40-point games, 2011-12 NBA regular season

Kobe Bryant had the most 40-point games in the 2011-12 NBA regular season: 5 in 58 games. 16 players had at least one, 7 more than once, 29 in all.

Most 40-point games by player

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Most 40-point games, 2011-12

#↓	Player↓	Team↓	Games↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	% of GP↓	40-49↓	50-59↓	60+↓
1	Kobe Bryant	LAL	5	58	8.6	5	0	0
2	Kevin Durant	OKC	4	66	6.1	3	1	0
3	Kevin Love	MIN	3	55	5.5	2	1	0
4	Russell Westbrook	OKC	2	66	3.0	2	0	0
4	Carmelo Anthony	NY	2	55	3.6	2	0	0
4	LeBron James	MIA	2	62	3.2	2	0	0
4	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	2	62	3.2	2	0	0
8	Deron Williams	BKN	1	55	1.8	0	1	0
8	Monta Ellis	GS	1	58	1.7	1	0	0
8	Ben Gordon	DET	1	52	1.9	1	0	0
8	Dwight Howard	ORL	1	54	1.9	1	0	0
8	Paul Pierce	BOS	1	61	1.6	1	0	0
8	Anthony Morrow	BKN	1	62	1.6	1	0	0
8	Tony Parker	SA	1	60	1.7	1	0	0
8	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	1	64	1.6	1	0	0
8	James Harden	OKC	1	62	1.6	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, 2011-12

Date↓	Player↓	Team↓	Opp↓	Result↓	Line↓
Apr 18, 2012	James Harden	OKC	@ PHX	W 109-97	40 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Apr 17, 2012	Paul Pierce	BOS	@ NY	L 118-110	43 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST
Apr 16, 2012	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	@ UTAH	L 123-121 3OT	40 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
Apr 15, 2012	Carmelo Anthony	NY	vs MIA	L 93-85	42 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
Apr 14, 2012	Kevin Durant	OKC	@ MIN	W 115-110	43 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
Apr 8, 2012	Carmelo Anthony	NY	vs CHI	W 100-99 OT	43 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
Apr 6, 2012	Kevin Durant	OKC	@ IND	L 103-98	44 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
Apr 3, 2012	LeBron James	MIA	vs PHI	W 99-93	41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
Apr 3, 2012	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	vs PHX	L 109-100	41 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
Apr 1, 2012	Kobe Bryant	LAL	vs GS	W 120-112	40 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST
Mar 28, 2012	Kevin Love	MIN	@ CHA	W 88-83	40 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST
Mar 23, 2012	Kevin Love	MIN	@ OKC	L 149-140 2OT	51 PTS, 14 REB, 0 AST
Mar 23, 2012	Kevin Durant	OKC	vs MIN	W 149-140 2OT	40 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST
Mar 23, 2012	Russell Westbrook	OKC	vs MIN	W 149-140 2OT	45 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST
Mar 21, 2012	Ben Gordon	DET	@ DEN	L 116-115	45 PTS, 0 REB, 8 AST
Mar 4, 2012	Deron Williams	BKN	@ CHA	W 104-101	57 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST
Mar 3, 2012	Kevin Love	MIN	@ POR	W 122-110	42 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
Mar 3, 2012	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	vs UTAH	W 102-96	40 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST
Feb 19, 2012	Kevin Durant	OKC	vs DEN	W 124-118 OT	51 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
Feb 19, 2012	Russell Westbrook	OKC	vs DEN	W 124-118 OT	40 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST
Feb 7, 2012	Monta Ellis	GS	vs OKC	L 119-116	48 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Feb 4, 2012	Tony Parker	SA	vs OKC	W 107-96	42 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST
Feb 3, 2012	Anthony Morrow	BKN	vs MIN	L 108-105	42 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Feb 1, 2012	LeBron James	MIA	@ MIL	L 105-97	40 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
Jan 14, 2012	Kobe Bryant	LAL	@ LAC	L 102-94	42 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
Jan 13, 2012	Kobe Bryant	LAL	vs CLE	W 97-92	42 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Jan 12, 2012	Dwight Howard	ORL	@ GS	W 117-109	45 PTS, 23 REB, 3 AST
Jan 11, 2012	Kobe Bryant	LAL	@ UTAH	W 90-87 OT	40 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
Jan 10, 2012	Kobe Bryant	LAL	vs PHX	W 99-83	48 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST