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
104
4,708
39.4
45.3
7.4
8.1
2.2
0.7
13.3
26.2
50.5
5.6
12.8
43.9
13.2
14.9
88.1
69.0
1.2
6.2
4.9
4,101
767
846
225
76
506
312
+1031
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
88
3,995
45.4
17.1
11.2
13.9
80.5
309
6 LeBron James
L. James
79
3,517
41.6
44.5
8.7
7.1
1.7
0.9
15.7
26.6
59.0
3.8
7.3
51.2
9.3
11.8
79.4
70.0
1.6
7.1
3.7
3,286
684
560
136
73
289
145
+651
7 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
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
71
3,101
41.5
43.7
8.1
4.6
1.2
1.2
14.8
25.9
57.2
3.8
7.8
48.6
10.3
11.5
89.4
70.6
0.9
7.3
3.8
2,946
578
324
84
85
267
170
+405
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
60
2,713
39.3
45.2
4.9
7.3
1.2
0.3
14.1
25.3
55.7
6.5
12.9
50.2
10.6
11.5
92.6
74.5
0.6
4.3
2.6
2,356
293
438
71
20
156
115
+423
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
54
2,433
36.6
45.1
12.9
5.3
1.1
1.2
16.6
25.0
66.2
1.4
3.5
38.8
10.6
14.6
72.2
71.6
2.8
10.2
3.3
1,977
699
288
61
65
177
156
+363
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 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
45
1,966
39.5
43.7
13.9
2.9
1.8
2.1
15.8
27.0
58.6
1.3
3.2
42.0
10.7
12.4
86.5
67.4
3.8
10.1
1.9
1,777
627
131
82
93
84
110
+385

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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
46
10
.821
2
Celtics Celtics
40
16
.714
6.0
3
Knicks Knicks
37
19
.661
9.0
4
Pacers Pacers
31
23
.574
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
31
24
.564
14.5
6
Pistons Pistons
30
26
.536
16.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
45
10
.818
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
37
19
.661
8.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
37
19
.661
8.5
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Rockets Rockets
35
21
.625
10.5
5
Lakers Lakers
33
21
.611
11.5
6
Clippers Clippers
31
24
.564
14.0

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