	Cade Cunningham	DET	7	3	46
34	Mikal Bridges	NY	7	3	45
36	Darius Garland	LAC	6	4	51
36	Lauri Markkanen	UTAH	6	2	51
36	Paolo Banchero	ORL	6	2	50
36	Paul George	LAC	6	3	45
36	Dejounte Murray	ATL	6	2	44
36	Trey Murphy III	NO	6	3	44
42	Klay Thompson	GS	5	2	54
42	Jordan Poole	WSH	5	2	45
42	Jaren Jackson Jr.	MEM	5	3	44
42	Brandon Ingram	NO	5	3	42
46	Austin Reaves	LAL	4	2	51
46	Cooper Flagg	DAL	4	1	51
46	Jerami Grant	POR	4	4	49
46	Anfernee Simons	POR	4	3	45
46	Nikola Vucevic	CHI	4	3	43

Regular season only. Counted from the game logs on file, which start in 2020-21; Team is the club of the player's latest one.