40-point games, 1997-98 NBA regular season

Michael Jordan had the most 40-point games in the 1997-98 NBA regular season: 12 in 82 games. 15 players had at least one, 5 more than once, 34 in all.

Most 40-point games by player

Most 40-point games, 1997-98
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1Michael JordanCHI128214.61200
2Karl MaloneUTAH4795.1310
3Shaquille O'NealLAL3605.0210
3Glen RiceNO3823.7300
5Antoine WalkerBOS2822.4200
6Tracy MurrayWSH1811.2010
6Latrell SprewellGS1147.1100
6Allen IversonPHI1801.3100
6Charles BarkleyHOU1681.5100
6Clyde DrexlerHOU1701.4100
6Glenn RobinsonMIL1561.8100
6Bryant ReevesMEM1741.4100
6Vin BakerOKC1821.2100
6Corliss WilliamsonSAC1791.3100
6Ray AllenMIL1821.2100

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

Every 40-point game, 1997-98
Apr 18, 1998Michael JordanCHIvs NYW 111-10944 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
Apr 18, 1998Ray AllenMILvs MINL 111-10940 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
Apr 17, 1998Shaquille O'NealLALvs DALW 124-9543 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST
Apr 14, 1998Karl MaloneUTAHvs MINW 126-10944 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST
Apr 10, 1998Allen IversonPHI@ MINL 107-10243 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Apr 8, 1998Antoine WalkerBOSvs BKNL 117-10443 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
Apr 7, 1998Karl MaloneUTAH@ GSW 101-9956 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
Apr 5, 1998Michael JordanCHI@ HOUW 109-9440 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
Apr 3, 1998Michael JordanCHIvs MINW 107-9341 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
Apr 2, 1998Shaquille O'NealLAL@ BKNW 117-10650 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
Mar 8, 1998Michael JordanCHI@ NYW 102-8942 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
Mar 7, 1998Karl MaloneUTAH@ MILW 110-9240 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
Mar 4, 1998Corliss WilliamsonSACvs DETW 109-8940 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Feb 13, 1998Shaquille O'NealLALvs OKCL 113-108 OT44 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
Feb 13, 1998Glen RiceNOvs PHIW 103-9640 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST
Feb 10, 1998Tracy MurrayWSH@ GSW 99-8750 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST
Feb 4, 1998Vin BakerOKCvs INDW 104-9741 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
Feb 4, 1998Michael JordanCHI@ UTAHL 101-9340 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Jan 27, 1998Glen RiceNOvs PHXW 120-113 2OT42 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
Jan 18, 1998Michael JordanCHIvs HOUW 106-10045 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
Jan 15, 1998Bryant ReevesMEM@ BOSL 97-9341 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
Jan 13, 1998Michael JordanCHIvs OKCW 101-9140 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST
Jan 9, 1998Michael JordanCHI@ NYW 90-8944 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Jan 7, 1998Antoine WalkerBOS@ WSHL 110-10849 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST
Jan 2, 1998Glenn RobinsonMIL@ CHIL 114-10042 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Jan 2, 1998Glen RiceNOvs MIAW 99-88 OT42 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST
Jan 2, 1998Michael JordanCHIvs MILW 114-10044 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
Dec 29, 1997Michael JordanCHIvs DALW 111-10541 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST
Dec 27, 1997Michael JordanCHIvs ATLW 97-9047 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Nov 29, 1997Karl MaloneUTAH@ LACW 94-9142 PTS, 18 REB, 0 AST
Nov 29, 1997Charles BarkleyHOU@ GSW 107-10043 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST
Nov 21, 1997Michael JordanCHI@ LACW 111-102 2OT49 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Nov 5, 1997Clyde DrexlerHOU@ LACW 124-11043 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST
Oct 31, 1997Latrell SprewellGS@ MINL 129-11345 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST