40-point games, 1985-86 NBA regular season

Alex English had the most 40-point games in the 1985-86 NBA regular season: 8 in 81 games. 22 players had at least one, 10 more than once, 52 in all.

Most 40-point games by player

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Most 40-point games, 1985-86

#↓	Player↓	Team↓	Games↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	% of GP↓	40-49↓	50-59↓	60+↓
1	Alex English	DEN	8	81	9.9	7	1	0
2	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	7	78	9.0	6	1	0
3	Larry Bird	BOS	6	82	7.3	5	1	0
4	Adrian Dantley	UTAH	5	76	6.6	5	0	0
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	3	79	3.8	3	0	0
5	Mark Aguirre	DAL	3	74	4.1	3	0	0
7	Rolando Blackman	DAL	2	82	2.4	2	0	0
7	Mike Mitchell	SA	2	82	2.4	2	0	0
7	Purvis Short	GS	2	64	3.1	2	0	0
7	Jeff Malone	WSH	2	80	2.5	2	0	0
11	George Gervin	CHI	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
11	Larry Nance	PHX	1	73	1.4	1	0	0
11	Orlando Woolridge	CHI	1	70	1.4	1	0	0
11	Walter Davis	PHX	1	70	1.4	1	0	0
11	World Free	CLE	1	75	1.3	1	0	0
11	Moses Malone	PHI	1	74	1.4	1	0	0
11	Alvin Robertson	SA	1	82	1.2	1	0	0
11	Clyde Drexler	POR	1	75	1.3	1	0	0
11	Hakeem Olajuwon	HOU	1	68	1.5	1	0	0
11	Kelly Tripucka	DET	1	81	1.2	1	0	0
11	Mike Gminski	BKN	1	81	1.2	1	0	0
11	Herb Williams	IND	1	78	1.3	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, 1985-86

Date↓	Player↓	Team↓	Opp↓	Result↓	Line↓
Apr 13, 1986	Mike Mitchell	SA	vs POR	W 123-118	40 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST
Apr 10, 1986	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	vs BKN	W 126-117	57 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
Apr 9, 1986	Adrian Dantley	UTAH	vs SAC	L 113-108	45 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
Apr 9, 1986	Mike Gminski	BKN	vs BOS	W 108-98	41 PTS, 22 REB, 3 AST
Apr 4, 1986	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	@ WSH	L 135-129	46 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
Apr 1, 1986	Adrian Dantley	UTAH	vs LAC	L 113-109	42 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST
Mar 30, 1986	Larry Bird	BOS	vs BKN	W 122-117	40 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST
Mar 29, 1986	World Free	CLE	@ HAW	W 123-105	43 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST
Mar 27, 1986	Mike Mitchell	SA	@ GS	L 121-118	44 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
Mar 18, 1986	Larry Bird	BOS	vs CLE	W 126-96	43 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
Mar 17, 1986	Herb Williams	IND	vs NY	W 112-92	40 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
Mar 16, 1986	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	vs HOU	W 116-111	43 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Mar 14, 1986	Clyde Drexler	POR	@ DAL	L 129-118	41 PTS, 8 REB, 15 AST
Mar 14, 1986	Adrian Dantley	UTAH	vs SA	W 146-121	47 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST
Mar 14, 1986	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	vs BOS	L 121-114	42 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
Mar 12, 1986	Rolando Blackman	DAL	vs SAC	L 127-120	46 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST
Mar 10, 1986	Larry Nance	PHX	@ DET	W 120-109	44 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
Mar 10, 1986	Larry Bird	BOS	@ DAL	L 116-115	50 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST
Mar 7, 1986	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	@ CHI	W 112-108	42 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Mar 3, 1986	Mark Aguirre	DAL	@ PHX	W 139-138	42 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
Mar 1, 1986	Mark Aguirre	DAL	vs GS	W 119-110	40 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Feb 25, 1986	Alex English	DEN	vs PHX	W 112-99	41 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Feb 25, 1986	Moses Malone	PHI	@ CHI	W 122-108	42 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST
Feb 24, 1986	Kelly Tripucka	DET	vs CHI	W 110-100	41 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST
Feb 17, 1986	Rolando Blackman	DAL	@ BKN	W 126-124	42 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST
Feb 14, 1986	Larry Bird	BOS	@ POR	W 120-119	47 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST
Feb 13, 1986	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	@ SAC	W 123-114	43 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Feb 11, 1986	Jeff Malone	WSH	@ POR	W 124-116	43 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
Feb 6, 1986	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	@ HOU	W 117-95	46 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
Feb 4, 1986	Alex English	DEN	vs POR	W 119-118	42 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST
Feb 2, 1986	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	vs NY	L 103-96	40 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST
Jan 27, 1986	George Gervin	CHI	@ DAL	L 124-116	45 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Jan 25, 1986	Orlando Woolridge	CHI	vs PHX	W 133-114	44 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Jan 22, 1986	Alex English	DEN	vs BKN	W 137-124	43 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Jan 19, 1986	Jeff Malone	WSH	vs CHI	W 112-98	40 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST
Jan 18, 1986	Larry Bird	BOS	@ HAW	W 125-122	41 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
Jan 13, 1986	Alex English	DEN	@ MIL	W 119-115	42 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
Jan 11, 1986	Purvis Short	GS	@ DAL	L 127-123	44 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
Dec 30, 1985	Alex English	DEN	vs HOU	W 125-122	42 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST
Dec 26, 1985	Purvis Short	GS	vs SAC	W 131-121	41 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
Dec 21, 1985	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	vs HOU	W 123-122	49 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
Dec 21, 1985	Alvin Robertson	SA	@ DEN	W 128-118	41 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST
Dec 19, 1985	Alex English	DEN	vs POR	W 123-118	44 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
Dec 11, 1985	Walter Davis	PHX	@ GS	W 123-113	43 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST
Nov 27, 1985	Larry Bird	BOS	vs DET	W 132-124	47 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
Nov 23, 1985	Adrian Dantley	UTAH	@ HAW	W 116-106	41 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
Nov 19, 1985	Alex English	DEN	vs HOU	W 127-113	54 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
Nov 15, 1985	Adrian Dantley	UTAH	vs POR	W 133-118	41 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST
Nov 5, 1985	Hakeem Olajuwon	HOU	vs POR	W 127-113	41 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST
Nov 2, 1985	Mark Aguirre	DAL	vs SAC	W 119-113	42 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
Nov 1, 1985	Dominique Wilkins	HAW	@ BOS	L 109-105	40 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
Oct 25, 1985	Alex English	DEN	@ GS	W 119-105	47 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST