nba player with the most 40 point games in 1998

Michael Jordan had the most games with 40+ points in 1997-98, with 12 games.

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NBA player with the most 40 or more point games in 1998

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	517	1997-98	CHI	41.1	43.1	4.8	2.8	1.8	0.7	15.9	29.5	54.0	0.7	2.1	32.0	10.6	12.4	85.2	61.6	1.5	3.3	1.8	493	57	34	22	8	22	25	+95
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	4	182	1997-98	UTA	40.3	45.5	12.3	3.3	1.5	2.3	15.0	26.3	57.1	0.3	0.3	100.0	15.3	17.8	85.9	66.8	2.5	9.8	4.8	161	49	13	6	9	19	15	+44
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3	137	1997-98	LAL	38.7	45.7	8.7	1.3	1.3	2.7	18.3	25.7	71.4	0.0	0.0		9.0	15.0	60.0	70.8	3.0	5.7	4.0	116	26	4	4	8	12	10	+53
4	Glen Rice G. Rice	3	124	1997-98	CHA	48.3	41.3	3.7	3.0	0.7	0.0	14.3	26.3	54.4	3.7	6.7	55.0	9.0	10.3	87.1	66.9	1.7	2.0	2.7	145	11	9	2	0	8	5	+36
5	Antoine Walker A. Walker	2	92	1997-98	BOS	42.5	46.0	8.0	2.0	1.5	0.0	19.5	31.0	62.9	5.0	6.0	83.3	2.0	6.5	30.8	67.9	3.0	5.0	2.5	85	16	4	3	0	5	11	-8
6	Ray Allen R. Allen	1	40	1997-98	MIL	45.0	40.0	10.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	15.0	27.0	55.6	6.0	10.0	60.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	67.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	45	10	4	3	0	5	0	0
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1	43	1997-98	PHI	44.0	43.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	15.0	26.0	57.7	1.0	4.0	25.0	12.0	14.0	85.7	66.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	44	4	2	1	0	2	3	-3
8	Corliss Williamson C. Williamson	1	40	1997-98	SAC	40.0	40.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	16.0	23.0	69.6	0.0	0.0		8.0	9.0	88.9	74.2	2.0	3.0	2.0	40	5	5	0	1	2	2	+25
9	Tracy Murray T. Murray	1	50	1997-98	WAS	43.0	50.0	8.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	18.0	29.0	62.1	5.0	10.0	50.0	9.0	10.0	90.0	74.9	2.0	6.0	2.0	43	8	0	2	0	2	3	+25
10	Vin Baker V. Baker	1	41	1997-98	SEA	40.0	41.0	11.0	1.0	1.0	6.0	16.0	22.0	72.7	0.0	0.0		9.0	12.0	75.0	75.1	4.0	7.0	5.0	40	11	1	1	6	5	4	+5
11	Bryant Reeves B. Reeves	1	41	1997-98	VAN	41.0	41.0	12.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	21.0	66.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	15.0	86.7	74.3	3.0	9.0	5.0	41	12	1	1	0	5	4	+1
12	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	1	42	1997-98	MIL	45.0	42.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	29.0	58.6	3.0	4.0	75.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	66.4	2.0	3.0	4.0	45	5	3	2	1	4	4	-10
13	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1	43	1997-98	HOU	39.0	43.0	15.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	15.0	20.0	75.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	12.0	14.0	85.7	82.2	6.0	9.0	6.0	39	15	3	4	0	6	4	+16
14	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1	43	1997-98	HOU	34.0	43.0	4.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	15.0	25.0	60.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	10.0	11.0	90.9	72.1	1.0	3.0	2.0	34	4	6	2	0	2	2	+29
15	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	1	45	1997-98	GSW	41.0	45.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	31.0	58.1	4.0	7.0	57.1	5.0	6.0	83.3	66.9	1.0	2.0	3.0	41	3	7	0	0	3	0	-16