40-point games, 2015-16 NBA regular season

James Harden had the most 40-point games in the 2015-16 NBA regular season: 12 in 76 games. 20 players had at least one, 10 more than once, 56 in all.

Most 40-point games by player

Most 40-point games, 2015-16
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1James HardenHOU127615.81110
2Stephen CurryGS117414.9920
3Damian LillardPOR4705.7220
3Klay ThompsonGS4755.3400
5DeMarcus CousinsSAC3595.1210
5Paul GeorgeIND3754.0300
5Kevin DurantOKC3684.4300
8Kemba WalkerCHA2752.7110
8Russell WestbrookOKC2752.7200
8Kyle LowryTOR2712.8200
11Kobe BryantLAL1621.6001
11Victor OladipoORL1681.5100
11Bojan BogdanovicBKN1751.3100
11Lou WilliamsLAL1641.6100
11John WallWSH1721.4100
11Blake GriffinLAC1333.0100
11Chris PaulLAC1681.5100
11Dirk NowitzkiDAL1701.4100
11JJ RedickLAC1691.4100
11Reggie JacksonDET1731.4100

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, 2015-16
Apr 13, 2016Kobe BryantLALvs UTAHW 101-9660 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
Apr 13, 2016Stephen CurryGSvs MEMW 125-10446 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST
Apr 10, 2016James HardenHOUvs LALW 130-11040 PTS, 4 REB, 13 AST
Apr 3, 2016James HardenHOUvs OKCW 118-11041 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST
Mar 27, 2016Klay ThompsonGSvs PHIW 117-10540 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST
Mar 25, 2016Klay ThompsonGSvs DALW 128-12040 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
Mar 20, 2016Dirk NowitzkiDALvs PORW 132-120 OT40 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
Mar 19, 2016Paul GeorgeINDvs OKCL 115-11145 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
Mar 18, 2016Victor OladipoORLvs CLEL 109-10345 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Mar 15, 2016Bojan BogdanovicBKNvs PHIW 131-11444 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
Mar 8, 2016Damian LillardPORvs WSHW 116-109 OT41 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST
Mar 7, 2016Stephen CurryGSvs ORLW 119-11341 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
Mar 6, 2016James HardenHOU@ TORW 113-10740 PTS, 5 REB, 14 AST
Mar 4, 2016Damian LillardPOR@ TORL 117-11550 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST
Feb 27, 2016Stephen CurryGS@ OKCW 121-118 OT46 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST
Feb 26, 2016Kyle LowryTORvs CLEW 99-9743 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST
Feb 26, 2016Chris PaulLAC@ SACW 117-10740 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST
Feb 25, 2016James HardenHOU@ PORW 119-10546 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST
Feb 25, 2016Stephen CurryGS@ ORLW 130-11451 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST
Feb 24, 2016Stephen CurryGS@ MIAW 118-11242 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST
Feb 23, 2016James HardenHOU@ UTAHL 117-114 OT42 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Feb 19, 2016Damian LillardPORvs GSW 137-10551 PTS, 0 REB, 7 AST
Feb 6, 2016Kevin DurantOKC@ GSL 116-10840 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
Feb 3, 2016John WallWSHvs GSL 134-12141 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST
Feb 3, 2016Stephen CurryGS@ WSHW 134-12151 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Jan 30, 2016James HardenHOUvs WSHL 123-12240 PTS, 7 REB, 11 AST
Jan 27, 2016Klay ThompsonGSvs DALW 127-10745 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
Jan 26, 2016Kevin DurantOKC@ NYW 128-122 OT44 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
Jan 25, 2016DeMarcus CousinsSACvs CHAL 129-128 2OT56 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
Jan 23, 2016DeMarcus CousinsSACvs INDW 108-9748 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
Jan 22, 2016Kemba WalkerCHA@ ORLW 120-116 OT40 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST
Jan 18, 2016Kemba WalkerCHAvs UTAHW 124-119 2OT52 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST
Jan 18, 2016JJ RedickLACvs HOUW 140-132 OT40 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST
Jan 8, 2016Lou WilliamsLALvs OKCL 117-11344 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
Jan 8, 2016Damian LillardPORvs GSL 128-10840 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST
Dec 16, 2015Klay ThompsonGSvs PHXW 128-10343 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
Dec 9, 2015James HardenHOU@ WSHW 109-10342 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
Dec 5, 2015Stephen CurryGS@ TORW 112-10944 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST
Dec 5, 2015Kyle LowryTORvs GSL 112-10941 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST
Dec 5, 2015Paul GeorgeIND@ UTAHL 122-119 OT48 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
Dec 2, 2015Stephen CurryGS@ CHAW 116-9940 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST
Nov 27, 2015Stephen CurryGS@ PHXW 135-11641 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST
Nov 27, 2015James HardenHOUvs PHIW 116-11450 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST
Nov 25, 2015James HardenHOUvs MEML 102-9340 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Nov 25, 2015Blake GriffinLACvs UTAHL 102-9140 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
Nov 24, 2015Paul GeorgeIND@ WSHW 123-10640 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
Nov 19, 2015Stephen CurryGS@ LACW 124-11740 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
Nov 18, 2015James HardenHOUvs PORW 108-103 OT45 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST
Nov 16, 2015Russell WestbrookOKC@ MEML 122-11440 PTS, 4 REB, 14 AST
Nov 13, 2015DeMarcus CousinsSACvs BKNW 111-10940 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
Nov 12, 2015Stephen CurryGS@ MINW 129-11646 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Nov 8, 2015Reggie JacksonDET@ PORW 120-10340 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Nov 7, 2015James HardenHOU@ LACW 109-10546 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Nov 6, 2015James HardenHOU@ SACW 116-11043 PTS, 6 REB, 13 AST
Oct 30, 2015Kevin DurantOKC@ ORLW 139-136 2OT43 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
Oct 30, 2015Russell WestbrookOKC@ ORLW 139-136 2OT48 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST