40-point games, 2002-03 NBA regular season

Kobe Bryant had the most 40-point games in the 2002-03 NBA regular season: 19 in 82 games. 22 players had at least one, 11 more than once, 71 in all.

Most 40-point games by player

Most 40-point games, 2002-03
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1Kobe BryantLAL198223.21630
2Tracy McGradyORL117514.71010
3Paul PierceBOS5796.3500
3Stephon MarburyPHX5816.2500
3Allen IversonPHI5826.1500
6Shaquille O'NealLAL3674.5300
6Michael JordanWSH3823.7300
6Ricky DavisCLE3793.8300
9Allan HoustonNY2822.4020
9Jamal MashburnNO2822.4110
9Antawn JamisonGS2822.4200
12Steve FrancisHOU1811.2100
12Wally SzczerbiakMIN1521.9100
12Vince CarterTOR1432.3100
12Michael FinleyDAL1691.4100
12Gilbert ArenasGS1821.2100
12Jason KiddBKN1801.3100
12Al HarringtonIND1821.2100
12Dirk NowitzkiDAL1801.3100
12Gary PaytonOKC1801.3100
12Karl MaloneUTAH1811.2100
12Ray AllenOKC1761.3100

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, 2002-03
Apr 16, 2003Kobe BryantLAL@ GSW 117-11144 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
Apr 15, 2003Allen IversonPHI@ CHIL 115-10642 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
Apr 13, 2003Wally SzczerbiakMINvs CHIW 119-9544 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
Apr 6, 2003Antawn JamisonGSvs DENW 106-9941 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
Apr 6, 2003Stephon MarburyPHX@ LALL 115-113 OT40 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST
Apr 4, 2003Paul PierceBOSvs SACL 93-9240 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Mar 31, 2003Allen IversonPHI@ ORLW 118-113 OT42 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
Mar 28, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs WSHW 108-9455 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Mar 26, 2003Jamal MashburnNOvs ORLL 97-9540 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Mar 26, 2003Tracy McGradyORL@ NOW 97-9541 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
Mar 23, 2003Gilbert ArenasGSvs WSHW 113-10741 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
Mar 21, 2003Shaquille O'NealLALvs BOSW 104-9648 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST
Mar 17, 2003Shaquille O'NealLAL@ LACW 102-8542 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
Mar 16, 2003Allan HoustonNYvs MILW 120-11150 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
Mar 12, 2003Karl MaloneUTAH@ ORLW 111-10840 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
Mar 11, 2003Tracy McGradyORL@ WSHL 106-10543 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST
Mar 9, 2003Tracy McGradyORLvs DENW 111-9843 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST
Mar 8, 2003Vince CarterTOR@ ATLW 107-9843 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
Mar 8, 2003Antawn JamisonGS@ MILL 138-133 OT40 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Mar 7, 2003Shaquille O'NealLALvs MINW 106-9640 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST
Mar 7, 2003Allen IversonPHI@ OKCW 108-9940 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST
Mar 5, 2003Tracy McGradyORLvs MILW 111-9948 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
Mar 1, 2003Ray AllenOKC@ LACW 109-10140 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Feb 26, 2003Stephon MarburyPHX@ MILW 118-11241 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST
Feb 23, 2003Tracy McGradyORL@ BKNW 113-10546 PTS, 10 REB, 13 AST
Feb 23, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs OKCW 106-10141 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Feb 21, 2003Jamal MashburnNOvs MEMW 125-123 OT50 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Feb 21, 2003Michael JordanWSHvs BKNW 89-8643 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
Feb 21, 2003Allen IversonPHI@ CLEW 119-9941 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST
Feb 21, 2003Tracy McGradyORLvs CHIW 110-9652 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Feb 21, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs PORW 92-8440 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
Feb 19, 2003Kobe BryantLAL@ UTAHW 93-8740 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
Feb 18, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs HOUW 106-99 2OT52 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
Feb 16, 2003Allan HoustonNY@ LALW 117-11053 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST
Feb 16, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs NYL 117-11040 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST
Feb 14, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs SAL 103-9544 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
Feb 14, 2003Stephon MarburyPHXvs NYL 116-11543 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST
Feb 12, 2003Kobe BryantLAL@ DENW 113-10251 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
Feb 11, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs DENW 121-9342 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST
Feb 6, 2003Kobe BryantLAL@ NYW 114-10946 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
Feb 1, 2003Michael JordanWSHvs NOW 109-10445 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST
Feb 1, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs UTAHW 99-8742 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST
Jan 29, 2003Kobe BryantLAL@ PHXW 99-9040 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Jan 24, 2003Paul PierceBOSvs DENW 77-5845 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
Jan 23, 2003Jason KiddBKN@ GSL 105-9741 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST
Jan 20, 2003Paul PierceBOS@ PHIW 100-9940 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
Jan 17, 2003Stephon MarburyPHXvs DALW 111-10641 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST
Jan 17, 2003Steve FrancisHOUvs LALW 108-104 OT44 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST
Jan 7, 2003Kobe BryantLALvs OKCW 119-9845 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
Jan 4, 2003Michael JordanWSHvs INDW 107-104 2OT41 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
Jan 3, 2003Tracy McGradyORL@ NOL 100-8940 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Dec 30, 2002Dirk NowitzkiDALvs MILL 110-10740 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
Dec 25, 2002Tracy McGradyORLvs DETW 104-9946 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
Dec 23, 2002Al HarringtonINDvs ATLW 112-9740 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
Dec 20, 2002Paul PierceBOSvs MINW 108-9942 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST
Dec 20, 2002Ricky DavisCLE@ DETL 109-107 OT42 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
Dec 20, 2002Kobe BryantLAL@ PHIL 107-104 OT44 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST
Dec 18, 2002Allen IversonPHIvs MINW 99-9441 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Dec 13, 2002Ricky DavisCLE@ BOSL 115-10042 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST
Dec 9, 2002Ricky DavisCLEvs MILL 140-133 2OT45 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
Dec 4, 2002Gary PaytonOKCvs INDL 114-111 OT40 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST
Nov 29, 2002Kobe BryantLAL@ MEMW 112-106 OT45 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
Nov 29, 2002Stephon MarburyPHXvs SAW 94-8743 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Nov 27, 2002Michael FinleyDAL@ DETW 102-8242 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
Nov 19, 2002Tracy McGradyORL@ OKCW 101-8441 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
Nov 17, 2002Kobe BryantLALvs HOUL 93-8946 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
Nov 15, 2002Kobe BryantLALvs GSW 96-89 OT45 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
Nov 7, 2002Kobe BryantLAL@ BOSL 98-95 OT41 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
Nov 5, 2002Tracy McGradyORLvs SACW 125-12141 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
Nov 2, 2002Tracy McGradyORL@ MILW 100-9047 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST
Nov 2, 2002Paul PierceBOS@ NYW 117-10746 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST