what player has most 40 point games in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 40+ points, with 271 games.

Interpreted as:
What player has most 40 or more point regular-season games in NBA history?
NAME GP PTS 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 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
271
13,458
49.7
25.7
20.3
37.4
54.2
9.2
16.1
57.0
55.8
6,968
500
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
173
7,813
41.4
45.2
6.5
5.1
2.8
1.1
16.9
29.5
57.2
0.7
1.9
35.0
10.8
12.5
86.2
64.6
1.9
4.6
2.7
7,157
1,116
886
489
192
472
494
+232
3 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
122
5,501
42.8
45.1
6.1
4.2
1.8
0.6
15.4
30.1
51.1
2.9
6.6
43.8
11.4
13.3
85.7
62.7
1.2
4.9
3.2
5,218
741
512
214
74
396
334
+759
4 James Harden
J. Harden
101
4,584
39.6
45.4
7.5
8.2
2.2
0.7
13.3
26.4
50.4
5.6
12.8
43.6
13.2
15.0
88.1
68.8
1.2
6.3
4.9
4,003
757
824
220
75
497
308
+967
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
88
3,995
45.4
17.1
11.2
13.9
80.5
309
6 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
79
3,507
44.9
44.4
4.3
6.3
2.3
0.2
15.5
30.5
51.0
2.0
5.0
40.6
11.3
13.6
83.4
60.9
1.0
3.3
3.7
3,546
339
494
185
14
294
177
+443
7 LeBron James
L. James
77
3,435
41.7
44.6
8.6
7.1
1.7
0.9
15.8
26.7
59.0
3.7
7.3
51.0
9.4
11.8
79.3
69.9
1.6
7.0
3.6
3,212
659
548
133
71
275
142
+636
8 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
77
3,288
42.7
9.3
10.9
15.0
12.7
14.4
88.2
718
836
268
9 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
70
3,058
41.5
43.7
8.2
4.5
1.2
1.2
14.8
25.9
57.2
3.8
7.8
48.6
10.3
11.6
89.2
70.6
0.9
7.3
3.7
2,907
573
318
82
85
259
166
+414
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
70
3,073
43.9
16.1
4.2
3.6
17.7
0.0
0.0
8.5
11.6
73.8
1,126
295
89
11 Rick Barry
R. Barry
70
3,165
42.8
45.2
8.3
5.3
2.9
17.5
33.3
52.5
10.2
11.3
90.3
59.0
3.2
2,999
578
374
100
19
230
12 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
68
3,067
36.5
45.1
5.3
5.7
1.3
0.3
14.9
25.4
58.6
8.5
15.1
56.5
6.8
7.4
92.2
78.7
0.7
4.6
3.4
2,480
362
387
89
21
231
140
+825
13 George Gervin
G. Gervin
68
2,982
40.0
43.9
5.0
2.9
1.3
0.9
17.2
28.9
59.4
0.3
0.9
35.8
9.2
10.8
85.1
65.1
2,722
342
195
91
61
185
14 Jerry West
J. West
66
2,891
43.8
15.8
12.2
14.4
84.8
15 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
59
2,670
39.2
45.3
4.8
7.3
1.2
0.3
14.1
25.3
55.7
6.4
12.8
50.1
10.7
11.5
92.5
74.6
0.6
4.3
2.6
2,313
286
430
69
20
152
114
+420
16 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
58
2,518
43.4
15.5
17.0
28.3
60.0
9.5
12.0
79.1
64.7
899
17 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
56
2,493
41.0
44.5
7.7
3.0
1.9
0.7
16.4
29.1
56.3
1.2
2.4
50.0
10.6
12.3
86.2
64.5
3.3
4.3
3.0
2,296
429
166
105
39
167
108
18 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
52
2,350
36.6
45.2
12.9
5.3
1.1
1.2
16.6
25.0
66.3
1.4
3.6
39.0
10.7
14.7
72.8
71.9
2.8
10.2
3.3
1,903
673
273
58
62
170
152
+357
19 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
52
2,271
42.1
43.7
7.1
4.5
0.1
15.8
23.7
66.5
0.0
12.2
14.4
84.6
72.8
2,188
369
236
4
171
20 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
50
2,212
39.0
44.2
9.8
8.3
1.6
0.3
15.5
30.1
51.6
3.1
7.8
40.2
10.1
12.2
82.6
62.4
2.0
7.9
5.0
1,949
491
417
78
15
251
141
+74
21 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
49
2,102
40.6
42.9
13.6
2.5
0.8
2.2
16.9
25.6
66.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.1
15.2
60.1
66.5
5.1
8.5
2.7
1,991
668
122
41
108
132
145
+319
22 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
48
2,134
36.2
44.5
13.4
4.4
1.3
2.0
15.0
24.8
60.5
1.5
3.8
38.0
13.0
15.0
86.7
70.8
2.9
10.5
3.3
1,736
641
213
60
97
157
156
+533
23 Larry Bird
L. Bird
47
2,077
42.5
44.2
10.7
6.2
1.9
17.2
28.5
60.3
1.5
3.4
44.1
8.3
8.9
93.1
68.1
1,996
504
293
87
117
24 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
47
2,075
44.1
16.1
11.9
14.6
81.6
159
25 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
45
1,987
41.8
44.2
7.7
5.1
1.7
0.9
15.7
29.5
53.4
3.5
7.4
47.1
9.2
11.9
77.4
63.6
1.8
5.9
2.9
1,880
347
228
78
41
129
88
+219

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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
16
1
.941
2
Celtics Celtics
12
3
.800
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
9
6
.600
6.0
4
Magic Magic
9
7
.563
6.5
5
Heat Heat
6
7
.462
8.0
6
Pistons Pistons
7
9
.438
8.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Warriors Warriors
11
3
.786
2
Thunder Thunder
12
4
.750
3
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
1.0
4
Rockets Rockets
11
5
.688
1.0
5
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8
5
.615
2.5
6
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8
6
.571
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11/19
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11/19
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11/19
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11/19
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11/21
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11/21
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