40-point games, 1976-77 NBA regular season

Pete Maravich had the most 40-point games in the 1976-77 NBA regular season: 13 in 73 games. 30 players had at least one, 11 more than once, 62 in all.

Most 40-point games by player

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Most 40-point games, 1976-77

#↓	Player↓	Team↓	Games↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	% of GP↓	40-49↓	50-59↓	60+↓
1	Pete Maravich	UTAH	13	73	17.8	9	3	1
2	Bob McAdoo	NY	5	72	6.9	5	0	0
3	Elvin Hayes	WSH	4	82	4.9	4	0	0
3	David Thompson	DEN	4	82	4.9	4	0	0
5	Billy Knight	IND	3	78	3.8	3	0	0
5	John Drew	HAW	3	74	4.1	3	0	0
5	Bob Lanier	DET	3	64	4.7	3	0	0
8	Phil Smith	GS	2	82	2.4	1	1	0
8	Larry Kenon	SA	2	78	2.6	2	0	0
8	George Gervin	SA	2	82	2.4	2	0	0
8	Rick Barry	GS	2	79	2.5	2	0	0
12	Alvan Adams	PHX	1	72	1.4	1	0	0
12	Robert Hawkins	BKN	1	52	1.9	1	0	0
12	Brian Winters	MIL	1	78	1.3	1	0	0
12	Lionel Hollins	POR	1	76	1.3	1	0	0
12	Ron Boone	SAC	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Artis Gilmore	CHI	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Austin Carr	CLE	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Fred Brown	OKC	1	72	1.4	1	0	0
12	Jojo White	BOS	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Junior Bridgeman	MIL	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Maurice Lucas	POR	1	79	1.3	1	0	0
12	Nate Williams	UTAH	1	79	1.3	1	0	0
12	Randy Smith	LAC	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Walt Frazier	NY	1	76	1.3	1	0	0
12	Dan Issel	DEN	1	79	1.3	1	0	0
12	Julius Erving	PHI	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
12	Paul Westphal	PHX	1	81	1.2	1	0	0
12	Rudy Tomjanovich	HOU	1	81	1.2	1	0	0

What the columns mean: GP

GP counts the regular-season games on file for the player that season. The last columns split the games by points.

Every 40-point game, newest first

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Every 40-point game, 1976-77

Date↓	Player↓	Team↓	Opp↓	Result↓	Line↓
Apr 10, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs DEN	W 139-125	45 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST
Apr 10, 1977	Nate Williams	UTAH	vs DEN	W 139-125	41 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
Apr 10, 1977	David Thompson	DEN	@ UTAH	L 139-125	40 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
Apr 10, 1977	Austin Carr	CLE	@ BOS	L 115-105	42 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
Apr 9, 1977	Julius Erving	PHI	vs WSH	W 125-93	40 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST
Apr 8, 1977	Bob McAdoo	NY	@ LAC	W 104-102	41 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST
Apr 5, 1977	John Drew	HAW	@ PHX	L 108-102	41 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST
Apr 5, 1977	Rick Barry	GS	vs LAL	W 132-103	40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Apr 1, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs CLE	L 115-106	41 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST
Apr 1, 1977	Paul Westphal	PHX	vs DET	W 133-116	40 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST
Mar 31, 1977	Walt Frazier	NY	@ IND	W 135-131	41 PTS, 7 REB, 11 AST
Mar 31, 1977	Billy Knight	IND	vs NY	L 135-131	41 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
Mar 29, 1977	Bob McAdoo	NY	@ SAC	L 132-126	40 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST
Mar 29, 1977	Ron Boone	SAC	vs NY	W 132-126	43 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST
Mar 27, 1977	Larry Kenon	SA	vs SAC	W 139-129	43 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST
Mar 25, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs SAC	W 100-94	44 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
Mar 23, 1977	David Thompson	DEN	vs SA	L 122-120	44 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST
Mar 20, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	@ LAL	L 100-95	46 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Mar 20, 1977	Jojo White	BOS	vs SAC	W 118-110	41 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST
Mar 18, 1977	Artis Gilmore	CHI	vs SAC	W 114-112	42 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST
Mar 18, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	@ PHX	W 104-100	51 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
Mar 13, 1977	Elvin Hayes	WSH	@ GS	L 122-119	47 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST
Mar 9, 1977	David Thompson	DEN	@ PHI	L 129-125	40 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
Mar 5, 1977	Bob McAdoo	NY	vs PHI	L 117-114	43 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST
Mar 2, 1977	Elvin Hayes	WSH	vs DEN	W 115-113	44 PTS, 13 REB, 0 AST
Mar 2, 1977	Randy Smith	LAC	@ IND	L 116-108	41 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
Feb 27, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs SA	L 135-118	40 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST
Feb 27, 1977	Elvin Hayes	WSH	vs LAC	W 117-105	40 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
Feb 25, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs NY	W 124-107	68 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
Feb 25, 1977	Dan Issel	DEN	@ SAC	W 130-128	40 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
Feb 22, 1977	Lionel Hollins	POR	vs BOS	W 113-111	43 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST
Feb 22, 1977	Alvan Adams	PHX	@ LAC	L 115-114	47 PTS, 18 REB, 12 AST
Feb 18, 1977	Bob McAdoo	NY	@ MIL	L 124-123	42 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
Feb 11, 1977	John Drew	HAW	@ POR	W 121-108	40 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
Feb 11, 1977	Maurice Lucas	POR	vs HAW	L 121-108	41 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
Feb 9, 1977	Robert Hawkins	BKN	vs UTAH	W 93-89	44 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
Feb 8, 1977	Rick Barry	GS	vs WSH	W 128-104	42 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
Feb 8, 1977	David Thompson	DEN	@ POR	W 119-111	40 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
Feb 6, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs HOU	W 99-90	43 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
Feb 4, 1977	Bob Lanier	DET	vs DEN	W 124-111	40 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST
Jan 30, 1977	George Gervin	SA	@ OKC	W 126-118	42 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Jan 23, 1977	John Drew	HAW	vs GS	L 104-97	42 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST
Jan 23, 1977	George Gervin	SA	vs POR	W 123-118	41 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Jan 18, 1977	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs BOS	W 99-89	44 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST
Jan 16, 1977	Billy Knight	IND	@ SA	L 122-115	43 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
Jan 12, 1977	Rudy Tomjanovich	HOU	@ PHI	L 102-97	40 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
Jan 11, 1977	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	@ CLE	W 101-99	40 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
Jan 6, 1977	Billy Knight	IND	@ HAW	W 103-95	41 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
Dec 30, 1976	Fred Brown	OKC	@ CLE	L 105-100	42 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST
Dec 29, 1976	Bob Lanier	DET	vs POR	W 120-111	40 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST
Dec 26, 1976	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs WSH	W 109-100	50 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST
Dec 15, 1976	Elvin Hayes	WSH	vs SAC	W 104-100	45 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Dec 15, 1976	Junior Bridgeman	MIL	@ BOS	L 129-125	41 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Dec 14, 1976	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs SAC	W 120-117	51 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
Dec 11, 1976	Phil Smith	GS	vs HOU	W 124-112	51 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST
Dec 7, 1976	Bob McAdoo	LAC	vs IND	L 107-103	42 PTS, 29 REB, 4 AST
Nov 30, 1976	Brian Winters	MIL	vs POR	W 115-106	43 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST
Nov 21, 1976	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs CLE	W 97-92	41 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
Nov 20, 1976	Bob Lanier	DET	vs BOS	W 116-110	40 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
Nov 9, 1976	Phil Smith	GS	@ DEN	L 123-117	43 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST
Nov 2, 1976	Pete Maravich	UTAH	vs BOS	W 115-97	43 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
Oct 27, 1976	Larry Kenon	SA	vs PHX	W 115-106	41 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST